Phoenix performs at the Anthem on Monday. (Photo via Facebook)
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10
Master percussionists Hamid Drake and Adam Rudolph have been performing together for 40 years, and the pair bring their Karuna project to Rhizome, with D.C. bassist Luke Stewart in support. Doors 8 p.m. $15. All ages, inaccessible venue.
D.C. punk trio Jacuzzi Suit, Philly garage act Secret Nudist Friends, and Baltimore impressionist rockers Aerial View team up at Slash Run. 10 p.m.. $5.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11
Trip-hop pioneer Tricky comes to U Street Music Hall with his thirteenth album, ununiform, in tow. L.A. alt-pop duo In The Valley Below opens the show. Doors 6:30 p.m. $25. All ages, accessible venue.
British blue-eyed soulman Daley brings his new album The Spectrum to the Fillmore Silver Spring with openers Tiffany Gouché and London Savoy. Doors 7 p.m. $25. All ages, accessible venue.
Soulful Oakland act Bells Atlas heads to the Velvet Lounge with support by D.C. contemporaries OG Lullabies (fka Crue) and Redline Graffiti. Doors 7:30 p.m. $10. 18+, inaccessible venue.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12
Musical legend Booker T. Jones (of Stax originals Booker T. and the M.G.’s) headlines the inaugural show at the Wharf’s intimate, Americana-focused Pearl Street Warehouse. Doors 8 p.m. $75. 21+
British electronic duo Gorgon City get back to basics on their Kingdom tour, forgoing live instrumentation for a DJ set at Soundcheck. Doors 10 p.m. $25.
As Vagabon, Laetitia Tamko explores Infinite Worlds and finds herself through DIY punk missives. She performs with avant-gardist Nnamdi Ogbonnaya at the Black Cat backstage. Doors 7:30 p.m. $13 / $15. All ages, accessible venue.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13
D.C.’s own Manilla Killa and collaborator Robotaki bring a dreamy vision of EDM to U Street Music Hall. Doors 10:30 p.m. Free before 11 PM for 21+. $12/ $15 at the door after 11 p.m. All ages, accessible venue.
A pair of DIY labels—D.C.’s Babe City and Richmond’s Citrus City—team up for an eclectic showcase at Comet Ping Pong that features the Sea Life, Crumb, Yung Pocket$ and Alfred, and “secret” Babe City band Golden Papo & The Mamas. Doors 10 p.m. $12. All ages, accessible venue.
Against Me! returns to the 9:30 Club, promising a set that features songs from last year’s Shape Shift with Me alongside the rest of the band’s decade-plus discography. Laura Jane Grace and company will be joined by fellow hard-edged pop-punk bands Bleached and The Dirty Nil. Doors 8 p.m. $25. All ages, accessible venue.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14
Tokimonsta has been at the forefront of the hip-hop-meets-electronic beat scene for nearly a decade, but her new album Lune Rouge is her most impressive work yet. In 2015, she was diagnosed with a rare brain disease, and after two surgeries, she had to relearn how to walk, talk, and make music. She comes to U Hall with fellow travelers Kami and Mozado. Doors 10:30 p.m. $20. All ages, accessible venue.
D.C. psych rock band Nah. headline at the Rock & Roll Hotel with hometown compatriots Fellowcraft and Cosmic Romp. Doors 7 p.m. $12. All ages, accessible venue.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15
New Orleans jazz star Trombone Shorty and his Orleans Avenue band hit up the brand new 6,000-seat The Anthem with true-to-its-name act Vintage Trouble. Doors 6:30 p.m. $37. All ages, accessible venue. Stay tuned for DCist’s first look at The Anthem.
The indie pop upstarts of Weaves bring their new LP, Wide Open to DC9 with support by Tancred and Casper Skulls. Doors 7:30 p.m. $12 / $14. All ages, inaccessible venue.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 16
Phoenix explored its members’ “European, Latin roots” on the Italo disco-inspired Ti Amo, and the French heavyweights (and glam rock openers The Lemon Twigs) are part of The Anthem’s opening week festivities. Doors 6:30 p.m. $45. All ages, accessible venue.
YehMe2 is the new project from Josh Young, the Chicago DJ-producer who helped popularize trap-EDM as part of Flosstradamus. If you liked his old project, you’ll probably like his new one, and he headlines U Hall with Bortz and Don Campbell. Doors 8 p.m. $20. All ages, accessible venue.
Chicago experimental rock act Dead Rider teams with D.C. band-to-watch Mock Identity at DC9. Doors 8:30 p.m. $12. All ages, inaccessible venue.
