D.C. is always home to more concerts than you could possibly write about. Here are some of the season’s highlights.
Barns at Wolf Trap
1645 Trap Rd.
Vienna, Va. 22182
Spring highlights:
Antares -March 19
Jeri Sager – March 20
HAPA -March 23-24
Bastianello & Lucrezia -March 26
John Eaton -March 27
Shemekia Copeland -March 28
Richard Marx and Matt Scannell -April 6
Ruthie Foster and John Hammond -April 7
Moya Brennan -April 8
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet -April 9
Julie Murphy Wells -April 10
The Bad Plus -April 13
Livingston Taylor -April 15-16
Luke Brindley -April 22
Lucy Kaplansky -April 23
Buskin & Batteau -April 24
The Bobs -April 28
John McCutcheon -April 29
Bonnie Rideout -April 30
For more information: 703-255-1900 or wolf-trap.org
Black Cat
1811 14th St. N.W.
Washington D.C. 20009
Spring highlights:
Black Lips, Box Elders, The Vermilions -March 19
Close to the Edge featuring DJ Dredd -March 19
Fruit Bats, Blue Giant, The Singleman Affair -March 20
Right Round featuring DJ lilíe -March 20
Magik Markers, Buildings -March 21
The Ruby Suns, Toro y Moi -March 24
Jukebox The Ghost, Tally Hall, Skybox -March 25
The Saturday Night Dance Party -March 27
The So So Glos, The Pharmacy -March 28
The Smith Westerns, So Cow, The Cheniers -April 1
Sorted with DJ Stereo Faith -April 2
HomoSonic -April 4
Tim Barry, Red Clay River -April 5
Exit Clov, Gringo Star -April 8
High on Fire, Priestess, Black Cobra, Bison B.C. -April 11
Freddie T & The People, Brandon Bulter -April 12
Shortstack, Birds of Avalon, Suns of Guns -April 16
Ugly Purple Sweater, La Strada, Lucia Lucia -April 20
Bitch -April 29
Echo & The Bunnymen -April 30
These United States, The Mother Hips -May 15
Thee Silver Mt Zion Memorial Orchestra -May 19
For more information: 202-667-4490 or blackcatdc.com
Blues Alley
1073 Wisconsin Ave. N.W.
Washington D.C. 20007
Spring highlights:
Earl Klugh -March 20
Swing Shift -March 21
Sherrie Maricle & The Diva Jazz Trio -March 22
Gregg Karukas -March 23
Nicole Henry -March 24
Stanley Jordan -March 28
The Outer Bridge Ensemble -March 29
Dan Leonard -April 6
Dani Cortaza -April 7
Bucky Pizzarelli -April 8-10
James Madison High School Band -April 11
Richard Montgomery High School -April 12
Columbia Jazz Band -April 12
The Dave Brubeck Quartet -April 16-18
The World Famous Count Basie Orchestra -April 20-25
Yellowjackets -May 6-8
Teri S -May 12
Larry Coryell Power Trio -May 13-16
Marcus Young -May 18
Spyro Gyra -May 20-23
John Eaton -May 25
For more information: 703-549-7500 or bluesalley.com
DAR Constitution Hall
1776 D St., N.W.
Washington D.C. 20006
Spring highlights:
Fresh Fest with Salt-N-Pepa -March 20
The Moody Blues -March 26
Vampire Weekend -April 3
Phoenix -April 26
For more information: 202-628-1776 or dar.org/conthall
DC9
1940 Ninth St. N.W.
Washington D.C. 20009
Spring highlights:
Bonjour, Ganesh! -March 20
Barefoot Truth -March 21
My Disco -March 23
Miles Kurosky of Beulah -March 24
Natalia Clavier -March 27
A Sunny Day In Glasgow -March 28
today the moon, tomorrow the sun -March 29
The Appleseed Cast -April 13
The Mary Onettes -April 20
The Points -April 22
Nouveau Riche -April 24
Captured! By Robots -May 4
Eluvium -May 17
For more information: 202-483-5000 or dcnine.com
DC Center
1810 14th St. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20009
Tom Goss Live: Launching his new Marriage Equality EP Politics of Love -April 1
For more information: 202-682-2245 or thedccenter.org
Folger Elizabethan Theatre
201 East Capitol St., S.E.
Washington D.C. 20003
Spring highlights:
