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3701 Mount Vernon Ave. Alexandria, VA • 703-549-7500
All shows at 7:30 pm unless otherwise indicated Full Service Menu • Food & Drink
13&14 Recording Live at The Birchmere! MAYSA
16&17 LalahHathaway&Dwele 18 & 19 Keb’ Mo’ Joe 20 The Rippingtonsfeat. Russ Freeman 21 QUEER QUEENS OF QOMEDY
Robinson
feat. CaROl lEiFER, POPPY ChaMPliN & DaNa GOlDbERG! 24
DocWatson & David Holt 27
25&26
MINDI ABAIR An Evening with
HERMAN’S HERMITS feat.
FredericYonnet&trinaBroussard 30
28 The Seldom Scene & TheWells Mike PhilliPs Band featuring
29 Sept 1 Jon Anderson
DR. JOHN & The Lower 911 An Acoustic Evening with
(The Voice of YES)
2CHERRYHOLMES 3.4.5 NILS LOFGREN
w/TimEriksen&Riley Baugus (from ‘Cold Mountain’)
9 Young Dubliners & Seven Nations 10Mccoy tyner Quartet
w/sp guestGary Bartz 11
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The Fabulous Thunderbirds &Billy PriceBand
GAELIC STORM Brian Culbertson
15 Hal Ketchum & Johnny Hiland Jeffrey Osborne
w/TheWatson Twins & Led to Sea 18
17 19 23
Laura Viers KimWaters
Bilal
22Yard Dogs Road Show Patty Loveless
24 HIROSHIMA 25
Evening with
“30th Anniversary” Tour
Jackopierce
w/BRENDA RUSSELL, JESSY J 28
WYNTON MARSALIS Music Center at Strathmore, No. Bethesda, MD.
with live Musical Performances by ‘LOUIS’
& CECILE LICAD Sat. Aug. 28, 8pm
Tickets on sale now
www.strathmore.org or call (301)581-5100 26 NORMAN BROWN’s & GAIL
Advance Sale TicketMaster 703-573-SEAT The Birchmere Presents
- A Silent Film
ComedyCentral &UPN’s “All ofUs”
Aug13-15
Whisperer”&“Hecklers” special event
ComedyCentral,“Ghost Aug20-22 “MindOfMencia”on
ComedyCentral special event
August 26
HBO,ComedyCentral &“Late Night”
Buy tickets @
dcimprov.com or 202.296.7008 Give the gift of laughter! Comedy Classes, CDs & Gift Certificates Aug27-29
E’s “Chelsea Lately”,VH1 &ComedyCentral
Sept2-5
Marc Cohn
www.birchmere.com
TONY ROCK
JAMIE KENNEDY
Autumn Storm
JHONSON
27- 29
2- 4
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1073 Wisconsin Ave. (below M St.) New Orleans Creole Cuisine “Celebrating over 40 Years” 202-337-4141
August
JAY HAYDEN (Neo Soul) JULIA NIXON
RON HOLLOWAY W/
(Sax/Vocals) (Pianist from Netherlands)
MARSHALL KEYS (Sax) MILES JAYE (Violin/Guitar/Vocals) VANA GEHRIG TRIO
JAZZY BLU (Smooth Jazz) HILARY KOLE (Jazz Vocals)
ARTURO SANDOVAL
(Trumpet Legend) *AS* RAY GASKINS (Sax/Keys)
DOREEN’S JAZZ NEW ORLEANS (Clarinet) SANDRA ST. VICTOR
(Neo Soul)
MAVIS “SWANN” POOLE (Jazz Vocals)
WALLACE RONEY QUINTET
(Trumpet) *AS* September
EDDIE DANIELS & BOB JAMES
(Clarinet/Keys) *AS*
www.bluesalley.com Peter Noone
Double dose! Fri, Aug 13 Hilton Washington Dulles Hotel BLAIR CARMAN AND THE BELLEVIEW BOYS Beg lesson 8:30pm, Dance 9pm-12mid
Sat, Aug 14 Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park BLAIR CARMAN AND THE BELLEVIEW BOYS
IN COOPERATION WITH THE GLEN ECHO PARK PARTNERSHIP FOR ARTS AND CULTURE INC., THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD
Beg lesson 8pm, Dance 9pm-12mid Tue, Aug 17
Clarendon Ballroom THE NIGHTHAWKS Dance 9-11pm
BLUES BAND Dance 9-11pm
LEARN TO SWING DANCE! SEPTEMBER CLASSES NOW ONLINE
SEE OUR WEBSITE FOR SCHEDULE
GOTTASWING.COM 703.359.9882
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Saturday, $12 at the door, $10 in advance; Cool Kid Collective, Tsunami Rising, Maryland’s Most Wanted, Thursday, $12 at the door, $10 in advance. 20 Market Pl., Baltimore. 410-244-8854.
www.ramsheadlive.com.
RAMS HEAD TAVERN Shelby Lynne, Mieka Pauley, Friday, $33; Last Train Home, Saturday, $17.50; Yoso, Sunday, $29.50; Tingstad & Rumbel, Todd Bauchspies, Monday, $20; Dave Mason, Tuesday, $48.50; Chris Smither & the Motivators, Anne McCue, Thursday, $27.50. 33 West St., Annapolis. 410-268-4545. www.
ramsheadtavern.com.
