THE BIRCHMERE -- 3701 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria. 703-549-7500. www.birchmere.com
JUNE 4 -- Kim Richey, Catie Curtis.
JUNE 5 -- Tuck & Patti, Annie Clark.
JUNE 5 -- G. Love & Special Sauce (Bandstand, late).
JUNE 9, 10 -- The Bacon Brothers, Bankie Bank.
JUNE 11 -- Tommy Emmanuel & Martin Taylor.
JUNE 11 -- Paul Cebar & The Milwaukeeans (Bandstand).
JUNE 12 -- SGGL.
JUNE 13 -- Grant Lee Phillips & John Doe.
JUNE 16 -- Asleep at the Wheel, Dulcie Taylor.
JUNE 17 -- J.J. Cale, Johnny A.
JUNE 18 -- 1964: The Tribute.
JUNE 20 -- Marcus Miller.
JUNE 22 -- Katie Melua, Jake Shimabukuro.
JUNE 23 -- El Gran Silencio, Nayas (Bandstand).
JUNE 24 -- Hil St. Soul.
JUNE 25, 26 -- Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes, Westcott Brothers Band (Bandstand).
JUNE 25 -- Marcia Ball (late).
JUNE 26 -- Calvin Richardson (late).
JUNE 27 -- Manhattan Transfer.
JUNE 28 -- Blue Rodeo, Joel Plaskett (Bandstand).
JUNE 29 -- Jorge Ben Jor.
JULY 2 -- NRBQ & Commander Cody (Bandstand).
JULY 3 -- Julia Nixon & Company.
JULY 5 -- Souad Massi.
JULY 6 -- Jimmie Vaughan Band, featuring Lou Ann Barton, Nick Curran and the Nitelifes (Bandstand).
JULY 7 -- Control Machete (Bandstand).
JULY 8 -- The Strawbs & the New St. George Reunion.
JULY 9 -- Down to the Bone (Bandstand).
JULY 15 -- Benoit-Freeman Project, featuring David Pack.
JULY 17 -- Suzy Bogguss.
JULY 20 -- Praful.
JULY 21 -- David Grisman Quintet.
JULY 22 -- Herman's Hermits, featuring Peter Noone.
JULY 23 -- Charlie Waller & The Country Gentlemen & Good Deale Bluegrass Band.
JULY 24 -- The Persuasions.
JULY 24 -- General Public (Bandstand).
JULY 26 -- Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Jeff Barbra & Sarah Pirkle.
JULY 28 -- Los Straitjackets.
JULY 30 -- Greg Brown.
AUG. 5 -- Steve Cole.
AUG. 6 -- Saw Doctors.
AUG. 7 -- Arturo Sandoval.
AUG. 9, 10 -- Guitars & Saxes, featuring Marc Antoine, Jeff Golub, Euge Groove & Warren Hill.
AUG. 11 -- BOND.
AUG. 12, 13 -- Dar Williams, Nerissa & Katryna Nields.
AUG. 14 -- Richie Havens, Rowan Brothers.
AUG. 16, 17 -- Delbert McClinton with Maryann Price.
AUG. 18, 19 -- Mutual Admiration Society, featuring Glen Phillips, Chris Thile, Sara Watkins & Sean Watkins.
AUG. 27 -- Deanna Bogart.
AUG. 28 -- Michael Lington.
SEPT. 1 -- The Gourds, Reckless Kelly.
SEPT. 2 -- Robert Earl Keen.
SEPT. 7, 8 -- Merle Haggard & the Strangers.
BLACK CAT -- 1811 14th St. NW. 202-667-4490. www.blackcatdc.com
JUNE 4 -- Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra.
JUNE 6 -- The Unicorns, Arcade Fire, Death From Above.
JUNE 9 -- Braid, Minus the Bear, Murder by Death.
JUNE 11 -- Mason Jennings, Vienna Teng.
JUNE 13 -- Rasputina, Faun Fables.
JUNE 14 -- The High Strung, Suffrajett.
JUNE 15 -- Neko Case, The Mendoza Line.
JUNE 17 -- Pedro the Lion, John Vanderslice.
