- An Evening w/ King Sunny Ade & his African Beats. 9:30 club. $25. All ages.
- The Paulverizers, Idle Americans. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.
- Oleta Adams. Birchmere. $39.50.
- Novalima, Pistolera. Black Cat. $18/$22. All ages.
- Lovvers, Small Doses, Cigarbox Planetarium. Comet Ping Pong. All ages.
- John Legend, India.Arie. Merriweather Post Pavilion. $36–$109.
- Hello Society, Marbin, Lucky Dub. The Red & The Black. $8. +21.
- Stellastarr, Wild Light, The Postmarks. Rock and Roll Hotel. $12/$14. All ages.
- BLDGS, Screen Vinyl Image, Cobalt & the Hired Guns, The Water. Velvet Lounge. $8. +21.
- Danny Harris (Fatback DC): Mashed Potatoes. Cafe Saint Ex.
- Eastern Music Festival Piano Program. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage. Free.
- Friday Nights Out Back w/ Chopteeth. Strathmore. $10.
- Aural Tapestry: An Evening w/ All Our Noise, feat. Seas, Typefighter, John & Paul Thornley (of US Royalty). Fort Fringe. $10. See Fringe & Purge for WCP’s take on the best and worst of CapFringe thus far.
Saturday
- Emmet Swimming, The Dreamscapes Project. 9:30 club. $15. All ages.
- Jenn and the Tonics, Jeff Carmela. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.
- Bill Kirchen & The Hammer of The Honky Tonk Gods, Ruthie & the Wranglers. Birchmere. $25.
- Emarosa, Our Last Night, In Fear and Faith, Burden of a Day, I See Stars, Broadway. Jaxx. $13/$15. All ages.
- North of Canada, Typefighter, Maple. The Red & The Black. $8. +21.
- Drop Electric, Hypernova, Funk Ark, Dangerosa. Rock and Roll Hotel. $10. All ages.
- Beatnik Flies, Sleeper Agent, Pup Tent, Caustic Casanova (upstairs); DJ Busca, DJ Pascal (downstairs). Velvet Lounge. $8. +21.
- The Birdman. Cafe Saint Ex.
- AP Chemistry: A Night of Hip Hop, feat. Disturbed Individuals, Flex Matthews, Arda Mus. Fort Fringe. $10.
Sunday
- Rocknoceros, The Great Zucchini. 9:30 club. $15. All ages, esp. the kiddies.
- Blues Jam w/ the Idle Americans. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.
- Tortoise, Grey Reverend. Black Cat. $20. All ages.
- Future of the Left, Mount Vicious. DC9. $12. +18.
- Knot Feeder, The Maida Vail, Sun Tornado, Gordon Withers. The Red & The Black. $6. +21.
- Strangers Family Band, Speck Mountain. Velvet Lounge. $7. +21.
Novalima photo via MySpace.