Friday
- Needtobreathe, Will Hoge, Matt Hires. 9:30 Club. $16.
- Gato & the Palenke Music Co. Strathmore. $10 in advance, $12 at door.
- Los Angeles Guitar Quartet. Wolf Trap. $35.
- East Coast Caravan. The Red & The Black. $8. 21+.
- Shwa, The Royal We. IOTA Club & Cafe. $10.
- Bonjour, Ganesh!, The Jones, Big Chimney, Blankus Larry. Rock and Roll Hotel. $10.
- Andy Poxon. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.
- The Caribbean, Ryan Holladay, Twins of a Gazelle. Velvet Lounge. $8. 21+.
- Tamagawa University Taiko Drumming and Dance Troupe. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage. Free.
- Maybe Baby, Exactly, John Powers. Comet Ping Pong. Free.
- The Wedding Present, The Jet Age. Black Cat mainstage. $15.
Saturday
- Done & Done Festival. All Souls Unitarian Church. $12-$20.
- Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Strathmore. $30-$90.
- Julie Murphy Wells. Wolf Trap. $25.
- The Honeyguns, The Grit Pushers. The Red & The Black. $8. 21+.
- Honor By August, The Ruse, Luna Halo. IOTA Club & Cafe. $12.
- Wicked Liquid featuring Fuzzy G, Pants Velour, The Canon Logic. Rock and Roll Hotel. $10.
- The Icemen. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.
- Alex Gruenberg, Astronomers, Natives. Velvet Lounge. $8. 21+.
- bob (CD release show), Almost Kings, Feed God Cabbage. Jammin Java. $12 in advance, $15 day of.
- Harmonia Opera Company. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage. Free.
- Richard Bacchus and The Luckiest, Yell County, DJ Kid Congo Powers. Comet Ping Pong. $8.
- Noon:30, The Aquarium. Black Cat backstage. $8.
Sunday
- Blue October, Stars of Track and Field, Hurricane Bells. 9:30 Club. $25.
- Red Sparowes, Doomriders, Fang Island. Rock and Roll Hotel. $10 in advance, $12 at door.
- Caustic Casanova, Dark Sea Dream, Akris, Disco Machine Gun. Velvet Lounge. $8. 21+.
- I Saw A Ghost, The Kindness of Strangers, A Sense of Urgency, Light Up the Sky, Failing the Fallen, Thatswhatshesaid. Jammin Java. $10 in advance, $13 day of.
- George Benson. Kennedy Center Concert Hall. $20-$45.
- High on Fire, Priestess, Black Cobra, Bison B.C. Black Cat mainstage. $15.
- Rocky Votolato, Brooke Waggoner. DC9. $13 in advance, $15 day of. 18+.
Will Hoge photo by Drew Gurian, via MySpace.