The Week In Shows: 7/30/18-8/5/18

A pre-stormy weather Friday night seems as good a time as any to plot ones weekly show schedule, I think. Let's take a look at what's happening in the greater DC metro this coming week, shall we? Hot diggity!

Well, friends, it was a soggy week indeed, and it was pretty dreary apart from the weather, too. I don't know about y'all, but I was waving the white flag early in the week and it just snowballed from there. What a week (and I don't mean that in a good way). But it's over, for a couple days at least, and August is already looming on the horizon. 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, 7/30/18

-Thomas Dolby (The Birchmere)

-Wolves Of The Dry Ravine + The Effects + Koshari (Fort Reno)

TUESDAY, 7/31/18

-The Vaccines + Park Snakes (Rock & Roll Hotel - SOLD OUT)

-Boy Pablo + The Sea Life (Union Stage)

-War (The Birchmere)

-RATA NEGRA + Gauche + Guilt Parade (Slash Run)

WEDNESDAY, 8/1/18

-Victory + Martha Afework (Songbyrd Music House)

-Bay Faction + Open Culture + Reels + Weston Smith (Velvet Lounge)

THURSDAY, 8/2/18

-George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic (9:30 Club)

-Father John Misty + Bully (The Anthem)

-Castlecomer + The North Country + The Radiographers (DC9)

-Bad Moves + Pandemix + Knife Wife + Ultimate (Slash Run)

-Sound Proof Genie + Branch Manager + Flasher (Fort Reno)

FRIDAY, 8/3/18

-Tiny Cat Dark Music Festival (Benefitting Greater DC Diaper Bank) (Black Cat)

-Deakin + Highlife (Comet Ping Pong)

-The Family Crest + Wylder (DC9)

-Tanukichan + Tony Kill (Songbyrd Music House)

SATURDAY, 8/4/18

-Tiny Cat Dark Music Festival (Black Cat)

-Stronger Sex + Lambda Celsius + Zigtebra + Katie Makyshyn (Slash Run)

-Takenobu (Songbyrd Music House)

SUNDAY, 8/5/18

-Sunshine Hysteria + Lucy + Frass Green + Smith Gardens (Velvet Lounge)

-Lunar Vacation + Makeup Girl + Bruce Takes Nap (Songbyrd Music House)

[posted 7.27.18]