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If you are looking for the bar scene, music scene, events, and especially concerts and live music in venues, clubs, or bars in NoVA, then you've come to the right place! The Pat's District live music scene, concert and event pages offer concise and accurate up-to-date listings for NoVA as well as many other cities and areas across the US. Please note that dates, times, and costs can change, artists or venues can cancel, conflicts may arise, schedules don't get accurately updated, or other errors can occur, and that's just the way it goes. It is highly recommended that you check the venue's website and/or telephone the venue directly to ensure a show you wish to attend has not been cancelled or otherwise altered. This page was last updated on Friday, December 5. There are 14 days worth of data in the listings below.
Friday night's NWS forecast (as of this morning): Partly Cloudy Lo 29°F Detail: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. North wind between 3 and 7 mph.
Arlington Drafthouse (Arlington, VA) - Old Arlington Grill, 5:00pm (Open), Burn After Reading, 7:10pm (Doors Open 6:15pm - Optional Wine Night), The Dark Knight, 9:15pm (Doors Open 9pm), Private Event, 11:50pm Bangkok Blues (Falls Church, VA) - Next Door Ellen, 7:00-9:30, Hey Norton, 10:00-1:30 The Carlyle Club (Alexandria, VA) - Closed For Private Event Clarendon Ballroom (Arlington, VA) - DC101 Bad Holiday Sweater Party, With, Mr. Greengenes, Cover Is $10 After 8pm, $15 After 10pm. Doors Open At 5pm Clarendon Grill (Arlington, VA) - Road Soda Comedy Spot (Arlington, VA) - 8:00pm $15 (PG), ComedySportz, Buy Tickets, 10:00pm $15 (R), The Blue Show Evening Star Cafe (Alexandria, VA) - Saturday, December 13 Until 8:30, Tuesday, December 16 Until 7:00, Wednesday, December 17 Until 9:00, Thursday December 18 Until 8:30, Saturday December 20 All Night Extra Virgin (Arlington, VA) - 8 pm - 12 am Laissez Foure (Quartet) Fish Market (Alexandria, VA) - 7 pm - 11 pm Hall Vought Acoustic Guitar Flying Fish (Alexandria, VA) - DJ Old School Dance, Saturday Iota (Arlington, VA) - No Second Troy, The Brooks Wood Band, Copper Sails -CD Release- Ireland's Four Provinces (Falls Church, VA) - TBA Jammin Java (Vienna, VA) - Acoustic/Pop/Folk, $18 - 7:30pm Show, The Kennedys, Rock/Soul/Reggae, $10 Advance/$12 At The Door - 10:30pm Late Show. Doors Open At 10pm, Numa, Politicks Jaxx (Springfield, VA) - [Unknown artist/event - see venue website for details] JV's (Falls Church, VA) - Friday: The Electric Bob and Jerry Band Kate's Irish Pub (Springfield, VA) - Jeffrey Phillips Kirkpatrick's Irish Pub (Ashburn, VA) - 4:00-7:00, Acoustic Live Music, 5:00-8:00, Karaoke, 9:30-11:30, DJ, 11:30-Close Murphy's (Alexandria, VA) - Pat Garvey Ned Devine's (Herndon, VA) - 2U O'Sullivan's Irish Pub (Arlington, VA) - 9:30 pm - 1:30 am Silent Critics Live @ O'Sullivans Irish Pub RiRa (Arlington, VA) - Chorduroy St. Elmo's Coffee Pub (Alexandria, VA) - 8:00pm - 10:00pm, Jeff Stapleton, (Folk) State Theatre (Falls Church, VA) - Jim Norton
