Featured above is Tom Hamilton of Joe Russo's Almost Dead, who are playing The Anthem this Saturday night. Photo by Mark Raker.
Week Of: September 23 — 29, 2019
Summary: September Splendor
It's another humdinger of a week we got here. Every night is packed, just PACKED with choices. Any of these, you can't really go wrong. Just look at the staff picks for Tuesday alone:
- Ingrid Michaelson at 9:30 Club
- An Evening of Stories and Music with Patti Smith at Lisner Auditorium
- Massive Attack at The Anthem
- Lucinda Williams at Strathmore
- REO Speedwagon w/ Charlie Farren at The Warner Theatre
...and that's only on ONE NIGHT, plus some serious local jams happening that night at Gypsy Sally's and artists gracing smaller venues with some great stuff. There's a whole week in that night! And again, a TUESDAY!
An anomaly? Let's look at Wednesday. Who is hitting DC proper that night:
- Stereolab with Bitchin Bajas at 9:30 Club
- Lizzo at The Anthem
- Cat Power with Arsun at The Lincoln Theatre
Lizzo, she's kind of the real deal. Stereolab, welcome back, we love having you here, and Cat Power, you rock. Can these artists get together for an afterparty and let us know where?
Thursday? Why not:
- The Robert Cray Band at The Birchmere
- Lizzo at The Anthem
- Renée Fleming Voices: Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi at The Kennedy Center
- The HU - The Gereg Tour at Black Cat
- Bob Mould - Sunshine Rock Solo Electric at City Winery DC
...and the gems and jams for those nights, also stellar. (Looking at you, Wu Fei+Abigail Washburn.)
And WEEKEND shows like:
- Fri: Tito Puente, Jr. and his Orchestra at Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club
- Fri: The Seldom Scene & Jonathan Edwards at The Birchmere
- Fri:Snoop Dogg & Wu Tang Clan at Jiffy Lube Live
- Sat: Joe Russo's Almost Dead at The Anthem
- Sat: Season Opening Gala Concert at The Kennedy Center
- Sat: The Good Ones from Rwanda, Nenet, Mauls, Time Is Fire at Rhizome DC <- this show will be amazing.
Plus some really great non-show opportunities, like Black Women Arts & Activism; Nina/Miriam Tribute fundraiser at Atlas Performing Arts Center, Look Here: Photography, Music, Community at Dupont Underground, and 30th Annual Kunta Kinte Heritage Festival at Annapolis City Dock happening throughout the week.
So this is a really good week to get out there and check out our jam-packed scene! There are MORE shows are listed in the links below, with personal show choices in bold, along with a list of the DCMR staff top picks and cool "gems" that you don't want to miss. Forget sleep this week, you can make it's not so HOT in here.
Mon — September 23
DCMR Staff Recs
Jams, Mics & Such
- JAMonday **Blindfold JAM** at Epicure Café
- Black Women Arts & Activism; Nina/Miriam Tribute fundraiser at Atlas Performing Arts Center
- Garrison Keillor with Heather Masse & Richard Dworsky at Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club (Bethesda)
Hidden Gems
- Priors (Slovenly records) / Quattracenta at Slash Run
- Two Sisters w Seán Heely and Kevin Elam at Allyworld
- LEX the Lexicon Artist // Super Smack // Wreck the System at Galaxy Hut
Tue — September 24
DCMR Staff Recs
- Ingrid Michaelson at 9:30 Club
- An Evening of Stories and Music with Patti Smith at Lisner Auditorium
- Massive Attack at The Anthem
- Lucinda Williams at Strathmore (Bethesda)
- REO Speedwagon w/ Charlie Farren at The Warner Theatre
Jams, Mics & Such
- Gordon Sterling Presents: The Gypsy Sally's Jam at Gypsy Sally's
- Open Mic feat. Fellowcraft at Sauf Haus
- Black Women Arts & Activism; Nina/Miriam Tribute fundraiser at Atlas Performing Arts Center
- TidalCycles Tuesdays at Spacylounge
Hidden Gems
- FREE, Live & Local: Jahnel Daliya at The Pub & The People
- Sol Roots Band w guest Dave Chappell at JV's
- SUCH w/ Stilleto at City Winery DC
- Chris Urquiaga (Piano/Vocals/Latin/Pop) at 8p and 10p at Blues Alley
- Injury Reserve at MilkBoy ArtHouse (College Park)
Wed — September 25
DCMR Staff Recs
