Friday

• Arcade Fire w/ Spoon. Merriweather Post Pavilion. $32-$48.50
• Gucci Mane w/ Backyard, TOB. DC Star. $40.
• Budweiser Superfest: Anthony Hamilton, Kem, Jaheim, Raheem Devaughn. Jiffy Lube Live. $31.75-$89.75
• Galactic w/ Lionize. 9:30 Club. $25. All ages
• Billy Woodward & the Senders, the Blackberry Belles, the Bellevederes, the Motorettes. Rock and Roll Hotel. $10. All ages.
• Evan Bliss and the Welchers, Mem. The Velvet Lounge. $8. +21.
• Right Round UP!: The '80s Prom w/ DJ lil'e. Black Cat. $10. All ages.
• Achtung Panda w/ Atomic Shotgun, Deville, the Urbangis. The Red and The Black. $8. +21
• NSO: Bugs Bunny at the Symphony. Wolf Trap. $20-$52
• Desert Rose Band w/ Kim Cameron. The Birchmere. $39.50
• The Lydia Finale: A Goodbye & Farewell Tour w/ River City Extension, Analog Rebellion. Jammin Java. $13. All ages
• John Eddie. Jammin Java. $18. All ages
• HeLO w/ Fight the Lion, the Lincoln Bedroom. IOTA Club & Cafe. $10. +21
• Faster Pussycat, LA Guns w/ John Corabi, After Therapy, Critical Propeller. Jaxx. $23. +21
• Stealin the Deal, Alfa Dog Blues Band. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.

Saturday

• Summer Spirit Festival: Erykah Badu, the Roots, Common, Chuck Brown, B.o.B., Janelle Monae. Merriweather Post Pavilion. $44-$100.
• Kings of Leon. Jiffy Lube Live. $36.50-$61.50
• The Silver Liners, the Vanity Plates, Koshari, the Last Monarchs. Rock and Roll Hotel. $10. All ages.
• Rufus Wainwright w/ Martha Wainwright. Music Center at Strathmore. $46
• RUN FOR COVER: Sports Authority, Pure Emotion, Tron Petty, In Ex Sex, Dr. Feelgreat, We Got Da Butt. Black Cat. $10. All ages
• TCB, XIB, ABM w/ Renegade, UEB, HQB. CFE Event Center. Free
• Seamonsters, Seas, Bearshark. The Velvet Lounge. $8. +21.
• One Ton Wonton w/ Blackberry Bells. IOTA Club & Cafe. $10. +21
• Little Bigheart w/ the Loom, the Green Boys. The Red and The Black. $8. +21
• Treasure Fingers w/ Dave P & JDH, Stereo Faith. U Street Music Hall. $10. +18
• NSO: Bugs Bunny at the Symphony. Wolf Trap. $20-$52
• NAPAW: 2010 Memorial Concert in Honor of Susanna "Susie" Kim. Terrace Theater. $40
• Nathan and the Gang Bang w/ Nunchucks, the Wave Exchange. Jammin Java. $13. All ages
• Mary Fahl. Jammin Java. $18. All ages
• Passafire, MOJO. Jammin Java. $13. All ages
• KIDS w/ DJ Cousin Cole. DC9. $6. +21
• Desert Rose Band w/ Kim Cameron. The Birchmere. $39.50
• Rival Tribe, Damn Skippy. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.

Sunday

• Barenaked Ladies w/ Kris Allen, Angel Taylor. Merriweather Post Pavilion. $35-$75.
• Hippiefest: Jack Bruce, War, Mitch Ryder, Rare Earth. Wolf Trap. $25-$42
• The Rockstar Mayhem Festival: Korn, Rob Zombie, and more. Jiffy Lube Live. $31-$69.50
• Here We Go Magic w/ Beach Fossils. Black Cat. $12. All ages.
• CYNIC, Intronaut, Dysrhythmia. Rock and Roll Hotel. $12-$15. All ages.
• Los Lobos. The Birchmere. $49.50.
• Tom McBride w/ Jim Hanfit, Buster Brown and The Get Down. The Red and The Black. $6. +21
• Cerca Trova, Knife at a Gunfight w/ Hero of the Beach, I, The Capulet, Iona Sound, Fyasco. Jammin Java. $13. All ages
• Y and T, Icarus Witch w/ Sidetrak. Jaxx. $28. +21

