BARNS AT WOLF TRAP
1645 Trap Road
Vienna, Va.
703-255-1900
www.wolf-trap.org
Will Hoge -- Folk rock (10/8)
Cowboy Junkies -- This mesmerizing, hypnotic group offers a country-rock twist on alternative music (10/14)
Stanley Clarke Trio -- Jazz fusion (10/15)
The Canadian Brass (10/16)
Christopher O'Riley -- The Classically trained pianist and host of NPR's From the Top performs instrumental interpretations of works by bands such as Radiohead and Nirvana (10/17)
Nick Lowe -- The songwriter behind "Cruel to be Kind" and "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding" (10/18)
Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks -- Rocker Tom Waits calls this ''folk jazz'' artist's style ''fly, sly, wily and dry'' (10/23)
Melissa Manchester -- Her soaring voice gave flight to such '70s masterpieces as "Don't Cry Out Loud," "Midnight Blue" and "Through the Eyes of Love" (10/29)
Saffire – The Uppity Blues Women -- This is really it, the last D.C. stop on this Virginia-based sassy blues trio's farewell tour (10/30-31)
Chad & Jeremy -- British pop icons (11/6)
Janis Ian -- The lesbian songwriter tours in support of new hits collection The Essential Janis Ian (11/7)
Amanda McBroom -- (11/14)
Robbie Schaefer -- Folk rock (11/19)
Jean Luc Ponty -- One of the greatest living electric violinists (11/20)
The Grandsons -- Longtime local favorites and 2008 Wammy winner as Group Artist of the Year (11/27)
John Eaton -- A longtime Wolf Trap favorite, this D.C. jazz pianist performs from the Irving Berlin and Jerome Kern songbooks (11/28)
Schooner Fare -- High-energy folk duo (12/3-4)
John Jennings & Friends -- The big question always looms: Will his friend Mary Chapin Carpenter show up? (1/16/10)
A Tribute to Neil Finn/Crowded House -- Hits performed by local artists (2/13/10)
Bo Bice -- American Idol country rocker (2/19/10)
Tom Paxton -- A legend in folk circles (3/18/10)
Livingston Taylor -- Brother to James, and every bit as dulcet-voiced (4/15/10)
BLACK CAT
1811 14th St. NW
202-667-4490
www.blackcatdc.com
She Wants Revenge (9/22)
Transformer: Vintage rock, pop, glam and disco for the ''discerning queer'' (9/25)
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart (9/30)
Strike Anywhere (10/2)
Me'shell N'Degeocello – A few months after her Capital Pride Women's Pride concert, this bisexual folk-rocker returns to support her new album Devil's Halo (10/8)
Mousetrap -- D.C.'s biggest Britpop dance night (10/10)
Zap Mama (10/15)
Atlas Sound – the quirky alter-ego of Bradford Cox, the queer lead singer of the popular indie-rock band Deerhunter (10/17)
Art Brut (10/18)
Múm (10/23)
Thao w/ The Get Down Stay Down (11/6)
Hotspur (11/8)
The Low Anthem (11/11)
Echo & The Bunnymen (11/17)
The Big Pink (12/5)
THE BIRCHMERE
Bacon Brothers: The Birchmere
3701 Mt. Vernon Ave.
Alexandria, Va.
