Friday

• We Are Scientists w/ Lightspeed Champion, Bad Girlfriend. Black Cat. $18. All ages.
• The Very Big Fatback w/ Art of Junk, George Smallwood. 9:30 Club. $10. All ages.
• 311 and the Offspring. Jiffy Lube Live. $37-$52.
• Junior League Band, Holy Ghost Tent Revival, The Hot Seats. Rock and Roll Hotel. $12. All ages.
• Laurie Anderson. The Birchmere. $39.50
• Bob Log III w/ Molly Gene One Woaman Band. The Red and The Black. $8. +21
• Jesse Malin and the St. Marks Social w/ Shane Hines, Don Dilego. IOTA Club & Cafe. $15. +21
• The Kennedys. Jammin Java. $18.
• The Accidents, Zombie Club America, John Wayne Hero. The Velvet Lounge. $8. +21
• Histrionic Witch, Silence the Blind. Jaxx. $12. All ages.
• Jenn and The Tonics, Anthony “Swampdog” Clark. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.

Saturday

• Jack Johnson w/ Merriweather Post Pavilion. $35-$55.
• “Star Wars” in Concert. Verizon Center. $35-$75.
• Rahim Shah. DAR Constitution Hall. $35-$100.
• The Torches w/ Lions & Tigers & Whales. Black Cat. $8. All ages.
• Bonjour, Ganesh!, Milk Machine, the NRIs, Ghost Light. Rock and Roll Hotel. $10. All ages.
• Designer Drugs w/ Toy Selectah, Alvin Risk. U Street Music Hall. $10. +18
• What’s the Scenario? Hip Hop Dan and Dave Nada present a dance night of Classic Hip Hop. 9:30 Club. $10. All ages.
• Ocho de Bastos w/ Bachaco, Crisis, Revolucion Quinientos Tr3s, DJ Rockactivo. DC9. $12. +21
• Old Time Banjo Festival. The Birchmere. $29.50
• King Giant w/ Wake Up Cold. The Red and The Black. $8. +21
• Jerry Butler. Carter Barron Amphitheater. $20.75
• Shortstack w/ Pinche Gringo. IOTA Club & Cafe. $12. +21
• DMV Rock/ Rap Showcase. The Velvet Lounge. $8. +21
• 4 Out of 5 Doctors. Jammin Java. $20
• In Alcatraz 1962, I Saw A Ghost, Life After Hours, Behold the Flood. Jaxx. $12. All ages.
• Scott Ramminger and The Crawstickers. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.

Sunday

• The Mostly Dead, Worn in Red, Drugs of Faith. Black Cat. $8. All ages.
• An American Playlist: Three Evenings Celebrating the Performing Arts. Featuring Mambo Sauce, Black Thought, ?uestlove. The Kennedy Center Concert Hall
• Natalie Merchant. Music Center at Strathmore. $55.
• hiphopmcdougal w/ Free Lobster Buffet, A Spike Lee Joint. DC9. $8. +18
• Parachute Musical w/ Murphy’s Kids, Sequoyah Prep School. U Street Music Hall. $10. +18
• David Grisman Bluegrass Experience. The Birchmere. $39.50
• The Small Ponds w/ Jeanne Jolly. IOTA Club & Cafe. $12. +21
• Screen Vinyl Image, the Water, We Are Hex, Night and the City. The Velvet Lounge. $8. +21
• William Fitzsimmons w/ Rosi Golan. Jammin Java. $15

Bob Log III photo via Myspace