CITYLIST
The Club at Studio K
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SPOTLIGHT ON IMPROV COMEDY
Music FRIDAY
CITY LIGHTS: FRIDAY
Baby Wants Candy: Historical Hip Hop Edition
THIS IS WHERE/I BEGIN...
F E B . 2 0 | 7 : 3 0 & 9 : 3 0 P. M .
BLUES
A fully improvised, epic hip hop musical based on a historical figure of your choosing!
WARNER THEATRE 513 13th St. NW. (202) 783-4000. Tedeschi Trucks Band. 8 p.m. $69.50–$277. warnertheatredc.com.
CLASSICAL
The Black Version
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS COOLIDGE AUDITORIUM First Street and Independence Avenue SE. (202) 7075507. Miranda Cuckson & Friends. 8 p.m. Free. loc.gov.
F E B . 2 1 | 7 : 3 0 & 9 : 3 0 P. M .
ELECTRONIC
Wild Horses
SOUNDCHECK 1420 K St. NW. (202) 789-5429. Ben Böhmer. 10 p.m. $15. soundcheckdc.com.
F E B . 2 2 | 7 : 3 0 & 9 : 3 0 P. M
U STREET MUSIC HALL 1115 U St. NW. (202) 588-1889. Kaivon. 11 p.m. $10–$18. ustreetmusichall.com.
M A S O N B AT E S ’ S KC J U K E B OX
U STREET MUSIC HALL 1115 U St. NW. (202) 588-1889. BAYNK. 7 p.m. $13–$21. ustreetmusichall.com.
Ekhodom and Mason Bates F E B R U A R Y 2 7 | 7 : 3 0 P. M .
UNION STAGE 740 Water St. SW. (877) 987-6487. Tender. 7 p.m. unionstage.com.
FUNK & R&B
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AVA IMITE Story District’s ILAB D ILIT Y Funnier Than Fiction
CITY WINERY 1350 Okie St. NE. (202) 250-2531. Glenn Jones. 8 p.m. $35–$45. citywinery.com.
F E B R U A R Y 2 8 | 7 : 3 0 & 9 : 3 0 P. M .
HIP-HOP HOWARD THEATRE 620 T St. NW. (202) 803-2899. Kool Moe Dee with The Treacherous 3 and Spoony Gee. 9 p.m. $25–$30. thehowardtheatre.com. SONGBYRD MUSIC HOUSE AND RECORD CAFE 2477 18th St. NW. (202) 450-2917. City Morgue. 8 p.m. $20– $25. songbyrddc.com.
JAZZ BLACK CAT 1811 14th St. NW. (202) 667-4490. Anthony Pirog & Friends. 8 p.m. Free. blackcatdc.com. BLUES ALLEY 1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW. (202) 3374141. Roy Ayers. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $50–$55. bluesalley.com.
POP SONGBYRD MUSIC HOUSE AND RECORD CAFE 2477 18th St. NW. (202) 450-2917. Annie Hart. 8:30 p.m. $12. songbyrddc.com. UNION STAGE 740 Water St. SW. (877) 987-6487. Tender. 7 p.m. $17–$35. unionstage.com.
ROCK 9:30 CLUB 815 V St. NW. (202) 265-0930. Refused and Youth Code. 7 p.m. $32. 930.com. BARNS AT WOLF TRAP 1635 Trap Road, Vienna. (703) 255-1900. 1964: The Tribute. 8 p.m. $40–$44. wolftrap.org. HILL COUNTRY BARBECUE 410 7th St. NW. (202) 556-2050. Angela Perley. 9 p.m. Free. hillcountry.com. JAMMIN JAVA 227 Maple Ave. East, Vienna. (703) 2551566. Sarah Borges and the Broken Singles. 8 p.m. $15–$20. jamminjava.com. UNION STAGE 740 Water St. SW. (877) 987-6487. Scary Pockets. 10 p.m. $20–$40. unionstage.com. VELVET LOUNGE 915 U St. NW. (202) 462-3213. Max Fillion. 8 p.m. $10. velvetloungedc.com.
Jason Palmer, “Upward” F E B R U A R Y 2 9 | 7 : 3 0 P. M .
The longer he is denied citizenship in the United States, the more material Gabriel Mata has for his dances. At Atlas Performing Arts Center’s 11th annual Intersections Festival, the choreographer debuts his third solo show exploring his status as an undocumented immigrant. He’s a talented contemporary dancer, busy earning an MFA at the University of Maryland, performing with other local companies, and developing his own dances. Mata came to California from Mexico as a young child, and arrived in D.C. two years ago to be with his partner. In This is where/I Begin… Mata muses on the concepts of “home” and “citizenship,” asking how a body can feel at home in a country that doesn’t recognize it. To help hone an abstract notion, Mata employed a dramaturg for the first time. He also chose an hour-long, extant piece of music by contemporary composer Michael Wall, knowing his movement and ideas would all need to fit within a framework. “There’s not one way to experience or express this,” Mata says of his immigration status. He’s right. But while there may be 700,000 DREAMers in America, there’s only one in D.C. making such affecting dances about citizenship limbo. The performance begins at 8 p.m. at Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. $25. (202) 399-7993. atlasarts.org. —Rebecca J. Ritzel
SATURDAY BLUES WARNER THEATRE 513 13th St. NW. (202) 783-4000. Tedeschi Trucks Band. 8 p.m. $69.50–$277. warnertheatredc.com.
CLASSICAL MUSIC CENTER AT STRATHMORE 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda. (301) 581-5100. National Philharmonic: Black Classical Music Pioneers. 8 p.m. Free–$79. strathmore.org.
COUNTRY HILL COUNTRY BARBECUE 410 7th St. NW. (202) 556-2050. Randy Thompson Band. 9:30 p.m. Free. hillcountry.com.
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Kennedy-Center.org (202) 467-4600
Groups call (202) 416-8400 For all other ticket-related customer service inquiries, call the Advance Sales Box Office at (202) 416-8540
Major Support for Comedy:
ECHOSTAGE 2135 Queens Chapel Road NE. (202) 503-2330. Oliver Heldens. 9 p.m. $25–$30. echostage.com. U STREET MUSIC HALL 1115 U St. NW. (202) 588-1889. Rev909. 10 p.m. $10–$12. ustreetmusichall.com.
FUNK & R&B U STREET MUSIC HALL 1115 U St. NW. (202) 588-1889. Moon Hooch. 6:30 p.m. $20. ustreetmusichall.com.
Major Support for Jazz: The Buffy and William Cafritz Family Foundation Major support for Hip Hop, KC Jukebox, and DIRECT CURRENT: The Irene Pollin Audience Development and Community Engagement Initiatives Additional Design Support: Vicente Wolf of Vicente Wolf Associates and Margaret Russell David M. Rubenstein Cornerstone of the REACH
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