Hey all-

here is this week's offering of shows for your musical pleasure.

too busy to talk, so enjoy the list, go see a show, and i'll see y'all next
week.


later,
pete

Help Cal Robbins. To read more, or make a donation go to
http://www.desotorecords.com/cal/index.shtml

any little bit helps, and thanks in advance.


Listing #397
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VA -- Fri, 11, May
laughing lizard lounge
alexandria , VA

blue collar war
snuggle
ripped off face

n/a, 8:00 pm
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DC -- Fri, 11, May
rock and roll hotel
1353 h st ne
washington , DC

the album leaf
belong
the parlor scouts

$10, 8:30 pm, - all ages - rockandrollhoteldc.com
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VA -- Fri, 11, May
strangeland records
7203 columbia pike
annandale , VA

the cana blessing
prodigium
freehand arson
mind of a madman

FREE, 8:00 pm,
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DC -- Sat, 12, May
al-fishawy cafe
4132 georgia ave. nw
washington , DC

tarpit (va beach/collapse rec)
permanent (rva/6131 rec)
resonance (va)
forced forward (dc)
+ 1 more tba

$7, 1:30 pm, note: early show!! 1st band plays at 2pm.
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MD -- Sat, 12, May
orion sound
2903 whittington ave suite c
baltimore , MD

ahleuchatistas
alec k redferan & the eyesores

$15, 8:00 pm, all ages
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DC -- Sat, 12, May
rock and roll hotel
h st ne
washington , DC

dr. dog
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DC -- Sun, 13, May
rock and roll hotel
1353 h st. ne
washington , DC

to live and shave in la

$8, 8:00 pm, all ages www.rockandrollhoteldc.com
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MD -- Sun, 13, May
ss outhouse
906 philadelphia ave
silver spring , MD

yokohama hooks (pre/post punk weirdness from spokane wa
myspace.com/yokohamahooks)
conglomo (the house band
pop punk in the good way)
juice tyme (newish dc hardcore
myspace.com/juicetyme)
power nap (more pissed than you)

$4, 7:00 pm, all ages, byob or byox
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MD -- Mon, 14, May
charm city art space
1729 maryland ave.
baltimore , MD

outbreak
wake up cold
pulling teeth
1 more tba

7:00 pm,
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MD -- Mon, 14, May
fletcher's
701 s. bond st.
baltimore , MD

storm the armory
stella wake up
i am not i am

$5, 8:00 pm, the debut of baltimore's "storm the armory!" crazy live show. go
see it.
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DC -- Tue, 15, May
The Black Cat
1811 14th St NW
washington , DC

Garland of Hours (cd release)
Benjy Ferree + Feather Mills

$8, 9:00 pm Backstage
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DC -- Tue, 15, May
rock and roll hotel
1353 h st. ne
washington , DC

mono
world's end girlfriend
gralla

$10, 8:00 pm, all ages www.rockandrollhoteldc.com
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DC -- Wed, 16, May
4819 house
4819 41 st nw
tenleytown , DC

meandmyfriendcoty (ky)
something fierce (ny)
osceola
haunter shores
branch breaker

$3, 8:00 pm,
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MD -- Wed, 16, May
ottobar
2549 north howard st
baltimore , MD

strike anywhere
the loved ones
liars academy and deep sleep
a benefit for callum robbins and his fight against spinal muscular atrophy (sma)
(callum is the son of j. robbins)

$10, 7:00 pm, all ages- tickets available at missiontix.com and reptilian
records
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DC -- Wed, 16, May
rock and roll hotel
1353 h st. ne
washington , DC

frog eyes
chris garneau

$10, 8:00 pm, all ages www.rockandrollhoteldc.com
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MD -- Thu, 17, May
the corpse fortress
906 philadelphia avenue
silver spring , MD

ingrid
they and the children
call it arson
in heaven and you

$5, 7:30 pm, all ages! close to silver spring metro! will be over before metro
closes!
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VA -- Fri, 18, May
art-o-matic
2121 crystal drive
arlington , VA

videohippos
cutest puppy in the world
the caution curves

free, 9:00 pm, all ages!! http://www.artomatic.org/
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MD -- Fri, 18, May
ottobar
2549 north howard st
baltimore , MD

unsane
400 blows
mouth of the architect and wooly mammoth

$12, 9:00 pm, all ages- tickets available at missiontix.com and reptilian
records
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MD -- Sat, 19, May
charm city art space
1729 maryland ave.
baltimore , MD

anton rough
colin of arabia
defiant hearts
spit on your grave
hammer head

7:00 pm,
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DC -- Sat, 19, May
rock and roll hotel
1353 h st ne
washington , DC

coliseum
young widows
prideswallower

$10, 5:00 pm, - all ages - rockandrollhoteldc.com - locals wanted!!!
hoodbooking@... if interested
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MD -- Sat, 19, May
the ottobar
baltimore , MD

methadones and copyrights

3:00 pm,
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DC -- Sun, 20, May
blackcat
washington , DC

pretty girls make graves (last dc show ever)