703-549-7500
www.birchmere.com
Jane Monheit (9/20)
Robin Trower (9/21)
Steeleye Span -- 40th Anniversary Tour (9/22)
Riders in the Sky (9/23)
Corea, Clarke & White -- Jazz-fusion giants Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke and Lenny White (9/28)
Marianne Faithfull (9/29)
The Bacon Brothers -- Yes, that's movie star Kevin with his brother Michael performing their own brand of folk-rock (10/1-2)
Paula Poundstone -- Comedy for a change (10/3)
Will Downing (10/4)
Nanci Griffith (10/8-9)
Tom Paxton with The Kennedys (10/10)
Girlyman -- Sumptuous haromic bliss (10/11)
Dave Koz -- Saxophonist extraordinaire (and gay, to boot) (10/15)
Cheryl Wheeler & Christine Lavin (10/17)
Little Richard (10/19)
Playing for Change Band -- Recently named ''Persons of the Week'' by ABC's World News Tonight with Charlie Gibson, this band features musicians from around the world, from New Orleans to Amsterdam and beyond (10/20)
Kathleen Madigan (10/22)
Bill Kirchen with Candye Kane (10/30)
Patty Loveless (11/1)
Dar Williams (11/6-7)
Sid 'n' Susie: Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs (11/8)
Jonny Lang -- Guitarist extraordinaire (11/9)
Don McLean – The ''American Pie''-maker (11/14)
Kinky Friedman (11/18)
Kate Clinton -- the lesbian comic returns (11/20)
Jeffrey Osborne (11/22)
The Seldom Scene (11/27-28)
Hot Tuna -- Playing acoustic (12/3)
Four Bitchin' Babes – Sally Fingerett, Debi Smith, Nancy Moran and Diedre Flint combine music and laughter (12/4-5)
Jerry Douglas, John Oates & Maura O'Connell (12/7)
Catie Curtis & Susan Werner (12/11)
Judy Collins (12/16)
A John Waters Christmas (12/17)
Aaron and Charles Neville (12/20)
Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes (12/29)
BLUES ALLEY
1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW
703-549-7500
Maya Azucena (9/23)
Tuck & Patti (9/24-27)
David Binney Group -- Saxophone (9/28)
Bobby Broom -- Jazz Guitar (9/29) Monty Alexander (10/11)
Beverly Cosham -- Local chanteuse extraordinaire (10/12)
Simone -- Nina Simone's daughter (10/13)
Rachelle Ferrell (10/15-18)
Ray Parker Jr. (10/26)
Patty Reese -- Blues vocalist (10/27)
Sanjay Mishra -- Guitar (11/4)
Cherry Poppin' Daddies -- Swing/Ska (11/16)
Angela Winbush -- R&B Vocals (11/19-22)
Alex Bugnon -- Jazz keyboards (11/27-29)
DAR CONSTITUTION HALL
1776 D St. NW
202-628-1776
www.dar.org/conthall/
Anita Baker (9/18)
Snow Patrol -- Lush, sweeping alt-pop (9/25)
Lady Gaga -- We're all going gaga (9/29)
Regina Spektor (9/30)
Love Train -- The Sound of Philadelphia featuring The O'Jays, the New Stylistics, and Harold Melvin's Bluenotes (11/13)
Robin Williams -- Weapons of Self Destruction Comedy Tour (11/20-21)
Maze -- featuring Frankie Beverly, Keith Sweat, Mike Brooks (11/27-28)
Pixies (11/30)
Kathy Griffin -- So what if she's not music? Her comedic barbs are music to our ears (1/22/10)
DC9
1940 Ninth St. NW
202-483-5000
www.dcnine.com
Suckers -- Rolling Stone says this New York band is ''homing in on the New Wave sweet spot'' next to Tears for Fears (9/27)
The Antlers (9/30)
A Place to Bury Strangers (10/5)
Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele (10/21)
Lost in The Trees (10/22)
The Nine @ DC9 -- Local and regional singer/songwriter showcase (11/1)
Dragonette -- This pop band, touring in support of a new album, stops by to help the venue celebrate five years of its Liberation dance party (11/6)
Amy Millan -- Country-pop from a member of the popular Canadian indie-pop collective Stars (11/8)
Russian Circles (12/3)
IOTA CAFE
2832 Wilson Blvd.
Arlington, Va.
703-522-8340
www.iotaclubandcafe.com
Benjy Ferree (9/19)
Songwriters Showcase w/Rene Mouffett, David Stein, Alex Gruenburg, Tom McBride (9/30)
Mindy Smith (10/8)
Junior League Band (10/9)
Juniper Lane (10/24)
Gregory Alan Isakov (11/3)
The Infamous String Dusters w/Junior League Band (11/6)
The Old Ceremony (11/7)
JAMMIN' JAVA
227 Maple Ave. E.
Vienna, Va.