JUNE 18 -- MC5/DKT (Wayne Kramer, Dennis Thompson and Michael Davis of the MC5, plus Evan Dando and Mark Arm), Cobra Verde.
JUNE 19 -- McLusky, Army of Me, Oceansize.
JUNE 20 -- !!!.
JUNE 21 -- Ben Lee, Pony Up.
JUNE 26 -- The Pietasters, the Low Budgets, Full Minute of Mercury.
JUNE 27 -- The Paper Chase, We Ragazzi.
JUNE 29 -- Icarus Line, Dead Meadow.
JUNE 30 -- Thrones, Sedan.
JULY 2 -- Darkest Hour, Majority Rule, the Routiners.
JULY 3 -- Strange Boutique 10th anniversary reunion show, This Ascension, Sidal.
JULY 14 -- Rainer Maria, Engine Down.
JULY 16 -- Mooney Suzuki.
JULY 17 -- Carlsonics, the High Strung, Capitol Years.
JULY 22 -- Ted Leo.
JULY 23 -- The Good life.
JULY 24 -- Mum.
AUG. 18 -- Stiff Little Fingers, the God Awfuls.
BLUES ALLEY -- 1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW (rear). 202-337-4141. www.bluesalley.com
JUNE 4 -- Sarah Partridge and the Allen Farnham Trio.
JUNE 5 -- Oliver Lake's Steel Quartet .
JUNE 6 -- Robert Jospe's Inner Rhythms.
JUNE 7 -- Buzz Cason, Walter Egan, Eric Brace and others.
JUNE 9 -- Sanjay Mishra Group.
JUNE 10 -- Kenny Rankin.
JUNE 11 -- Gaynell Rose.
JUNE 12, 13 -- Chris Potter Group.
JUNE 15 -- Vaughn Nark & Panorama.
JUNE 16 -- Rob Levit Trio.
JUNE 17 -- Leni Stern Trio.
JUNE 18, 19, 20 -- Kim Waters Group.
JUNE 21 -- Tomasz Stanko.
JUNE 22 -- Dylan Stoddard Group.
JUNE 23 -- Gail Martin.
JUNE 25, 26 -- Bobby Lyle Group.
JUNE 28 -- John Eaton & Tommy Cecil.
JULY 2, 3 -- Mulgrew Miller & Wingspan.
JULY 8-11 -- Walter Beasley.
JULY 16, 17 -- Dave Samuels and the Caribbean Jazz Project.
AUG. 27, 28 -- Fertile Ground.
FIVE -- 1214-B 18th St. NW. 202-331-7123. www.FiveDC.com
JUNE 4 -- Simply Jeff.
JUNE 5 -- Josh Wink, Kaskade.
JUNE 11 -- DJ Keoki, Carl Michaels.
JUNE 12 -- Mark Grant.
JUNE 18 -- D:Fuse, Ray Kang.
JUNE 19 -- Dimitri From Paris.
JUNE 23 -- DJ Bailey & Karl K.
JUNE 25 -- Nigel Richards.
JUNE 26 -- T-Kolai.
JULY 2 -- Christopher Lawrence.
JULY 3 -- DJ Taha & DJ Tom B.
JULY 9 -- Roger Samuel & Mikey Vader.
JULY 10 -- Jazzanova.
JULY 14 -- Uncalled 4 Band.
JULY 16 -- Disco D & DJ Halo.
JULY 17 -- Q-Burns Abstract Message & J.Boogie.
JULY 24 -- Mark Farina.
AUG. 21 -- Doc Martin.
IOTA -- 2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington. 703-522-8340. www.iotaclubandcafe.com
JUNE 4 -- Eastmountainsouth, Keaton Simons.
JUNE 5 -- Holmes Brothers.
JUNE 7 -- Jesse Malin Band, Squad Five-O.
JUNE 8 -- Antigone Rising, the Kissers.
JUNE 10 -- Thad Cockrell, Roman Candle.
JUNE11 -- Worrystones, Kustom Blend.
JUNE 12 -- Citizen Cope, Abdel Wright, Mieka Pauley.
JUNE 13 -- Lisa Moscatiello, Rosie Shipley, Rebecca Hall, Ken Anderson.
JUNE 14 -- Rachel Yamagata, Ray LaMontagne.
