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Pop music schedule

MARCH

March 21 // Ashes Remain, Seventh Seal, Beretta Jane, Fall Back Plan, Recher

March 21 // Cary Brothers, RHT

March 21 // The Cheaters, Victims of Experience, Everyone But Pete, Hard Rock

March 21-22 // Chicago City Limits, Wolf Trap

March 21 // Damn Right!, 8x10

March 21 // Eric Hutchinson, Cary Brothers, Ingrid Michaelson, Joshua Radin, Meiko, RHT

March 21 // Get the Led Out, RHL

March 21 // Tift Merritt, the Everybodyfields, Birchmere

March 22 // Amp Fiddler & Tortured Sould, Fertile Ground, 9:30 Club

March 22 // Ballyhoo, Hotbox, Can't Hang, Recher

March 22 // Cleve Francis, Birchmere

March 22 // Glen Washington, RHL

March 22 // Jello Boys, Gypsy Dawg, 8x10

March 22 // Rocknoceros, RHT

March 22 // The Seldom Scene, Avalon

March 22 // Sommore & Friends, Warner

March 22 // Terry Adams Rock & Roll Quartet, RHT

March 22 // Tony Bennett, Meyerhoff

March 23 // Del the Funky Homosapien, 9:30 Club

March 23 // A Fine Frenzy, Ferras, Birchmere

March 23 // 1964: The Tribute, RHT

March 24 // Morcheeba, 9:30 Club

March 25 // Eve 6, Recher

March 25 // Presidents of the United States of America, 9:30 Club

March 26 // Airbourne, Endeverafter, Stonerider, Recher

March 26 // Angelique Kidjo, Strathmore

March 26 // Back Door Slam, 8x10

March 26 // Buddy Guy, Birchmere

March 26 // Girlyman, Wolf Trap

March 26 // Heart of the City Tour, starring Mary J. Blige and Jay-Z, 1st Mariner

March 26 // Larry Coryell, RHT

March 27 // Brian Bromberg Band, RHT

March 27 // Casting Crowns, John Waller and Leeland, 1st Mariner

March 27 // Jonathan Edwards, Wolf Trap

March 27 // Rustic Overtones, 8x10

March 27 // Victor Wooten, Recher

March 28 // Capitol Blues Festival with Bobby "Blue" Bland and Clarence Carter, Constitution

