Friday
- Incwell. Strathmore. $10 in advance, $12 at door.
- Hotspur, No Second Troy, Margot MacDonald Band, Boys Will Be Boys. 9:30 Club. $15.
- Bo Bice. Wolf Trap. $25.
- Yell County, The Courtesans, The Secret Pop Band. The Red & The Black. $8. 21+.
- New Rock Church of Fire, Greenland, Drunk Tigers. IOTA Club & Cafe. $10.
- Sweet Interference, Tripp, Hot Coffee Mississippi. Rock and Roll Hotel. $10.
- Two Car Living Room. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.
- Reboot – The DC Hip Hop Takeover: Reemstarr, DTMD, Beatmakers Surock, Dunc, Maverick, Eurok. Velvet Lounge. $5. 21+.
- The Bigger Lights, Sing Me Insomnia, Action Item. Jammin Java. $13.
- Los Amigos Invisibles, Thunderball, DJ Afro. Black Cat mainstage. $23 in advance, $25 day of.
- National Symphony Orchestra. Kennedy Center Concert Hall. $20-$85.
- V.V.Brown. DC9. $8. 18+.
Saturday
- Baltimore Symphony Orchestra: Itzhak Perlman. Strathmore. $30-$125.
- Nouvelle Vague, Clare and the Reasons. 9:30 Club. $25.
- 4th Haiti Relief Benefit Concert for Red Cross Relief Effort. IOTA Club & Cafe. Donations based.
- John Eaton. Wolf Trap. $25.
- Ravenous, Daddy Lion, Arden. The Red & The Black. $8. 21+.
- CP Blues. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.
- La Snacks, Typefighter, The Ionosphere Club, Transmography. Velvet Lounge. $8. 21+.
- Middle East MicFest Tour 2010: Mack Jones, Scottie Flippen, Jah I Witness, Kaze aka 4letters, K Beta, F.A.T., Faraz. Jammin Java. $10 in advance, $12 day of.
- Mission of Burma, Office of Future Plans. Black Cat mainstage. $15.
- The Devil Music Ensemble. Kennedy Center Millenium Stage. Free.
- Walter Beasley. Birchmere. $37.50.
- Franz Nicolay, Romania. DC9. $8. 18+.
Sunday
- Editors, The Antlers, The Dig. 9:30 Club. $20.
- Skeletonwitch, Iron Age, Howl. The Red & The Black. $12. 21+.
- Adrian Hardkor Krygowski, Molly Hagen, Twins of Gazelle. IOTA Club & Cafe. $10.
- Elementary, Deville, Where Winston Stood, Power Pirate. Rock and Roll Hotel. $10.
- Animal Genital. Velvet Lounge. Free. 21+.
- Alternative Takes: An Acoustic Evening with The Verve Pipe. Jammin Java. $17 in advance, $20 day of.
- Lookbook, Frau Eva. Black Cat backstage. $8.
- Creole. Kennedy Center Millenium Stage. Free.
- The Manhattans, Gerald Alston, Blue Lovett. Birchmere. $45.
- Battle of the Bands: Azazel the Fallen, All of This, Sextacy, Electronic Hope, Evereaux, Hover Craft, Suffer No Guilt, March Til Morning, New Retro, Love at Hindsight. Jaxx. $8 in advance, $10 day of.
- Leslie & the Ly’s, Christopher the Conquered, Shock Diamond. DC9. $10. 18+.
Hotspur photo by Jane Mallen, via MySpace.