JUNE 15 -- Jem, Louque.
JUNE 17 -- Ron Sexsmith, Griffin House.
JUNE 18, 19 -- Last Train Home.
JUNE 20 -- Sam Phillips, Eszter Balint.
JUNE 21, 22 -- Iron & Wine, Cass McCombs, Lang Try.
JUNE 24 -- Devendra Barnhart, Joanna Newsom and Vetiver.
JUNE 25, 26 -- Dave Alvin and the Guilty Men, Jesse Denatale.
JUNE 27 -- Vandermark 5.
JUNE 28 -- Bobby Bare Jr., Tom Heinl.
JUNE 29 -- The Please, the Shore.
JULY 1 -- Chris Stamey, David Mead.
JULY 3 -- Evan & Jaron.
JULY 4 -- Jumpin' Jupiter.
JULY 6 -- Paul and Storm.
JULY 8 -- Juliana Hatfield, the Damnwells.
JULY 9 -- Ike, the Argument.
JULY 10 -- Frog Holler.
JULY 15 -- Buddahead.
JULY 16 -- Joe Grusheky and the Houserockers.
JULY 17 -- Cecilia.
JULY 18 -- Blue October.
JULY 22 -- Ben Arthur, Abra Moore, Teitur, Vienna Teng.
JULY 24 -- James McMurtry.
JULY 25 -- Nikki Barr, Viki Nova.
JULY 26 -- Cibelle, LaFatcha.
JULY 27 -- Dash, Rip, Rock.
JULY 29 -- Sweetiepie Jones, Mark McKay, John Nolan and Hokum, June Star.
JULY 30 -- John Eddie Band, Cary Hudson.
JULY 31 -- Rubyhorse, the Upwelling.
AUG. 3 -- Camera Obscura.
AUG. 6 -- Tres Chicas (Caitlin Cary, Lynn Blakely, Tonya Lamm), Trish Murphy.
AUG. 7 -- The Blazers.
AUG. 8 -- Ralph's World (matinee).
AUG. 8 -- Peter Mulvey, Joe Rathbone.
AUG. 9 -- Crescent & Frost.
AUG. 20-22 -- Last Train Home.
SEPT. 7 -- Girlyman, Lis Harvey.
SEPT. 13 -- Robbie Fulks.
JAMMIN' JAVA -- 231 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. 703-255-1566. www.jamminjava.com
JUNE 5 -- Christine Kane.
JUNE 6 -- Garland Jeffreys.
JUNE 9 -- Sometime After Seven, First Rays, Jen Foster.
JUNE 10 -- The Waybacks.
JUNE 11 -- Aztec Two Step.
JUNE 12 -- Melissa Ferrick.
JUNE 13 -- The Getaway Car, Max Fisher.
JUNE 18 -- The Grandsons, 4 Way Street.
JUNE 19 -- Young & Rollins.
JUNE 20 -- Amelia White, Sam Shaber, Teddy Goldstein.
JUNE 22 -- Michelle Malone, Kevn Kinney.
JUNE 25 -- The Skylighters featuring Mike Auldridge, Jimmy Gaudreau, Eric Brace, Martin Lynds and Jim Gray.
JUNE 27 -- David Massey.
JUNE 30 -- State Radio featuring Chad from Dispatch, the Casual Fiasco.
JULY 2 -- Bill Kirchen.
JULY 3 -- Quogue.
JULY 8 -- Pierre Bensusan.
JULY 11 -- Susan Greenbaum, Julie Clark.
JULY 20 -- Eliza Gilkyson.
JULY 22 -- Christopher Williams, Bernie Muller-Thyme.
JULY 23 -- Ken Stringfellow.
JULY 24 -- Nothin Fancy Bluegrass Band.
JULY 27 -- Leon Russell.
AUG. 7 -- Robin and Linda Williams and Their Fine Group.
AUG. 8 -- Michael Fath Group.
SEPT. 2 -- Ellis Paul.
JAXX -- 6355 Rolling Rd., Springfield. 703-569-5940. www.jaxxroxx.com
JUNE 4 -- Southern Rock Allstars, Roadducks 28th anniversary show, Fun E Bone, Group Therapy.