Evan Bliss photo via Myspace

Friday

• Buddy Guy w/ Ann Rabson. The Birchmere. $69.50
• The Shirks, the Ladies, Maybe Baby, Social Problems, Electrocutions, Young and High. The Velvet Lounge. $10. +21
• Jason Aldean w/ David Nail. Merriweather Post Pavilion. $30-$45.
• Altar of Plagues, Castevet, Velnias. Black Cat. $10. All ages.
• Bomba Estereo w/ King Chango, Natalia Cavlier. Rock and Roll Hotel. $20. All ages.
• Shankar Ehsaan Loy, Shafqat Amanat Ali. DAR Constitution Hall. $37-$127.
• Thriving Ivory w/ Ponderosa. IOTA Club & Cafe. $15. +21.
• Watermelon w/ Kenton Dunson, Alex Tebeleff. The Red and The Black. $8. +21
• Carolyn Malachi w/ DJ Heat, Taratibu Youth Association, Pinstriped Rebel. U Street Music Hall. $10-$35. +18
• Washington International Piano Festival. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage. Free.
• National Symphony Orchestra: Distant Worlds. Wolf Trap. $20-$52
• Michael Schenker Group, Lynch Mob w/ Baby Jayne, 15 Minutes, Kat Atomic. Jaxx. $30. +21
• Mudlark, Tall Richard. Bangkok Blues. Call for Price.

Saturday

• Diamond District w/ the Cornel West Theory, Damu the FudgeMunk, DTMD. Black Cat. $12. All ages.
• John Mayer. Jiffy Lube Live. $36-$79.50
• Paramore w/ Tegan and Sara, New Found Glory, Kadawatha. Merriweather Post Pavilion. $21-$36.
• Stella Mira, Blackbells, Fight the Lion, the Wicked Tomorrow. Rock and Roll Hotel. $10. All ages.
• The Shirks, the Ladies, Maybe Baby, Social Problems, Electrocutions, Young and High. The Velvet Lounge. $10. +21
• King Giant w/ Throwdown Syndicate, Above the Silence. 9:30 Club. $10. All ages.
• Pants Velour w/ Cayan, Belikos. DC9. $8. +18
• The U-Liners. IOTA Club & Cafe. $15. +21.
• Asylum Street Spankers. Jammin Java. $17. All ages.
• The Chuck Shaffer Picture Show w/ Conditions, Madrone. Jammin Java. $10. All ages.
• 1964: the Tribute. The Birchmere. $35
• Curbside Manner w/ Cesspool, the Honey Guns, the Weather Vanes. The Red and The Black. $8. +21
• National Symphony Orchestra: The Planets in HD! Wolf Trap. $20-$52
• Living Colour w/ Switched at Birth, One Slack Mind, From the Ashes of My Sins, Hubbub, Amethyst Heart. Jaxx. $28. +21
• One Nation, Clarence Buffalo. Bangkok Blues. Call for Price.

Sunday

• Outlaw Jam- Bad Company, Candlebox, Blue Oyster Cult. Frederick County Fairgrounds. $37.75-$198.75.
• Greta Morgan w/ Tennis System, Matthew Hemmerlein, DJ KnowBox. U Street Music Hall. $20. +18
• Lights. Jammin Java. $20. All ages.
• Brooks & Dunn w/ Gary Allan. Jiffy Lube Live. $25-$69.25
• Power Pirate w/ the Neon Rush, Ivy Rose. DC9. $8. All ages.
• Andrius Mamontovas. Black Cat. $30. All ages.
• WPAS Children of the Gospel Choir. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage. Free
• As Blood Runs Black, Oceano, Arsonists Get All the Girls, The Tony Danza Tap Dance Extravaganza, Thick As Blood, Burning the Masses, Circle of Contempt, Blind Witness, This or the Apocalypse. Jaxx. $14. All ages.

