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Friday
- Arcade Fire w/ Spoon. Merriweather Post Pavilion. $32-$48.50
- Gucci Mane w/ Backyard, TOB. DC Star. $40.
- Budweiser Superfest: Anthony Hamilton, Kem, Jaheim, Raheem Devaughn. Jiffy Lube Live. $31.75-$89.75
- Galactic w/ Lionize. 9:30 Club. $25. All ages
- Billy Woodward & the Senders, the Blackberry Belles, the Bellevederes, the Motorettes. Rock and Roll Hotel. $10. All ages.
- Evan Bliss and the Welchers, Mem. The Velvet Lounge. $8. +21.
- Right Round UP!: The ’80s Prom w/ DJ lil’e. Black Cat. $10. All ages.
- Achtung Panda w/ Atomic Shotgun, Deville, the Urbangis. The Red and The Black. $8. +21
- NSO: Bugs Bunny at the Symphony. Wolf Trap. $20-$52
- Desert Rose Band w/ Kim Cameron. The Birchmere. $39.50
- The Lydia Finale: A Goodbye & Farewell Tour w/ River City Extension, Analog Rebellion. Jammin Java. $13. All ages
- John Eddie. Jammin Java. $18. All ages
- HeLO w/ Fight the Lion, the Lincoln Bedroom. IOTA Club & Cafe. $10. +21
- Faster Pussycat, LA Guns w/ John Corabi, After Therapy, Critical Propeller. Jaxx. $23. +21
- Stealin the Deal, Alfa Dog Blues Band. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.
Saturday
- Summer Spirit Festival: Erykah Badu, the Roots, Common, Chuck Brown, B.o.B., Janelle Monae. Merriweather Post Pavilion. $44-$100.
- Kings of Leon. Jiffy Lube Live. $36.50-$61.50
- The Silver Liners, the Vanity Plates, Koshari, the Last Monarchs. Rock and Roll Hotel. $10. All ages.
- Rufus Wainwright w/ Martha Wainwright. Music Center at Strathmore. $46
- RUN FOR COVER: Sports Authority, Pure Emotion, Tron Petty, In Ex Sex, Dr. Feelgreat, We Got Da Butt. Black Cat. $10. All ages
- TCB, XIB, ABM w/ Renegade, UEB, HQB. CFE Event Center. Free
- Seamonsters, Seas, Bearshark. The Velvet Lounge. $8. +21.
- One Ton Wonton w/ Blackberry Bells. IOTA Club & Cafe. $10. +21
- Little Bigheart w/ the Loom, the Green Boys. The Red and The Black. $8. +21
- Treasure Fingers w/ Dave P & JDH, Stereo Faith. U Street Music Hall. $10. +18
- NSO: Bugs Bunny at the Symphony. Wolf Trap. $20-$52
- NAPAW: 2010 Memorial Concert in Honor of Susanna “Susie” Kim. Terrace Theater. $40
- Nathan and the Gang Bang w/ Nunchucks, the Wave Exchange. Jammin Java. $13. All ages
- Mary Fahl. Jammin Java. $18. All ages
- Passafire, MOJO. Jammin Java. $13. All ages
- KIDS w/ DJ Cousin Cole. DC9. $6. +21
- Desert Rose Band w/ Kim Cameron. The Birchmere. $39.50
- Rival Tribe, Damn Skippy. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.
Sunday
- Barenaked Ladies w/ Kris Allen, Angel Taylor. Merriweather Post Pavilion. $35-$75.
- Hippiefest: Jack Bruce, War, Mitch Ryder, Rare Earth. Wolf Trap. $25-$42
- The Rockstar Mayhem Festival: Korn, Rob Zombie, and more. Jiffy Lube Live. $31-$69.50
- Here We Go Magic w/ Beach Fossils. Black Cat. $12. All ages.
- CYNIC, Intronaut, Dysrhythmia. Rock and Roll Hotel. $12-$15. All ages.
- Los Lobos. The Birchmere. $49.50.
- Tom McBride w/ Jim Hanfit, Buster Brown and The Get Down. The Red and The Black. $6. +21
- Cerca Trova, Knife at a Gunfight w/ Hero of the Beach, I, The Capulet, Iona Sound, Fyasco. Jammin Java. $13. All ages
- Y and T, Icarus Witch w/ Sidetrak. Jaxx. $28. +21
Evan Bliss photo via Myspace