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- eNVee, Stacy Brooks. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.
- Leo Kottke. Birchmere. $35.
- Bill Callahan (Smog), Lights. Black Cat. $15. All ages.
- An Evening w/ Lynda Carter (Fri.-Sat.). Kennedy Center Terrace Theater. $45–$75.
- Original Tuxedo Jazz Band (Part of the Duke Ellington Jazz Festival). Kennedy Center Millennium Stage. Free.
- Apostle of Hustle, Black and Tan Fantasy Band, DJ Yellow Fever. Rock and Roll Hotel. $10/$12. All ages.
- Whale Etouffee New Orleans Band. 8 p.m. Saint’s Bourbon Street Grill. 1812 Hamlin Street, N.E. (202) 269-2150.
- Chuck Brown. The State Theatre. $25.
- Marlon Jordan (part of the Duke Ellington Jazz Fest; Fri.-Sat.). Twins Jazz. $15.
- Velodrome feat. Hotchacha. Velvet Lounge. $8. +21.
- Sunsets with a Soundtrack: The U.S. Army Concert Band w/ the Canadian Ceremonial Guard Band. West Steps U.S. Capitol. Free.
- Women’s Pride Concert & Party w/ Meshell Ndegeocello, Melissa Ferrick. 9:30 club. $30.
- Gipsy Kings (Fri.-Sat.). Wolf Trap. $25-$42.
Saturday
- Beltway Rockers, Ruthi & the Tracers. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.
- Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys. Birchmere. $35.
- Joe Lally, Glorytellers. Black Cat Backstage. $8. All ages.
- I Saw a Ghost, The Kindness of Strangers, A Sense of Urgency, Evayllia, From This Point On, When Day Breaks, This Is Our Fight, Shadow Calls. Jaxx. $10/$12.
- Thad Wilson Orchestra (Part of the Duke Ellington Jazz Festival). Kennedy Center Millennium Stage. Free.
- National Philharmonic Choral Masterworks: Rachmaninoff Vespers. Music Center at Strathmore. $39–$79.
- Meat Puppets, Retribution Gospel Choir. Rock and Roll Hotel. $16. All ages.
- Sonny Landreth. The State Theatre. $20.
- CTC, Lisa Lim Band, Omega Band. Velvet Lounge. +21.
- Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood. Verizon Center. $68–$158.
- Cowboy Mouth, Chris Barron. 9:30 club. $25. All ages.
- DJ Stereofaith. DC9. $8. +21.
Sunday
- Blues Jam w/ the Idle Americans. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.
- Sunset Rubdown, Witchies, Elfin Saddle. Black Cat. $13/$15. All ages.
- McLean Symphony: “Sounds & Sights of America.” George Mason University Center For Performing Arts. $15.
- Silver Pines, Silent Land Time Machine, Space Tigers. Velvet Lounge. $7. +21.
- The Ultimate Doo-Wop Show. Wolf Trap. $22–$40.
Apostle of Hustle photo via MySpace.