The Shirks photo via Myspace

Friday

• Weird Al Yankovic. Warner Theater. $39.50-$49.50.
• Corey Smith. 9:30 Club. $18. All ages.
• "The Official 3D Clappin Contest". XIB, ABM w/ Renegade, CEB. Le Pearl Ballroom. $5. All ages.
• The Lemonheads, The Candles. Black Cat. $15. All ages.
• Eli "Paperboy" Reed w/ the Constellations, J Roddy Walston, the Business. Rock and Roll Hotel. $12. All ages.
• Maxwell, Jill Scott. Verizon Center. $33-$188.
• National Symphony Orchestra: Juraj Valcuha, conductor/ Jennifer Koh, violin, plays Szymanowski. The Kennedy Center Concert Hall. $20-$85.
• EnVee, FunksAway Band. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.
• Left On Vermont w/ Homegoing. The Red and The Black. $8. +21
• The Morrison Brothers Band w/ Chris Ayer. The Birchmere. $26.50.
• Mittenfields, Katie Balloons, Bellflur, Marriage Blanc. The Velvet Lounge. $10. +21.
• The Handsome Family w/ Musikanto. IOTA Club & Cafe. $15. +21.

Saturday

• Silvio Rodriguez. DAR Constitution Hall. $76-$130.
• Loose Lips w/ Detox Retox, The State Department. Black Cat. $12. All ages.
• Holy Ghost! w/ Bird Peterson, Willy Joy, Reed Rothchild, Deep Sang. U Street Music Hall. $10. +18.
• M3 Rock Festival w/ Scorpions, Cinderella, Vince Neil, Kix. Merriweather Post Pavilion. $35-$75.
• National Symphony Orchestra: Juraj Valcuha, conductor/ Jennifer Koh, violin, plays Szymanowski. The Kennedy Center Concert Hall. $20-$85.
• The 18th Street Singers 6th Annual Spring Concert: New Beginnings. The Kennedy Center Terrace Theater. $15-$20.
• Deja Blue, Bluestone. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.
• Dialect w/ Boxspring Hog, Shrine (of the Silver Monkey). The Red and The Black. $8. +21
• Suzy Bogguss. The Birchmere. $29.50
• Midnight Wine, Peanut Butter and Dave, Magic City. The Velvet Lounge. $8. +21
• King Soul w/ the Rhodes Tavern Troubadours. IOTA Club & Cafe. $15. +21.
• Peter Wolf Crier w/ Alfonso Velez, Ugly Purple Sweater. DC9. $8. +18.

Sunday

• Thao Nguyen, Mirah w/ These United States. Black Cat. $20. All ages.
• David Broza. The Birchmere. $29.50
• Fondazione Arts Academy presents: Concert for Peace. The Kennedy Center Concert Hall. $20-$50.
• Secret Cities w/ Pree. The Red and The Black. $6. +21
• The Depreciation Guild w/ Wild Nothing. DC9. $10. +18.
• Damien Jurado w/ Kay Kay and his Weathered Underground. IOTA Club & Cafe. $15. +21.

The Lemonheads photo via Myspace.

• Haiti Benefit Concert for the Red Cross Relief Effort: Brother Shamus, The Walkways, No Second Troy, Boxcar Collision, Bobby Thompson and more. IOTA Club & Cafe. Donations based.

• Sockets Records Showcase (with The Cornel West Theory, Hume, Imperial China, Buildings and Big Gold Belt). Black Cat. $12.

• Mike Terpak Blues Explosion. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.

• Escape the Armada, Apartment 15, The Bourbon Devils, Cerca Trova, The Rythers, Better Red Than Dead, Irresponsible, LA.TD and Allday Mori. Jaxx. $8 in advance, $10 at door.

• King Giant, Tone, Gifts from Enola and Dark Sea Dream. Rock and Roll Hotel. $10.

• National Symphony Orchestra: Mahler's "Das Lied von der Erde" (Fri.-Sat.). Kennedy Center Concert Hall. $20-$85.

• Ra Ra Rasputin, Bellflur and Savoir Adore. Velvet Lounge. $8. 21+.

Saturday

• Gloria Kim and Michael Butler. Jammin Java. $8.

• Down N Dirty Fest: The Audition, Sparks the Rescue, The Getaways, We Have the Summer and more. Jaxx. $13 in advance, $15 day of.

• Two Tears, Eyes of the Killer Robot and The Electricutions. Black Cat. $10.

• Scott Ramminger and The Crawstickers. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.

• Laura Tsaggaris with Dawn Landes and the Hounds. IOTA Club & Cafe. $12.

• Baltimore Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven's Third Piano Concerto. Music Center at Strathmore. $25-$80.

Sunday

• A Night With Thievery Corporation. 9:30 club. $40.

• XMC and The Formers. Black Cat. $8.

