THE WEEK IN SHOWS: 12/18/17-12/24/17

A truly lovely Saturday morning in December seems as good a time as any to plot ones weekly live music schedule, I think. Let's take a look at what's happening in the greater DC metro this week, shall we? Hot diggity!

It's hard to imagine that there are only two more weeks left in 2017. Are you working on your resolutions yet? What about your holiday shopping, all done with that? If you're not, consider coming to Rock N Shop at the Black Cat tomorrow! Your blogstress is a vendor this year, and will be selling all things wonderful (vintage, vinyl, books, etc.). Local friends, do come check it out. And now, without further ado, here's a look at some of the shows I happen to recommend for the coming week in the greater DC metro area. It's a light week this week, relatively, as we get close to the holidays. But still some good things to see. Bonus: catch yours truly at any show with an asterisk next to it.

And as an aside, if you've got a show coming up you'd like me to consider including in my weekly calendar, just shoot me an email with "Calendar" somewhere in the subject line. Thanks y'all!

MONDAY, 12/18/17

-Rocket City Riot (Galaxy Hut)

TUESDAY, 12/19/17

-A John Waters Christmas (Baltimore Soundstage)

WEDNESDAY, 12/20/17

-Good Old War + Kirby & The Vibe Tribe (Jammin Java)

THURSDAY, 12/21/17

-A John Waters Christmas (The Birchmere)

-Trashsoul + Sex Wolves from Planet Death + Coral Benders + The Wingers (Velvet Lounge)

FRIDAY, 12/22/17

-HR (Bad Brains) + The Captivators (Songbyrd Music House)

-Loud Boyz + The Unknown Threat + WarXGames + Secular Media (Benefit for Puerto Rico) (The Pinch)

-Owen Ross + Teething Veils (Comet Ping Pong)

SATURDAY, 12/23/17

-Otherfeels Next Up II (9:30 Club)

-The Obsessed + Rezin + The Messthetics (Black Cat)

SUNDAY, 12/24/17

-Merry Christmas Eve, y'all!

[posted 12.16.17]