Concerts this Week By Nina Goodman / January 14, 2019 Pictured above: The DC-band RadaR who is playing on Saturday night with Cat Janice and Selena Benally at Dangerous Pies DC. Photo by: Legendary Inc StudiosWeek Of: January 14 - 20, 2019Summary: Let Music Warm You (+FREE shows) As usual, there is a ton of great music happening on this cold week that will keep you cozy on the insides. For example, featured above is one of our "gem" shows for Saturday night: the DC-band RadaR who is playing with Cat Janice and Selena Benally at Dangerous Pies DC. Because warm music and pie are what you want right now, admit it. And knowing that many people in the DMV are affected by the furlough and may not have extra money to spend, here is a (not exhaustive) list of FREE shows happening every day this week:Mon: Music + Poetry (FREE, part of NSO Orchestra in Your Neighborhood #NSOneighbor) at Busboys & Poets Tues: Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra present Schubert’s Trio No. 2 in E flat Major for piano, violin and violoncello - FREE show at 6p on Millennium Stage at The Kennedy CenterWed: Spirit of the Guitar with Lukáš Sommer on Millennium Stage FREE at 6p at The Kennedy CenterThurs: Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra present Brahms sonatas and songs - FREE show at 6p on Millennium Stage at The Kennedy CenterFri: FREE Winter Tap Takeover w/ Last Rewind (Phish tribute) & novo at Union Stage Fri: Free! Billy Price Charm City Rhythm Band at Pearl Street WarehouseSat: Free Show! New Orleans Funk & Soul Night featuring Funky Miracle at Pearl Street WarehouseSun: DuPont Brass FREE SHOW on Millennium Stage at 6p at The Kennedy CenterSun: The Apollo Orchestra, featuring organist, Julie Vidrick-Evans and cellist, Michal Balas FREE at 4p at The Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church Plus, a LOT MORE exciting things to see and hear and feel in the links below, with personal choices in bold, along with a list of the DCMR staff top picks and cool "gems" that you don't want to miss. It's cold out there. Let the music warm you. Mon — January 14 DCMR Staff RecsMusic + Poetry (FREE, part of #NSOneighbor) at Busboys & Poets on 14th Street NWHidden GemsLipstick Gypsy at Songbyrd Vinyl LoungeJAMonday at Epicure CafeThe Session Hosted By Clarence Ward III at Terra Cafe (Baltimore)Tue — January 15 DCMR Staff RecsMØ with ABRA at 9:30 ClubTiffany Lloyd (Bass/Funk/Jazz/Soul) at 8p and 10p at Blues AlleyThe Crossing Tour: Alejandro Escovedo Band with Don Antonio at City Winery DCGuitar Legend Albert Lee (full band!) at Jammin JavaKennedy Center Opera House Orchestra present Schubert’s Trio No. 2 in E flat Major for piano, violin and violoncello - Free show at 6p on Millennium Stage at The Kennedy CenterHidden GemsChurch Girls / Frass Green / Poppy Patica at DC9 NightclubReal Live: Live Show & Jam at Anacostia Arts CenterFanfaire | Pretty Eyes at Songbyrd Vinyl LoungeJazz Jam for All at Trinacria (Baltimore)Wed — January 16 DCMR Staff RecsAn Evening With: Toots & the Maytals at WolftrapSpirit of the Guitar with Lukáš Sommer on Millennium Stage FREE at 6p at The Kennedy CenterM3 - Marcus Mitchell, Marcus Young & Marcus Canty at 8p and 10p at Blues AlleyOf Tomorrow at Rapture (Charlottesville) Jams and Open MicsCapitol Hill Jazz Jam at Mr. Henry'sJanuary Femme Open Mic at Epicure CafeNeel Singh Open Jam and Workshop at Villain & SaintJanuary Gramercy Jam (Swing and Trad Jazz Jam) at Dumbarton HouseFree Acoustic Open Mic, hosted by Rachel Levitin at Union StageHidden GemsT-Rextasy + Bacchae at Dangerous Pies DCLyuti Chushki Bulgarian Folk Music at Bossa Bistro + LoungeDad Legs with Erik Bradford (Short Lives) at Evening Star CafePummel, Compulse, Holographic, Plastic Taste at VFW 9274Artist in Residence Dante' Pope, soul vocalist at Strathmore MansionConcert: Mozart and Jadin at Washington National CatherdralWoven In//Ellen Siberian Tiger(PA)//Sugar Glass//50 Foot Woman at Joe Squared (Baltimore)Thu — January 17 DCMR Staff RecsNight One: All Good Presents The Wood Brothers with Priscilla Renea at 9:30 ClubYesferatu/Social Station/you and me and you at DC9 NightclubMineral at Black CatJohn Oates with the Good Road Band at The Barns at WolftrapKennedy Center Opera House Orchestra present Brahms sonatas and songs - FREE show at 6p on Millennium Stage at The Kennedy CenterBSO Pulse: Dan Deacon at Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall (Baltimore)Hidden GemsSuga Grits, Pleasure Train at Gypsy Sally's Bluebeat January: The Loving Paupers & Stop the Presses at The Wonderland BallroomThe 9 Songwriter Series at Jammin JavaBOAYT, Max Redding & TDG, Easy Schadenfreude Neubauten at Studio Ga GaJaneliasoul Live at Bossa