Around this weekend and looking for interesting things to do that won’t break the bank? Well, check out these free–and almost free–events from my site Free in DC.
Tonight
From 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on 14th St. NW near P, Hemphill hosts photographer and filmmaker Kendall Messick, who will sign his new book, The Projectionist.
Further north on [...]
If you want to mellow out a monkey, play him some Metallica.
That's the surprising result of a new study by Charles Snowdon, a
University of Wisconsin-Madison psychology professor. The researchers played clips of music— including Metallica's
"Of Wolf and Man," Nine Inch Nails', "The Fragile," Tool's "The
Grudge," and Barber's "Adagio for Strings"—for cotton-top tamarins.
Friday
M. Ward, Chain & the Gang. 9:30 club. $25. All ages.
Deanna Bogart & Tom Principato Band. Birchmere. $25.
Shortstack, Lorelei, The Moderate. Black Cat. $10. All ages.
The Charm Offensive, Lanterns, Drunken Banshees, Free Electric State. The Red & The Black. $8. +21.
The Method, Ramzy, The Frustrations, Justin Trawick. Rock and Roll Hotel. $10. All ages.
Sunsets with [...]
Friday
The Footprint in Hip Hop Tour: Method Man & Red Man, Ghostface Killah, Duo Live. 9:30 club. $35. All ages.
Sophia Bass, Ruthi & the Tracers. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.
Jimmy Thackery & the Drivers, Lil’ Ed & the Blues Imperials. Birchmere. $25.
Head Automatica, Cubic Zirconia. Black Cat. $15. All ages.
Carol Bui Butterflies, Impossible Hair, [...]
Friday
Eric Felten Jazz Orchestra. Blues Alley. $25.
L.A. Guns w/ Mis-Fit, Tilt, Sinner’s Trail, Bitter Pill. Jaxx. $18/$20. +21.
Sheryl Crow, Ari Hest. Filene Center at Wolf Trap. $30-$48.
TheoryCast, ReVeL, Fight The Bear, Conshafter. Rock and Roll Hotel. $10. All ages.
DC Summer Extravaganza w/ Tittsworth, Nadastrom, Will Eastman, Bobby Jae & Ken Lazee, Dmerit. 9:30 club. [...]
Saturday
Dead Rock West. 8 X 10. $14–$17.
The Bakerton Group, The Wino Band, King Giant, Earthride. 9:30 Club. $15. All ages.
Sängerfest. The National Building Museum. $25.
The Ruins, Farmdoubt. Bangkok Blues. $7.
Bonnie Prince Billy, Ned Oldham. Birchmere. SOLD OUT!
Juan Maclean, The Field. Black Cat. $13. All ages.
Tommy Cecil (Bass). Blues Alley. $25.
Hank Williams, Jr. Calvert Marine [...]
For more info about upcoming shows — free, kid- and date-friendly, or otherwise — see our Summer Music Guide.
Cricket Fusion Quartet. 1905. Call for price.
Jonathan Coulton, Chelsea Lee. Birchmere. $29.50. All ages.
Deleted Scenes, The XYZ Affair, Casper Bangs. Black Cat Backstage. $8. All ages.
Dick Morgan. Blues Alley. $25.
Buster Brown and The Get Down. Cafe Martini. [...]
Sunday
Dan Deacon & Ensemble, Future Islands, Teeth Mountain. 9:30 club. $12. All ages.
The Dig, All The Kings. The Red & The Black. $6. +21.
MC Chris, Whole Wheat Bread. DC9. $14. +18.
Ben Lee, Low vs Diamond, Dawes. Rock and Roll Hotel. $16. All ages.
NSO plays Mozart. Kennedy Center. $20-$80. All ages.
German Academic All-Star Jazz Ensemble. Kennedy [...]
City Paper’s Best of D.C. issue, which includes a healthy arts and entertainment section, hit the street today!
Since this is the paper’s second time putting together a Best of D.C. issue (since 1987), our staff chose to recognize both the best and the second-best our city has to offer. How clever are we?
Pick up a [...]
Friday
The Blue Line, Jo Henley Band, Stella Schindler. The Red & The Black. $8. +21.
No Second Troy, Olivia Mancini & the Terrible Two, Meredith Bragg. Black Cat. $10. All ages.
Drive-By Truckers, Bloodkin. 9:30 club (Friday & Saturday). $25. All ages.
EARLY SHOW: Ludo, Sing It Loud, This Providence, The Morning Light. $12. LATE SHOW: P.O.S., Doomtree, [...]
