GO TO THESE SHOWS THIS WEEK.

Monday

Adam Ant, Glam Skanks @ Lincoln Theatre

RiYL: Marco Pirroni, Billy Idol

Tuesday

Upstate Rubdown, Damn Tall Buildings, Lotion Princess @ The Giant Peach

RiYL: Devon Gilfillian

Wednesday

Bettye LaVette, Eric Byrd Trio @ The Hamilton

RiYL: Steve Cropper, Keb Mo’, Hank Ballard

Chris Urquiaga @ Strathmore

RiYL: Carmen Balthrop

Cold Cave, Drab Majesty, Technophobia @ Rock & Roll Hotel

RiYL: Give Up The Ghost, Bryan Black

Justin Furstenfeld @ Rams Head On Stage

RiYL: Blue October

Mobb Deep, Marlon Craft, Ras Nebyu, DJ K-Meta, Sherif Mattar @ U St Music Hall

RiYL: Nas,  Wu-Tang Clan

Phox, Cuddle Magic @ 9:30 Club

RiYL: Boom Forest, We Are The Willows, Field Report

 Steve Siekkinen @ Gypsy Sally’s

RiYL: Questionsinletters

Summer Cicada, Signal 30, Lies Kill, 96 Olympics, Meatbot @ Slash Run

RiYL: Idle Threat

Thursday

Bronze Radio Return, Air Traffic Controller @ The Hamilton

RiYL: The Empty Pockets, Alan Frew

Luke Combs, Muscadine Bloodline, Tom O’Connor @ 9:30 Club

RiYL: Corey Smith, Upchurch

Xilent, Far Too Loud, EXXSV @ U St Music Hall 

RiYL: Skrillex

Friday

The 9 Songwriter Series @ Black Cat

RiYL: Justin Trawick

Basecamp, Lauv @ U St Music Hall

RiYL: Billie Black, Stwo

Cigarettes After Sex, Libsyd Read @ DC9

RiYL: Cocteau Twins, Red House Painters

Circa Survive, mewithoutYou, Turnover @ Rams Head Live!

RiYL: On Letting Go 10 Year Anniversary Tour

The El Mansouris, Young Rapids @ Smith Public Trust

RiYL: Release parties that are also farewell shows

Emo Night Brooklyn featuring special guest DJ Ryan Key @ Fillmore Silver Spring

RiYL: 2006 emo, Circa Survive, Taking Back Sunday, that one dude from Yellowcard

Ginuwine, Tray Chaney @ Howard Theatre

RiYL: Ponies

The Infamous Stringdusters, The Brothers Comatose @ 9:30 Club

RiYL: Railroad Earth, Greensky Bluegrass

Staycation, Drop Electric, Sunbathers @ Rock & Roll Hotel

RiYL: Moon Taxi, Zach Deputy, Dopapod 

 Saturday

Austra, Lafawndah @ Black Cat

RiYL: Puccini, Nine Inch Nails

Mogwai @ Sixth & I

RiYL: Atomic

Morris Day & The Time @ Howard Theatre

RiYL: Prince, Jerome Benton

Sunday

G. Love & Special Sauce, Ripe @ 9:30 Club

RiYL: Jack Johnson, Blues Traveler

Marian McLaughlin @ DC Public Library, Takoma Park Branch

RiYL: imaginative lyrics, intricate classical guitar work

The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die, Us & Us Only, Purrer @ Metro Gallery

RiYL: band names that are literally that long, emo