Have some shows to get real excited for this week (there are a lot, don’t worry).
Monday August 5
The Lost Dogs with Jason Harrod @ Jammin’ Java
The Lost Dogs RiYL: The Violet Burnings, Waterdeep
Jason Harrod RiYL: The Greencards, The Steel Wheels, Trent Wagler
Viking Moses, Landing, Kuschty Rye Ergot @ Galaxy Hut
Viking Moses RiYL: Devendra Banharts, Neutral Milk Hotel, weird folk music
Landing RiYL: dreamy synth rock
Kuschty Rye Ergot RiYL: Psychedelic rock, weird
Steel Magnolias vs. Waiting Exhale: A Lip-Synched Mash Up Musical @Howard Theatre
RiYL: “Steel Magnolias,” “Waiting To Exhale,” karaoke, drag shows
Listen Local First Pick
The 9 Songwriter Series Show @ Blues Alley
Tuesday August 6
Beres Hammond @ Rams Head Live
Beres Hammond RiYL: Reggae, Sanchez, Luciano
Alive & Aware: Benefit Concert for To Write Love on Her Arms ft. Lakeview
RiYL: Pop punk and dudes with long hair
Under the Sun Tour with Smash Mouth, Sugar Ray, Gin Blossoms, Vertical Horizon, and Fastball @ Wolftrap
Smash Mouth RiYL: the 90s
Sugar Ray RiYL: Third Eye Blind, Everclear
Gin Blossoms RiYL: Better Than Ezra, Collective Soul, Blues Traveler
Vertical Horizon RiYL: Fuel, Hootie and the Blowfish
Fastball RiYL: The Verve Pipeline, see above
He Is Legend, The Life Review, Octaves, Good Morning Tides, and Guests @ Ottobar
RiYL: Norma Jean, Between the Buried and Me, mosh pits, screaming
Black August ft. Dead Prez, Maimouna Youssef, Martin Luther, Gods’illa, and Farafina Kan @ Howard Theatre
RiYL: politically charged yet catchy hip-hop
Wednesday August 7
Beth Orton with Dawn Landes @ 9:30 Club
Beth Orton RiYL: Joni Mitchell, The Zombies
Dawn Landes RiYL: Indie rock, singer/songwriters, Regina Spektor, glockenspiels
Jessie Ware with Sam Smith @ Rams Head Live
Jessie Ware RiYL: Santigold, Janelle Monáe
Sam Smith RiYL: Mikky Ekko, Clean Bandit
Ugly Purple Sweater, Royal Forest & The North Country @ The Paperhaus!
RiYL: The Decembrists, solo Ted Leo, house shows
The Idle Gossip, Atlantic Thrills, Assless Chaps @ Metro Gallery
RiYL: Local punk music
Eric Johnson and Mike Stern @ Howard Theatre
Eric Johnson RiYL: sick guitar solos, Asia, Cheap Trick
Mike Stern RiYL: Blood, Sweat, & Tears, sweet saxophones
Thursday August 8
Keith Urban with Little Big Town and Dustin Lynch @ Merriweather
Keith RiYL: Martina McBride, Lonestar
Little Big Town RiYL: Montgomery Gentry, Reba McEntire, Trace Adkins
Dustin Lynch RiYL: See above
The Mantras with Stomp Status and Aarodynamics @ Jammin’ Java
RiYL: Umphrey’s McGee, Particle, funk, jazzy jams
May Tabol, Andrew Grossman, Alex Tebeleff and Eduardo Josue of Paperhaus @ Mad Momos
RiYL: DC indie rock
Peter Frampton, B.B. King, and Roger McGuinn of The Byrds @ Pier Six Pavilion
Peter Frampton RiYL: Paul McCartney, The Doobie Brothers, Bread
B.B. King RiYL: Ray Charles, Louis Armstrong
Roger McGuinn RiYL: The Byrds, Donovan
Gispy Kings @ Wolftrap
RiYL: Buena Vista Social Club, Sergio Mendes
Slim Cessna’s Auto Club, Sterling Sisters, and Barbelith @ Ottobar
RiYL: Weird yet awesome country/punk fusion music
Listen Local First Pick
Friday August 9
MH & His Orchestra with Paperhaus and Atoka Chase @ 9:30 Club
MH & His Orchestra RiYL: Electronic funk with some violins
Paperhaus RiYL: quiet indie pop
Atoka Chase RiYL: banjos
Budweiser Made In Baltimore Party ft. Savoy @ Rams Head Live
RiYL: Lots of dancing and booty-shakin’
Drivin’ N Cryin’ with Country Mice and Grand Revial @ Jammin’ Java
Drivin’ N Cryin’ RiYL: The Black Crowes, Led Zeppelin
Country Mice RiYL: Neil Young, Dinosaur Jr., Sonic Youth
Grand Revival RiYL: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foo Fighters, Freddie Mercury
OneRepublic with Mayer Hawthorne and Serena Ryder @ Pier Six Pavilion
OneRepublic RiYL: Cobra Starship, The GooGoo Dolls
Mayer Hawthorne RiYL: She & Him, the bird and the bee
Serena Ryder RiYL: Tegan and Sara, Adele, Griffin House
Don McLean with Judy Collins @ Wolftrap
RiYL: singer/songwriters, American Pie
Story League @ Black Cat
This isn’t necessarily a rock show but it showcases both singing and story-telling. The best of both worlds.
RiYL: This American Life, The Moth, RISK!
Stooges Brass Band with special guest The Good Thing @ Artisphere
RiYL: Soul, big New Orleans bands, jazzy funk
Listen Local First Picks
Saturday August 10
The Killers with The Virgins @ Merriweather
The Killers RiYL: La Roux, The Verve, The Kooks
The Virgins RiYL: Phoenix, Peter Bjorn and John, The Submarines
EL-P & Killer Mike with Kool A.D. @ 9:30 Club
RiYL: angry hip-hop, Gold Panda, Madlib
Bit Gen Gamer Fest @ Rams Head Live
RiYL: video games, 8-bit music
Believe in Music Benefit ft. Dark Star Orchestra and The Bridge @ Pier Six Pavilion
RiYL: The Grateful Dead, Phish, jam bands
Lush Farm Album Release Party with The New Media and Goat @ Ottobar
RiYL: Muse, Temper Trap, good local music
Listen Local First Pick
Andy Zipf and Wendell Kimbrough @ Iota Club
Sunday August 11
Jimmy Eat World with Royal Bangs @ 9:30 Club
Jimmy Eat World RiYL: your teenage angst, Dashboard Confessional, Third Eye Blind
Roya Bangs RiYL: The Unicorns, Wolf Parade
Speedy Ortiz, Soccer Team, and Two Inch Astronaut @ Comet Ping Pong
RiYL: post-punk, local alternative
Hunx & His Punx, Chain and the Gang, Hunters, and Thee Lolitas @ Ottobar
RiYL: Riot grrls, angry punk, The Misfits
Slightly Stoopid & Atmosphere with Tribal Seeds @ Pier Six Pavilion
RiYL: 311, Rebelution, Sublime