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Arlington Drafthouse (Arlington, VA) - Beverly Hills Chihuahua, 12:00pm (Doors Open 11:30am), Wall-E, 2:15pm (Doors Open 1:45pm), Burn After Reading, 4:30pm (Doors Open 4:00pm), Old Arlington Grill, 5:00pm (Open), Alonzo Bodden At The Drafthouse Comedy Theater, 7:30pm (Doors Open 6:15pm), 9:45pm (Doors Open 9:15pm), Open Mic Stand-Up Comedy At The Old Arlington Grill, 10:30pm (Free Admission) Bangkok Blues (Falls Church, VA) - Mike Terpak Blues Explosion, 7:00-9:30, Nashville Stevie, 10:00-1:30 Birchmere (Alexandria, VA) - Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mt. Boys The Carlyle Club (Alexandria, VA) - Closed For Private Event Clarendon Grill (Arlington, VA) - LauraLea and Tripp Fabulous Clyde's Mark Center (Alexandria, VA) - Jordan Page Comedy Spot (Arlington, VA) - 3:00pm $10, ComedySportz, 4 Kidz, Buy Tickets, 7:30 pm $15 (PG), 10:00pm $15 (R), The Blue Show Extra Virgin (Arlington, VA) - 8 pm - 12 am Potomac Jazz (Quartet) Fish Market (Alexandria, VA) - 7 pm - 11 pm Jon Fritz Acoustic Guitar Flying Fish (Alexandria, VA) - DJ Old School Dance Iota (Arlington, VA) - The Old Ceremony, Modern Skirts, Kid Goat Ireland's Four Provinces (Falls Church, VA) - TBA Jammin Java (Vienna, VA) - Rock N Roll For Kids, $8 For Everyone Over One Year Old - 11am Show, The Kennedys Present The Snacks!, Pop/Rock, $15 - 7:30pm Show, Tyler Hilton, Full Band Show! +, Curtis Peoples, Dave Yaden, Fiction Family Is A Beautiful Byproduct Of A Music Industry In Crisis. The Adventurous New Project Is Comprised Of Sean Watkins Of Nickel Creek and Jon Foreman Of Switchfoot and Their Self-Titled Debut Album Will Be Released January 20 On Ato Records, Though Their Bands Have Followed Somewhat Divergent Paths-Grammy-Award Winning Nickel Creek Crossing Over From The Bluegrass Scene To Mainstream Roots Music, and The Grammy-Nominated Switchfoot Ruling Over Modern-Rock Radio-These Fellow San Diegans Have Known Each Other Casually Since High School, When Both Began Exploring The California Music Scene By Playing What Foreman Calls An Endless Series Of Shows With Their Respective Groups. Mutual Friends Spent Years Telling Both Men They Should Try Writing Songs Together, An Idea They Continually Brushed Off Until They Began Running Into Each Other At A Local Coffee Shop Near Both Their Homes In San Diego's North County, Sunday January 25 Matinee, Roots, $8 - 2pm Matinee, "O Brother Brunch" Featuring Dead Men's Hollow Jaxx (Springfield, VA) - [Unknown artist/event - see venue website for details], Minds Eye JV's (Falls Church, VA) - Early Show Saturday 5 pm Rockabilly With The Rocking Bones, Saturday : The Oklahoma Twisters Kate's Irish Pub (Springfield, VA) - Jeffrey Phillips King Street Blues (Alexandria, VA) - The Birchmere's Own Kate Moran Band! Kirkpatrick's Irish Pub (Haymarket, VA) - Karaoke Murphy's (Alexandria, VA) - Pat Garvey Ned Devine's (Centreville, VA) - Fasten Your Seat Belts, It's Going To Be A Ride!!, Dynamohum Ned Devine's (Herndon, VA) - The Reflex O'Sullivan's Irish Pub (Arlington, VA) - 9:30 pm - 1:30 am William Dickie Live @ O'Sullivans Irish Pub RiRa (Arlington, VA) - Back To Zero St. Elmo's Coffee Pub (Alexandria, VA) - 10:00am - 2:00pm, Holiday Art & Gift Sale @ St. Elmo's State Theatre (Falls Church, VA) - The Soft Parade, The World Famous Authentic Doors Tribute Show, Jim Morrison Birthday Concert