• Robert Klein. Birchmere. $35.

• Blues Jam with Hot Rods and Old Gas and Hot Roddess Lisa Lim. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.

• People Under the Stairs, Grieves with Budo and Kenan Bell. Rock and Roll Hotel. $15.

• The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Lil Ronnie & the Grand Dukes. Birchmere. $25.
• Orquesta Ashe, Ocho de Bastos. Black Cat. $12/$15. All ages.
• Van Morrison. DAR Constitution Hall. $95-$350.
• Keith Secola & His Wild Band of Indians. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage. Free.
• O.A.R., Matt Nathanson. Merriweather Post Pavilion. $30–$38.
• The Start, Normandie, The Perfects, Skydivers. The Red & The Black. $10. +21.
• The Tennis System, Paperhaus, Loose Lips, No Dice. Rock and Roll Hotel. $10. All ages.
• Sunsets with a Soundtrack: The U.S. Army Concert Band. West Steps U.S. Capitol. Free.
• FFFever, Exactly, Smarts, Raccoon Fighter. Velvet Lounge. $8. +21.
• Wolf Trap Opera Company: “La Boheme.” Filene Center at Wolf Trap. $10–$60.

Saturday

• Tracy Chapman, Gabi Moreno. 9:30 club. $40. All ages.
• Blues Condition, Rival Tribe. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.
• 1964: The Tribute. Birchmere. $35.
• Fiery Furnaces, Wye Oak, Screens. Black Cat. $15. All ages.
• Baby Teeth, My Dear Disco. IOTA Club & Cafe. $10. +21.
• 2009 Memorial Concert in Honor of Susanna “Susie” Kim. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater. SOLD OUT.
• Ricardo Arjona. Patriot Center. $59-$99.
• Parliament Hill, Rick Irby, Taylor Carson. The Red & The Black. $8. +21.
• Five Four, Sweet Interference, Bellflur, Gaslight Society. Rock and Roll Hotel. $10. All ages.
• Len Bias, Citizen Meander, Lost Civilizations, The Fordists. Velvet Lounge. $8. +21.
• B-52s, The New Collisions. Filene Center at Wolf Trap. $25–$40.
• DJ Dk. Cafe Saint Ex.

Sunday

• Mos Def. 9:30 club. $35. All ages.
• Barbershop Jam, Blues Jam w/ the Idle Americans. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.
• The Neville Brothers. Birchmere. $49.50.
• Ra Ra Rasputin, Anamanaguchi, Lode Runner. Black Cat Backstage. $10. All ages.
• Lights Resolve, Awesome New Republic. DC9. $8. +21.
• Incubus, The Duke Spirit. Merriweather Post Pavilion. $35–$45.
• Green Room Rockers, The Forthrights, The Chariots. The Red & The Black. $6. +21.
• Screen Vinyl Image, Space Tigers, Oblisk, The Skygreen Leopards. Velvet Lounge. $8. +21.
• Johnny Mathis. Filene Center at Wolf Trap. $22–$45.

Eleanor Friedberger of Fiery Furnaces photo by neonwar, Creative Commons Attribution License.

• 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 a Soundtrack: The U.S. Army Band Downrange. West Steps U.S. Capitol. Free.
• The Blue Planet Live w/ NSO. Filene Center at Wolf Trap. $20-$48.
• Deep Sang. Cafe Saint Ex.

Saturday

• Old Bridge Festival w/ Future Islands, BLDGS, Laughing Man, Hume, etc. 1256 Old Bridge Rd., Amissville, Va. $10.
• Xavier Rudd, Jeremy Fisher. 9:30 club. $20. All ages.
• The Ruins, 12.0. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.
• Gato Barbieri. Birchmere. $45.
• Run For Cover! Fort Reno Benefit Show. Black Cat. $10. All ages.
• Sean Walsh & the National Reserve, David Schultz & the Skyline, Carlos I'm Pregnant. Comet Ping Pong.
• The U-Liners perform “Happy Birthday Jerry Garcia Tribute.” IOTA Club and Café. $12. +21.
• So Damn Thirsty, Pain!, The Buried, One Slack Mind, Disclosure, Anchors Aweigh. Jaxx. $10/$12. All ages.
• Dream Theater, Zappa Plays Zappa, Queensryche, Bigelf, Scale the Summit. Merriweather Post Pavilion. $30–$45.
• The Veils, Foreign Born, Faces on Film. Rock and Roll Hotel. $12. All ages.
• Keelhaul, The Wayward, Jefferson Plane Crash, Within The Lich Gate, Athens. Velvet Lounge. $8. +18.
• NSO: “Broadway ROCKS!” Filene Center at Wolf Trap. $20-$48.
• DJ Will Eastman. Cafe Saint Ex.

