Sat. Sept. 19 in DMV DC-Present Imperfection Part Two w/ polaroids & instant photos from Antonio Tricario, Cynthia Connolly, Diane Krauthamer, Lely Constantinople, Pat Graham, Tim Kerr & more 6-9 pm @ Pavilion Popup Friendship Hts., 5335 Wisc Ave NW (many associated w/ old school punk scene)

Sat. Sept. 19 in DMV DC- Projection Warnings exhibit by artist Robin Bell opening reception 5-7 pm @Addison/Ripley Fine Art , 1670 Wisc. Ave NW (projections on bldgs & punk related film work); DJ Jeeda for Afro-Caribbean night @ Maquina Bar & Grill in Crofton, MD 🧵

Sat. Sept 19 in DMV DC- Lebanese Fest 12-10pm @ Our Lady of Lebanon Church; Sirius Company @ Turkey Thicket Rec Ctr.(go-go) ; Sawasdee DC Thai Fest w/ food & music 11am to 7pm near Nat. Gallery on PA. Ave NW; Korean Chuseok fest w/ mask-making, K-pop djs 11am to 4 @ National Museum of Asian Art 🧵

Sat. Sept. 19 in DMV DC- Orchesta Manplesa 12pm @ Wheaton Festival (salsa); Lokal @ Citadel Creole Cuisine (Haitian); DJ Johnson Lee (from Joe's Record Paradise) spinning vinyl @ Green Zone; Arabic music dance party @ Sachi; Chuck Brown Band @ Collective Encore in Columbia, MD (go-go)🧵

Sat. Sept. 19 in DMV DC- Ethiopian Music @ Rumor Bar Fenton St. Silver Spring; Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa;
Ethiopian music w/ Fasika, Anitenehi & band 9:30pm @ Arada New Hampshire Ave. Takoma Park; Cymone Lovett , Voices 24/7, Scoop & the Un'corr Band & more @ Lamont's (r& b) 🧵

Sat. Sept. 19 in DMV DC- Cheick Hamala Diabate w/ Dunia & Aram (Malian & ska) 7:30 @ Bossa; Nani & Negussie w/ band @ Makeda (Ethiopian); Samri, Fekadu, Eleni & band @ Shalla (Ethiopian); Ras Band @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian); Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge; Ethiopian music @ JD Bar 🧵

Sat. Sept. 19 in DMV DC-Backstage @ Sanctuary @ Palisades Hub w/ the Boneshakers; Commanders v Cowboys rivalry party w/ Sugar Bear & EU, Plug-In Band 9pm @ Chateau (go-go); Rare Essence @ 11 @ Aqua (go-go); Tumbao (salsa) @ 10:30pm @ Bossa 1st floor & DJ w/ Latin Hits upstairs; 🧵

Sat. Sept. 19 in DMV DC- Cyrille Neville plays the Dead @ Hamilton Live; Maricoteca queer Latin party w/ DJs Cybersyn, Kristy La Rat, El Sucio 11 pm @ DC 9; Elephant Stone, the Stevenson Ranch Davidians @ Comet P. Pong;
Poetry w/ Heather Fuller & Rod Smith @ Rhizome; Mya @ Bethesda Theater 🧵

Sat. Sept. 19 in DMV DC- Chimbala @ VIP Room Baltimore (Dominican dembow rap); Cruddy Crankerz, experimental rapper Black Moses, go-go band A Level Up, rapper Bobby Drake, & others free 4-10pm (Crankerz are on @ 7) @ Fort Dupont Park; Celebrate Africa fest at fairwood in bowie 🧵

Sat. Sept. 19 in DMV DC- Insect Factory, Weed Tree, Sarah Marie Hughes, Devin Ocampo & Jerry Busher 7-10 @ Washington Waldorf School Bethesda (arty rock/jazz); Jessi Terrell, Karen Wolfe, J. Red the Nephew, Jeter Jones, Hardway Connection @ American Legion post 170 near Lamont’s @ 2 (blues/soul)🧵

Sat. Sept. 19 in DMV DC- Broccoli City 2026 feat. Summer Walker, kwn, & Elmiene @ Jiffy Lube Live; Mystic Nights VII: Suy Nghĩ Trong Anh @ MGM National Harbor (Vietnamese pop ballads); Budos Band @ Union Craft Brewing; Grouper @ Lincoln Theatre; Culture Wars @ Black Cat (sold out)🧵

TOB just cancelled on them as TOB are going to Dallas this weekend, but still Cruddy Crankerz and other bands and rappers diy style at Fort Dupont Park in SE DC.

Good stuff there , But still no grown folks southern soul at Americana Fest as the organizers don’t want to reach out to such musicians and widen their definition of Americana.

TOB bouncebeat go-go from DC in Dallas weekend attn @natalieweiner.bsky.social and others in Dallas Ft Worth area . TOB’s version of “Ghetto Love Story ( I Just want to dance” is getting viral attention

More signs at the hands around the Kennedy Center protest

More signs at the hands around the Kennedy Center protest