FRIDAY:
>> Stop by the Hillyer Art Space for an art party, featuring DJs Will Eastman and Gavin Holland, while Kylos brings you some live video art. Tickets can be purchased in advance for $10 (email katherinep [at] artsandartists.org), with the money going to support the gallery’s Local Artist Series. While you’re there, enjoy the ongoing show by Anna U. Davis. 7 to 11 p.m.
>> Based out of Philadelphia, vocalist Joanna Pascale has been labeled one of jazz’s rising stars. She’ll be performing 9 and 11 p.m. sets tonight and Saturday at Twins Jazz along with a band that includes monster saxophonist Tim Warfield. Tickets are $18.
>> Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band (a.k.a. just plain old “Silver Mt. Zion”) play their string-heavy, earnest post-rock at the Black Cat, with Vic Chestnutt, $14, 9 p.m.
>> Or head to the Cat’s Backstage for D.C.’s first ever Bike Prom, “a chance for everyone in DC’s cycling community to come together and celebrate their love of cycling,” while raising a few bucks for the Washington Area Bicyclist Association. DJs MaryMack, Jennder and Vinnie Von Blotto will be spinning records. $5, 9:30 p.m.
SATURDAY:
>> Pittsburgh analog fetishists Black Moth Super Rainbow have managed to wrap themselves in a veil of secrecy, keeping their identities hidden behind stage names and masks and concocting wild stories to explain the origins of their music, a woozy blend of neo-psychedelia and analog synth-pop. They’ll theoretically unmask themselves tonight, with Efterklang and Subtle at the Rock and Roll Hotel. $15, 8:30 p.m.
>> Don’t miss our movie picks for the week, including special screenings of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington at the AFI Silver Theater at 1 p.m. (also Monday).
>> Hip-hop legend KRS-ONE is at the Black Cat with Kokayi. $22, 9 p.m.
SUNDAY:
>> The best dance party of any holiday weekend is DJ Dredd‘s long running “Prince Versus” sets at the Black Cat. Prince takes on the entire world this time around. $12, 9 p.m.
>> The main event of Black Pride weekend is a concert and dance party featuring “American Idol” star Fantasia Barrino. At Avenue. Tickets are $35 in advance and $70 at the door. 9 p.m.
>> There’s still tons of events going on at Artomatic, including a screening of Chocolate City at 7 p.m. Check out our review of the documentary, which attempts to take on the complex issue of gentrification from the view of residents pushed out in the name of development. Whoops, this film screened last Sunday. This Sunday will feature a showcase by the Songwriters Association of Washington at 7 p.m., and a free performance by L.A. band Oh No Not Stereo at 9 p.m. Check the rest of the Artomatic schedule over the weekend for more.
>> The Rolling Thunder Motorcycle Rally will roll around the National Mall, ending at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, from noon to 3 p.m.
>> The National Symphony Orchestra’s hosts its annual free Memorial Day concert on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol. Gladys Knight and Gary Sinise will be on hand to honor military servicemembers. 8 p.m., at Capitol and First Streets.
MONDAY:
>> Don’t forget about the National Memorial Day Parade, starting at 2 p.m. and traveling along Constitution Ave.
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