Sunday

• Jazmine Sullivan. 9:30 club. $20. All ages.
• Blues Jam w/ the Idle Americans, Todd Tongdee w/ special guest Ted Lewand. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.
• Midian, Reni Lane. DC9. $8. +18.
• Kashgar, Leyna. Velvet Lounge. $7. +21.
• Daryl Hall & John Oates. Filene Center at Wolf Trap. $25–$42.
• DJ Eskimo. Cafe Saint Ex.

M. Ward photo by Wendy Peyton, via MySpace.

• 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, US. Comet Ping Pong. All ages.
• The Mass Shivers, The Alphabet, Hello Babies, Greenland, Wild Fictions. D.C. Mini Gallery. $5. All ages.
• Abigail Williams, Goatwhore,  Daath, Abysmal Dawn, Success Will Write Apocalypse Across the Sky, Fallen Martyr, Nightmare Ritual. Jaxx. $12/$15. All ages.
• The Winter Sounds, Go Home Robot, Achtung Panda. The Red & The Black. $8. +21.
• Bob Dylan. Ripken Stadium. Call for price.
• Bonjour Ganesh!, Ghost Light, The Mean Ideas. Rock and Roll Hotel. $10. All ages.
• Project Natale (Fri. & Sat. shows). Twins Jazz. $15.
• Sunsets with a Soundtrack: The U.S. Army Ceremonial Band. West Steps U.S. Capitol. Free.
• Girl Loves Distortion, Trophy Wife, Three Lexington Arrows, Fangs Out. Velvet Lounge. $8. +21.
• National Symphony Orchestra: “The Wizard of Oz.” Filene Center at Wolf Trap. $20–$48.

Saturday

• Trouble Funk 30th Anniversary Reunion Tribute to Dyke, w/ The Art of Junk, Da Mixx Band. 9:30 club. $20. All ages.
• Andy Paxon Band, Rose Between Thorns. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.
• Dave Alvin & the Guilty Women. Birchmere. $25.
• Extra Golden, Black & Tan Fantasy Band. Black Cat. $12. All ages.
• Bluebrain, Alfonso Bravo. Comet Ping Pong. All ages.
• Buster Brown & the Get Down. Dogfishhead Alehouse. Call for price.
• 2009 Capital Hip Hop Soul Fest. Marvin Gaye Park. Call for prices.
• Pants Velour, The Escape Artist, Reemstarr, Flex Matthews. The Red & The Black. $8. +21.
• The Mighty Heard, Baad Ingrish, Ndelible. Rock and Roll Hotel. $10. All ages.
• Satisfaction: A Tribute to The Rolling Stones. The State Theatre. $16.
• Nunchucks, 7 Door Sedan, We The They, DJ sets by Kingpin Soundsystem. Velvet Lounge. $8. +21.
• National Symphony Orchestra: “The Music of John Williams.” Filene Center at Wolf Trap. $20–$75.

Sunday

• Eric Weinberg & the Morrison Brothers. Birchmere. $35.
• Crystal Stilts, The Ladybug Transistor, Cotton Candy. Black Cat Backstage. $10. All ages.
• So Many Dynamos, Cast Spells, Detox Retox. DC9. $8. +18.
• Born Empty, Deville. The Red & The Black. $6. +21.
• Black Moth Super Rainbow, Dan Friel. Rock and Roll Hotel. $15. All ages.
• Sugarplums, Microwave Background. Velvet Lounge. $8. +18.
• Gordon Lightfoot. Filene Center at Wolf Trap. $22–$40.

Photo of Michael O'Neill, of The Ladybug Transistor, via MySpace.

