WEDNESDAY:
Catherine Grason
plays acoustic at Joe Squared, which reopens following a week of renovations.
Horse Lords
and
Twig Harper
open for
Wolf Eyes
at the Metro Gallery. Virginia Beach band
Woodwork
plays the 8x10 with locals
DELTAnine
and
Moogatu
.
Stardog Champion
, featuring members of Breaking Benjamin and Lifer, plays the House of Rock in White Marsh.
MC Chris
and the horror of "nerdcore" rap are visited upon the Ottobar.
THURSDAY:
Virginia metal band
Windhand
plays the Sidebar with
Savagist
,
Musket Hawk
, and
Ophidian
. L.A. synth-pop project
Cold Cave
headlines the Ottobar.
Suuns
, a band signed to Secretly Canadian but who are themselves publicly and openly Canadian, perform at the Metro Gallery with
Rose Windows
.
FRIDAY:
Club K hosts a night of underground hip-hop from around the region, including
Taylo
from Maryland,
No Sir E
from Delaware,
Cornelius the Third
from Pennsylvania, and
Done4
from New Jersey.
Jaabs
, one of the many Baltimore bands featuring Roman Kuebler, plays a release party for their new album at the Ottobar. Pianist
Daniel Tepfer
performs his celebrated interpretation of Bach's Goldberg Variations at An die Musik.
Battery: Masters of Metallica
thrill 'em all at Rams Head Live. Washington, D.C. Afropop band
Elikeh
plays the Metro Gallery with the
Bellevederes
. The Sidebar presents a night of ska with New Jersey's
Survay Says!
and Virginia's
Murphy's Kids
. Country veteran
Alan Jackson
comes way down yonder to Merriweather Post Pavilion with
Gloriana
opening.
SATURDAY:
Music to Your Gears!, a bike-themed event starting at 3
in Druid Hill Park, will feature free live music from
Soul Cannon
,
Nelly's Echo
, and
Greasy Hands
. The Creative Alliance at the Patterson hosts the first of two nights of a staging of
1814: The Rock Opera
.
Anthony Hamilton
and
Marsha Ambrosius
bring sumptuous slow jams to Pier Six Pavilion. New Jersey punks
Darrow Chemical Company
plays the Sidebar with locals
Booze Riot
and
Enemy Insects
.
Johnny Balls
strums a ukulele at Joe Squared. Baltimore's own
ellen cherry
opens for
Donovan
at the Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center in Rockville.
Don't miss:
Black Angel Down
, the unlikely hard-rock band featuring Dru Hill vocalists Nokio and Tao, performs at Rams Head Live with
ILL LuCK
and
Billy Lyve
.
SUNDAY:
Brooklyn electro duo
Hank and Cupcakes
play the Metro Gallery with local power-poppers
E. Joseph and the Phanton Heart
. An die Musik's Roots Cafe singer-songwriter series, hosted by
City Paper
contributor Geoffrey Himes, welcomes
Phil Wiggins
and
Max Ochs
. Canadian rapper
Buck 65
and French producer
Wax Tailor
headline Baltimore Soundstage.
Spiritualized
takes drugs to make music to take drugs to at the 9:30 Club in Washington.
Don't miss:
Atlanta rapper
Rich Homie
Quan
brings his ubiquitous radio hit "Type of Way" to Baltimore for a performance at the Paparazzi Nightclub (formerly Sonar).
MONDAY: Blondie
and
X
co-headline the 9:30 Club in Washington.
Don't miss:
Powerful local Savannah
Cusses
play the Crown alongside
Slow Jerks
and
Eze Jackson
.
TUESDAY:
Bombshelter
plays the Windup Space with
Jazz Lunch
. California folkies
Tumbleweed Wanderers
play the 8x10 with the
Revivalists
. Cleveland avant-rock institution
Pere Ubu
plays the Rock and Roll Hotel in Washington.
WEDNESDAY:
A band called
Zuul
plays the Sidebar tonight, which is interesting because the Short List played drums in a band by the same name that gigged at the same venue almost a decade ago but there's no relation. Drag City recording artist
Scout Niblett
headlines the Metro Gallery with great local openers
Dope Body
and
Wildhoney
. The Good Vibes Tour, featuring island grooves from
Rebelution
,
Matisyahu
,
Collie Budz
, and
Zion I
, comes to Pier Six Pavilion, while the 8x10 has the official afterparty for that show with performances by the
Heavy Pets
and
Mr. Bonkerz
.
Noah Kain
plays acoustic at Joe Squared.
Don't miss:
The
Supersuckers
and
Hellbound Glory
co-headline a bill full of ear-bleeding country at the Ottobar.
IN THE WINGS:
The
Doobie Brothers
take it to the streets at the Lyric Opera House on Oct. 12. (For more information, visit lyricoperahouse.com or call [410] 900-1156.)
Emeli Sandé
, a superstar in her native U.K. and a rising star here, performs at the Meyerhoff on Oct. 19. (For more information, visit bsomusic.org or call [410] 783-8000.)
Kurt Vile and the Violators
headline the Ottobar on Oct. 27 with
Beach Fossils
opening. (For more information, visit theottobar.com or call [410] 662-0069.) The Baltimore County boys of
Animal Collective
play a semi-local gig at the 9:30 Club on Dec. 1. (For more information, visit 930.com or call [202] 265-0930.)