- X, Steve Soto & the Twisted Hearts. 9:30 club. $25. All ages.
- Alex Rhoads, Midnight Ride. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.
- Dean & Britta, Cheval Sombre. Black Cat. $15. All ages.
- Viva Voce, Cut Off Your Hands. IOTA Club & Cafe. $15. +21.
- The Kennedys. Jammin’ Java. $18.
- Threat Signal w/ The Agonist, Flatline, Thy Will Be Done, Cab Ride Home, Kysmet, Murder the Element. Jaxx. $12–$14. All ages.
- Capital Jazz Fest 2009: Alonzo Bodden, Natalie Cole, Fourplay. Merriweather Post Pavilion. $39.50–$100.
- Rock Solid: The Champions Production Hip-Hop and RNB showcase w/ Crimestoppers, City Limits, and the Ian Walters Project with Angel B. The Red & The Black. $8. +21.
- A Place To Bury Strangers, Caverns, True Womanhood. Rock and Roll Hotel. $12. All ages.
- Like Bells, Kadman, Stella Schindler. Velvet Lounge. $8. +21.
- PJ Harvey and John Parish. Warner Theatre. $45.
- Sunsets with a Soundtrack: The U.S. Army Concert Band. West Steps U.S. Capitol. Free.
- John Prine, Steve Earle. Wolf Trap. $25–$42.
- Liberation Dance Party w/ Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head. DC9. $8. +18.
- Subatomic Sound System, Dubblestandart, Jahdan Blakkamoore, Paul Zasky. Comet Ping Pong. $10. All ages.
Saturday
- Doves, Wild Light. 9:30 club. SOLD OUT. All ages.
- Hey Norton, Doug Parks and the Lone Wolves. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.
- Lowen & Novarro, El Fin Del Camino. Birchmere. $29.50.
- Denali, Ki:Theory, Pygmy Lush. Black Cat. $13. All ages.
- Buster Brown & the Get Down. Fireflies. Call for price.
- King Wilkie. IOTA Club & Cafe. $10. +21.
- Early show: The Friday Night Boys (CD Release) with The Downtown Fiction, Bobby Faithful. $10–$12. Late show: The Fif, Violet Says 5, The Echo Boom. $10–$12. Jaxx. All ages.
- Washington Men’s Camerata: “Thanks for the Memories.” Kennedy Center Terrace Theater. $30.
- Shakin’ The Blues Away w/ Doug Bowles, Alex Hassan, Cindy Hutchins. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage. Free.
- Capital Jazz Fest 2009: Will Downing, George Duke, Norman Brown, Marion Meadows, Roy Ayers, Joey Sommerville, The Underground Divas. Merriweather Post Pavilion. $39.50–$100.
- BSO: Marin Alsop conducts violinist Hilary Hahn in a program of Beethoven, Higdon, and Dvorak. Music Center at Strathmore. $30–$85.
- The Black Hollies, The Breakups, DJ Bobby Babylon. Rock and Roll Hotel. $10-$12. All ages.
- Mittenfields, Typefighter, Vox Pop. Velvet Lounge. $8. +18.
- David Byrne, Devotchka. Wolf Trap. $25–$42.
- DJ Dk. Cafe Saint Ex.
Sunday
- Blues Jam with the Idle Americans. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.
- Zac Brown Band. Birchmere. $25.
- Blind Pilot, Local Natives. Black Cat. $13.
- Disappears, Dangerosa. DC9. $8. +18.
- Capital Jazz Fest 2009: Al Jarreau, Kirk Whalum, Lalah Hathaway, Marcus Miller & Friends, Pieces of a Dream with special guest Phil Perry, En Vogue. Merriweather Post Pavilion. $39.50–$100.
- Louisiana Swamp Romp. Wolf Trap. $25.
- Thunders, Caustic Casanova, Seamonsters. Velvet Lounge. +21.
- Warm Gun, Another Empty Box. The Red & The Black. $6. +21.
- The Fairfax Wind Symphony. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage. Free.
- DJ Eskimo. Cafe Saint Ex.
Photo of PJ Harvey and John Parish via IslandRecords.com.