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- The Footprint in Hip Hop Tour: Method Man & Red Man, Ghostface Killah, Duo Live. 9:30 club. $35. All ages.
- Sophia Bass, Ruthi & the Tracers. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.
- Jimmy Thackery & the Drivers, Lil’ Ed & the Blues Imperials. Birchmere. $25.
- Head Automatica, Cubic Zirconia. Black Cat. $15. All ages.
- Carol Bui Butterflies, Impossible Hair, US. Comet Ping Pong. All ages.
- The Mass Shivers, The Alphabet, Hello Babies, Greenland, Wild Fictions. D.C. Mini Gallery. $5. All ages.
- Abigail Williams, Goatwhore, Daath, Abysmal Dawn, Success Will Write Apocalypse Across the Sky, Fallen Martyr, Nightmare Ritual. Jaxx. $12/$15. All ages.
- The Winter Sounds, Go Home Robot, Achtung Panda. The Red & The Black. $8. +21.
- Bob Dylan. Ripken Stadium. Call for price.
- Bonjour Ganesh!, Ghost Light, The Mean Ideas. Rock and Roll Hotel. $10. All ages.
- Project Natale (Fri. & Sat. shows). Twins Jazz. $15.
- Sunsets with a Soundtrack: The U.S. Army Ceremonial Band. West Steps U.S. Capitol. Free.
- Girl Loves Distortion, Trophy Wife, Three Lexington Arrows, Fangs Out. Velvet Lounge. $8. +21.
- National Symphony Orchestra: “The Wizard of Oz.” Filene Center at Wolf Trap. $20–$48.
Saturday
- Trouble Funk 30th Anniversary Reunion Tribute to Dyke, w/ The Art of Junk, Da Mixx Band. 9:30 club. $20. All ages.
- Andy Paxon Band, Rose Between Thorns. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.
- Dave Alvin & the Guilty Women. Birchmere. $25.
- Extra Golden, Black & Tan Fantasy Band. Black Cat. $12. All ages.
- Bluebrain, Alfonso Bravo. Comet Ping Pong. All ages.
- Buster Brown & the Get Down. Dogfishhead Alehouse. Call for price.
- 2009 Capital Hip Hop Soul Fest. Marvin Gaye Park. Call for prices.
- Pants Velour, The Escape Artist, Reemstarr, Flex Matthews. The Red & The Black. $8. +21.
- The Mighty Heard, Baad Ingrish, Ndelible. Rock and Roll Hotel. $10. All ages.
- Satisfaction: A Tribute to The Rolling Stones. The State Theatre. $16.
- Nunchucks, 7 Door Sedan, We The They, DJ sets by Kingpin Soundsystem. Velvet Lounge. $8. +21.
- National Symphony Orchestra: “The Music of John Williams.” Filene Center at Wolf Trap. $20–$75.
Sunday
- Eric Weinberg & the Morrison Brothers. Birchmere. $35.
- Crystal Stilts, The Ladybug Transistor, Cotton Candy. Black Cat Backstage. $10. All ages.
- So Many Dynamos, Cast Spells, Detox Retox. DC9. $8. +18.
- Born Empty, Deville. The Red & The Black. $6. +21.
- Black Moth Super Rainbow, Dan Friel. Rock and Roll Hotel. $15. All ages.
- Sugarplums, Microwave Background. Velvet Lounge. $8. +18.
- Gordon Lightfoot. Filene Center at Wolf Trap. $22–$40.
Photo of Michael O’Neill, of The Ladybug Transistor, via MySpace.
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