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- EARLY SHOW: Superdrag, As Tall As Lions. $18; LATE SHOW: Sebastien Tellier, Lemonade. $15. 9:30 club. All ages.
- Prince of Petworth Presents: Mittenfields, Dangerosa, Crimes of Paris, guest MC Seaton Smith. Velvet Lounge. $8. +21.
- ’90s vs. ’00s dance party with DJ Will Eastman, DJ Brian Billion. Black Cat. $10. All ages.
- Lucky Dub, Kill Lincoln, East Coast Caravan. The Red & The Black. $6. +21.
- The Method (CD Release Party), Stella Mira, The Frustrations. Rock and Roll Hotel. $10. All ages.
- Pacifica Quartet. The Barns at Wolf Trap. $35. All ages.
- Monday Michiru (Friday & Saturday shows). Bohemian Caverns. $25. All ages.
- DJ Eskimo. Cafe Saint Ex. +21.
- Betty Carter’s Jazz Ahead. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage. Free. All ages.
Saturday
- Mates of State, Black Kids. 9:30 club. SOLD OUT! All ages.
- Educated Consumers, Head Resinators (Album Release Party), Mindsone, K-Beta. The Red & The Black. $8. +21.
- KIDS featuring DJs Nacey & Steve Love (Nouveau Riche), Lil El, Jackie O. DC9. $5 (before 10 p.m., free). +21.
- Vox Pop, The Rural Alberta Advantage, The B-Film Extras. Rock and Roll Hotel. $10. All ages.
- BSO: Mahler’s Ninth Symphony. Strathmore. $25-$80. All ages.
- Girlyman, Adrianne. The Barns at Wolftrap. $18. All ages.
- Fertile Ground (Saturday & Sunday shows). Blues Alley. $25. All ages.
- DJ Dk. Cafe Saint Ex. +21.
- Blossoms in the Breeze: The Sounds of Spring – a harp, cello, and soprano trio perform works by Japanese composers. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage. Free. All ages.
Sunday
- Chris Cornell, Outernational. 9:30 club. SOLD OUT! All ages.
- Obits, The Points. Black Cat Backstage. $6. All ages.
- Elliot Sussman, Alison Self. The Red & The Black. $6. +21.
- The Wandas, Paperhaus. DC9. $8. +18.
- McCoy Tyner Quartet. Strathmore. $25-$68. All ages.
- Karla Bonoff, Julie Clark. The Barns at Wolf Trap. $24. All ages.
- DJ Sam “The Man” Burns. 18th Street Lounge. +21.
- Pianist Waka Hasegawa. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage. Free. All ages.
*Picture of Reggie Youngblood courtesy of Black Kids MySpace page.