JUNE 5 -- Baha Men.
JUNE 11 -- Supersuckers, Papa Shake.
JUNE 19 -- Asia, the Michael Sheppard Group, Brave.
JULY 10 -- Dokken, L.A. Guns, Intangible.
JULY 15 -- Best of the Beatles, featuring Pete Best, founding member and original drummer.
JULY 22 -- Shadows Fall, As I Lay Dying, Himsa, Remembering Never.
JULY 28 -- D.R.I., Strong Intention.
JULY 30 -- W.A.S.P., Place of Skulls, Torn, Maddax.
NATION -- 1015 Half St. SE. 202-554-1500.
JUNE 4 -- Dieselboy, DJ Dara, AK1200.
JUNE 11 -- Richie Hawtin, Magda.
JUNE 18 -- Sander Kleinenberg & Kazell.
JUNE 25 -- DJ Tiesto.
JUNE 29 -- Courtney Love.
JULY 2 -- Danny Howells, Scott Henry, DJ SS, DJ Fresh.
JULY 16 -- Astral Projection, John "OO" Fleming.
JULY 23 -- Miss Kittin, John Selway.
9:30 CLUB -- 815 V. St. NW. 202-393-0930. www.930.com
JUNE 4 -- Los Lonely Boys, Nini Camps.
JUNE 5 -- Rev. Horton Heat, Detroit Cobras, Mr. Airplane Man.
JUNE 8 -- Gavin DeGraw, Toby Lightman, Michael Tolcher.
JUNE 9 -- Wilco.
JUNE 10 -- Ween.
JUNE 11 -- Rooney, Straylight Run, Ozma.
JUNE 12 -- Sister Hazel, Stephen Kellogg, Evenout.
JUNE 13 -- Talib Kweli, MF Doom.
JUNE 14 -- The Decemberists, the Long Winters, the Places.
JUNE 15 -- Suicide Girls, Lennon, Gerling & Bloom.
JUNE 16 -- Kottonmouth Kings, Strawman, Big B, OPM.
JUNE 18 -- Five for Fighting, Glen Phillips.
JUNE 19 -- Aimee Mann, Julian Coryell.
JUNE 20 -- Franz Ferdinand, Sons and Daughters, Delegate.
JUNE 21 -- Reel Big Fish, Catch 22, Rx Bandits, Lucky Boys Confusion, Big D and the Kids Table.
JUNE 22 -- Skinny Puppy, Tweaker.
JUNE 23 -- Femi Kuti, Angelique Kidjo.
JUNE 24 -- Los Lobos.
JUNE 25 -- Psychic TV, the Apes.
JUNE 26 -- Burning Spear.
JUNE 27 -- La Ley.
JULY 1 -- The Streets, Dizzee Rascal.
JULY 2 -- Daycare Swindlers, the Shakedowns, the Goons, the Overprivileged, the Five Maseratis.
JULY 3 -- Kenin, Worry Stones.
JULY 6 -- Johnny Clegg.
JULY 9 -- Weird Al Yankovic.
JULY 10 -- X-Ecutioners, Northern State, Wylde Bunch.
JULY 10 -- Phantom Planet (early).
JULY 14 -- J-Kwon, Petey Pablo.
JULY 16 -- The Delays.
JULY 17 -- Carbon Leaf.
JULY 19 -- D12.
JULY 20 -- Sahara Hotnights, Reigning Sound.
JULY 20 -- The Hives (late).
JULY 26 -- The Bad Plus.
JULY 28 -- The Finn Brothers.
AUG. 14 -- Lucinda Williams.
AUG. 17 -- Face to Face, My Chemical Romance.
SEPT. 3 -- Chicks With Attitude, with Liz Phair, Nena Persson of the Cardigans, Charlotte Martin and Katy Rose.
SEPT. 9 -- Siouxsie.
SEPT. 11 -- Guided by Voices farewell tour.
RAMS HEAD TAVERN -- 33 West St., Annapolis. 410-268-4545. www.ramsheadtavern.com
JUNE 4 -- Chris Smither, Paul Curreri.
JUNE 5 -- Nighthawks.
JUNE 5 -- John Eddie Band (late).
