The Week In Shows: 5/14/18-5/20/18

An early Friday May morning watching the sun rise 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 coming week, shall we? Hot diggity!

May has already been exceptional for shows, and evidently the month is just getting warmed up. This week is one of the best of the year, with a bounty of all sorts of wonderful people coming to play their music for us lucky devils. 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. 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, 5/14/18

-The Kills + Dream Wife (Lincoln Theatre)*

-Sunny War + Tarica June + Oh He Head (Rock & Roll Hotel)

-Fever Ray + Bunny Michael (9:30 Club - SOLD OUT)
-Michael Rider + Zoe Ravenwood (Galaxy Hut)

TUESDAY, 5/15/18

-Omni + Friend (Songbyrd Music House)

-Givers + Cutts (Rock & Roll Hotel)

-The Artisanals + Peyote Pilgrim (DC9)
-Tinder Live with Lane Moore (Union Stage)

WEDNESDAY, 5/16/18

-King Tuff + Cut Worms + Sasami (Rock & Roll Hotel)*
-Terrakann + Weston Smith + The Duskwhales + Lake Anna (Songbyrd Music House)
-Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats + Robert Finley (The Anthem)

THURSDAY, 5/17/18

-The Sea and Cake + James Elkington (Rock & Roll Hotel)

-Jukebox The Ghost + The Greeting Committee (9:30 Club)

FRIDAY, 5/18/18

-Fleet Foxes + Amen Dunes (The Anthem)*
-Ménage À Garage + Bad Robot Jones + Touch The Buffalo + A Shrewdness of Apes (Velvet Lounge)
-Handsome Hound + Dupont Brass Band + Lauren Calve (Black Cat)
-Governess + Cool People (Comet Ping Pong)

-Lincoln Durham + The Ghost Wolves (DC9)
-The Weight Band (The Hamilton)
-Iceage + Empath (Union Stage)
-Biff Bang Pow Dance Party (Slash Run)

SATURDAY, 5/19/18

-Liam Gallagher (Lincoln Theatre - SOLD OUT)*

-The Fratellis + Blood Red Shoes (9:30 Club - SOLD OUT)

-Quiet Slang + Abi Reimold (Rock & Roll Hotel)
-Wet + Inc. No World (Black Cat)
-Los Sadicos + Chico + Weird Babies (Comet Ping Pong)

SUNDAY, 5/20/18

-Okkervil River + Benjamin Lazar Davis (Black Cat)

-Andrew W.K. + Moluba (9:30 Club)

[posted 5.11.18]