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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 Washington, DC, 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 Washington, DC 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, July 25. There are 14 days worth of data in the listings below.
Black Cat - Tilly and The Wall, The Ruby Suns, Exit Clov $13 Mainstage 9:00, Bliss Dance Party: Indie, Club, Britpop, 80s, Pop, Electro w/ DJ Will Eastman $7 Backstage 9:30 Blues Alley - Walter Beasley, (Sax/Vocals/Smooth Jazz), $30, Two Shows: 8pm & 10pm Bohemian Caverns - Benito Gonzalez Trio w/ Azar Lawrence, 9:00pm, 11:00pm Cafe Saint-Ex Gate 54 - DJ DK DAR Constitution Hall - Lyfe Jennings - Keith Sweat DC Improv - Flip Orley, America's Premier Comic Hypnotist From "Entertainment Tonight" DC9 - A Special One-Off Return and Warm Welcome Back To There Old Stomping Ground..., Nouveau Riche, DJs Gavin Holland, Stevelove, And, Enaisee Host The Legendary, Genre-Busting Dance Party That, Hips and Hops Its Way Between, Hip-Hop, Techno, Indie Hits, Dancehall, 80s Dance-Pop, Free Entry and Free Sparks Before 10pm, Doors/9:00pm Fado - Gaa, 10:00 am, 10:00am Football Qualifier Rnd 2: Tyrone Vs. Westmeath, 12:00pm Football Qualifier Rnd 2: Donegal Vs. Monaghan, Tri-Nations, 6:00 pm, Australia Vs. New Zealand, Summer Acoustic Series, 9:30 pm, Liz Coyle Starts Her Acoustic Set Starting At 9:30. Come Out and Have Some Fun Grog and Tankard - The Rent Seekers, Drive-In, Blue Pinto, Braxton Parker Iota (Arlington, VA) - Honor By August, Sun Domingo, Ike Kramerbooks and the Afterwords Cafe - Jumpin Joe Madam's Organ - Bobby Parker - True Blues Legend Nightclub 9:30 (9:30 Club) - Dakshina, Daniel Phoenix Singh, Washington Improv, 7:30 Doors. Tickets Also Available Through The Capitol Fringe Festival The Palace of Wonders - Top Shelf Burlesque, 10:00 pm, Price: $10 The Red and the Black - Surprise! Arizona, The Stationary Set, Tokyo Rock and Roll Hotel - Reform School, DJ Lil'e, DJ Reddaj, DJ Pgee, DJ Sara, DJ Kim, Doors, 830pm Show, 930pm, Matt Digangi, Aka, DJ Digg, Sticky Rice Chef and Hotel Security Guard Tries His Hand At The Booth Upstairs At The Hotel Bar, Digg Will Mix The Best Of Whatever Music Wets The Whistle Of You, The Superfans!, Free, The Hotel Bar (2nd Floor), 21+, 930-230am Sala Thai - Mark Mosley Trio Takoma Station Tavern - Soundproof, Lil Benny, 10-2 Twins Jazz - T.K. Blue "Follow The North Star" CD Release Twins Lounge - Twins Lounge Is Temporarily Closed For Renovations. Please Check Out Twins Jazz For Events U-topia - The Ed Hahn Quintet, 11:00 pm - 2:30 am Verizon Center - Eagles Perform Live At Verizon Center Warner Theater - Thanksusa Benefit Concert With, Mylin & Stephen Cochran, Helping Military Families Zanzibar On The Waterfront - Congolese Music Festival, Vth/Ve Generation, Formerly From, Wenge Musica, Bill Clinton Kalonji, Jdt Mulopwer, Performing Live!!! Zoo Bar - Flat Foot Sam & The Educated Fools
Sunday, Jul. 27
