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    Lee Konitz & Minsarah - Music Event
    Restlessly inventive saxophonist-composer.
    Blues Alley | Washington, DC
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    Staind - Music Event
    By-the-numbers post-grunge. With Shinedown, Chevelle and Halestorm.
    Merriweather Post Pavilion | Columbia, MD
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    Sabroso Latin Jazz Ensemble - Music Event
    Jazz standards with a fresh Latin seasoning.
    Twins Jazz | Washington, DC
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    The Jackfields - Music Event
    With Janel and Anthony and Birdlips.
    The Rock and Roll Hotel | Washington, DC
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    Adam Hurt - Music Event
    Banjo pickin' of the most virtuosic kind.
    Millennium Stage - The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | Washington, DC
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    Alex Bugnon and Paul Taylor - Music Event
    Jazz keyboard and saxophone.
    Birchmere Music Hall | Alexandria, VA
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    Eric Lindell - Music Event
    Rock-'n'-soul with a twist. With Justin Trawick.
    The State Theatre | Falls Church, VA
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    Bellflur - Music Event
    Spacey, multidirectional rock. With The Moderate and Vox Pop.
    Iota Club & Cafe | Arlington, VA
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    Fort Reno Summer Music Series - Music Event
    Free concerts highlighting the best of the D.C. underground rock scene.
    Fort Reno Park | Washington, DC
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    Sound of the City - Music Event
    Drums, bass, keys, turntables and a freewheeling assortment of vocalists, rappers and poets.
    Bohemian Caverns | Washington, DC

Highlighted Events: Friday, July 10

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    Washington Post Weekend's Weekends - Music Event
    Enjoy free weekly concerts sponsored by The Washington Post's Weekend section.
    Carter Barron Amphitheatre | Washington, DC
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    Lo Moda - Music Event
    Quirky, catchy art-rock from Baltimore. With BLDGS and Plums.
    The Shop at Fort Fringe | Washington, DC
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    Chopteeth - Music Event
    A 14-piece orchestra fuses West African music with funk, rumba and ska.
    The Rock and Roll Hotel | Washington, DC
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    Last Train Home - Music Event
    The popular roots rockers play the "Friday Nights Out Back" series on Strathmore's Backyard Theater Stage.
    The Music Center at Strathmore | North Bethesda, MD
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    Lynne Fiddmont - Music Event
    Lubricious R&B vocals.
    Blues Alley | Washington, DC
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    The Dance Party - Music Event
    Local rockers like to have fun. With Ra Ra Rasputin, Tigercity and Casper Bangs.
    9:30 Club | Washington, DC
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    Rosanne Cash - Music Event
    NOTE: This show is sold out. Cash has turned the grief of recent family losses into perhaps the strongest album of her career.
    Birchmere Music Hall | Alexandria, VA
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    Samantha Crain and the Midnight Shivers - Music Event
    Modern, soulful folk with a penchant for lush instrumentation.
    Millennium Stage - The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | Washington, DC
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    Handsome Furs - Music Event
    Montreal indie rock band fronted by Wolf Parade's Dan Boeckner. With Dri and the Cinnamon Band.
    Black Cat | Washington, DC
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    Alex Brown Quartet - Music Event
    Award-winning up-and-coming pianist, violinist and composer performs with his quartet.
    Twins Jazz | Washington, DC

Highlighted Events: Saturday, July 11

Highlighted Events: Sunday, July 12

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    Rock the Bells - Music Event
    An all-day hip-hop festival that's packed with top names including Nas & Damian Marley, the Roots, Common and Busta Rhymes.
    Merriweather Post Pavilion | Columbia, MD
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    The Damnwells - Music Event
    Pleasant but unambitious straight rock. With Pete and J.
    Iota Club & Cafe | Arlington, VA
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    Kindred the Family Soul - Music Event
    Neo-soul duo.
    Birchmere Music Hall | Alexandria, VA
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    D.C. Latin Rock Festival - Music Event
    Featuring Locos Por Juana, Nayas, Oda's, March of Us, Pistolera, Reynolds, Ocho de Bastos, Los NeuroNautas and Machetres.
    9:30 Club | Washington, DC
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    Radar Jamming - Music Event
    Sockets Records exhibits some of their challenging artists.
    Fort Fringe | Washington, DC
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    Def Leppard - Music Event
    Break out the mullet for a trip down memory lane with the '80s arena rockers. With Poison and Cheap Trick.
    Nissan Pavilion at Stone Ridge | Bristow, VA
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    Total Eclipse - Music Event
    Jazz standards and improvisations. With Bob Israel.
    Blues Alley | Washington, DC
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    McLean Central Park Summer Concerts - Music Event
    All performances are free and begin at 3 p.m.
    McLean Central Park | McLean, VA
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    Mason District Park Summer Concerts - Music Event
    All performances are free and begin at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
    Mason District Park | Annandale, VA
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    Blues Jam - Bar/Club Event
    Professional musicians, amateurs and blues lovers all come out for these weekly jam sessions.
    Old Bowie Town Grille | Bowie, MD