Ballets and Brawls: French Music of Court and Countryside -March 19-March 21
A Musical Banquet: Songs for Lute, Voice and Viol -April 9-April 11
For more information: 202-544-7077 or folger.edu
GMU Center For The Arts
4373 Mason Pond Dr.
Fairfax, VA 22030
Spring highlights:
Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchestra with Lang Lang -April 3
GMU Percussion Ensemble Concert -April 6
GMU Chamber Orchestra -April 13
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields -April 23-25
GMU Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band Spring Concert -April 27
Flutopia Flute Choir -May 4
For more information: 888-945-2468 or gmu.edu/cfa
Iota Restaurant & Bar
2832 Wilson Blvd
Arlington, VA 22201
Spring highlights:
Tom McBride and the Whig Party -March 19
Dead Heart Bloom with Aaron Thompson -March 20
David Ford -March 21
Amy Sullivan and the Whiskey Darlings -March 22
Justin Trawick -April 2
The U-Liners -April 3
El Ten Eleven -April 6
Caravan of Thieves -April 8
The Walkaways -April 24
Red Elvises -May 1
For more information: 703-522-8340 or iotaclubandcafe.com
Jammin’ Java
227 Maple Ave. E.
Vienna, VA 22180
Spring highlights:
Steve Forbert -March 19
Dreaming of Eden + The Chuck Shaffer Picture Show -March 19
Al Petteway and Amy White -March 21
Collective Change – Haiti Benefit Concert -March 23
Jim Weiderís Project Percolator -March 24
The Hint -March 26
Sara Borges and the Broken Singles -March 26
Bill Emerson and Sweet Dixie Band -March 28
Army of Me -March 28
Pierre Bensusan -March 31
Benjy Davis Project -April 1
DC101ís Last Band Standing -April 6, April 13, April 21, April 27
Sara Watkins -April 20
Adrian Belew -April 22
Faze Electro Dance Party with Menya and Ypset and Santi -April 24
Graham Parker and the Figgs -May 1
Michelle Shocked -May 7
Boys Will Be Boys -May 8
Aqualung -May 9
Dan Navarro -May 14
Crash Test Dummies -May 16
For more information: 703-255-1566 or jamminjava.com
Kennedy Center
2700 F St. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20566
Spring highlights:
The Washington Chorus performs Mozartís Requiem -March 26, Concert Hall
Vocal Arts Society: America Sings Festival Showcase -April 10, Concert Hall
Marietta Simpson -April 21, Concert Hall
Gospel Across America Special -April 24, Concert Hall
Escher Quartet -April 26, Concert Hall
Barbara Cookís Broadway Spotlight: Laura Benanti -April 30, Terrace
Vocal Arts Society: Christine Brewer and Craig Rutenberg -May 7, Concert Hall
Jennifer Koh and Reiko Uchida -May 9, Concert Hall
Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival -May 20-May 22, Terrace
For more information: 202-467-4600 or kennedy-center.org
Lisner Auditorium
730 21st St., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20052
Spring highlights:
Grease: The Gay Men’s Chourus of Washington presents a fully staged, all-male production of thie Broadway musical -March 19 thru March 21
Angelique Kidjo -March 27
Caetano Veloso -April 10
Rokia Traore -April 11
Time Machine -Mashina Vremeni -April 13
Music from the Crooked Road: Mountain Music of Virginia -April 16
Joe Bonamassa -April 23
Baaba Maal -April 29
The Fab Faux -May 22
For more information: 202-994-6800 or lisner.org
The Library of Congress-Thomas Jefferson Building
10 First St. S.E.
Washington, D.C. 20003
Spring highlights:
Jean-Guihen Queyras and Alexandre Tharaud -March 12
Curtis Contemporary Music Ensemble -March 15
Voces Intimae -March 26
Juilliard String Quartet -April 9
Henschel Quartet -April 14
Alexander String Quartet, Afiara String Quartet -April 16
Jack Quartet -April 30
Woodley Ensemble -May 14
Ensemble Caprice -May 28
Mahan Esfahani -May 29
For more information: 202-707-8000 or loc.gov/concerts
Lyric Opera House
140 West Mount Royal Ave.
Baltimore, Md. 21201
Spring highlights:
Norah Jones -March 30
David Gray -March 31
Angie Stone and Leela James -April 17
For more information: 410-685-5086 or lyricoperahouse.com
Merriweather Post Pavilion
10475 Little Patuxent Parkway
Columbia, MD 21044
Spring highlights:
My Morning Jacket -May 1
Sugarland -May 16
The Bamboozle Roadshow featuring All Time Low and Boys Like Girls -May 21
For more information: 800-551-SEAT or merriweathermusic.com
Music Center at Strathmore
5301 Tuckerman Lane
North Bethesda, MD 20852
Spring highlights:
The Celtic Tenors -March 12
Ari Allal -March 24
Naomi Kudo -March 25
US Royalty with DJ Will Eastman -March 26
Tom Wopat -March 28
David Garrett -March 31
E.M. Spencer -April 2
Sezen Aksu -April 4
Gato & the Palenke Music Co. -April 9
George Winston, A Solo Piano Concert -April 9
Romeo and Julia Koren -April 13
Songs of the Earth: Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day -April 23
Patti LuPone presents ìThe Gypsy in my Soulî for Strathmoreís 2010 Spring Gala -April 24
Nancy Wilson -May 7
An Evening with Rosanne Cash and Mark OíConnor -May 8
For more information: 301-581-5100 or strathmore.org
National Philharmonic-Music Center at Strathmore
5301 Tuckerman Lane
North Bethesda, MD 20852
Spring highlights:
All Brahms -March 20, March 21
Brahms Requiem -March 27
From Mozart to Mahler -April 17, April 18
Vivaldiís Gloria -May 1
The Polish Masters and Schumann -May 22
For more information: 301-493-9283 or nationalphilharmonic.org
Ram’s Head Live
20 Market Place
Baltimore, MD 21202
Spring highlights:
Charm City Devils -March 19
Mat Kearney & Ingrid Michaelson -March 20
Ben Folds -March 24
Mr. Greengenes -March 26
Julian Casablancas -March 28
The Fabulous Thunderbirds -March 31
The Big Pink with A Place To Bury Strangers -April 1
Artic Monkeys -April 7
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony -April 8
Steel Panther -April 9
Hotspur -April 10
2U: U2 tribute band -April 17
Mastodon -April 20
Jakob Dylan and Three Legs -April 22
Josh Gracin -April 23
Gogol Bordello -April 29-30
Who ís Bad: A Michael Jackson Tribute Band -May 1
Charlie Mars -May 12
Get the Led Out -May 15
For more information: 410-244-1131 or ramsheadlive.com
Ram’s Head on Stage
33 West St.
Annapolis, MD 21401
Spring highlights:
Eddie from Ohio -March 19-20
The Machine Unplugged -March 20
Amos Lee -March 20
Celtic Crossroads -March 21
HAPA -March 22
Ledisi -March 27
Tower of Power -March 28
Alice Smith -March 31
Pat McGee -April 1
Rhett Miller -April 3
Keith Emerson & Greg Lake -April 5
Christopher Cross -April 10
Joan Osborne -April 11
Gary Wright -April 15
Sonny Landreth -April 16
Lalah Hathaway -April 18
Swing Out Sister -April 20
Ambrosia -April 21
Colin Hay -April 25
The Church -April 27
Mick Taylor -May 6
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings -May 7
Sia -May 8
Chris Botti -May 10-11
Vonda Shepard -May 12
Phil Vassar -May 14-15
Beth Nielsen Chapman -May 24
Toad the Wet Sprocket -May 29
For more information: 410-268-4545 or ramsheadonstage.com
Rock & Roll Hotel
1353 H St. N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20002
Spring highlights:
Junior League Band -March 19
Epic Dance Party with DJ Doc Rok -March 19
Garutachi with DJ Austin and DJ Ca$$idy -March 20
Bio Ritmo -March 20
Solar Powered Sun Destroyer -March 25
Shearwater, Wye Oak and Hospital Ships -March 26
Woods, Real Estate, Surf City -March 27
Japandroids, Love Is All, Tennis System -March 29
Gang Gang Dance, Highlife -March 30
Rattler -April 3
100 Monkeys -April 7
Pants Velour, Fuzzy G, The Canon Logic -April 10
ThíLegendary Shack*Shakers -April 13
Liars, Fol Chen -April 14
Trams Am, Nice Nice, Jonas Reinhardt -April 15
Mixtape -April 17
The Apples In Stereo -April 18
The Blue Line, Poor But Sexy, Drunk Tigers -April 23
Amanda Blank -April 24
Free Lobster Buffet -April 30
The Album Leaf, Sea Wolf -May 4
Imperial China -May 7
Patrick Wilson, Dovemen -May 8
Caribou, Toro Y Moi -May 10
Greg Laswell -May 24
Cobra Collective, Death by Sexy, Dead Heart Bloom -May 28
Black Dog Prowl -May 29
For more information: 202-388-ROCK or rockandrollhoteldc.com
The Birchmere
3701 Mt. Vernon Ave.
Alexandria, VA 22305
Spring highlights:
Average White Band -March 19-20
David Wilcox & Patty Larkin -March 21
Jonathan Butler -March 23
Carrie Newcomer & Peter Mayer -March 25
Jonatha Brooke & Lori McKenna -March 26
Ashford & Simpson -March 27
Anuhea & The Green -March 29
Bob Schneider -March 30
Robert Earl Keen -March 31
Keller Williams -April 2
Vivian Green -April 5
Keith Emerson & Greg Lake -April 6
Lizz Wright -April 7
Joan Osborne -April 8
Christopher Cross -April 9
Fourplay -April 12
Todd Rundgrenís Johnson -April 13
Michael McDonald -April 15
Guy Clark -April 17
Angie Stone -April 18
Swing Out Sister -April 19
The Wailiní Jennys -April 20
Colin Hay -April 23-24
Gentlemen of the Night -April 25
America: 40th Anniversary Tour -April 30, May 1
The English Beat -May 3
Kathy Mattea -May 6
Shawn Colvin -May 7
Shelby Lynne -May 11
Iris Dement -May 13
Chatham County Line -May 14
Virginia Coalition -May 15
Sweet Honey in the Rock -May 21-22
Toad the Wet Sprocket -May 27-28
Sonny Landreth & Tom Principato -May 29
Alex Bugnon -May 30
For more information: 703-549-7500 or birchmere.com
The Red & The Black
1212 H St. N.E.
Washington D.C., 20002
Spring highlights:
The Pubcrawlers -March 15
Rest Assured -March 17
Bellmer Dolls -March 19
One for the Team, The Prisms -March 21
YARN, Sgt Dunbar The Hobo Banned, Andrew Karnavas -March 25
Ravenous, FOX Japan, Caustic Casanova -March 26
Benyaro, Chris Merritt -March 28
Andalusian Dog -April 1
Shapiro, The Winter Sounds, Achtung Panda -April 4
East Coast Caravan -April 9
The Honeyguns -April 10
Lake Street Dive -April 13
Jounce -April 15
Horsehead -April 16
Deleon -April 17
For more information: 202-399-3201 or redandblackbar.com
The State Theatre
220 N. Washington St.
Falls Church, VA 22046
Spring highlights:
The Legwarmers -March 19-20
Tower of Power -March 26
Divas of Pop Dance Party -March 27
Rebirth Brass Band -March 31
The Soft Parade: The most authentic tribute to the Doors-April 2
The Legendary Rhythm and Blues Revue -April 3
Easy Star All-Stars -April 4
Anonymous -April 8
Cherry Poppin Daddies -April 15
Jimmy Thackery & The Drivers -April 18
Cowboy Junkies -April 23
The Machine -April 24
The Church -April 25, April 27
Taj Mahal Trio -May 1
Sematic and Charm City Devils -May 7
Donna The Buffalo -May 14
For more information: 703-237-0300 or thestatetheatre.com
Verizon Center
601 F St. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004
Spring highlights:
Alicia Keys -March 25
Bon Jovi with Dashboard Confessional -March 29
Nickelback -April 13
For more information: 202-628-3200 or verizoncenter.com
Warner Theatre
513 13th St., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004
Spring Lineup:
Norah Jones -April 2
Trans-Siberian Orchestra -April 11
Widespread Panic -April 20-21
Elvis Costello & The Sugarcanes -April 22
Mark Knopfler -May 2
For more information: 202-397-SEAT or warnertheatre.com
9:30 Club
815 V St., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
Spring highlights:
Anvil w/Misstallica -March 20
The Dan Band -March 27
Wiz Khalifa -March 28
Nada Surf -April 2
Wale & KíNaan -April 4
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club -April 5
The Temper Tramp and Florence & The Machine -April 6
King Sunny Ade -April 7
Mayhem -April 7
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists -April 8
NEEDTOBREATHE w/Will Hoge & Matt Hires -April 9
US Air Guitar -April 10
Pick Up The Phone Tour featuring Blue October -April 11
George Clinton and PFunk -April 12
Badfish -April 14
Martin Sexon -April 16
Jedi Mind Tricks -April 17
Kidz In The Hall -April 18
The Disco Biscuits -April 20
Rock Bottom Remainders -April 21
Jovanotti -April 22
Jakob Dylan -April 23
AP Tour: Never Shout Never, Hey Monday, The Cab, Every Avenue, The Summer Set -April 25
Ozomatli -April 28
Motion City Soundtrack -April 28
Kaki King -April 29
Citizen Cope -April 30, May 1
Shout Out Louds -May 2
Sia -May 4
Corinne Bailey Rae -May 13
Dr. Dog w/ Deer Tick -May 14
For more information: 202-265-0930 or 930.com
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