$13, mainstage
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MD -- Sun, 20, May
charm city art space
1729 n. maryland ave
baltimore , MD

the minor times (theminortimes.com)
engineer (engineermusic.com)
aphelion (myspace.com/aphelionmetal)
casket (myspace.com/caskethc)
surroundings (myspace.com/surroundings)

donations collected at door, 5:30 pm, doors @ 5:30; show promptly @ 6:15 - must
be over by 10pm!
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MD -- Sun, 20, May
ottobar
2549 n. howard st.
baltimore , MD

rtx (royal trux)
totimoshi
yeveto and mr. moccasin

Check Web site, 8:00 pm, all ages
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MD -- Mon, 21, May
charm city art space
1729 maryland ave.
baltimore , MD

trash talk
meltdown
alarmed
avian

7:00 pm,
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MD -- Mon, 21, May
stolen heart cabaret
419 east oliver street
baltimore , MD

slug's revenge
thimble wit
whisley smile
armed metropolis

$5-8, 8:00 pm, all ages folk-punk show. shc is sponsoring this show, but not
performing.
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DC -- Tue, 22, May
rock and roll hotel
1353 h st ne
washington , DC

the rosebuds
vampire weekend

$10, 8:00 pm, - all ages - rockandrollhoteldc.com -
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DC -- Wed, 23, May
rock and roll hotel
1353 h st ne
washington , DC

jucifer
darsombra
brontosaurus

$8, 8:00 pm, - all ages - rockandrollhoteldc.com -
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MD -- Sat, 26, May
10carpileup
511 york rd
towson , MD

lovers&killers
army of kashyyyk
in first person
thieves
piano black
aphelion (last show!)
another reason to hate machines

$6, 6:30 pm, l&k/aok split cd release show! get your party on!
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MD -- Sat, 26, May
sidebar, the
218 e. lexington
baltimore , MD

losers sometime win
scheduled beating
pound for pound
taken by force
concrete

$10, 8:00 pm, big hairy monkey show. info: www.myspace.com/3dbhmshows
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MD -- Sun, 27, May
charm city art space
1729 maryland ave.
baltimore , MD

counting the days
hollywood
the home front
near defeat
blood splattered satisfaction

7:00 pm,
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DC -- Sun, 27, May
rock and roll hotel
1353 h st ne
washington , DC

mice parade
tom brosseau
david karsten daniels

$10, 8:00 pm, - all ages - rockandrollhoteldc.com -
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MD -- Sun, 27, May
st christophers
116 marydel rd
linthicum , MD

alove for enemies (facedown)
attack at dawn (members of bloody sunday)
your eyes my dreams (indianola)
one step too many
one hitter quitter

$!0, 7:00 pm, info:kobraklutch.com; come hang out, will be good, good times
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DC -- Wed, 30, May
warehouse nextdoor
1021 7th street nw
deadcity , DC

hex (mpls
ex-garmonbozia
sounds "loud" and "evil")
ingrid
+2 tba

TBA, 8:00 pm,
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DC -- Thu, 31, May
rock and roll hotel
1353 h st. ne
washington , DC

sage francis
buck 65
alias
buddy wakefield

$15/$18, 8:00 pm, all ages
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MD -- Fri, 1, June
Lo-Fi Social Club
3403 S. Hanover Street
Baltimore, MD 21225

OFM
The Thrives

www.ofmhq.com

www.lofisocialclub.com

$5, 9pm, all ages
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The links:

jimmy askew (original admin of this list)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21173485@N00/

DC STREET: www.dcstreet.com

music for america: www.musicforamerica.org

9:30 club: http://www.930.com

Brian Mackenzie Infoshop http://www.dcinfoshop.org/

black cat: http://blackcatdc.com

<>: http://www.bliss-pop.com

charm city art space: http://www.ccspace.org

cultureflux: http://www.cultureflux.com

dcac: http://www.dcartscenter.org/

dc indie music mailing list:
dcindiemusic-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
dc indpendent media center: http://dc.indymedia.org/
and mailing lists:
http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/listinfo/imc-dc

dc will do that to you's livejournal:
http://www.livejournal.com/community/dc_rock_city/

exotic fever records: http://www.exoticfever.com

flemming center events mailing list:
http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/subscribe/flemmingcenter-events

fort reno: http://www.fortreno.com/

galaxy hut: http://galaxyhut.com

give for change: http://www.giveforchange.com

house concerts page: http://www.houseconcerts.com/

mass particles: http://www.massparticles.com/

mccarthyism records http://mccarthyism.org

mechanic's guide to putting out records:
http://www.insound.com/machine

mission media baltimore show calendar and tickets
including the ottobar, baltimore citypaper,
monozine, creative alliance, and mission media events:
http://www.missiontix.com/index_all.cfm

moca: http://www.mocadc.org

monozine: http://www.monozine.com/

nanci raygun(rva venue): http://www.nanciraygun.com

new england punk scene page: http://www.justanotherscene.com/

one thousand words: http://www.onethousandwords.net

ottobar: http://www.theottobar.com

our dc dot com: http://www.our-dc.com/

pheer: http://www.pheer.com

the pillbox: http://www.pillboxpublication.com

planaria records: http://planariainc.com/

positive force: http://www.positiveforcedc.org

the pressed press: http://www.gl.umbc.edu/~kharri10

r5 productions/4040 (philadelphia): http://www.r5productions.com

rock and roll hotel : http://www.rockandrollhoteldc.com

ruckus productions: http://www.ruckusproductions.com

sacred well yoga(my yoga studio): http://swys.net

save the rainforest: http://www.saverainforest.net

skeezmo productions (ct shows): http://www.skeezmoproductions.com

sticky fingers vegan bakery http://www.stickyfingersbakery.com/

tom brown, tracker inc.: http://www.trackerschool.com/

transformer gallery: http://www.transformergallery.org

vrginia suburbs site: http://vasuburbs.about.com/

warehouse next door: http://www.warehousenextdoor.com/

washington citypaper music listings:
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/music.shtml

wilddiner films: http://www.wilddiner.com

anything photographic: http://www.anythingphoto.net
send links our way...




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