GO TO THESE SHOWS THIS WEEK.
Monday, November 17
In This Moment @ Fillmore Silver Spring
RIYL: bands that apparently sound like Five Finger Death Punch, wearing dresses like that while being metal, not dads
Michelle Chamuel @ Howard Theatre
RIYL: comparing music to houses
Ani Difranco @ Lincoln Theatre
RIYL: Americans United for Separation of Church & State
Ignacio Joseph Orzal & Rodrigo Carazas Portal, The LeDroit Chamber Players, Reb Livingston, Tim Denevi @ 6714 Poplar Avenue
RIYL: installed art, socializing, some random dude you may or may not know giving you a ride to the show in his car
Tuesday, November 18
 Jacques Greene, Gorgeous Children @ Black Cat
RIYL: no faces, just texting
Melissa Etheridge @ Lincoln Theatre
RIYL: “This is M.E.” tour, that sort of weird play on words
Wednesday, November 19
alt-J @ Echostage
RIYL: bands apparently like Bastille
Caught in a Crowd, Not Afraid, Nuclear Age @ Smash! Records
RIYL: shows in record stores
Natural Child, Wanted Man @ Black Cat
RIYL: stoners
We Were Promised Jetpacks @ 9:30 Club
RIYL: lies, no jetpacks, bands like Jesus and Mary Chain
Politics & Art @ John A. Wilson Building
RIYL: literally, politics and arts.
Thursday, November 20
The Wild Feathers @ 9:30 Club
RIYL: bands whose related searches include “Cage the Elephant” because of the word “the”
Kill the Noise @ 9:30 Club
RIYL: turning around and not accepting this show based on the flyer alone
The Delafield String Band @ The Argonaut
RIYL: string bands, bluegrass
Friday, November 21
The New Pornographers @ 9:30 Club
RIYL: having to say who’s in this band during this tour
8×8 @ Black Cat
 RIYL: J. Lima Foxtrot, Brandon Moses
Home Body, Pleasure Curses, Stronger Sex @ Comet Ping Pong
RIYL: pizza and music and beer
Black Clouds, The Deadmen, Tereu Tereu @ Black Cat
RIYL: Dreamcation, new music by Black Clouds
Backbeat Underground, Feedel Band, Ramy Essam @ Tropicalia
RIYL: the Egyptian revolution
Saturday, November 22
50 Cent, G Unit @ Fillmore Silver Spring
RIYL: asking yourself what year it is
Blonde Redhead @ Howard Theatre
RIYL: questioning if that just means Strawberry Blonde.
You, Me, Them, Everybody Live @ Hampden Mansion
RIYL: DDm
Drop Electric, Cigarette, Young Rapids @ Black Cat
RIYL: benefit shows for Girls Rock! DC
The Walking Sticks, PLOY, Lean Quatifah @ Rock & Roll Hotel
RIYL: EP release parties, locals
Fellow Creatures, Baby Bry Bry, Gully Waters @ DC9
RIYL: all locals again, “swampy indie”
Hailu Mergia, Low Mentality @ Atlas Performing Arts Center
RIYL: modern vintage world music, photos I’m trying not to judge
The Last Waltz Tribute @ The Hamilton
RIYL: recreations of Van Morrison, Joni Mitchell, Eric Clapton, etc.
Sunday, November 23
Wildcat! Wildcat!, Sun Club @ DC9
RIYL: “End of the World Everyday”
Pepper @ Howard Theatre
RIYL: songs that give me bad memories, like the song below by Pepper
GoldLink @ U Street Music Hall
RIYL: musicians who don’t allow photographers to photograph their face
Horse Lords, Dura, Teen Liver, McColm/Pirog/Stewart @ Union Arts
RIYL: musical improv, history and concepts