JUNE 6 -- Del McCoury Band.
JUNE 7, 8 -- Bacon Brothers.
JUNE 9 -- Tommy Emmanuel, the Waybacks.
JUNE 10 -- Jane Monheit.
JUNE 11 -- Kenny Rankin.
JUNE 12 -- NRBQ.
JUNE 13 -- Larry Carlton.
JUNE 14 -- Psychedelic Furs.
JUNE 15 -- Slaid Cleaves, Chris Knight.
JUNE 16 -- 1964 The Tribute.
JUNE 17 -- Asleep at the Wheel.
JUNE 18 -- Poco.
JUNE 19, 20 -- Sara Evans.
JUNE 21 -- Sam Phillips, Eszter Balint.
JUNE 23 -- Southern Culture on the Skids.
JUNE 24 -- Dave Alvin Band.
JUNE 25 -- Seldom Scene.
JUNE 26 -- Carolyn Dawn Johnson.
JUNE 27, 28 -- Dave Mason.
JUNE 29 -- Little River Band.
JUNE 30 -- Citizen Cope.
JULY 1, 2 -- Fabulous Thunderbirds.
JULY 3 -- Dr. Hochman's Dynamic Dixieland & Jazz Band.
JULY 7 -- The Radiators.
JULY 8 -- The Searchers.
JULY 9 -- John Gorka.
JULY 10 -- Todd Snider.
JULY 11 -- Slim Man.
JULY 15 -- David Cassidy.
JULY 16 -- Benoit-Freeman Project.
JULY 17 -- Firefall.
JULY 18 -- Johnny Winter Band.
JULY 20 -- Vienna Teng, Abra Moore, Teitur, Ben Arthur.
JULY 21 -- Praful.
JULY 22 -- David Grisman Quartet.
JULY 23 -- Jim Messina.
JULY 25 -- Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.
JULY 28 -- Greg Brown.
JULY 29 -- Primitive Mind.
JULY 30 -- Captain Quint.
JULY 31 -- Beausoleil avec Michael Doucet.
AUG. 1 -- Deana Carter.
AUG. 4 -- Maria Muldaur.
AUG. 6 -- Nestor Torres.
AUG. 7 -- Steve Cole.
AUG. 8 -- Junior Brown.
AUG. 11 -- Dar Williams.
AUG. 12 -- Los Straitjackets.
AUG. 14 -- O'Malley's March.
AUG. 15 -- Guitars & Saxes, with Warren Hill, Jeff Golub, Euge Groove, Mark Antoine.
AUG. 22 -- Strawberry Fields.
AUG. 25 -- 4 Way Street.
AUG. 26 -- Naked Blue with Jennifer Daniels.
AUG. 27, 28 -- Marshall Crenshaw Band.
SEPT. 3 -- Jars of Clay.
SEPT. 4 -- Chely Wright.
SEPT. 7, 8 -- Gaelic Storm.
STATE THEATRE -- 220 Washington St., Falls Church. 703-237-0300. www.thestatetheater.com
JUNE 4 -- Get Back: Beatlemania.
JUNE 5 -- Jimmie's Chicken Shack, Knee Deep & Jackie Gino.
JUNE 18 -- Papa Grows Funk, Mando Mafia.
JUNE 19 -- Culture.
JUNE 25 -- Jordan Knight.
JUNE 29 -- Ubiquitone, Bonsai.
JULY 2 -- Dave Mason with Jim Capaldi.
JULY 9 -- The Fixx.
JULY 10 -- Hayseed Dixie.
JULY 14 -- Stockholm Syndrome.
JULY 22 -- Los Mocosos.
JULY 29 -- Bernie Worrell and the Woo Warriors with George Clinton.
JULY 30 -- Beausoleil avec Michael Doucet.
AUG. 13 -- Jimmy Thackery and Tab Benoit.
TWINS JAZZ -- 1344 U St. NW. 202-234-0072. www.dcjazz.com/twins
JUNE 4, 5 -- Walter Bell.
JUNE 11, 12 -- Eddie Henderson with Allyn Johnson & Steve Novosel.
JUNE 18, 19 -- Andrew Adair Trio.
JUNE 25, 26 -- Tim Warfield.