Black Cat - Valient Thorr, Early Man, Monotonix $12 Mainstage 8:00 Blues Alley - Walter Beasley, (Sax/Vocals/Smooth Jazz), $30, Two Shows: 8pm & 10pm DC Improv - Flip Orley, America's Premier Comic Hypnotist From "Entertainment Tonight" Fado - Gaa, 9:00 am, 9:00am Hurling Quarter-Finals: Wexford Vs. Waterford, 11:00am Hurling Quarter-Finals: Clare Vs. Cork, 12:45pm Football Final: Armagh Vs. Fermanagh Iota (Arlington, VA) - Square Trio, Don't Be Glib, In Technicolor Madam's Organ - Johnny Artis Band -R&B, Rock, Reggae The Red and the Black - Axios Records, Menya, “By Beautifully Bending Style and Gender, Menya Manages To Mix The Profane With The Sentimental. The Results Are Musical, Danceable, Sexy, Tender, and Innocently Obscene…so Far, So Good. The Songs “Dtf” and “Ripe” Show The Dark and Playful Underbelly Of Pop Gems Like “Oh” and “Suicide Queen”. On “Lonley” The Producer Successfully Mashes An Ll Cool J Slow Jam With An Infectiously Melodic Hip-Pop Dance Chorus. All In All, The Group Manages An Extremely Well Crafted and Well Performed Debut Release.” -Nick Sansano (Producer- Le Tigre, Sonic Youth) Twins Jazz - The Jostein Gulbrandsen Quartet Twins Lounge - Twins Lounge Is Temporarily Closed For Renovations. Please Check Out Twins Jazz For Events U-topia - Jazz and Blues, Wayne Wilentz and Jim West, 9:30 pm - 1:30 am
Monday, Jul. 28
Black Cat - An Evening w/ Extra Golden $12 Backstage 9:00 Blues Alley - The Blues Alley Youth Orchestra, (Tomorrow's Jazz Stars), $15 Bohemian Caverns - The Thad Wilson Orchestra, 8:00pm DC Improv - Flip Orley, America's Premier Comic Hypnotist From "Entertainment Tonight" DC9 - Skeletonwitch, You Tube, "The Midwest Quintet Recently Jumped On The Roster Of Prosthetic Records After The Self-Release Of Two Buzz Generating Discs and With Their Continued Success In Writing Some Of The Catchiest Thrash Available In The Current Metal Scene and A Well-Deserved High-Quality Production Job On Beyond The Permafrost, Skeletonwitch Is About To Get Big. At No Point In Beyond The Permafrost Does Skeletonwitch Attempt To Reinvent The Thrash Metal Wheel, Yet Their Combination Of Metal Styles, Their Tight Execution, and Their Obvious Love Of All Things Metal Just Makes It Impossible Not To Love These Guys"-, Deathhammer, Nihilitia, Buy Tickets Now!, Doors @ 830pm Show @ 9pm Iota (Arlington, VA) - Cadillac Sky, Over Under Down Yonder Madam's Organ - One Nite Stand - Reggae, Funk, R&B Nightclub 9:30 (9:30 Club) - Mgmt, Violens, Kuroma The Red and the Black - The Dollyrots, The Dollyrots Are One Girl and Two Boys. They're A Punk Rock Band But Their CDs Are Very Pop. Kelly Is Sugar Sweet But Mischevious and Might Sucker Punch You If You're Dumb Enough To Try Her Patience. Which She Has A Lot Of, If She Hasn't Been Visiting With Her Friends Jack, Jim Or Jameson. She Likes To Do Girl Things Like Grow Plants and Sew Up Her T-Shirts and Crochet and Make Strawberry Cakes. But, She Also Likes To Play Her Basses Til They Are Sprinkled With Blood and Drives Soo Fast She's Not Allowed Behind The Wheel and Is Getting Really Good With The Balisong She Stole From Her Boss Who Used It As A Letter Opener. She Likes To Get Carsick Reading and Send Postcards From The Road So Send Her Your Address Or Favorite Book (Really!). Please Don't Send It If You Don, The Raspberry Campaign, Sofia Talvik, "It’s Just Love" Evokes Memories Of The Last Great "Triumph Over Adversity" Duet; "Don’t Give Up" By Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush. Sofia’s Soft, Delicate, Almost Fragile Vocals Soar Over A Powerful Piano Melody Punctuated By Soft Percussion, Gentle Strings and The Rarely Heard Resonance Of An Acoustic Double Bass Takoma Station Tavern - Lissen, The Band, 8 - 12 Twins Lounge - Twins Lounge Is Temporarily Closed For Renovations. Please Check Out Twins Jazz For Events Verizon Center - WWE Presents Raw