Sunday, Dec. 7
Arlington Drafthouse (Arlington, VA) - Rocknoceros, 11:00am (Doors Open At 10:30am), The Dark Knight, 1:15pm (Doors Open 12:45pm), Special Event - The Skip Castro Band Live, 5:00pm (Doors Open 4:30pm), Old Arlington Grill, 5:00pm (Open) Bangkok Blues (Falls Church, VA) - Blues Jam w/Jeff Carmella, 7:00-11:00 Birchmere (Alexandria, VA) - Iris Dement, With Jason Wilbur The Carlyle Club (Alexandria, VA) - Steeler Games For The 2008/2009 Season Comedy Spot (Arlington, VA) - 3:00pm $10, Comedy, Sportz, 4 Kidz, Buy Tickets Flying Fish (Alexandria, VA) - 5:30pm The Front Page (Arlington, VA) - Wii Night, From 5pm - Close. Come Early To Register At The Back Bar Galaxy Hut (Arlington, VA) - 9:00p, Karaoke 8 pm No Cover Iota (Arlington, VA) - The Salford Lads -Rockabilly Meets A Morrissey and The Smiths Tribute!-, The Flea Bops Ireland's Four Provinces (Falls Church, VA) - TBA JV's (Falls Church, VA) - Sunday: Drew Holland and Melinda Root Show, Sunday: Open Mic Blues Jam Hosted By Oz and The Revue Kate's Irish Pub (Springfield, VA) - Jeffrey Phillips Murphy's (Alexandria, VA) - 8:30 pm - 12:30 pm Pat Garvey O'Sullivan's Irish Pub (Arlington, VA) - NFL Sunday Ticket @ State Theatre (Falls Church, VA) - The Lee Boys
Monday, Dec. 8
Arlington Drafthouse (Arlington, VA) - Beverly Hills Chihuahua, 4:45pm (Doors Open 4:15pm), Old Arlington Grill, 5:00pm (Open), Burn After Reading, 7:10pm (Doors Open 6:30pm), The Dark Knight, 9:30pm (Doors Open 9:10pm) Bangkok Blues (Falls Church, VA) - Closed Birchmere (Alexandria, VA) - Brian Culbertson's 'a Soulful Christmas', Featuring Vesta, Tony Maiden Of Rufus, and Mike Phillips The Carlyle Club (Alexandria, VA) - Old Dominion Jazz Trio - No Cover Evening Star Cafe (Alexandria, VA) - Joe Chiocca Band Flying Fish (Alexandria, VA) - Live Entertainment The Front Page (Arlington, VA) - Wii Night, Sign-Up At The Back Bar. Come Early 8pm - Close Galaxy Hut (Arlington, VA) - 9:00p, Gutbucket, Pitom Iota (Arlington, VA) - The Arctic Safari -Featuring-, Buck Forty Nine, Mad Tea Party, Tippy Canoe Ireland's Four Provinces (Falls Church, VA) - TBA Jaxx (Springfield, VA) - [Unknown artist/event - see venue website for details] JV's (Falls Church, VA) - Monday 8 pm Terry Lee and Art. . . Double Trouble Keyboard Show...A Fan Favorite... Kate's Irish Pub (Springfield, VA) - Jeffrey Phillips Kirkpatrick's Irish Pub (Ashburn, VA) - Karaoke!, 9:00 Kirkpatrick's Irish Pub (Haymarket, VA) - Hold 'em Poker Murphy's (Alexandria, VA) - 8:30 pm - 12:30 pm Pat Garvey
Tuesday, Dec. 9