- Stereolab with Bitchin Bajas at 9:30 Club
- Lizzo at The Anthem
- Cat Power with Arsun at The Lincoln Theatre
- Local Natives at Rams Head Live (Baltimore)
- STS9 at The National (Richmond)
Jams, Mics & Such
- Black Women Arts & Activism; Nina/Miriam Tribute fundraiser at Atlas Performing Arts Center
- Wednesday Night Klezmer Jam at Bossa Bistro + Lounge
- The Campfire Sessions (September 2019) at New Deal Cafe
- Capitol Hill Jazz Jam at Mr. Henry's
- Open Mic Night with Alex The Red Parez aka El Rojo at Rhodeside Grill (Arlington)
Hidden Gems
- Roots of Rebellion, Shamans of Sound at Pie Shop DC
- Wu Fei+Abigail Washburn - Family Concert at Rhizome DC
- District of Raga Presents Josanne Francis at Bossa Bistro + Lounge
- Marvin Dolly at Twins Jazz
- Gold Connections | Nah. at Songbyrd Vinyl Lounge
- Grace Vonderkuhn / Desert Sharks / Space Phase at Dwell DC
- Terell Stafford Quintet at Blues Alley at 8p and 10p at Blues Alley
- The Midnight Hour at City Winery DC
- Lily & Madeleine at Union Stage
- Surfer Joe / Atomic Mosquitos/Flying Faders at Slash Run
- Jail Socks/Commander Salamander/Corvo/Chill Parents/Morning Dew at VFW Post 9274
Thu — September 26
DCMR Staff Recs
- The Robert Cray Band at The Birchmere
- Lizzo at The Anthem
- Renée Fleming Voices: Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi at The Kennedy Center
- The HU - The Gereg Tour at Black Cat
- Bob Mould - Sunshine Rock Solo Electric at City Winery DC
- STS9 at The State Theatre (Falls Church)
- Kitchen Dwellers and Two Ton Twig at Pearl Street Warehouse
- Swamp Donkey at The 8x10 (Baltimore)
- Perpetual Groove with Vegabonds at The Southern Cafe and Music Hall (Charlottesville)
- The Psychedelic Furs at The National (Richmond)
Jams Mics & Such
- Yoga and Soul followed by Swamp Donkey at The 8x10 (Baltimore)
- Al Firdaus Ensemble: Qasidah Workshop (1 ticket covers 2-days) at Mvc Hand Chapel
- Free LiVe ART sHOw & CoCoNUTs 2 at Spacylounge
- Danube Sessions at Marx Cafe
Hidden Gems
- Clarence Ward III & Dat Feel Good Live at Jojo's
- Cordoba // novo // Tuff Lover at Dwell DC
- Andrea Gonzalez Caballero: Spanish guitar at Former Residence of the Ambassadors of Spain
- Clarice Assad, Piano & Vocals at Strathmore (Bethesda)
- Laura Cortese & The Dance Cards at Gypsy Sally's
- Abigail Washburn, banjo and Wu Fei, guzheng at The Clarice (College Park)
- Mike Stern - Jeff Lorber Fusion All Stars at 8p and 10p at Blues Alley
- Aesthetic Perfection / Empathy Test / Lazerpunk at Pie Shop DC
- Leslie Stevens | Annie Stokes at Songbyrd
- The Wharf DC presents: Emma G at The Wharf
Fri — September 27
DCMR Staff Recs
- Tito Puente, Jr. and his Orchestra at Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club (Bethesda)
- The Seldom Scene & Jonathan Edwards at The Birchmere (Alexandria)
- Snoop Dogg & Wu Tang Clan at Jiffy Lube Live (Bristow)
- Perpetual Groove at The NorVA (Norfolk)
- Half•alive with Sure Sure at 9:30 Club
Jams, Mics & Such
- Look Here: Photography, Music, Community at Dupont Underground
- GDSC Tributes - Abbey Road (50th Anniversary) at The Ugly Mug
- Spacy Rockin' Jam ft. The Remedies at Spacylounge
- Al Firdaus Ensemble: Qasidah Workshop (1 ticket covers 2-days) at Mvc Hand Chapel
- Devils Backbone Hoopla 2019 - September 27-30 at Devils Backbone (Roseland)
Hidden Gems
- Nitty Scott on Millennium Stage FREE at 6p at The Kennedy Center
- Frankie Cosmos at Black Cat
- Alexa Givens in Concert at Bender JCC of Greater Washington, Kreeger Auditorium (Rockville)
- Lola Kirke with Odetta Hartman and Liza at DC9 Nightclub
- FIYAH Power Tour: Abdu Ali LIVE at Ottobar ft. Grace Ives at Ottobar (Baltimore)
- Eric Roberson's Music Fan First - 10th Anniversary Concert at City Winery DC
- Jonah Tolchin w/ Schreiner FREE at Pearl Street Warehouse
- Divided Heaven, Maryjo Mattea, Girls Like Cigarettes at Pie Shop DC
- Gordon Sterling & Sweet Something at Epicure Café
- A Tribute to the Music of Donny Hathaway, Bobby Womack and MAZE at The Carlyle Club (Alexandria)
- Junior Bryce at Solly's in DC
