Sat. Nov. 15 in DMV DC- Jim Bennett & Unique Creation Band w/ Jessi Terrell @ Lamont's (soul & blues) 7 more @ stevekiviat.blogspot.com/2025/11/dc-b...

Sat. Nov. 15 in DMV DC- Rare Essence @ 11 @ Aqua (go-go); Artists against Apartheid (solidarity w/ Palestine event) w/ DJ Les, Martin Miguel & other dc & Baltimore artists tba @ Transmission (on 16th also); TCB w/ Shooters of ABM @ Shark Bar (bouncebeat go-go); DJ Les 7-10 @ Daikaya 🧵

Sat Nov. 15 in DMV DC- Tumbao (Latin salsa ) @ 10:30 @ Bossa 1st floor & DJ Lu & DJ Danilo Latin Hits upstairs; Magnolia Zenekar 7:30 (Hungarian folk) @ Bossa; Roots Band @ Makeda (Ethiopian); Ethiopian music @ Shalla;Ras Band @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian); Amanuel Yemane @ Rumor Bar (Ethiopian)🧵

Sat. Nov. 15 in DMV DC- Black on Black event w/ Ikel Marvlus x Flabba Dabba (team Shella) , Byfarmega, Polo International, Fyah Oats @ Buena Vista Ballroom, 8844 Washington Blvd., Jessup, MD; Lemonheads @ Ottobar (sold out); Irish banjo summit @ Creative Alliance ; Thrills w/ Johnny Castle @ JVs; 🧵

Sat Nov 15 in DMV DC- La Original Banda El Limon de Salvador Lizarraga, Sonora Dinamita, Los Plebes de Olancho @ Cococabana; Eden @ Fillmore (Irish/Hong Kong indie/alt electro pop) ; Jackie & the Treehorns w/ Devin Ocampo & Jerry Busher 8pm @ Ernie's Place Capital Hill (postpunk) 🧵

Sat Nov 15 in DMV DC- Rumba in DC w/ Orquesta Manplesa & DJ Pedro Night 9 to 12:30am @ Dupont Underground; Matheus Fonseca 12-3pm brunch @ Bar Cana (Brazilian music guitarist); Skinny Banton @ Fire Station 1 (dress code neon) ; Tom Morello & Friends band @ Lincoln Theatre (rock); 🧵

Fri Nov. 14 in DMV DC- One Pulse- dancehall, afrobeats, amapiano, soca dj @ Eaton Wild Days rooftop ; stevekiviat.blogspot.com/2025/11/dc-b...

Fri. Nov. 14 in DMV DC- Chsm el Higado, El Jerry Gerardo Colonel @ 90 Degrees; Lone Bellow, Nicole Atkins @ Union Stage; Riverbreaks, One Way Out You Fool! @ Comet P Pong ; William Hooker Trio @ Rhizome (jazz); Arun Ramamurthy Trio, Underworld Orchard, Dli 7:30 pm @ Le Mondo (South Asian & jazz) 🧵

Fri. Nov. 14 in DMV DC- Soroche & Teen Cobra, & Soularites benefit for dmv migrant organizations 8pm @ Dew Drop Inn; Shake & Shout 10 pm free @ Neptune Room (all vinyl '50s -60s girl groups, Motown, soul, rock); Marshall Crenshaw w/ James Mastro @ Rams Head Annapolis (guitar pop); 🧵

Fri Nov 14 in DMV DC- Still Familiar @ Shark Bar (go-go);
Junkyard Band 7 to 12 @ Urban Crab (go-go); Alfredo Mojica Group @ 10:30 @ Bossa (salsa) plus DJ Lu & DJ Danilo w/ Latin hits upstairs; Benefit for Malian ngo w/ Amadou Kouyate, Souleymane Sala Sane, & more 6:30 to 9:30 @ Bossa; 🧵

Update- Topper Carew ended up cancelling his appearance at the New Thing event at Woodridge Library in DC

Thurs Nov 13 in DMV DC- Shiner, Cash Langdon, Mirrorless @ Quarry House; Live Ethiopian music w/guitarist Selamino & band @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring; Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria (Ethiopian); more @ stevekiviat.blogspot.com/2025/11/dc-b...