Black Cat - The Jet Age, The Console War $8 Backstage 9:00 Blues Alley - Eban Brown, (Guitar/Vocals/Smooth Jazz/R&B), $20, Two Shows: 8pm & 10pm Cafe Saint-Ex Gate 54 - "Procedure" With Mark Williams and Special Guests. Jazz Happy Hour Early With DC Digga Clyde's of Georgetown - Fran Scuderi DC Improv - Flip Orley, America's Premier Comic Hypnotist From "Entertainment Tonight" DC9 - The Everyday Visuals, "...Arresting..." - The Boston Globe, "Harmony Rich Boston Popsters With More Hooks Than A Gorton's Fish Market.", -, Cmj, Koko, Doors @ 830pm Show @ 9pm Iota (Arlington, VA) - Open Mic. -Hosted By Mike Maloney- Ireland's Four Fields - Pub Quiz Kramerbooks and the Afterwords Cafe - Jumpin Joe Madam's Organ - Bob Perilla & The Big Hillbilly Bluegrass Band Nightclub 9:30 (9:30 Club) - Cancelled! Boy George Cancelled!, This Show Has Been Cancelled. Refunds At Place Of Purchase Through 8/13/08 The Palace of Wonders - Oracleyes and Lucy Gallant Present : Sonic Fire Ballet, Price: $10.00 The Red and the Black - Twin Earth, Combat Zone, Change The Station, Memories From The Space Age, Doors @ 830pm Show @ 9pm Rock and Roll Hotel - Ours, God Or Julie, Plain Jane Automobile, Doors, 8pm Show, 830pm, Not Dead Yet, - Every Wednesday @ The Hotel Bar, We See You At The Hotel On Friday and Saturday Nights Partying With The Other Weekend Warriors. But Where Are You On Wednesday? Here Is The New Challenge For Those Not Dead Yet On Wednesday's, The Mother Of All Drink Specials, Start At 8:00 pm With A $6 Shot Of Jager and Drink Free Rail Liquor Until 9:00 pm. After That Its $3 High Life and Mini Champagne Splits Until 10:00 pm and Then $2 Shot Of The Night Until Last Call, ., The Challenge, Should You Choose To Accept It Will Take Place Every Other Wednesday Upstairs At The Hotel Bar Beats From Motown To Motorhead and All The Other Not Dead Yet Greats By DJ pm and Ko Kid, See You There...Unless You're Already Dead, Free, The Hotel Bar (2nd Floor), 21+, 8pm Takoma Station Tavern - Whop N Them, 8 - 12 Twins Lounge - Twins Lounge Is Temporarily Closed For Renovations. Please Check Out Twins Jazz For Events U-topia - Jazz and Blues, Paul Piper, 9:00 pm - 1:00 am
Black Cat - Deleted Scenes, The Never, The Bee Team $8 Backstage 9:00 Blues Alley - Bill Harris, (Piano), $18, Two Shows: 8pm & 10pm Bohemian Caverns - The Thad Wilson Orchestra, 8:00pm DC9 - The Mother Truckers, The Highballers, Buy Tickets Now!, Doors @ 830pm Show @ 9pm Iota (Arlington, VA) - The Federal Reserve Collective Presents... 1st Monday's Kennedy Center - 10:00 am, Cool Globes: Hot Ideas For A Cooler Planet, 10:00 am, VSA Arts, Presents: "The Rolling Exhibition", 6:00 pm, Millennium Stage: Mark Halata and Texavia, 8:00 pm, A Capitol Fourth Madam's Organ - One Nite Stand - Reggae, Funk, R&B Twins Lounge - Twins Lounge Is Temporarily Closed For Renovations. Please Check Out Twins Jazz For Events