SONAR Soilwork, Death Angel, Augury, Mutiny Within, Swashbuckle, Rest Among Ruins, Friday, $22.50, $50 for VIP; “Bit Gen Gamer Fest 5” featuring Powerglove, Protomen, Entertainment System, the Megas, This Place Is Haunted, Rare Candy, the Ultraball, the One Ups, Y2X, Saturday, $20 at the door, $18 in advance; Deaf Scene, Mora Orsa, Vasudeva, Sunday, $8; Coffinworm, Marrow, BSOM, Vulcan, Sunday, $7; Miniature Tigers, the Spinto Band, Lands & Peoples, Ex-Replicas, Wednesday, $11 at the door, $9 in advance. 407 E. Saratoga St., Baltimore. 410-783-7888.
www.sonarbaltimore.com.
VIRGINIA
BIRCHMERE Maysa, Friday-Saturday, $45; Lalah Hathaway & Dwele, Monday-Tuesday, $75; Keb’ Mo’, Joe Robinson, Wednesday-Thursday, $59.50. 3701 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria. 703-549-7500.
www.birchmere.com.
BISTROT LAFAYETTE Pat Rohrer, Friday. 1118 King St., Alexandria. 703-548-2525.
www.bistrotlafayette.com.
GALAXY HUT Techniquelle, Adrian Hardkor, Sunday; Foul Swoops, Eux Autres, Monday. 2711 Wilson Blvd., Arlington. 703-525-8646.
www.myspace. com/galaxyhut. $5.
IOTA Memoryhouse, Twin Sister, Friday, $10; the Hounds Below, Redline Addiction, Saturday, $10; David Kitchen, Sematic, Margot MacDonald, Sunday, $12; ilyAIMY, Monday, $10; Slow Runner, the Grand Candy, Tuesday, $10; open mike, Wednesday; Blame Sally, Laura Warshauer, Thursday, $15. 2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington. 703-522-8340. www.
iotaclubandcafe.com.
JAMMIN’ JAVA “Jammin’ Java’s Mid-Atlantic Band Battle III-Finals,”
Comedy Club / Restaurant 1140 Connecticut Ave. Washington, DC 20036
CARLOS MENCIA
PATRICE ONEAL
LONI LOVE
ELEENA FIKHMAN/WOLF TRAP
Singer-songwriter Lyle Lovett brings his Large Band to Wolf Trap on Tuesday. Tickets are $25-$42.
Friday, $13 at the door, $10 in advance; Paul and Storm, Saturday, $15; Melodime, Zelos, Saturday, $13 at the door, $10 in advance; Land of the Giants, Sparks to Inferno, Rosy Likes Red, Go Home Freshmen, Sunday, $10; the OK Corral, Don’t Call Us Sweethearts, the Green Boys, Sunday, $13 at the door, $10 in advance; the Dangerous Summer, City Lights, McTwist, the Baby Grand, Monday, $13 at the door, $10 in advance; Shannon McNally and Hot Sauce, Anne McCue, Rebecca Pronsky, Tuesday, $12; Tony Lucca, Ernie Halter, Mutlu, Thursday, $13 at the door, $10 in advance. 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. 703-255-1566. www.
jamminjava.com.
JAXX Powerglove, GI9, Pangaea, Signal’s End, Sunday. 6355 Rolling Rd., Springfield. 703-569-5940. www.jaxxroxx. com. $15 at the door, $12 in advance.
JV’S RESTAURANT Jumpin’ Jupiter, Friday; Five by Five, Saturday; Duffy Kane
and the Freedom Train, Saturday; Bluegrass Jam with King Street Bluegrass Band, Sunday; the Shack Shakers, Thursday. 6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church. 703-241-9504. www.jvs
restaurant.com.
PISTONE’S Karen Shea, Friday-Thursday. 6320 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church. 703-533-1885. www.
pistoneitalianinn.com.
RAGTIME Open-mike night, Sunday. 1345 N. Courthouse Rd., Arlington. 703-243-4003.
STATE THEATRE The Fighting Jamesons, Friday, $10; Tab Benoit, Anders Osborne, Saturday, $25 at the door, $20 in advance. 220 N. Washington St., Falls Church. 703-237-0300. www.
thestatetheatre.com.
TIFFANY TAVERN Amanda Murphy & the Lost Indians, Friday; Rattlesnake Hill, Saturday. 1116 King St., Alexandria. 703-836-8844.
www.tiffanytavern.com.
Wed, Aug 18 Nick's Nightclub DEJA BLUE
SWING
holloway from 6
somewhere in the back of my con- sciousness I know that it’s always possible to make a beautiful statement using a simple form.” The trick in any musical set-
ting, as Holloway sees it, is to project your own personality without compromising the aims of the band or losing sight of the audience’s expectations. He credits his long tenure with
Scott-Heron in the ’80s for prepar- ing him for the some of the sup- porting roles he plays today. “You were very much in the zone playing with Gil,” he says. “As a musician,
you felt like he put you in the posi- tion of a character actor. You were interpreting the mood of the piece, the message in his lyrics.” The rock and blues stars Hollo-
way collaborates with these days are aware of his strong ties to Gil- lespie and other jazz greats. “But they also know that I don’t go on- stage thinking that I have to play down to any audience,” he says. “When my solo comes around, that’s the time to communicate my feelings. I usually play in con- text at first, then stretch the boundaries a little — maybe toss in some things that reflect my other musical experiences — then
end in a way that’s not going to throw anybody off. I like adding some surprises, though. That can only be a good thing.” At Blues Alley, the saxophonist
will get a chance to play jazz, pop and soul for a hometown crowd with a big assist from vocalist Jul- ia Nixon. But who knows when he’ll be back. “All the relationships I have with the musicians I’ve been playing with recently are ongoing things,” he says. “So I guess I ha- ven’t made any enemies.”
weekend@washpost.com
Joyce is a freelance writer.
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