Bistro + LoungeCrown Vic's Weird World at Marx CafeSleeper, feat. Kevin Tit at Dangerous Pies DCThe Sunrise Review at Mediterranean CafeTongue Depressor&Trevor Saint, Will Mk, Aether, Zof-e IDk at Rhizome DCThe 19th Street Band at Samuel Beckett's Irish Gastro PubFri — January 18 DCMR Staff RecsNight Two: All Good Presents The Wood Brothers with Priscilla Renea at 9:30 Club FREE Winter Tap Takeover w/ Last Rewind (Phish tribute) & novo at Union Stage John Oates with the Good Road Band at The Barns at WolftrapRenée Fleming sings Schubert at The Kennedy CenterBobby Sanabria MultiVerse Big Band: West Side Story Reimagined at The Kennedy CenterChuck Brown Band Go-Go in Mo-Co at Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper ClubFrederic Yonnet at Blues AlleyFree! Billy Price Charm City Rhythm Band at Pearl Street WarehouseTown Mountain at The HamiltonSteep Canyon Rangers with David Wax Museum at The Jefferson (Charlottesville) Jimmie's Chicken Shack at The Vanguard Brewpub and Distillery (Hampton) The Amity Affliction / Senses Fail at Rams Head Live (Baltimore)Charm City Bluegrass Battle of the Bands - Round 1 at UNION Craft Brewery (Balitmore)Hidden GemsShamans Of Sound & Nkula at DC9 NightclubJames Blood Ulmer Solo at AMP StrathmoreKid Brother with Dominy and the Duskwhales at Dangerous Pies DCWanted Man + Bennett Wales & The Relief at Hill Country DCSir Alden & Suburban Snoop + Irresponsible + Elizabeth II at Union StageSpirit Plots, Zero for Conduct, Frend at FS202Dave Sewelson/William Parker/Steve Swell/Nik Franics, Ryan/Franc at Rhizome DCSocial Musica, Petty Indulgences and NOE Live at The PassengerLighthouse Row, Swwik, Hedera at The Electric MaidCrepúsculo: an afterhours fairytale with El Búho on 18th Street (see link)20th Jazz Night Anniversary Celebration at Westminster Freestyle Fridays at Listen Vision Recording StudiosThe Hip-Hop Museum DC Launch Party at Culture House Color School with guests The Heavy Editors at VFW POST 350 "Hells Bottom"Ritchie & Rosie at The Carroll CafeThe Bob Band (Tribute to Bob Dylan) at The Tin Pan (Richmond)Sat — January 19 DCMR Staff RecsGypsy Sally's Presents Boogie for Choice: A Planned Parenthood Benefit Party ft. Skip Castro Band at Gypsy Sally's 9:30 Presents gnash with Mallrat, Guardin at U Street Music HallThe All Black Party - MLK Birthday feat. New Impressionz + DJ B. Rose at Union StageThe Soft Moon with HIDE and Void Vision at Rock & Roll HotelFree Show! New Orleans Funk & Soul Night featuring Funky Miracle at Pearl Street WarehouseCracker / Camper Van Beethoven at 9:30 ClubJonny Grave (w/ Band) at Hill Country DCFrederic Yonnet at 8p and 10p at Blues AlleySquaring The Circle & Of Tomorrow w Surprise Attack, Moody Goose (Timonium)Japanese Breakfast w/ Hand Habits at Baltimore Soundstage (Baltimore)Hidden GemsCat Janice, RadaR, Selena Benally at Dangerous Pies DCHaint Blue / Moose Jaw / Geraldine at MilkBoy ArtHouseArtSounds: Landlines at 2p at Hirshhorn MuseumPurple Black Eye Brunch and Mobius Record Popup at Ocelot Brewing CompanyWinter Band-boozle w/ Uncle Dan & Oh Jeezus (PA) at BraceFace HouseGabby's World / Yowler / Emperor Plum at SongbyrdLez Zeppelin at The State TheatreRefractions String Quartet (Columbia)The Price Sisters at Lucketts Community Center (Leesburg)Hartford Pussies / Dreambush / Morning Sunshine at Joe Squared (Baltimore)Sun — January 20 DCMR Staff RecsJazz and Freedom Festival 2019 - an annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Weekend celebration of live music, learning and activism at 600C H Street, NEMousey Thompson & The James Brown Experience at City Winery DCPanic! At the Disco: Pray for the Wicked Tour at Capital One ArenaDuPont Brass FREE SHOW on Millennium Stage at 6p at The Kennedy CenterThe Apollo Orchestra, featuring organist, Julie Vidrick-Evans and cellist, Michal Balas FREE at 4p at The Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church Rare Essence and Be'La Dona at The Hamilton LiveFrederic Yonnet at 8p and 10p at Blues AlleyRenée Fleming sings Schubert at 3p at The Kennedy CenterPassion and Fire:The Music of Spain at The Kennedy CenterHidden GemsPhantom Scimitar / Bad Robot Jones / Maulrat / Crash Kitten at MilkBoy ArtHouseKid Claws / Hazel Atlas / The Ducts at The Dew Drop Inn DCSolace Tap Takeover w/ Two Ton Twig at Whitlow's on WilsonGuilt Parade/Truth Cult/Clear Channel/Corvo at Slash RunLouis York & The Shindellas in The Wine Garden at City Winery DCAlex The Red Parez and The Hell Rojos! at Marx Cafe!Jackie Cohen | Good Dog Nigel at Songbyrd Vinyl LoungeFunktronics at Bossa Bistro + LoungeSunday Night Music: Irish Session at Petworth CitizenCAS Washington D.C. 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