Tuesday, Aug. 5
Black Cat - Chad America's Birthday Rock Bash w/ Suns Of Guns, John Barrett's Bass Drum Of Death and A Special Appearance By Citygoats Free Backstage 9:00 Blues Alley - Pam Parker, (Jazz Vocals), $18, Two Shows: 8pm & 10pm Bohemian Caverns - The Hide Experience w/ Heidi Martin, 9:30pm DC9 - Educated Consumers, Dezmatic, Minds One, Cubbiebear Iota (Arlington, VA) - The Section Quartet (Playing The Music Of Radiohead) Kennedy Center - 10:00 am, Cool Globes: Hot Ideas For A Cooler Planet, 10:00 am, VSA Arts, : Exhibition: Derivative Composition, 10:00 am, VSA Arts, Presents: "The Rolling Exhibition", 1:30 pm, Disney's, The Lion King, 6:00 pm, Millennium Stage: Bhutan Song and Dance, 6:00 pm, Shear Madness, 7:30 pm, Disney's, The Lion King, 9:00 pm, Shear Madness Madam's Organ - Lucky Dog- Funk, Rock, Fusion Nightclub 9:30 (9:30 Club) - Surprise! At The Club! Gnarls Barkley, Hercules, Love Affair The Red and the Black - Bad Panda, Mostly Bears, "One Of Tucson's Most Promising New Bands. Fireworks, Pounding Drums, Unusal Backing Vocals and Sounds, Perfectly Rumbling Bass Lines, Chaotic and Frenzied Guitars Played With Aplomb... Conjure The Progressiveness Of The Mars Volta and Counts Influences From Screamo To Radiohead To Animal Collective." -, Village Voice, "Full Of Verve and With Chops To Burn, Mostly, Bears, ... Sounds A Bit Like A Non-Acoustic, Amped-Up Version Of Arcade Fire... and (At Times) Contains The Brawn Of Muse But The Intricacies and Nuances Of The Dears." 3.5/5 -, All Music Guide Twins Jazz - Blue Tuesday Club Trio Twins Lounge - Twins Lounge Is Temporarily Closed For Renovations. Please Check Out Twins Jazz For Events U-topia - Jazz and Blues, Bill Heid, 9:30 pm - 1:00 am Verizon Center - Neil Diamond 2008 World Tour
Wednesday, Aug. 6
Black Cat - Neil Hamburger, Daiquiri $10 Backstage 9:00 Blues Alley - Russell Taylor, (Soul Vocals/Guitar), $20, Two Shows: 8pm & 10pm DC Improv - The DC Improv Comedy School Cast, A Night Of Improv Comedy DC9 - Matt White, Matt Has Been Heralded As One Of Rolling Stone Magazine's 10 Artists To Watch, Praising "Best Days" As A "Hard To Resist Romantic Debut.", Perez Hilton Calls Him The 'Next Big Thing', Aol Has Awarded Him The Coveted "Aol Breaker", Winning The Title In A Landslide, Sparky's Flaw, Joppa, Buy Tickets Now!, Doors @ 830pm Show @ 9pm, (18+ w/ Valid ID) Iota (Arlington, VA) - Open Mic -Hosted By Mike Maloney- Ireland's Four Fields - Pub Quiz Kennedy Center - 10:00 am, Cool Globes: Hot Ideas For A Cooler Planet, 10:00 am, VSA Arts, : Exhibition: Derivative Composition, 10:00 am, VSA Arts, Presents: "The Rolling Exhibition", 1:30 pm, Disney's, The Lion King, 3:00 pm, Shear Madness, 6:00 pm, Millennium Stage: James "Slim" Hand, 7:00 pm, Shear Madness, 7:30 pm, Disney's, The Lion King, 8:15 pm, NSO At Wolf Trap: Bernstein's, Candide, In Concert Kramerbooks and the Afterwords Cafe - Hurricane Howie Madam's Organ - Bob Perilla & The Big Hillbilly Bluegrass Band Nightclub 9:30 (9:30 Club) - 2 Skinnee Js, Tragedy, A Metal Tribute To The Bee Gees, The Peculiar Pretzelmen The Palace of Wonders - The Family Hemerlein, 9:00, Price: $5.00 The Red and the Black - Alina Simone, "A Sprightly Ukrainian-Born, Suburban-Boston-Raised Songwriter With A