GO TO THESE SHOWS THIS WEEK.

Monday

Adjective Animal, Adverbs/Adjectives @ Galaxy Hut

RiYL: Showpony

Leah Gage, Lost Civilizations @ The Dew Drop Inn DC 

RiYL: BRNDA, The North Country

Tuesday

Kendall Street Company, Boy Named Banjo, Moose Kick @ Gypsy Sally’s

RiYL: Ghost Eagle, Kid Zone

Los Lobos @ The Hamilton

RiYL: Ritchie Valens, Linda Ronstadt

The Radiographers, Fuzzqueen, Caz Gardiner @ Black Cat

RiYL: Modern Nomad, Station Avenue

Raheem DeVaughn & Friends Annual Holiday Charity Concert @ Howard Theatre

RiYL: Kelly Price, Chrisette Michele, V Bozeman, Tweet, Rare Essence, Black Alley, Chaz Sheppard, Raheem DeVaughn, Crossrhodes, DJ Rico & DJ Quicksilva

Wednesday

The 9 Songwriter Showcase’s 5th annual holiday extravaganza: Gina Sobel, Gingerwolf, Drew Kid, Justin Trawick, Joe Maye, Saba Abraha, Janel Leppin, Alison Carney, Flex Matthews @ Kennedy Center

RiYL: Listen Local First DC

Bayside, Hawthorne Heights @ Ottobar

RiYL: EMO

Darlene Love @ Howard Theatre

RiYL: The best Christmas record of all time

A John Waters Christmas @ Baltimore SoundStage

RiYL: the BYT interview with John Waters

Mint Condition @ Birchmere

RiYL: Kelly Price, Albert Collins

Rent Party, Djembe Jones @ Black Cat

RiYL: Furnace Creek, Brettan Cox

Thursday

Ben Williams: a Holiday Musical Extravaganza @ The Hamilton

RiYL: Chris Potter, Marcus Strickland

 Crash Boom Bang, That Lying Bitch, His Dream of Lions @ 9:30 Club 

RiYL: Music Makes Life Better, a Hope for Henry Benefit

 Des Demonas, Jake Starr & the Delicious Fullness, Warm Sun @ Black Cat

RiYL: Gino & The Goons

John Barera, René Audiard, Will Martin, Paul Morse @ DC9 

RiYL: Supply Records Label Night

Jon B: Holiday Wishes From Me to You @ Howard Theatre

RiYL: holiday shows

Lionel Richie @ The Theater at MGM National Harbor

RiYL: Dancing on the ceiling

Lionel Richie, April 27 2016, Photos By Denise Truscello

Friday

A Decade of Soul with Prentiss McNeil @ Howard Theatre

RiYL: The Drifters

In Your Memory @ Rock & Roll Hotel

RiYL: Sun & Flesh, Jump for the Sails

 Joe Budden @ Howard Theatre

RiYL: Royce da 5’9″

The Woodshedders, By & By, Janet Emma & Seven West @ Gypsy Sally’s

RiYL:Indie Roots Americana.

The Pietasters @ 9:30 Club

RiYL: ska

 Saturday

It’s Christmas Eve.

Sunday

It’s Christmas.