Arlington Drafthouse (Arlington, VA) - Old Arlington Grill, 5:00pm (Open), Burn After Reading, 7:10pm (Doors Open 6:30pm), The Dark Knight, 9:30pm (Doors Open 9:10pm) Bangkok Blues (Falls Church, VA) - Closed Birchmere (Alexandria, VA) - Raul Malo, Annual Christmas Party The Carlyle Club (Alexandria, VA) - Closed For Private Event Clarendon Grill (Arlington, VA) - Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament Flying Fish (Alexandria, VA) - 8:00pm, W, Wii Game Night The Front Page (Arlington, VA) - Open Mic/ Jam Session. Contact, Timi[At]frontpagearlington.Com, To Register Iota (Arlington, VA) - Crohn's and Colitis Benefit -Featuring-, Emmet Swimming, Two Kings w/ Mike Huckleberry, Justin Trawick Group JV's (Falls Church, VA) - Tuesday: Dave Chappell and His Band With Bruce Swaim On Saxophone 9 pm Kate's Irish Pub (Springfield, VA) - Karaoke Kirkpatrick's Irish Pub (Ashburn, VA) - Hold 'em Poker, + Families &Amp, Friends Specials. Choice Of Prime Rib Or Ribeye, $13.99, + Beverage Specials Kirkpatrick's Irish Pub (Haymarket, VA) - Families &Amp, Friends Specials. Choice Of Prime Rib Or Ribeye, $13.99, + Beverage Specials Murphy's (Alexandria, VA) - 8:30 pm - 12:30 pm Sanford Markley Ned Devine's (Herndon, VA) - Texas Hold'em Poker O'Sullivan's Irish Pub (Arlington, VA) - 9:30 pm - 12:30 am Karoake RiRa (Arlington, VA) - Quiz Night With Andy Gable
Wednesday, Dec. 10
Arlington Drafthouse (Arlington, VA) - Old Arlington Grill, 5:00pm (Open), Burn After Reading, 7:10pm (Doors Open 6:30pm), The Dark Knight, 9:30pm (Doors Open 9:10pm) Bangkok Blues (Falls Church, VA) - Idle Americans, 7:30-11:00, Swing/Blues Birchmere (Alexandria, VA) - Eric Hutchinson, With Meaghan Smith & Matt Hires The Carlyle Club (Alexandria, VA) - The Satin Doll Trio– No Cover Iota (Arlington, VA) - Open Mic. -Hosted By Mike Maloney- JV's (Falls Church, VA) - Wednesday Open Mic With Vernon Santmyer and Guests Kate's Irish Pub (Springfield, VA) - Open Mike Kirkpatrick's Irish Pub (Ashburn, VA) - Guitar Hero, Competition Murphy's (Alexandria, VA) - 8:30 pm - 12:30 pm Sanford Markley O'Sullivan's Irish Pub (Arlington, VA) - 8:30 pm - 10:30 pm Trivia Night RiRa (Arlington, VA) - Comedy Night St. Elmo's Coffee Pub (Alexandria, VA) - 8:00pm - 10:00pm, Brooke Hudd, (Classic Rock)
Thursday, Dec. 11
Arlington Drafthouse (Arlington, VA) - Old Arlington Grill, 5:00pm (Open), Beverly Hills Chihuahua, 6:15pm (Doors Open 5:30pm - Special Afterwork $1 Movie), It's A Wonderful Life - Children's Hospital Fundraiser - Holiday Social, 8:30pm (Doors Open 7:30pm) Bangkok Blues (Falls Church, VA) - Ron Kronz and Traffic Jam, 7:30-11:00 Birchmere (Alexandria, VA) - Bela Fleck & The Flecktones, "The Holiday Tour" Featuring Victor Lemonte Wooten, Future Man & Jeff Coffin The Carlyle Club (Alexandria, VA) - Closed For Private Event Clarendon Grill (Arlington, VA) - DJ 2Nutz Clyde's Mark Center (Alexandria, VA) - Fran Scuderi Extra Virgin (Arlington, VA) - 7 pm - 11 pm Doug & Melanie (Duo) Flying Fish (Alexandria, VA) - 8:30, Karaoke Iota (Arlington, VA) - Larry Keel and Natural Bridge Ireland's Four Provinces (Falls Church, VA) - McTeggarts JV's (Falls