Music & Concerts
Arts news in brief: April 15
Susan Werner at the Birchmere Friday night, GLAA and Equality Virginia plan events
Girlyman opens for Susan Werner at the Birchmere Friday night. (Photo courtesy of the group)
Werner, Girlyman at the Birchmere Friday
Out singer Susan Werner and queer group Girlyman will be performing at Birchmere (3701 Mt. Vernon Ave.) in Alexandria Friday at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased here.
Werner launched her recording career with the self-released Midwestern Saturday Night in 1992, which was followed by “Live At Tin Angel” in 1993. The second album impressed executives at Private Music/BMG, which released her major label debut “Last Of The Good Straight Girls” in 1995. She also received critical accolades for her subsequent recordings “Time Between Trains” (VelVel, 1998) and “New Non-Fiction” (Indie, 2001).
She has toured the nation with acts such as Richard Thompson, Keb Mo and Joan Armatrading, and was featured in a 1998 Peter, Paul and Mary PBS television special as one of the best of the next generation of folk songwriters. She’s a classically trained musicians who studied opera and still occasionally uses a selection from “Madame Butterfly” as her encore.Atlanta-based Girlyman is a folk-rock outfit famous for its tight harmonies.
Equality Virginia plans Saturday gala
Equality Virginia’s annual Commonwealth Dinner, a black-tie gala for the Commonwealth’s LGBT community and supporters, is Saturday at the Richmond Marriot Hotel (500 East Broad St.)
The dinner starts at 5:30 p.m. with a VIP and table host registration. General registration and evening reception starts a p.m. with live entertainment from Emme St. James and Her Jazz Gentlemen and No BS Brass Band.
The OUTstanding Virginians program begins at 8:15 p.m. This part of the gala is to honor LGBT Virginians who have made a mark. This year’s honorees are Gay Adegbalola, Tom Field, Mark Lowham, Molly McClintock, Judd Proctor and Brian Burns, Ellen Quails, Mitch Rosa and Krist VanAudenhove, Ruth Micklem and Jeanie Beiber.
The registration deadline for this event has passed. For more information, go here.
GLAA celebrates 40th anniversary Wednesday
The Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance is celebrating its 40th anniversary at Washington Plaza Hotel (10 Thomas Circle, N.W.) on Wednesday from 6:30 to 9 p.m.
The celebration will feature a presentation of the 2011 Distinguished Service Awards. The honorees are Rev. John Bryson Chane, Sharon Farmer, David Friedman, Theodore “Teddy” Guerran, Ronald King and David C. Ward.
Tickets are $75 each at the sponsor level, $125 for two at the patron level, $250 for three at the benefactor level, $500 for five at the distinguished sponsor level and $1000 for eight at the underwriters level.
For more information and to purchase tickets, go here.
Music & Concerts
Tom Goss returns with ‘Bear Friends Furever Tour’
Out singer/songwriter to perform at Red Bear Brewing Co.
Singer Tom Goss will bring his “Bear Friends Furever Tour” to D.C. on Sunday, June 8 at 8 p.m. at Red Bear Brewing Co.
Among the songs he will perform will be “Bear Soup,” the fourth installment in his beloved bear song anthology series. Following fan favorites like “Bears,” “Round in All the Right Places,” and “Nerdy Bear,” this high-energy, bass-thumping banger celebrates body positivity, joyful indulgence, and the vibrant spirit of the bear subculture.
For more details, visit Tom Goss’s website.
Aussie pop icon Kylie Minogue brings her acclaimed “Tension” world tour to D.C. next Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Capital One Arena. Tickets are still available at Ticketmaster.
The show features songs spanning her long career, from 1987 debut single, “The Loco-Motion,” to “Padam, Padam” from her album, “Tension.”
Music & Concerts
Busy season for live music in D.C.
Erivo, Kylie, Sivan, and more headed our way this spring
One sure sign of spring’s arrival is the fresh wave of live music coming to Washington. With more than 10 venues and a diverse lineup of artists, the city offers no shortage of live performances for the new season.
In addition to this impressive list, don’t forget the many artists coming to town for WorldPride, May 17-June 8. In addition to headliner Cynthia Erivo performing on Saturday, June 7 at the two-day street festival and concert, many other performers will be in town. Jennifer Lopez, Troye Sivan, and RuPaul are among the featured performers at the WorldPride Music Festival at the RFK Festival Grounds, June 6-7. Visit WorldPrideDC.org for a list of other performers.
MARCH
Grammy and Emmy Award-winning Mary J. Blige will take the stage at Capital One Arena on March 26 for her For My Fans tour. Two days later, on March 28, J Balvin will also perform at Capital One Arena for his Back to the Rayo tour.
The Lincoln Theatre will host the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington for three performances—one on March 15 and two on March 16.
If dance parties are more your vibe, you’re in luck. DC9 is hosting a series of themed dance parties this month, starting with Poker Face: 2000s + Dance Party on March 14, the ever-popular Peach Pit ’90s dance party on March 15, H.O.T.S.: A Sapphic Dance Party on March 22, and RageRiot!—a burlesque and drag revue featuring a lineup of local drag kings, queens, and everything in between on March 29.
APRIL
Australian queen of pop Kylie Minogue will bring her Tension tour to Capital One Arena on April 8, with British dance artist Romy as her special guest.
Indie singer-songwriter mxmtoon will stop in D.C. for their Liminal Space tour on April 4 at the 9:30 club, followed by indie rock band Gossip on April 5. The 9:30 club will also host two dance parties in April: Gimme Gimme Disco – a dance party inspired by ABBA on April 11 and Broadway Rave on April 18.
The Atlantis will feature Brooklyn-based indie rock band Pom Pom Squad on April 2.
Comedy duo Two Dykes and a Mic will bring their Going Hog Wild tour to the Howard Theatre on April 19.
DC9 has two dance parties lined up this month: Bimbo Night on April 4, hosted by Baltimore’s “premier red-tattooed Filipina diva” Beth Amphetamine, and Aqua Girls: A QTBIPOC Dance Party on April 5, celebrating “queer transcendence through music, movement, and community.”
The Anthem will welcome a lineup of big names in April, starting with Alessia Cara on April 8. Lucy Dacus will take the stage on April 18 and 19 for her Forever Is a Feeling tour, while funky pop artist Remi Wolf will headline on April 27, joined by special guests Dana and Alden.
MAY
Indie-pop artist Miya Folick will bring her Erotica Veronica tour to The Atlantis on May 1, followed by multi-genre musician SASAMI on May 2. Pop artist Snow Wife will close out the month at The Atlantis on May 31 as part of an official WorldPride 2025 event.
Queer rock band Lambrini Girls will perform at the Howard Theatre on May 4, while rock trio L.A. Witch will take the stage at DC9 on May 12.
Union Stage will feature Rachel Platten on May 3 for her Set Me Free tour, followed by Femme Fatale: A Queer Dance Party later that night.
The popular DJ festival Project Glow will return to RFK Stadium grounds on May 31 and June 1.
JUNE
Pride month kicks off with “RuPaul’s Drag Race” star Trixie Mattel, who will perform at Echostage on June 3 as part of a series of official WorldPride 2025 events.
Queer icons Grace Jones & Janelle Monáe will take over The Anthem on June 5 for a WorldPride 2025 event performance.
Perfume Genius will bring his signature sound to the 9:30 club on June 7 as part of WorldPride 2025 festivities. Later in the month, Blondshell will hit the 9:30 club for her If You Asked for a Tour on June 24.
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