Richly Textured Voice, Celebrates The Release Of Her New Album "Placelessness, " Which Evokes But Does Not Mimic Many Of The Pop Milestones Of The Past Decade, Including The Fractured Beats Of Radiohead and The Exuberance Of Björk, --The New Yorker, "Placelessness Has The Stripped-Down Sound Of A Burgeoning Indie Artist Bearing Herself To A Small, Dark Room Of Unseen Admirers. Simone, With Her Second Album, Seems Poised To Claw Her Rightful Place Among The Guitar-Heavy Rock Goddessess Of The World." - Venus, Carlson Rock and Roll Hotel - Milkmachine, Sean McArdle, Marcel and The Truth, Tamu, Doors, 8pm Show, 830pm, Not Dead Yet, - Every Wednesday @ The Hotel Bar, We See You At The Hotel On Friday and Saturday Nights Partying With The Other Weekend Warriors. But Where Are You On Wednesday? Here Is The New Challenge For Those Not Dead Yet On Wednesday's, The Mother Of All Drink Specials, Start At 8:00 pm With A $6 Shot Of Jager and Drink Free Rail Liquor Until 9:00 pm. After That Its $3 High Life and Mini Champagne Splits Until 10:00 pm and Then $2 Shot Of The Night Until Last Call, ., The Challenge, Should You Choose To Accept It Will Take Place Every Other Wednesday Upstairs At The Hotel Bar Beats From Motown To Motorhead and All The Other Not Dead Yet Greats By DJ pm and Ko Kid, See You There...Unless You're Already Dead, Free, The Hotel Bar (2nd Floor), 21+, 8pm Twins Jazz - Stan Killian Quartet(Sax) Twins Lounge - Twins Lounge Is Temporarily Closed For Renovations. Please Check Out Twins Jazz For Events U-topia - Jazz and Blues, Paul Piper, 9:00 pm - 1:00 am
Thursday, Aug. 7
Black Cat - The Face Accidents, The Sammies $8 Backstage 9:00 (On Sale July 25) Blues Alley - Kenny Rankin, (Vocals/Guitar), $25, Two Shows: 8pm & 10pm DC Improv - Tony Rock, Chris Rock's Little Brother! From Upn's "All Of Us" and Comedy Central DC9 - Michael Jantz, The Davenports, The Pocket Band, The Petticoat Tea Room, Doors @ 8pm Show @ 830pm Iota (Arlington, VA) - Bob Log III, Scott H. Birham Kennedy Center - 10:00 am, Cool Globes: Hot Ideas For A Cooler Planet, 10:00 am, VSA Arts, : Exhibition: Derivative Composition, 10:00 am, VSA Arts, Presents: "The Rolling Exhibition", 6:00 pm, Millennium Stage: Jazz Envoys Kramerbooks and the Afterwords Cafe - String Shift Madam's Organ - Thursdays Nonprofits Profit Featuring Literacy Volunteers and Advocates, Patrick Alban & The Noche Latina - Latin & World Beat Nightclub 9:30 (9:30 Club) - MN8 Presents Kinky, Pistolera, Nayas The Palace of Wonders - Vixen Variety, 9:30 Doors At 6:00 pm, Price: $10.00 The Red and the Black - My Brother, The Welder, Great Lakes, You Tube Rock and Roll Hotel - Drunken Jenga, Build The Tower. Take It In Turns To Remove A Block With One Hand and Place It On Top Of The Tower. If You Successfully Move A Block According To The Rules, You May Command Another Player To Drink. However, If You Cause The Tower To Topple, You Must Drink An Entire Beer, No Cover! $2 Pbrs For Those Who Play, Every Thursday At The Hotel Bar, 8pm - 2 am, 21+ Twins Lounge - Twins Lounge Is Temporarily Closed For Renovations. Please Check Out Twins Jazz For Events U-topia - Brazilian Jazz, The Wayne Wilentz Trio, 9:30 pm - 1:30am
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