March 28 // The Cheaters, Fat City Reprise, Shiver, 8x10

March 28 // Datafrogs, Earthtone, Damn Right!, Sonar

March 28 // Jimmy Thackery, Deanna Bogart, Birchmere

March 28 // Mr. Greengenes, Recher

March 28 // The Seldom Scene, Doyle Lawson, Quicksilver, Strathmore

March 28 // Stephen Malkmus, John Vanderslice, 9:30 Club

March 29 // Badfish, RHL

March 29 // Ghostland Observatory, 9:30 Club

March 29 // The Hooters, Birchmere

March 29 // John Eaton, Wolf Trap

March 29 // Judy Collins, Kraushaar

March 29 // Paul Kelly, RHT

March 29 // Swampadelica, Black and Tan Fantasy Band, 8x10

March 29 // Unforgettable Fire, Recher

March 30 // Baltimore Blues Festival, 1st Mariner

March 30 // Glen Phillips, Avalon

March 30 // Juanes, Patriot

March 30 // Kevin's Concert (benefit for the Maryland Kidney Foundation), 8x10

March 30 // Laurie Berkner Band, Strathmore

March 30 // Michael Feinstein, Birchmere

March 30 // Say Anything, Manchester Orchestra, Biffy Clyro, Weatherbox, Recher

March 31 // Angelique Kidjo, RHT

March 31 // Tower of Power, Birchmere

APRIL

April 1 // Alan Parsons Live Project, RHT

April 1 // Tim O'Brien, the Greencards, Birchmere

April 1-2 // Kathy Mattea, Wolf Trap

April 1-2 // Widespread Panic, Warner

April 2 // BoDeans, 9:30 Club

April 2 // Sonny Landreth, Tony Furtado, RHT

April 3 // The Boredoms, 9:30 Club

April 3 // The Bridge, 8x10

April 3 // Candy Dulfer, Birchmere

April 3 // Kathy Mattea, RHT

April 3-4 // Sonny Landreth, Wolf Trap

April 4 // The Bridge, Jamie McClean Band, 8x10

April 4 // Charles Covington Quartet, Montpelier

April 4 // Dirtbombs, Sonar

April 4 // Euge Groove, RHT

April 4 // George Strait, 1st Mariner

April 4 // Kelly Willis, Amanda Shaw & the Cute Guys, Birchmere

April 4 // Lifehouse, Matt Nathanson, 9:30 Club

April 4 // Of Broken, Anamide, the Speaks, Autumn Sun, Recher

April 5 // The Bacon Brothers, RHT

April 5 // The Bridge, Jazzam, 8x10

April 5 // Gaelic Storm, Recher

April 5 // Tom Chapin, Wolf Trap

April 6 // Carbon/Silicon, Matt Pond PA, 9:30 Club

April 6 // Chris Hillman, Herb Pedersen, Wolf Trap

April 6 // Cuttin' Grass, 8x10

April 6 // Kelly Willis Band, Saul Williams, RHT

April 6 // Mary J. Blige, Jay-Z, Verizon

April 6 // Ottmar Liebert, Birchmere

April 6 // Santana, Derek Trucks Band, Merriweather

April 7 // Marcus Miller, RHT

April 7 // Wailin' Jennys, Birchmere

April 7 // Saul Williams, 9:30 Club

April 8 // Asia, Birchmere

April 8-9 // Bob Weir & Ratdog, RHL

April 8 // Global Noize, 9:30 Club

April 8 // Melissa Ferrick, RHT

April 8 // Preservation Hall Jazz Band, MD Hall

April 9 // All Time Low, 9:30 Club

April 9 // Keith Urban, Carrie Underwood, 1st Mariner

April 9-10 // Marcus Miller, Birchmere

April 9 // Minus the Bear, Portugal, the Big Sleep, Recher

April 9 // Punch Brothers, featuring Chris Thile, RHT

April 9 // Superdrag, 8x10

April 10 // Bassnectar, 8x10

April 10 // Joe Jackson, 9:30 Club

April 10 // Roger McGuinn, Wolf Trap

April 10 // Tim O'Brien & the Greencards, RHT

April 10 // The Weakerthans, Recher

April 11 // Bruce Hornsby, Ricky Skaggs, Lyric

April 11 // Calder Quartet, Wolf Trap

April 11 // Dick Morgan Quartet, Montpelier

April 11 // Free Blood, Hot Chip, 9:30 Club

April 11 // Mr. Greengenes, RHL

April 11 // Richard Smallwood, 1st Mariner

April 11 // Tom Rush, RHT

April 12 // Colin Hay, RHT

April 12 // Dave Tieff and the Devil Inside, Recher

April 12 // David Grisman, Kraushaar

April 12 // Nada Surf, What Made Milwaukee Famous, 9:30 Club

April 12 // Tom Rush, Birchmere

April 13 // Christopher Cross, Birchmere

April 13 // Colin Meloy, 9:30 Club

April 13 // Original Superstars of Jazz Fusion, featuring Roy Ayers, Miki Howard, Wayne Henderson, Lonnie Liston Smith and Tom Browne, RHT

April 13 // Purgatory Road, Citywide Sunrise, Like the Kaiser, Promise, Recher

April 13 // Telepath, 8x10

April 13 // Toots & the Maytals, RHL

April 14 // Kathleen Edwards, Dan Wilson, Birchmere

April 14-15 // The New Pornographers, Okkervil River, 9:30 Club

April 14-16 // The Smothers Brothers, RHT

April 15 // Avril Lavigne, Boys Like Girls, Patriot

April 15-16 // Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Wolf Trap

April 16 // Moonalice, 8x10

April 16 // Rogue Wave, 9:30 Club

April 17 // Gaelic Storm, Birchmere

April 17 // John Berry, RHT

April 17 // Kate Nash, 9:30 Club

April 17 // Tom Paxton, Wolf Trap

April 18 // Anders Osborne, RHT

April 18 // China Forbes, Birchmere

April 18 // David Crowder Band, 1st Mariner

April 18 // Doo Wop II with Gene Chandler, the Drifters, featuring Charlie Thomas, Jay Siegel, and Kenny Vance & the Planotones, Lyric

