- Ben Sollee, Carrie Rodriguez. IOTA Club & Cafe. $15.
- The Gerunds, Golden City, MilkMachine. The Red & The Black. $8. 21+.
- The Vita Ruins, Casper Bangs, The Jaguar Club. Rock and Roll Hotel. $10.
- King Soul. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.
- Shawn Mullins, Justin Trawick. Birchmere. $25.
- Cowboy Mouth, Junior Brown. 9:30 Club. $25.
- Exit Clov, True Womanhood. Strathmore. $10 in advance, $12 at door.
- Aspen Ensemble: The Discovery Series. Wolf Trap. $35.
- National Symphony Orchestra: Iván Fischer, Mischa Maisky playing Tchaikovsky. Kennedy Center Concert Hall. $20-$85.
- Lorelei, A Study In Her, America Hearts. Velvet Lounge. $8. 21+.
- The Kennedys, Maura Kennedy solo CD release. Jammin Java. $18.
- The Loud Tour with Frayz, Whitefolks, DIA, Tese Fever, Rated R, E-Skillz, K-Beta and more. Jammin Java. $15.
Saturday
- Amanda Blank, Maluca, DJs Lil’El and Jackie-O. Rock and Roll Hotel. $16.
- Jimmy Lee. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.
- Tea Leaf Green, Elmwood. 9:30 Club. $17.
- National Philharmonic: Russian Evening with Leon Fleisher. Strathmore. $29-$79.
- Nouveau Riche. DC9. Free before 10 p.m., $8 after. 21+.
- Girls Rock DC Benefit. Comet Ping Pong. $5.
- John Eaton. Wolf Trap. $25.
- Vocal Arts Society: Anne Schwanewilms, Malcolm Martineau. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater. $45.
- An Evening with Charlie Hunter. Jammin Java. $20.
- Abrassive Actions, Invader, Gomorrah, Undercurrent, Silver Cyanide, Over Indulgence, Xstrophy, Orgy of the Damned, Gelidus Astrum, The Phoeniix, Engulfed in Flames. Jaxx. $8 in advance, $10 day of. All ages.
Sunday
- Bronze Radio Return, Dan Mills, The Chilling Effect. IOTA Club & Cafe. $12.
- “Music Helping Haiti” with Echo Boom, Honor By August, Todd Wright, Michaela Thurlow, Tosin and the Rhapsody, Band, Prozakistan, Kat Diva & The World, Michael Yugo, Buster Brown, Laura Tasaggaris, Uninterrupted. Rock and Roll Hotel. $12 – all ticket profits go to “Music Helping Haiti.”
- Those Darlins, Pine Hill Haints. Black Cat. $10.
- Blues Jam with Hot Rods and Old Gas and Hot Roddess Lisa Lim. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.
- David Sanborn Quartet, Joey DeFrancesco. Birchmere. $45.
- Paul Di’Anno, Icarus Witch, Baby Jayne, Bitter Pill. Jaxx. $18 in advance, $20 day of. 21+.
Ben Sollee photo by Liz Linder, via MySpace.