Hometown Sounds

Monday 9/30:
It’s a night of beautiful instrumental music tonight at Clarendon’s Galaxy Hut with experimental viola & cello duo Coven Tree and post-rock band Ice Out.

Tuesday 10/01:
Welcome back Philly indie rock band The Obsessives, once based here in DC, Tuesday night at Comet Ping Pong, along with two bands that still love our town best, Magazine Beach and Makeup Girl.

Wednesday 10/02:
Wednesday evening Singer-songwriter Laura Tsaggaris‘s monthly cover project at Trusty’s Bus Bar in SE DC gets into October’s spirit with her take on MJ’s album Thriller. Halloween decorations are already up, so take your costume out for a test drive.

Thursday 10/03:
Queer cowboy drag singer Drew Beckman and his band The Boundary Boys headline DC9 Thursday night, along with new DC shoegaze band Emperor Plum.

Friday 9/27:
Tonight Epicure Café in Fairfax has funky tunes from jam bandleader Gordon Sterling and jazzy sounds from Sweet Something. Ease into your weekend in style.

Saturday 9/28:
Every year drummer and educator Ben Tufts presents a benefit show featuring a multitude of his talented friends to benefit the memorial fund for his father Craig Tufts. This year Ben Tufts & Friends presents “As Heard on TV”, an extravaganza of theme songs including Cheers, MASH, Gilligan’s Island, The Simpsons, The Jeffersons, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Ducktales, The Love Boat, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, The Muppets, The Wire, The Addams Family, The Beverly Hillbillies, Mad Men, Star Trek, Law & Order: SVU, Knight Rider, Golden Girls, Laverne & Shirley, Jeopardy, Scrubs, Welcome Back Kotter, WKRP: Cincinnati and of course, The Andy Griffith Show and more. Head to Vienna’s Jammin’ Java on Saturday night for an incredible dose of musical nostalgia.

Sunday 9/29:
DC jazz site CapitalBop‘s Spotlight Residency takes over Local 16 on U Street Sunday night (& Saturday as well) for two sets with a quintet led by Black Myths’ drummer Warren “Trae” Crudup III.

Monday 9/23:
You And Me And You are a sweater folk-forward trio wrapped up in the warmth of nostalgia and the tides of friendship. See them tonight at Dwell DC along with solo sets from Bal Boheme‘s Laurel Rose and Rhode Island’s Will Orchard.

Tuesday 9/24:
“An insomniac daydreamer with an addiction to looking at the bright side”, singer-songwriter Jahnel Daliya plays one of the final FREE Live & Local sets Tuesday evening at The Pub & The People from 7DrumCity.

Wednesday 9/25:
Dreamgaze band Nah. are always worth checking out live. This Wednesday night you can see them open for Gold Connections at AdMo’s SongByrd Music House.

Thursday 9/26:
Dwell’s Thursday night show features jazz fusion band Cordoba from Chicago, along with dreamy indie pop band novo and Tuff Lover, the side project of Bottled Up’s Nikhil Venkat.

Friday 9/20:
Find your way to Dupont Underground tonight to see three diverse DC acts, Bottled Up, October ’71 feat. Rob Stokes, and Daniel Sohn, sponsored by Asteria Entertainment.

Saturday 9/21:
Saturday night is an unmissable night of indie pop at the Black Cat. Feminist supergroup The OSYX starts things out, then queer-ish animated superheroes Bad Moves rip through their polished hits. Capping off the evening is the celebration of They’re Talking to Me Strange, the first new music from Washington Social Club in over a decade.

Sunday 9/22:
We heartily endorse Sunday night‘s indie rock lineup at Galaxy Hut. You all know Spirit Plots, they’ve been rocking DC stages since 2014. Yes Vacancy is probably new to you, anchored by veteran DC drummer Ryan Nelson of Soccer Team and The Most Secret Method.

Monday 9/16:
“Gentle but fierce pop to tear at your heartstrings”, Ava Mirzadegan’s solo project Pen Palindrome opens for Baltimore’s Friday Junior and Strangepride from New York tonight at Slash Run.

Tuesday 9/17:
Tuesday night the Black Cat‘s intimate Red Room hosts experimental sounds from rapper Sir EU and Priests’ charismatic frontwoman Katie Alice Greer.

Wednesday 9/18:
The summer ain’t quite over yet, so the DC Public Library‘s Punk Archive initiative is hosting one last rooftop show before the season ends. Head to the Woodridge Library in NE at 6:30 PM Wednesday evening to see Clear Channel and Taciturn.