703-255-1566
www.jamminjava.com
Fun -- (9/18)
DC Rocks for the Cure featuring Memphis 59, Trustfall and The Dialogue (9/22)
Charlotte Martin (10/1)
David Knopfler -- of Dire Straits (10/6)
Marshall Crenshaw (10/8)
The Alexandria Kleztet (10/18)
Erin McKeown and Jill Sobule (10/19)
Five for Fighting (10/24)
Fran Healy and Andy Dunlop (Travis) (11/3)
Bobby Long (11/10)
Hawthorne Heights (11/17)
Enter The Haggis (11/28)
Bill Kirchen and Too Much Fun 'Holiday Show' (12/18)
KENNEDY CENTER
2700 F St. NW
202-467-4600
www.kennedy-center.org
Barbara Cook's Broadway Spotlight: Jane Krakowski (10/3, Terrace)
Overtone Quartet -- Featuring Dave Holland, Chris Potter, Jason Moran and Eric Harland (10/10, Terrace)
Bill Frisell Trio (10/16, Terrace)
KC Jazz Club: Vocalist Giacomo Gates (10/23, Terrace Gallery)
KC Jazz Club: Pianist Michael Wolff with special guest saxophonist Steve Wilson (10/24, Terrace)
KC Jazz Club: Jon Irabagon -- Winner of the 2008 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition (10/30, Terrace)
McCoy Tyner w/Howard University Jazz Ensemble (11/6, Terrace)
Barbara Cook's Broadway Spotlight: Christine Ebersole (11/14, Terrace)
NPR's Jazz Piano Christmas (12/11, Terrace)
Barbara Cook's Broadway Spotlight: Karen Akers (12/12, Terrace)
Christmas Time Is Here featuring Dianne Reeves (12/18, Terrace)
A Jazz New Year's Eve featuring John Pizzarelli in Dear Mr. Sinatra (12/31, Terrace)
Dee Dee Bridgewater, Janis Siegel and the Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band perform in Ella!, a celebration of the music of Ella Fitzgerald (1/24/10, Concert Hall)
KC Jazz Club: Grammy-winning producer and trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis (3/12/10, Terrace Gallery)
Barbara Cook's Broadway Spotlight: Daniel Evans and Jenna Russell (4/30/10, Terrace)
Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival (5/20-5/22/10, Terrace)
Barbara Cook's Broadway Spotlight: Jessica Molaskey and John Pizzarelli (6/4/10, Terrace)
Grammy-winning vocalist Diane Shuur (6/11/10, Terrace)
LISNER AUDITORIUM AT GWU
730 21st St. NW
202-994-6800
www.lisner.org
Gal Costa (11/1)
Mariza -- This singer has established herself as the new face of fado (11/8)
Broken Lizard -- The men behind Super Troopers and Beerfest (11/12)
Sara Tavares -- An exceptional Portuguese singer/songwriter and guitarist of Cape Verdean descent (11/14)
The Washington Revels -- For its 27th Christmas Revels, this group travels to Renaissance Italy (12/5-13)
LYRIC OPERA HOUSE
140 West Mount Royal Ave.
Baltimore
410-685-5086
www.lyricoperahouse.com
3 Mo' Divas – These classically trained vocalists perform stupefying feats of genre-jumping, from opera to gospel, Broadway to rock, jazz to R&B (10/2)
R. Kelly (10/11)
Ian Anderson plays the acoustic Jethro Tull (10/15)
Jewel (10/27)
Stephen Lynch -- A ''musician trapped in the body of a comedian'' (11/6)
Jackson Browne -- Solo acoustic show (11/9)
Roger Daltrey -- The Who lead singer embarks on his first solo tour in nearly 25 years (11/10)
Jim Brickman (11/12)
MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILION
10475 Little Patuxent Parkway
Columbia, Md.