Highlighted Events: Monday, July 13

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    Drew Davidsen - Music Event
    Smooth, grooving originals from an up-and-coming guitarist.
    Blues Alley | Washington, DC
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    Guy Forsyth - Music Event
    Engaging, eclectic Americana.
    Iota Club & Cafe | Arlington, VA
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    Jonas Brothers - Music Event
    NOTE: This show is sold out. The new kings of kiddie-pop have a squeaky clean image and some decent pop songs. With Jordin Sparks and Honor Society.
    Verizon Center | Washington, DC
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    The Dead Weather - Music Event
    Jack White's latest supergroup, except he plays drums this time. With Screaming Females.
    9:30 Club | Washington, DC
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    Fort Reno Summer Music Series - Music Event
    Free concerts highlighting the best of the D.C. underground rock scene.
    Fort Reno Park | Washington, DC
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    Live! On Woodrow Wilson Plaza - Music Event
    NOTE: Chuck Brown's series finale performance on Friday, Sept. 25 will be from 5-7 p.m. Come see a variety of entertainment -- poets, dancers, musicians, acrobats...
    Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center | Washington, DC

Highlighted Events: Tuesday, July 14

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    Luba Mason and Friends - Music Event
    Crossover Latin jazz, featuring Ruben Blades and Jimmy Haslip
    Blues Alley | Washington, DC
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    Vans Warped Tour - Music Event
    The long-running festival celebrating punk rock and extreme sports rolls into town with dozens of bands, including NOFX, Bad Religion, the Devil Wears Prada, Flogging Molly, 3OH!3, Less Than Jake, Anti-Flag and dozens more.
    Merriweather Post Pavilion | Columbia, MD
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    Abe Vigoda - Music Event
    Angular rock with world-music touches. With Talbot Tagora.
    DC9 | Washington, DC
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    Justin Trawick - Music Event
    The Northern Virginia singer-songwriter has become a staple of the local music scene.
    Iota Club & Cafe | Arlington, VA
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    The Public Good - Music Event
    Power pop crafted with the touch of genre veterans. On the backstage.
    Black Cat | Washington, DC
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    The Dead Weather - Music Event
    Jack White's latest supergroup, except he plays drums this time. With Screaming Females.
    9:30 Club | Washington, DC
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    Live! On Woodrow Wilson Plaza - Music Event
    NOTE: Chuck Brown's series finale performance on Friday, Sept. 25 will be from 5-7 p.m. Come see a variety of entertainment -- poets, dancers, musicians, acrobats...
    Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center | Washington, DC

Highlighted Events: Wednesday, July 15

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    Wreckless Eric and Amy Rigby - Music Event
    Boozy rocker best-known for his late-'70s work on U.K. punk label Stiff Record teams with his wife, acclaimed singer-songwriter Amy Rigby. On the backstage.
    Black Cat | Washington, DC
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    Next Generation Jazz Orchestra - Music Event
    22 of the country's finest high school jazz musicians perform under Paul Contos' baton.
    Millennium Stage - The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | Washington, DC
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    Young Mammals - Music Event
    Indie rock from Houston. With Elementary.
    Velvet Lounge | Washington, DC
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    Sherry Winston - Music Event
    Originals and standards on the jazz flute.
    Blues Alley | Washington, DC
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    Corey Smith - Music Event
    The most popular singer-songwriter you've never heard of. With Randy Rogers Band.
    9:30 Club | Washington, DC
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    Joe Cocker - Music Event
    The bluesy singer known for his spastic gestures and soulful shout.
    Wolf Trap - Filene Center | Vienna, VA
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    Summer Sounds at Strathmore - Music Event
    Free outdoor concerts in Strathmore's Gudelsky Concert Pavilion on Wednesday evenings.
    The Music Center at Strathmore | North Bethesda, MD
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    Bob Perilla and the Big Hillbilly Bluegrass Band - Bar/Club Event
    Come out and watch this Adams Morgan quartet pick, play and deliver hard-driving bluegrass, country, folk and original material.
    Madam's Organ | Washington, DC
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    Mason District Park Summer Concerts - Music Event
    All performances are free and begin at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
    Mason District Park | Annandale, VA
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    Live! On Woodrow Wilson Plaza - Music Event
    NOTE: Chuck Brown's series finale performance on Friday, Sept. 25 will be from 5-7 p.m. Come see a variety of entertainment -- poets, dancers, musicians, acrobats...
    Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center | Washington, DC
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