• An Evening w/ King Sunny Ade & his African Beats. 9:30 club. $25. All ages.
• The Paulverizers, Idle Americans. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.
• Oleta Adams. Birchmere. $39.50.
• Novalima, Pistolera. Black Cat. $18/$22. All ages.
• Lovvers, Small Doses, Cigarbox Planetarium. Comet Ping Pong. All ages.
• John Legend, India.Arie. Merriweather Post Pavilion. $36–$109.
• Hello Society, Marbin, Lucky Dub. The Red & The Black. $8. +21.
• Stellastarr, Wild Light, The Postmarks. Rock and Roll Hotel. $12/$14. All ages.
• BLDGS, Screen Vinyl Image, Cobalt & the Hired Guns, The Water. Velvet Lounge. $8. +21.
• Danny Harris (Fatback DC): Mashed Potatoes. Cafe Saint Ex.
• Eastern Music Festival Piano Program. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage. Free.
• Friday Nights Out Back w/ Chopteeth. Strathmore. $10.
• Aural Tapestry: An Evening w/ All Our Noise, feat. Seas, Typefighter, John & Paul Thornley (of US Royalty). Fort Fringe. $10. See Fringe & Purge for WCP's take on the best and worst of CapFringe thus far.

Saturday

• Emmet Swimming, The Dreamscapes Project. 9:30 club. $15. All ages.
• Jenn and the Tonics, Jeff Carmela. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.
• Bill Kirchen & The Hammer of The Honky Tonk Gods, Ruthie & the Wranglers. Birchmere. $25.
• Emarosa, Our Last Night, In Fear and Faith, Burden of a Day, I See Stars, Broadway. Jaxx. $13/$15. All ages.
• North of Canada, Typefighter, Maple. The Red & The Black. $8. +21.
• Drop Electric, Hypernova, Funk Ark, Dangerosa. Rock and Roll Hotel. $10. All ages.
• Beatnik Flies, Sleeper Agent, Pup Tent, Caustic Casanova (upstairs); DJ Busca, DJ Pascal (downstairs). Velvet Lounge. $8. +21.
• The Birdman. Cafe Saint Ex.
• AP Chemistry: A Night of Hip Hop, feat. Disturbed Individuals, Flex Matthews, Arda Mus. Fort Fringe. $10.

Sunday

• Rocknoceros, The Great Zucchini. 9:30 club. $15. All ages, esp. the kiddies.
• Blues Jam w/ the Idle Americans. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.
• Tortoise, Grey Reverend. Black Cat. $20. All ages.
• Future of the Left, Mount Vicious. DC9. $12. +18.
• Knot Feeder, The Maida Vail, Sun Tornado, Gordon Withers. The Red & The Black. $6. +21.
• Strangers Family Band, Speck Mountain. Velvet Lounge. $7. +21.

Novalima photo via MySpace.

• The Dance Party, Ra Ra Rasputin, Tigercity, Casper Bangs. 9:30 club. $15. All ages.
• Deja Blue, Clarence “Bluesman” Turner. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.
• Handsome Furs, Dri, The Cinnamon Band. Black Cat. $12. All ages.
• Lynne Fiddmont. Blues Alley. $25.
• Atheist, The Faceless, Psyopus, The Agonist, Gnostic, Condemn the Infected, A Bloodbath in Boston. Jaxx. $20/$23.
• Alex Brown Quartet (Fri. & Sat. show). Twins Jazz. $15.
• Sunsets with a Soundtrack: The U.S. Army Concert Band. West Steps U.S. Capitol. Free.
• Video Games Live! Filene Center at Wolf Trap. $20–$48.
• Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage. Free.
• Chopteeth, DJ Thick. Rock and Roll Hotel. $15. All ages.
• Chance Gardner, Molehill, Gist. The Red & The Black. $8. +21.

Saturday

• Mike Terpak Blues Explosion, Groove Quest. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.
• Trophy Wife, The Caution Curves. Black Cat Backstage. $8. All ages.
• Old Time Banjo Festival w/ Mike Seeger, Bruce Molsky, Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, Clarke Buehling, The Old 78’s, and Adam Hurt. Birchmere. $29.50.
• Jimmy Bruno. Blues Alley. $25.
• Bugs Bunny on Broadway w/ the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Merriweather Post Pavilion. $12.50–$45.
• Hamlisch Conducts Hamlisch. Filene Center at Wolf Trap. $20–$48.
• Honor By August, Trustfall, Red Wanting Blue, Colourside. 9:30 club. $15. All ages.
• Washington National Opera Institute for Young Singers. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage. Free.
• Chali 2na (of Jurassic 5), Whosane feat. Pangea, Educated Consumers. Rock and Roll Hotel. $15. All ages.
• Feedback Dance Party w/ DJ Stereofaith, The Hardy Boys, DJs Dave Nada, Johnny Blaze, Trevor Martin, Andrew Jaye. DC9. $8. +21.
• Inkwell Strings, Dennis Manuel (Army of Me) performs Elvis Costello's The Juliet Letters. IOTA Club & Cafe. $12. +21.
• The Circus w/ Tyrone Norris, Bomani Armah. Expo. $8. +21.