410-715-5550
www.merriweathermusic.com
Alan Jackson w/Kellie Pickler (9/19)
The Allman Brothers Band & Widespread Panic (10/6)
mtvU's Ulalume Festival -- with AFI, Dead by Sunrise (featuring Chester Bennington of Linkin Park) Kid Cudi and more (10/23)
NIGHTCLUB 9:30
815 V St. NW
202-265-0930
www.930.com
Yo La Tengo (9/17)
Ingrid Michaelson (9/18)
The Weakerthans (9/19)
Blowoff (9/19, 10/10, 11/21)
Betty -- Bright and Dark release concert (9/20)
The Sounds (9/21)
The Walkmen (9/22)
Mat Kearney -- Smart, catchy pop that sneaks up on you (9/24)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs (9/25)
Lebowski Fest -- Screening party for The Big Lebowski, with performance by Black Diamond Heavies (9/28)
The Disco Biscuits (10/2-3)
Bajofondo featuring Gustavo Santaolalla -- A Latin American tango-focused collective including the composer for films The Motorcycle Diaries and Brokeback Mountain (10/4)
The Psychedelic Furs & Happy Mondays (10/6)
Brandi Carlile (10/7)
The Gossip (10/7)
Bob Mould Band -- A rare concert in the Blowoff venue from the Washingtonian, in support of this year's exceptional Life and Times
(10/10)
The Airborne Toxic Event (10/12)
Lucero (10/15)
The Ravonettes (10/16)
Colbie Caillat (10/17)
Built to Spill (Late show, 10/17)
Hanson & Hellogoodbye (10/20) Daryl Hall & John Oates -- Up Close and Personal Tour (10/21)
Shooter Jennings (10/24)
Andrew Bird (10/28)
Peter Bjorn and John w/El Perro del Mar (11/7)
Bassnectar (11/12)
Deadmau5 (11/23)
They Might Be Giants (11/28)
Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers (12/26)
PATRIOT CENTER
4500 Patriot Circle
Fairfax, Va.
703-993-3000
www.patriotcenter.com
Pink w/The Ting Tings (9/28)
Kelly Clarkson w/The Veronicas (10/9)
Rob Thomas w/One Republic, Carolina Liar (11/10)
RAM'S HEAD LIVE
20 Market Place
Baltimore, Md.
410-244-1131
www.ramsheadlive.com
Moby (9/17)
Lucinda Williams -- Goddess of folk rock songwriting (9/29)
Dragonforce (10/7)
Amy Ray -- The Indigo Girl will support Brandi Carlile on her tour stop here (10/8)
Rodrigo y Gabriela (10/24)
STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector Nine) (10/25)
Train with Uncle Kracker (11/13)
Corey Smith (11/20)
Saving Abel (11/24)
RAM'S HEAD ON STAGE
33 West St.
Annapolis, Md.
410-268-4545
www.ramsheadonstage.com
Livingston Taylor (9/18)
Margaret Cho -- Billed as ''a comedy and music experience,'' the comedian showcases songs from her forthcoming album (9/21)
The Bacon Brothers (9/25-26)
Marianne Faithfull (9/28)
Lovell Sisters (9/30)
The Ditty Bops (10/2)
Davy Jones -- Yes, he of The Monkees (cheer up, sleepy Jean!) (10/3)
Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers (10/9)
Solas (10/10)
Edgar Winter Band (10/11)
Paula Cole (10/17)
Cheryl Wheeler (10/18)
Little Richard (10/20)
Todd Rundgren -- "Hello It's Me" (10/21)
The Tubes -- Fee Waybill is still kickin' it (10/22)
The Kingston Trio (10/24)
Herb Alpert & Lani Hall (10/30)
Patty Loveless -- An acoustic evening (10/31)
Blues Traveler (11/1-2)
Dave Mason -- "Show Me Some Affection" (11/3)
Billy Ocean (11/8)
Delbert McClinton (11/12)
The Fabulous Thunderbirds (11/14)
Carbon Leaf -- Tight, tuneful rock (11/19-21)
Holly Cole -- Holiday Tour (12/3)
Asleep At the Wheel (12/9)
Spyro Gyra (12/10)
The Smithereens (1/23/10)
Suede -- Acclaimed lesbian folk-rocker (1/30/10)
ROCK AND ROLL HOTEL
1353 H St. NE
202-388-ROCK
www.rockandrollhoteldc.com
Garutachi -- Indie-dance party w/DJs Austin, CA$$IDY and Fabiana (9/19)
Actress/singer Juliette Lewis (9/22)
White Rabbits (10/17)
Nicole Atkins & The Black Sea (11/6)
Hidden Cameras (11/7)
Cold Cave (11/13)
Do Make Say Think (12/1)
SIXTH & I HISTORIC SYNAGOGUE
600 I St. NW
202-408-3100
www.sixthandi.org
Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions (10/14)
Dead Man's Bones -- Actor Ryan Gosling and Zach Shields team up for this unlikely ''goth-folk'' project (10/17)
Andrew McMahon (10/18)
MUTEMATH -- Grammy-nominated alt-rock quartet that Alternative Press calls ''the No. 1 band you need to see live before you die'' (11/11)
Joshua Radin (11/17)
Matisyahu (11/25)
Esperanza Spalding Quartet -- A Brazilian samba/jazz fusion band, collaborators with The Roots, M. Ward and others (12/5)
THE RED & THE BLACK
1212 H St. NE
202-399-3201
www.redandblackbar.com
Elizabeth & The Catapult (10/3)
Apollo Run (10/8)
David Wax Museum (10/13)
Evangelicals (11/16)