Church, VA) - Thursday Night : The Dan Hovey Band Kate's Irish Pub (Springfield, VA) - Don Cobert, Dec 1 Karaoke Kirkpatrick's Irish Pub (Haymarket, VA) - Hold 'em Poker Murphy's (Alexandria, VA) - 8:30 pm - 12:30 pm Sanford Markley, Brendan Sheridan O'Sullivan's Irish Pub (Arlington, VA) - 9:30 pm - 1:30 am Michael Patrick Band Live @ O'Sullivans Irish Pub Patriot Center (Fairfax, VA) - 7:00pm, Sesame Street Live - Elmo's Green Thumb RiRa (Arlington, VA) - Dirty Pints St. Elmo's Coffee Pub (Alexandria, VA) - 8:00pm - 9:00pm, Not So Modern Jazz Band, (Jazz) State Theatre (Falls Church, VA) - Santa Jam 12
Arlington Drafthouse (Arlington, VA) - Movies TBD Movies Not Scheduled Yet, The Great Zucchini, 11:00am (Doors Open At 10:30am), Dustin Worles - Premier, 3:00pm, Found Footage Festival At The Drafthouse Comedy Theater, 7:30pm (Doors Open At 6:45pm), DC Latino Comedy Show At The Drafthouse Comedy Theater, 9:30pm (Doors Open 9pm) Bangkok Blues (Falls Church, VA) - Sophia Bass, 7:00-9:00, Mike Westscott, 9:30-1:30 Birchmere (Alexandria, VA) - Four B*tchin' Babes, "Hormonal Imbalance" The Carlyle Club (Alexandria, VA) - Breakfat With Santa, Closed At Night For Private Event Clarendon Ballroom (Arlington, VA) - DJ TBD, Cover Is $5, Open At 10pm Clarendon Grill (Arlington, VA) - DJ Lil Fos Clyde's Mark Center (Alexandria, VA) - Bob & Jerry Comedy Spot (Arlington, VA) - 7:30 pm $15 (PG), ComedySportz, Buy Tickets, 10:00pm $15 (R), The Blue Show Evening Star Cafe (Alexandria, VA) - Tuesday, December 16 Until 7:00, Wednesday, December 17 Until 9:00, Thursday December 18 Until 8:30, Saturday December 20 All Night Extra Virgin (Arlington, VA) - 8 pm - 12 am Potomac Jazz (Quartet) Fish Market (Alexandria, VA) - 7 pm - 11 pm Piano Man Daryl Ott Flying Fish (Alexandria, VA) - DJ Old School Dance Iota (Arlington, VA) - Ten Out Of Tenn Feat. Griffin House, Erin McCarley, Andy Davis, KS Rhoads, Trent Dabbs, Katie Herzig, Tyler James, Jeremy Lister, Butterfly Boucher, Matthew Perryman Jones Ireland's Four Provinces (Falls Church, VA) - McTeggarts Jaxx (Springfield, VA) - [Unknown artist/event - see venue website for details] JV's (Falls Church, VA) - Saturday 530 pm The Warner Williams Show Cover 5.00, Saturday Night 9 pm The Wama Winning Blues Band Bad Influence With Roger On Harmonica Kate's Irish Pub (Springfield, VA) - Don Cobert, Dec 1 Karaoke King Street Blues (Alexandria, VA) - Tim King and The Righteous Sinners Kirkpatrick's Irish Pub (Haymarket, VA) - Karaoke Murphy's (Alexandria, VA) - Sanford Markley Ned Devine's (Centreville, VA) - Full Effect Rocks The House!!!, Full Effect Ned Devine's (Herndon, VA) - Everyone But Pete O'Sullivan's Irish Pub (Arlington, VA) - 9:30 pm - 1:30 am Nate Ihara Live @ O'Sullivans Irish Pub Patriot Center (Fairfax, VA) - 10:30am, Sesame Street Live - Elmo's Green Thumb RiRa (Arlington, VA) - Misspent Youth St. Elmo's Coffee Pub (Alexandria, VA) - 8:00pm - 10:00pm, Mike Elosh, (Singer-Songwriter/Folk) State Theatre (Falls Church, VA) - Tab Benoit, Natalia Zukerman
Sunday, Dec. 14