Sunday

• Barbershop Jam, Blues Jam with the Idle Americans. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.
• National Trustees’ NSO Summer Music Institute Orchestra Concerts (July 12–26). Kennedy Center Concert Hall. Free.
• Rock the Bells w/ Nas, Damian Marley, The Roots, Common, Busta Rhymes, Big Boi, Reflection Eternal (Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek), Tech N9ne, RZA, Raekwon, K-Naan, Sage Francis. Merriweather Post Pavilion. $51-$101.
• Reggae 2009! w/ Beres Hammond, Culture featuring Kenyatta Hill & Lenya Wilks, w/ Harmony House Singers & Musicians. Filene Center at Wolf Trap. $25–$40.
• 5th Annual D.C. Latin Rock Fest w/ Locos Por Juana, Nayas, Oda's, March Of Us, Pistolera, Reynolds, Ocho de Bastos, Los NeuroNautas, Machetres. 9:30 club. $20. All ages.
• The Nine @ DC9 w/ Justin Trawick, Molly Hagen, Jason Ager, Ted Garber, Laura Tsaggaris, Jason Masi, Ken Wenzel, Victoria Vox, Matthew Bryce. DC9. $8. +21.
• Kung Fury, Super Potent Death Baby, King Giant. The Red & The Black. $6. +21.
• Questlove, DJ Dummy. Liv. $15.

Handsome Furs photo via MySpace.

• 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. $10. All ages.
• Canda, Bobbie Allen, Mila Levine, Michelle Murray, Treevibes, Lulu Fall, Vox Pop, Lux Operon, Peter S. Pinocci, Liberated Muse, Rob Wolcott. Artomatic. (For more info, see our Artomatic Manual)

Saturday

• 40th Annual Smoke-In: Human Rights (HR of the Bad Brains), See-I, Christos, Telesma, The Package, The Omsteaders, J.B. Bevereley and The Wayward Drifters, and DJ Bedroom. 23rd and Constitution Avenue NW. Free.
• National Symphony Orchestra: “A Capitol Fourth.” US Capitol, West Lawn. Free.
• DJ Regal, Fort Knox Five, All Good Funk Alliance. Black Cat. $10. All ages.
• Independence Day Noon:30 Release Party w/ The Laughing Man, Achtung Panda, Ghost Light, DJ Natty Boom. Velvet Lounge. $3-$8. +21.
• DJ Dk. Cafe Saint Ex.
• NoiseHouse, BLOODSHOT, HeeBeeGeeBees, Jeremy Steinhaus, Machines of Living Death, Anil Rock, Copper Rose & Bone, Julie O., Fat Roberta, Princess of Controversy, C.O.M.P., Mother Courage, The Very Small, Mambo Sauce, Zip The Uncanny, Vmasta & Cortez, Glasgow Tunnel, The FiF. Artomatic.

Sunday

• Blues Jam with the Idle Americans. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.
• Jay Reatard, TV Smith. Black Cat. $12. All ages.
• The Scare, Energy, Fallen From The Sky, Ante Up, Debaser. Velvet Lounge. $8. +18.
• St. Croix Virgin Islands Reggae Tour 2009 w/ Batch, Ras Attitude, Empress Ima, Jah Empress. IOTA Club & Cafe. $12. +21.
• Smithsonian Folklife Festival: Only Men Aloud! Kennedy Center Millennium Stage. Free.
• Triple Staccs, Mzery Loves Company, Mary Battiata & LITTLE PINK, RC Rex & the Progressionals, SAW Showcase, Seth Barna, House of Echo, Rob Wolcott, Dark Electric Showcase II, Sesshin No-Fi, Sarah Fridrich. Artomatic.

"A Capitol Fourth" 2007 photo by boboroshi, Creative Commons Attribution License.