Wild to assume that D.C.’s annual Dwelling Rule Music Pageant — which celebrates homegrown jazz and go-go traditions that date again generations — is barely on its third summer time. And so as to add to the time-warping enjoyable of all of it, this yr’s fest unfolds in episodes. A gap-night gig might be adopted by a full day of outside music in June. Then bounce forward a full month for one more day-long dance get together in July. Anticipate appearances from a spate of non secular jazz heroes (Idris Ackamoor and the Pyramids; the New Doug Carn Sextet; Plunky and Oneness of Juju), plus a constellation of go-go troupes (Uncommon Essence; Black Alley; Be’la Dona). The outside occasions additionally promise family-friendly video games, plus distributors peddling meals, drinks and data.
June 21 on the Black Cat, 1811 14th St. NW; June 22 on the Parks at Walter Reed, 7150 twelfth St. NW; July 20 at Alethia Tanner Park, 227 Harry Thomas Method NE. homerulemusicfestival.com.
Shake this, jiggle that. If you happen to’ve been ready your entire life for a rapper to ask you to maneuver your C6 and C7 vertebrae, right here it’s: “Hump Day,” the party-starting lead single from “Kokayi: An Eponymous Jont,” the D.C. rap veteran’s strongest album in years. Improvised within the studio, his new music sounds energetic and lived-in, with jazz-minded manufacturing that matches his rhymes hand in glove. The realness of these rhymes ought to make you neglect about your backbone, too. Perhaps you’ve been ready for rap songs about changing into an empty-nester, or rereading “The Lorax,” or refusing to forfeit your creativeness at midlife. Kokayi has you lined there, too.
June 21 at Alexandria Jazz Fest at Waterfront Park, 1A Prince St., Alexandria. alexandriava.gov/arts.
Ever go to a music competition simply to listen to one track? I did as soon as. It was the Trillectro competition in 2018 to listen to Sheck Wes do “Mo Bamba.” Enjoyable experiment, for positive. How will three minutes of music stand in opposition to a complete day of it? If this appears like your thought of a very good time, get your self a ticket to the Out and About Pageant the place Sonic Youth co-founder Kim Gordon will nearly definitely carry out “Bye Bye,” a loud new rap-like anthem so clever, so intense, so important-feeling, she performed it twice throughout her set on the Black Cat in March. And there are many different good causes to attend Out and About, too. Billed as “a celebration of LGBTQ+ expertise and allies,” the competition may even host performances from Brittany Howard, Jenny Lewis, Lawrence, Tiny Habits, Quinn Christopherson, Okan and Be Steadwell.
June 22 on the Out and About Pageant at Wolf Entice, 1551 Entice Rd., Vienna, Va. wolftrap.org.
Ransack each final florist within the DMV, and we nonetheless received’t have sufficient vegetation to provide T-Ache the proverbial flowers he deserves. The self-described “rappa ternt sanga” made his huge splash again in 2005, and as we speak’s rap music nonetheless appears to exist in that 19-year shadow. At first, his legacy felt restricted to his widespread popularization of Auto-Tune, however because the years go by, T-Ache is lastly being acknowledged for utilizing that voice-smoothing expertise to underscore his melodic inventiveness, playfulness and vitality. At this time, a T-Ache set listing looks like a celebration celebrating the arc of Twenty first-century pop music writ massive.
June 25 at Pier Six Pavilion, 731 Jap Ave., Baltimore. livenation.com.
Smithsonian Folklife Pageant
I do know, I do know. The brutality of the summer time warmth and the density of the vacationer throng are two formidable strikes in opposition to this absolute gem of a competition, however yr after yr, Folklife’s celebration of “modern residing cultural traditions” stays well worth the sweat. This yr’s theme is Indigenous Voices of the Americas, and it contains an thrilling slate of musical performances — the Mi’kmaw music traditions of Sons of Membertou, Mixtec group Pasatono Orquesta, Guatemalan singer-songwriter Sara Curruchich and extra. Sure, it’ll possible be scorching, and, sure, it’ll most likely be crowded, however you’ll hear the world in a different way.
June 26-July 1 on the Nationwide Mall. competition.si.edu.
Humorous how time slips away, huh? Ten years in the past, Sam Hunt was being fast-tracked to Nashville superstardom, singing exquisitely detailed love songs that triangulated melodic contours set forth by Kenny Chesney and Bone Thugs-N-Concord. Since then, Hunt’s profession has been a sluggish burn, with solely two albums to his title. Touring this summer time behind a sturdy new four-song EP, “Locked Up,” one in every of nation music’s freshest voices all of a sudden appears like a veteran.
July 12 at Jiffy Lube Stay, 7800 Cellar Door Dr., Bristow, Va. livenation.com.
This annual rap extravaganza returns for 2 days in July with a few of the largest names within the sport (Megan Thee Stallion, Gunna), in addition to a few of the most enjoyable (Veeze, Sexyy Crimson). Nota bene: Don’t miss Karrahbooo — one of the cool-minded, numb-tongued rappers to emerge in years — when she performs with Lil Yachty and the Concrete Boys.
July 27-28 at Audi Area, 100 Potomac Ave. SW. bcfestival.com.
Strathmore’s “Stay from the Garden” live performance collection is scheduled to host all types of music this summer time — jazz, blues, bluegrass, youngsters’ music and extra. However what’s the plan for the gigs scheduled to happen after legendary go-go band E.U. — of “Da Butt” fame — presumably leaves a smoking crater within the grass? Pack a picnic dinner, your dancing footwear, your bottom and a blast swimsuit.
Aug. 7 at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, Bethesda. strathmore.org.
Since 2008, Summer season Spirit has made itself into one of many area’s greatest music festivals by making every thing really feel just like the season’s greatest block get together — completely enjoyable, extremely cool, extremely danceable, deeply communal, eternally dependable. This yr’s invoice doesn’t fuss with the components. There are headlining appearances from Summer season Spirit mainstays Erykah Badu, Methodology Man and Redman, in addition to go-go units from Yard Band, Junkyard Band and the Chuck Brown Band.
Aug. 10 at Merriweather Publish Pavilion, 10475 Little Patuxent Pkwy., Columbia, Md. merriweathermusic.com.
D.C. JazzFest is celebrating its twentieth anniversary with a invoice that feels completely stacked. The place to start? The contemplative rat-a-tat of drummer Terri Lyne Carrington? The bottomless breadth of bassist Ron Carter? The atom-splitting melodies of pianist Kris Davis? The pathfinding calm of guitarist Invoice Frisell? The deep rigor of saxophonist David Murray? Whichever entry level you select, don’t be afraid to get misplaced within the entirety of it.
Aug. 28-Sept. 1 on the Wharf, 1001 seventh St. SW. dcjazzfest.org.