Arlington Drafthouse (Arlington, VA) - Movies TBD Movies Not Scheduled Yet, Private Event - Karen Lohnes Birthday, 10:00am, Redskins Games At The Drafthouse Sports Bar, 1:00pm (Bengals - Doors Open 12:00pm), Private Event - Boa, 5:00pm Bangkok Blues (Falls Church, VA) - Barbershop Jam, 4:00-6:45, Blues Jam w/Idle Americans, 7:00-11:00 Birchmere (Alexandria, VA) - Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad The Carlyle Club (Alexandria, VA) - Steeler Games For The 2008/2009 Season Flying Fish (Alexandria, VA) - 5:30pm The Front Page (Arlington, VA) - Wii Night, From 5pm - Close. Come Early To Register At The Back Bar Galaxy Hut (Arlington, VA) - 9:00p, Knot Feeder (Ex Don Cab), Ximena, Jawbox On Cello (!!!) Iota (Arlington, VA) - Timothy Bracken Complex, Frank Hoier and The Weber Brothers, Curly and The Rocket Ireland's Four Provinces (Falls Church, VA) - McTeggarts Jaxx (Springfield, VA) - [Unknown artist/event - see venue website for details] JV's (Falls Church, VA) - Saturday 530 pm The Warner Williams Show Cover 5.00, Sunday 5 pm... Bluegrass With Andrew Acosta and The New Old Time String Band, Sunday 9 pm The Swinging Daves.. With Dave Chappell, Dave Elliott, Dave Gengerich, and Claude Dave Arthur Kate's Irish Pub (Springfield, VA) - Don Cobert, Dec 1 Karaoke Murphy's (Alexandria, VA) - 8:30 pm - 12:30 pm Brendan Sheridan O'Sullivan's Irish Pub (Arlington, VA) - NFL Sunday Ticket @ Patriot Center (Fairfax, VA) - 1:00pm, Sesame Street Live - Elmo's Green Thumb
Arlington Drafthouse (Arlington, VA) - Movies TBD Movies Not Scheduled Yet Bangkok Blues (Falls Church, VA) - Closed Birchmere (Alexandria, VA) - Aimee Mann's 3rd Annual Christmas Show, With Special Guests Paul F. Tompkins, Grant Lee Phillips, Nellie McKay and Morgan Murphy The Carlyle Club (Alexandria, VA) - Old Dominion Jazz Trio - No Cover Clarendon Grill (Arlington, VA) - Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament Evening Star Cafe (Alexandria, VA) - Wednesday, December 17 Until 9:00, Thursday December 18 Until 8:30, Saturday December 20 All Night Flying Fish (Alexandria, VA) - 8:00pm, W, Wii Game Night The Front Page (Arlington, VA) - Open Mic/ Jam Session. Contact, Timi[At]frontpagearlington.Com, To Register Iota (Arlington, VA) - Tom McBride and The Whig Party, The Walkaways, Wes Tucker and The Skillets Ireland's Four Provinces (Falls Church, VA) - Children's Christmas Party. 2 Shows Beginning At Noon. Call Us For Details. Music By Don Cobert JV's (Falls Church, VA) - Tuesday: Idle Americans 9 pm Kirkpatrick's Irish Pub (Ashburn, VA) - Hold 'em Poker, + Families &Amp, Friends Specials. Choice Of Prime Rib Or Ribeye, $13.99, + Beverage Specials Kirkpatrick's Irish Pub (Haymarket, VA) - Families &Amp, Friends Specials. Choice Of Prime Rib Or Ribeye, $13.99, + Beverage Specials Murphy's (Alexandria, VA) - 8:30 pm - 12:30 pm Pat Garvey Ned Devine's (Herndon, VA) - Texas Hold'em Poker O'Sullivan's Irish Pub (Arlington, VA) - 9:30 pm - 12:30 am Karoake RiRa (Arlington, VA) - Quiz Night With Andy Gable
