The Week In Shows: 5/26-6/1

An impossibly pretty Sunday morning in the middle of a long weekend is as good a time as any to plot ones weekly live music schedule, I think. For the weekend, anyway! Let's take a look at what's happening in the greater DC metro this week, with the added bonus of filling you in on what I may or may not be taking in over the course of this abbreviated week. Hot diggity!

Awesome show season is upon us, friends. The decision-making process about where to spend your show-going time has gotten a lot trickier. I've been pretty happy lately, but this abundance of good music elevates my mood even more. This week is another pretty good week around town, though a little thin (to allow for recovery from the holiday weekend, no doubt). And you never know, I just might see you out and about during the week. As always, anything that's starred has a high forecast of yours truly being there.

MONDAY, 5/26/14

-Shilpa Ray (Black Cat)
-Cigarbox Plantarium (Galaxy Hut)

TUESDAY, 5/27/14

-Michael Ian Black + Matt Koff (9:30 Club)
-The Flatmates + Foul Swoops + Expert Alterations + DJ Archie Moore (Comet Ping Pong)
-Girafftermath + Abigail Palmer's Fusion Trio + Sow It Goes (Black Squirrel)

WEDNESDAY, 5/28/13

-Teen Mom + Minka (Black Cat)
-Wild Luck + Showpony + Penguin Gentry (DC9)
-Wanted Man + Yonatan Gat + Our Griffins (Paper Haus)

THURSDAY, 5/29/14

-The Torches + Puff Pieces + Flamers (Comet Ping Pong)
-Vic & Gab + Ghost Hotel (Black Cat)
-Holly Williams + Justin Jones (The Hamilton)

FRIDAY, 5/30/14

-Channels + Soccer Team + Bells> (Rock & Roll Hotel)
-Foul Swoops + Nic Fits + Anchor 3 + Luke Reddick (St. Stephens - benefit show)
-Drop Electric + The Walking Sticks + Raised By Wolves (Howard Theatre)

SATURDAY, 5/31/14

-The NRIs + Light Arms + Step Pets (Iota)
-Eels + Chelsea Wolfe (Lincoln Theatre)
-Old 97s + Lydia Loveless (9:30 Club)
-Futurebirds + Avers (Black Cat)
-Red Fang + Big Business + American Sharks (Rock & Roll Hotel)

SUNDAY, 6/1/14

-DC Record Fair (Artisphere)
-Yuck Finn + Marmalakes (Tree House Lounge)
-The Menzingers + Lemuria + Pup + Cayetana (Rock & Roll Hotel)
-Nightbox + Rush Midnight (DC9)


[posted 5.25.14]