April 18 // Grilled Lincolns, Higher Hands Code, Anchor, 8x10

April 18 // John Jennings, Wolf Trap

April 18 // Julie Hall, Montpelier

April 18 // Kate Nash, Recher

April 18 // Lonnie Liston Smith, Roy Ayers, Morgan

April 18 // Sonny Rollins, Kennedy

April 19 // Kingston Trio, RHT

April 19 // Lucy Kaplansky, Wolf Trap

April 19 // Nancy Wilson, Kennedy

April 19 // Superchick, 1st Mariner

April 19 // Umphrey's McGee, RHL

April 20 // Jesse Cook, Marcia Ball, RHT

April 20 // Roy Clark, Birchmere

April 20 // Starting Line, 9:30 Club

April 21 // Colin Hay, Dean Fields, Birchmere

April 21-22 // Gaelic Storm, RHT

April 21 // The Moody Blues, Lyric

April 21 // Streetlight Manifesto, Zox, Dan Potthast, Recher

April 22 // Jerry Douglas Band, Birchmere

April 22-23 // Sarah Lee Guthrie, Johnny Irion, Kennedy

April 23-24 // Barrage, Wolf Trap

April 23 // Jerry Portnoy, Curtis Salgado, Rick Estrin, RHT

April 23 // The Rippingtons, Birchmere

April 23 // Tapes N Tapes, 9:30 Club

April 24 // Joe Ely, Birchmere

April 24 // The Rippingtons, RHT

April 25 // David Finckel, Wu Han, Wolf Trap

April 25 // Judy Collins, Amy Speace, Birchmere

April 25 // Ron Holloway Quintet, Montpelier

April 25 // Son Volt, 9:30 Club

April 26 // B-52s, 9:30 Club

April 26 // Earthtone, Indobox, 8x10

April 26 // Ellis Paul, Robbie Schaefer, Wolf Trap

April 26 // Hemlock, Meshuggah and Ministry, RHL

April 26 // Holmes Brothers, Nick Loew, RHT

April 26 // Jimmy Eat World, Paramore, Dear and the Headlights, Bender

April 26 // Megadeth Tour, featuring In Flames, Children of Bodom, Job for a Cowboy and High on Fire, Merriweather

April 26 // Ministry, RHL

April 26 // Paula Poundstone, Birchmere

April 27 // Dimmu Borgir, 9:30 Club

April 27 // The Proclaimers, Jeremy Fisher, Birchmere

April 28 // Dolly Parton, Patriot

April 28 // Sara Bareilles, 9:30 Club

April 28-29 // The Subdudes, RHT

April 29 // Atmosphere, 9:30 Club

April 29 // Josh Ritter, Langhorne Slim, Recher

April 29 // Luciano & Mikey General, RHL

April 30 // Anti-Flag, 9:30 Club

April 30 // Bamboozle Road show, RHL

April 30 // Brad Mehldau Trio, Wolf Trap

April 30 // Panic at the Disco, Motion City Soundtrack, Phantom Planet, Hush Sound, Constitution