- The Justin Shapiro Band with special guests: Big Like Bear at Villain & Saint
- Bryce Eiman, Tag Cloud, Attorneys General at Rhizome DC
- Mike Stern - Jeff Lorber Fusion All Stars at 8p and 10p at Blues Alley
- Isaiah Jamel at Dive Bar
- Gallows & Curl at Bump n' Grind
Sat — September 28
DCMR Staff Recs
- Joe Russo's Almost Dead at The Anthem
- JRAD Pre-Party & Meet Up at Pearl Street Warehouse
- Season Opening Gala Concert at The Kennedy Center
- Kat Wright at The Hamilton Live
- Ciara and Special Guests Presented by Femme It Forward at The Fillmore (Silver Spring)
- The Big Ol Nasty Getdown ft. members of Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band, P-Funk, Ween, and more! w/ Humbalaya at Gypsy Sally's
- Bumpin Uglies with Space Koi at The Southern Cafe and Music Hall (Charlottesville)
- Bastille with special guests Joywave at Virginia Credit Union Live (Richmond)
- Phoam (A Tribute to Phish) at 11p at Pearl Street Warehouse
Fests, Jams, Mics & Such
- 30th Annual Kunta Kinte Heritage Festival at Annapolis City Dock (Annapolis)
- Room For More - a musical celebration of America's diversity, raising funds for Immigrant Families Together ft. Hostile Array, Ménage À Garage, MidMountain, and Zen Warship at 1p at Pie Shop DC
- Devils Backbone Hoopla 2019 - September 27-30 at Devils Backbone (Roseland)
- Sudor Fest 2019 at 3323 11th Street NW
- Blisspop Disco Fest ft. Chromeo at 9:30 Club
- Porchfest UP at University Park (College Park)
- The Wilson & Rhodes Jam Night at Rhodeside Grill (Arlington)
- Diary Of An R&B Legend: Whitney Houston at Songbyrd
Hidden Gems
- The Good Ones from Rwanda, Nenet, Mauls, Time Is Fire at Rhizome DC
- Ben Tufts & Friends present "As Heard on TV" at Jammin Java (Vienna)
- Eric Roberson's Music Fan First - 10th Anniversary Concert at City Winery DC
- An Evening with Audra McDonald at George Mason University's Center for the Arts
- Warren "Trae" Crudup III | CapitalBop's Spotlight Residency at Local 16 DC
- Sonny Wilde: Suicide Awareness Fundraiser show at Epicure Café
- Dressy Bessy, Big Eyes, Courage Mother at Comet Ping Pong
- Dante Pope at Sotto
- Sir Babygirl | Nyssa and Shunkan at Songbyrd
- Touch the Buffalo's Album Release Bonfire at 6316 Higham Dr (Alexandria)
- Concert: Vivaldi's Four Seasons at Washington National Cathedral
- Mike Stern - Jeff Lorber Fusion All Stars at 8p and 10p at Blues Alley
- Generationals at Black Cat
- CRAIC & Swampoodle Nuns at Pie Shop DC
- Jade Bird with Flyte at 9:30 Club
- Black Masala at Villain & Saint
- Vundabar / And The Kids / Indigo De Souza at MilkBoy ArtHouse (College Park)
- Karen Ashbrook & Paul Oorts CD Release at Seekers Church
- The Wilson & Rhodes Jam Night ( Sunny Trippel's Friends Unlimited) at Rhodeside Grill (Arlington)
Sun — September 29
DCMR Staff Recs
- Team Dresch, Des Ark, Princess at Black Cat
- All Good Presents Nahko And Medicine For The People with Ayla Nereo at The Lincoln Theatre
- The Zombies w/special guests Rogers & Butler at Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center (Rockville)
- GWAR at Rams Head Live (Baltimore)
Jams, Mics & Such
- Devils Backbone Hoopla 2019 - September 27-30 at Devils Backbone (Roseland)
- Arlington Valleyfest '19 at New District Brewing Company (Arlington)
Hidden Gems
- FREE, Live & Local: Asha Santee at The Pub & The People
- The Soul Magnets at 2p at Bertha's on Broadway (Baltimore)
- Jenny Wilson Trio at Alice's Jazz And Cultural Society
- Sriram Gopal & Friends at Bossa Bistro + Lounge
- Warren "Trae" Crudup III | CapitalBop's Spotlight Residency at Local 16 DC
- DA BAND at New Deal Cafe (Greenbelt)
- Lori Williams "Full Circle" album release at City Winery DC
- BOOMscat at National Museum of Women in the Arts
- Mike Stern - Jeff Lorber Fusion All Stars at 8p and 10p at Blues Alley
- Del Florida and Changing Scene at Tsunami (Annapolis)
- Linwood Taylor & Along for the Ride at The 219
- Alex Parez & Derek Evry at Marx Cafe
- Bluegrass at the Cafe at Outta The Way Cafe (Derwood)