Thursday 9/19:
Hardcore festival Damaged City keeps the spirit alive with a showcase at Slash Run Thursday night. 2016 Fest alums La URSS from Spain join DC punk band Asesinato, featuring members of Rashomon & Guilt Parade, and darkwave act Aertex featuring members of Merchandise, Coke Bust & Blacksage

Friday 9/13:
DC’s most dedicated concert photographer Roxplosion curates tonight‘s lineup at the Pie Shop on H St NE. Grab your savory pie for dinner and sweet pie for dessert in time to see Piramid Scheme, Capital Offender and Baltimore’s Out of Water Experience.

Saturday 9/14:
Don’t forget about JasonFestII! Here’s what organizer Jason Mendelson says to expect Saturday night at Epicure Café.

Schedule (sort of)
shortly after 7pm: Daniel Ouellette
let’s say, hmm, 7:48, cause why not, Jason Mendelson
around 8:30ish, yeah, it’s Koshari
closer to 9:30pm The Lucky So & So’s
THE NIGHT TIME IS THE RIGHT TIME
all times and underwear are subject to change

Sunday 9/15:
Three DC musicians making 2019’s most memorable albums are playing Sunday night at the Black Cat. Matt Dowling’s Swoll moniker makes swirling 80s-style electronic ballads, Anna Connolly is a powerfully confessional singer-songwriter, and David Klinger celebrates the release of the long-awaited Forgetter album Parts of Anything.

Monday 9/09:
Non-binary electronic artist & drag DJ La Roche kicks off another night of impressive music tonight at Comet Ping Pong with NY’s Machine Girl and Five Star Hotel from Pittsburgh.

Tuesday 9/10:
Wailing blues rock band Wanted Man, part of our #DCmusic Millennium Stage series, hit the Pie Shop stage Tuesday night along with The Electric Mud in town from Fort Myers, FL. The photo below comes courtesy of Roxplosion.

Wednesday 9/11:
Rejoice in the astounding new album Anthropocosmic Nest by The Messthetics Wednesday night at the Black Cat, and don’t you dare miss the opening sets from punk band Mock Identity & experimental cellist Janel Leppin. This is one you’ll want advance tix for, trust us.

Thursday 9/12:
Thursday night‘s lineup at the Dew Drop Inn features trip-hop band Luna Honey, another vet of our #DCmusic Millennium Stage series, and esoteric punk performer Pearie Sol open for legendary New York record producer Martin Bisi.

This weekend all the #DCmusic shows we’ve picked out are free. FREE! Buy some music or maybe a beer for these hard working souls to show them some love.

Friday 9/06:
How does a FREE back to school punk rock party at the Pie Shop sound? Tonight the purveyors of pies both sweet and savory host an all DMV lineup, just like we like, with Venray, Sister Ex, Creep Crusades and LNT (Like No Tomorrow).

Saturday 9/07:
Caz Gardiner, well known for her soulful ska/rocksteady vocals for The Checkered Cabs, The Ambitions and The Day Laborers, brings her eponymous band playing 60s-influenced soul pop to Solly’s on U Street Saturday night. The music runs from 10 PM to 1 AM and there’s NO COVER, so bring your cool friends.

Sunday 9/08:
Sunday is AdMoDay! Celebrating its astounding 41st year, the day long festival in Adams Morgan presents crowd-pleasing faves Batala, Los Empresarios, Chopteeth, DuPont Brass and lots lots more.

Tuesday 9/03:
7DrumCity keeps the music FREE, Live & Local tonight at The Pub & The People with trombonist Shannon Gunn and guitarist Garrett Gleason, two stalwarts of the DC jazz scene, for an evening of improvisation.

Wednesday 9/04:
We really can’t do better than the FB event post for this:
What to expect from Teen Cobra‘s “Teen Cat / Black Cobra” event at Black Cat‘s new Red Room this Wednesday September 4:
– 2 punk-long sets (20+ min each)
– 32 songs. All the songs we know, including a handful of new covers
– Set decoration
– Wardrobe change
– Detailed Playbill with all the information about the show for every audience member
– “The best husband and wife lo-fi rock n roll punk duo in the D.C. right now. Maybe”
See you there!

Thursday 9/05:
We are crazy excited for the first partnership between Hometown Sounds and the Luce Foundation Center’s #LuceUnplugged this Thursday evening. Powerhouse drummer Isabelle de Leon leads a group of DC musicians playing jazz, pop and soul. The curator-led art talk begins at 5:30 and the music starts at 6. As always, there’s no cover and drink specials for your happy hour needs.