April 30 // Saves the Day, RHL

April 30 // Teitur, RHT

April 30 // The Waifs, Birchmere

MAY

May 1-2 // America, Birchmere

May 1 // John McCutcheon, Wolf Trap

May 1 // Mindless Self Indulgence, Birthday Massacre, RHL

May 1 // RJD2, 9:30 Club

May 1 // The Waifs, RHT

May 2 // Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks, Wolf Trap

May 2 // Jackie Greene, the Brakes, Recher

May 2 // Warner Williams & Jay Summerour, Montpelier

May 3 // The Roches, RHT

May 3 // Uptown Rhythm Kings, Birchmere

May 4 // Electric Prunes, Second City Comedy, RHT

May 4 // Norman Brown, Birchmere

May 4 // Second City Touring Company, Electric Prunes, RHT

May 5 // Wishbone Ash, RHT

May 6 // Chris Duarte, RHT

May 6 // Thrice, RHL

May 7 // Allan Holdsworth, Birchmere

May 7 // Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Wynton Marsalis, Kennedy

May 7 // Vonda Shepard, RHT

May 8 // El-P, Dizzee Rascal, 9:30 Club

May 9 // The Cure, Patriot

May 9 // Frank Schwartz, Teresa Whitaker, Montpelier

May 9 // The Reverend Horton Heat, RHL

May 9 // Seether & Flyleaf, Pier Six

May 9 // Willy Porter, RHT

May 10 // Arch Enemy, Dark Tranquility, Divine Heresy, Firewind, Recher

May 10 // Guy Clark, Birchmere

May 10 // Kanye West, Rihanna, N.E.R.D., Lupe Fiasco, Nissan

May 10 // Kenny Chesney, LeAnn Rimes and Gary Allan, M&T

May 10-11 // Margaret Cho, Warner

May 11 // Cary Taylor, Birchmere

May 12-13 // Black Keys, 9:30 Club

May 13-14 // Leo Kottke, Birchmere

May 15 // Catherine Russell, Kennedy

May 15 // Wanda Sykes, Lyric

May 16 // Gin Blossoms, RHT

May 16 // Odetta, Montpelier

May 17 // Hal Ketchum, Birchmere

May 17 // The Swell Season, Meyerhoff

May 18 // Bobby "Blue" Bland, Birchmere

May 18 // Hal Ketchum, RHT

May 18 // Keiko Matsui, Kennedy

May 19 // Radney Foster, RHT

May 19 // Steve Tyrell, Birchmere

May 23 // The Cowsills, RHT

May 23 // Lea, Montpelier

May 23 // "Punch Brothers," featuring Chris Thile, Chris Eldridge, Gabe Witcher, Greg Garrison and Noam Pikelny, Birchmere

May 24 // Alex Bugnon, Birchmere

May 25 // Alex Bugnon, RHT

May 25 // David Grisman, Birchmere

May 26 // Dream Theater, Constitution

May 27 // Andre Rieu and his Johann Strauss Orchestra, 1st Mariner

May 29 // Clinic, Sonar

May 29 // Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver, Kennedy

May 29 // Pete Best Band, RHT

May 30 // Bruce in the USA, RHL

May 30 // Carolina Chocolate Drops, Montpelier

May 30 // The Persuasions, Kennedy

May 31 // Bruce in the USA, Last Train Home, RHT

May 31 // James Taylor and His Band of Legends, Pier Six

May 31 // The Seldom Scene, Steep Canyon Rangers, Birchmere

JUNE

June 1 // Chanticleer and Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Kennedy