THE STATE THEATRE
220 N. Washington St.
Falls Church, Va.
703-237-0300
www.thestatetheatre.com
Sounds of Seattle (9/18)
Charlie Robison (9/20)
The Legwarmers -- The area's biggest '80s-retro dance party (9/25-26)
Bo Burnham (10/3)
Os Mutantes (10/7)
Perpetual Groove (10/8)
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band -- The best that there is (10/9)
Everclear (10/10)
Getback! Cast of Beatleman ia -- Bring your own Rock Band Kit (10/11)
Julian Marley (10/14)
Sons of Bill (10/16)
The Marshall Tucker Band (10/17)
Lez Zeppelin -- All-woman tribute band (10/30)
2U -- ''The World's Best U2 Tribute'' (10/31)
Dave Mason (11/1)
The New Mastersounds (11/5)
Blues Traveler (11/6)
Real Diamond -- Neil Diamond tribute show (11/7)
Amanda Palmer -- The bisexual solo star and lead singer of the Dresden Dolls (11/19)
The Nighthawks (11/27)
Johnny Winter (12/5)
MUSIC CENTER AT STRATHMORE
5301 Tuckerman Lane
North Bethesda, Md.
301-581-5100
www.strathmore.org
Steve Tyrell (10/2)
Engelbert Humperdinck (10/7)
Gaelic Storm (10/11)
Ray LaMontagne w/Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (10/15-16)
Lyle Lovett & His Large Band (11/2)
Dee Dee Bridgewater -- Singing ''Lady Day: A Tribute to Billie Holiday'' (11/6)
Michael Feinstein -- Big-band tribute to Frank Sinatra (11/8)
Joan Osborne, The Holmes Brothers, Paul Thorn (11/13)
Bela Fleck & The Original Flecktones (11/18)
The Temptations and the Four Tops (12/9)
Signature Theatre's Swingin' Santas -- An all-male Christmas cabaret from the Tony Award-winning Arlington theater (12/20)
Debby Boone -- In ''Reflections of Rosemary'' (Clooney was her mother-in-law) (1/22/10)
Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour -- with the Kenny Barron Trio, Regina Carter, Kurt Elling and Russell Malone (2/19)
Ladysmith Black Mambazo (3/5/10)
Tom Wopat -- TV's The Dukes of Hazzard and Broadway's Annie Get Your Gun, Chicago sings ''Love Swings'' (3/28/10)
Patti LuPone -- The Broadway sensation presents ''The Gypsy in my Soul'' for Strathmore's 2010 Spring Gala (4/24/10)
VERIZON CENTER
601 F St. NW
202-628-3200
www.verizoncenter.com
Maxwell -- BLACKsummer night Fall Tour (10/2)
KISS -- Alive 35 North American Tour (10/13)
AC/DC -- Black Ice World Tour (10/16)
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (11/2)
Miley Cyrus (11/3)
Trans Siberian Orchestra (12/9)
Radio City Christmas Spectacular (12/18-20)
WARNER THEATRE
513 13th St. NW
202-397-SEAT
www.warnertheatre.com
Daniel Tosh (10/3)
Australian Pink Floyd (10/7)
Bruce Hornsby (10/9)
Steve Martin & the Steep Canyon Rangers -- The celebrated comedian sings here with his bluegrass band (10/12)
Lenny Kravitz (10/20)
Sweet Honey in the Rock (10/23)
Paulina Rubio -- Sizzling new Latin sensation (10/25)
Mark Knopfler -- The voice behind Dire Straights (5/2/10)
