The Week In Shows: 5/13/19-5/19/19

A sleepy Saturday afternoon 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!

What a week it's been, my friends. And it's not even over. This weekend has some stellar shows happening, and I hope you'll get out there and see some of the strong slate of shows in the area. And what does next week have in store? Let's find out, shall we? 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, 5/13/19

-Katie Toupin + Bendigo Fletcher (DC9)
-Gordon Lightfoot (The Birchmere - SOLD OUT)

-Don Zientara + Piramid Scheme (Songbyrd Music House)

-Junius Meyvant + Devon Gilfillian (Songbyrd Music House)

TUESDAY, 5/14/19

-Architects + Thy Art is Murder + While She Sleeps (9:30 Club)

-Mattiel (Songbyrd Music House)
-Weston Smith + Likes + Pleasure System + Pikelet (Rhizome)
-Tender Beats + The Girls + Weird Babies (Slash Run)

WEDNESDAY, 5/15/19

-Origami Ghosts + Yessirov + Jim Shorts (Songbyrd Music House)

-The Greeting Committee + Haley Blais (DC9)

THURSDAY, 5/16/19

-My Brightest Diamond + Tunde Olaniran (Rock & Roll Hotel)
-John Cusack + High Fidelity Screening (Warner Theatre)

-Bars of Gold + Infant Island + Silver Spring (Comet Ping Pong)
-Spectrum 3 + Pony Moon (Rhizome)

-The Josephines (DC9)

FRIDAY, 5/17/19

-Jim James + Amo Amo (9:30 Club - SOLD OUT)
-PUP + Ratboys + Casper Skulls (Black Cat - SOLD OUT)

-Nick Waterhouse + The Mattson 2 (Rock & Roll Hotel)

-Winter + Sound of Ceres + Distant Creatures (Comet Ping Pong)

-Henry Jamison + Saint Sister (DC9)
-Saffron + Panini Girlfriend + Basic Bitches (Slash Run)
-Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band + Penny & Sparrow (Lincoln Theatre)

SATURDAY, 5/18/19

-Matthew Logan Vasquez + Frances Cone + PR Newman (DC9)

-Jim James + Amo Amo (9:30 Club)
-Cursive + Mewithoutyou + The Appleseed Cast (Black Cat)
-Eddie Izzard: Wunderbar (Warner Theatre - SOLD OUT)

-Damien Jurado + Anna St. Louis (U Street Music Hall)

-HIRS + Coherence + NØ MAN (Comet Ping Pong) 

-A Shrewdness of Apes + Menage A Garage + Bluewreck + Changing Scene (Rock & Roll Hotel)

SUNDAY, 5/19/19

-Lizzo + Taylor Parx (9:30 Club - SOLD OUT)
-Warpaint + Deafmute (Black Cat)
-Eddie Izzard: Wunderbar (Warner Theatre - SOLD OUT)

-Tacocat + Sammi Lanzetta + BRNDA (U Street Music Hall)

-Olden Yolk + Bottled Up + Reed Appleseed (DC9)
-The Meer + Litle Lawnmowers + Miss, Understand Me (Galaxy Hut)

-Pile + CHEW + Mock Identity (Songbyrd Music House)

[posted 5.11.19]