June 2 // Bonerama, RHT

June 4 // Fred Eaglesmith & Mary Gathier, Birchmere

June 5 // Squirrel Nut Zippers, Birchmere

June 6-8 // Capital Jazz Fest, Merriweather

June 6 // Manhattan Transfer, Kennedy

June 6 // Sister Hazel, Power Plant

June 8 // Burt Bacharach, Strathmore

June 8-9 // Joe Bonamassa, Birchmere

June 8 // Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Nissan

June 11 // The Breeders, 9:30 Club

June 11 // Hiromi, Birchmere

June 11 // REM, Modest Mouse, the National, Merriweather

June 12 // The Strawbs, RHT

June 12 // Tommy Emmanuel, Birchmere

June 13 // Robert Plant, Alison Krauss, Merriweather

June 14 // Gordon Lightfoot, Wolf Trap

June 14 // Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys, Birchmere

June 15 // Alicia Keys, 1st Mariner

June 15 // Tim McGraw, Nissan

June 16 // Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Birchmere

June 16 // David Cole, Montpelier

June 16 // Tab Benoit, RHT

June 17-18 // Mandrill, Birchmere

June 18-19 // Dickey Betts and Great Southern, RHT

June 20 // Avett Brothers, Birchmere

June 21 // Ladytron, 9:30 Club

June 21 // Michael Franks, Birchmere

June 22 // Michael Franks, RHT

June 28 // Jay & The Americans, RHT

VENUES KEY

3Avalon // Avalon Theatre, 40 E. Dover St., Easton, 410-822-7299, avalontheatre.com.

Birchmere // The Birchmere, 3701 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria, Va., 703-549-7500, birchmere.com

Bender // Bender Arena, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. N.W., Washington, 410-547-7328, ticketmaster.com

Constitution // Constitution Hall, 18th and D streets Northwest, Washington, 410-547-SEAT, ticketmaster.com, dar.org

8x10 // The 8x10, 8-10 E. Cross St., 410-625-2000, 410-547-SEAT, ticketmaster.com, the8x10.com

1st Mariner // 1st Mariner Arena, 201 W. Baltimore St., 410-547-SEAT, ticketmaster.com, baltimore arena.com

Hard Rock // Hard Rock Cafe, 601 E. Pratt St., 410-347-7625

Kennedy // John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, off Virginia and New Hampshire avenues Northwest, Washington, 800-444-1324.

Kraushaar // Kraushaar Auditorium at Goucher College, 1021 Dulaney Valley Road, Towson, 410-337-6000, goucher.edu

Lyric // Lyric Opera House, 140 W. Mount Royal Ave., 410-547-SEAT, ticketmaster.com, lyricoperahouse.com

MD Hall // Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, 801 Chase St., Annapolis, 410-263-5544, mdhallarts.org

Merriweather // Merriweather Post Pavilion, Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia, 410-547-SEAT, ticketmaster.com, merriweathermusic.com

Meyerhoff // Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, 1212 Cathedral St., 410-547-SEAT, ticketmaster.com

Montpelier // Montpelier Arts Center, 9652 Muirkirk Road, Laurel, 410-792-0664 or 301-953-1993

Morgan // Morgan State University, Gilliam Concert Hall, Carl Murphy Fine Arts Center, 2100 Argonne Drive. 443-885-4440

9:30 Club // The 9:30 Club, 815 V St. N.W., Washington, 800-955-5566, tickets.com, 930.com

Nissan // Nissan Pavilion at Stone Ridge, Bristow, Va., 410-547-SEAT, ticketmaster.com, nissanpavilion.com

Patriot // Patriot Center, George Mason University, Fairfax, Va., 410-547-SEAT, 703-993-3000, ticketmaster.com, patriotcenter.com

Pier Six // Pier Six Pavilion, President Street and Eastern Avenue at the Inner Harbor, 410-547-SEAT, ticketmaster.com, piersixpavilion.com

Power Plant // Power Plant Live, 34 Market Place / 410-727-5483, powerplantlive.com

RHL // Rams Head Live, 20 Market Place, Baltimore, 410-244-1131, ramsheadlive.com

RHT // Rams Head Tavern, 33 West St., Annapolis, 410-268-4545, ramshead tavern.com

Recher // Recher Theatre, 512 York Road, Towson, 410-337-7210, 410-547-SEAT, rechertheatre.com

Sonar // 407 E. Saratoga St., 410-327-8333, sonarbaltimore.com

Strathmore // Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, 301-581-5100, strathmore.org

Verizon // Verizon Center, 601 F St. N.W., Washington, 410-547-SEAT, ticketmaster.com

Warner // Warner Theatre, 13th Street (between E and F streets) Northwest, Washington, 410-547-SEAT, ticketmaster.com, warnertheatre.com

Wolf Trap // Wolf Trap Barns, 1635 Trap Road, Vienna, Va., 410-481-6500, 800-955-5566, wolftrap.org

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