This Weekend’s Best Concert Bets
Tonight: The Nighthawks at Jammin’ Java; Army of Me at the Rock and Roll Hotel; the National Symphony Orchestra’s Sibelius extravaganza at the Kennedy Center’s Concert Hall; J. Roddy Walston and the Business with Thing-One at Iota.
Saturday: Yellowjackets at Blues Alley; Four Bettys at the Kennedy Center’s Millenium Stage; Exit Clov, Brian Scary and the Shredding Tears, and Zulu Pearls at Black Cat.
Sunday: Holly Cole at Birchmere Music Hall; Dan Bern at Jammin’ Java; the Gibson Brothers at Iota.
And this weekend’s video: Holly Cole covering Tom Waits.
Which shows did we miss? Tell us about it in the comments.
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May 30th, 2008 at 3:29 pm
To each his/her own. Here’s some other shows of interest–
Fri. 5-30
Carolina Chocolate Drops (African-American string band)at 8 p.m. at the
Montpelier Arts Center, 9652 Muirkirk Rd, Laurel.
301-953-1993. http://www.pgparks.com
Anthony David and Emily King (neo-soul) at the Birchmere
The Paschall Brothers (traditional gospel hymns) with The Persuasions at 6 for free at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
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Sat. 5-31
Suishou No Fune (Japanese psychedelia) at Velvet Lounge
Western Maryland Blues Festival (through Sunday 6-1) with Buckwheat
Zydeco, Charlie Musselwhite, Guitar Shorty, Bettye
LaVette, Nappy Brown, Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials at the Downtown Hagerstown Central Parking Lot, Hagerstown, MD. For more
info visit http://www.blues-fest.org (301) 739-8577
Washington Folk Festival at Glen Echo Park (numerous performers including Lilo Gonzales, Flory Jagoda, Alexandria Kleztet, Washington Toho Koto Society, Archie’s Barbershop Jambassadors,
Donal Leace, Irish Breakfast Band) (through Sunday 6-1 noon to 7)
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Sun. 6-1
Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares (impressive Bulgarian a cappella ensemble) plus Ladysmith Black Mambazo, and others in a sold-out show at the Kennedy Center