May 9 - 15 in nightlife: Trail of Dead, James Taylor, Adele
Between Trail of Dead, Social Distortion, James Taylor, and John Waters, there will be a lot of veteran acts to go to this week. But upstarts like An Horse, Surfer Blood, and Adele will also be around. In terms of bars, Elliott's Pour House will get a little older this weekend.
On Monday, Scottie B and Cullen Staling spin at the weekly Monday night party at Metro Gallery, No Rule. 1700 N. Charles St. Free. Starts at 10 p.m.
On Tuesday, An Horse, a duo consisting of Iron On's Kate Cooper and drummer Damon Cox, perform at the Ottobar, 2549 N. Howard St. $10. 7:30 p.m. Also: R&B crooner Eric Benet will be at Rams Head Live.
On Wednesday, Texas vets Trail of Dead perform at the Ottobar. Our Q&A with lead singer Conrad Keeley is here. Expect the full interview on Wednesday morning. Also: James Taylor performs at the Hippodrome. Expect a review Thursday.
On Thursday, Mickey Free performs at the Windup Space, 12 W. North Ave. $7. 8:30 p.m. Also: Adele will cry and sing for your pleasure at the 9:30 club in D.C. It's her only performance in the region.
On Friday, Adventure performs at Subterranean A, the D.C. venue with the best tumblr. 1432 R St. N.W. $10. Starts at 8 p.m. Also: Social Distortion, another veteran punk band, performs at Rams Head Live.
On Saturday, Elliott's Pour House, 3728 Hudson St., celebrates its 5th anniversary with a block party that starts at noon. Also: At 7 p.m., John Waters signs copies of his book "Role Models" at Atomic Books.
On Sunday, Florida indie rock band Fake Problems performs at Ottobar. $10. 8:30 p.m.
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Erik Maza is a features reporter at the Baltimore Sun. He writes for several sections of the Sun paper and contributes weekly columns on music and nightlife. He also writes and edits the Midnight Sun blog. He often covers entertainment, business, and the business of entertainment. Occasionally, he writes about Four Loko, The Block, the liquor board, and those who practice "
Comments
DJ Aryes of T&A Records and the Rub is playing tonight at No Rule. Should be especially cool.
Posted by: joshsisk | May 9, 2011 4:18 PM
This Friday at Dionysus yours truly will be DJing there for the weekly Proper party. No cover!
Posted by: Calvin | May 10, 2011 3:44 PM
Thanks for this list, but I already have a plain for this week.
Posted by: Lisa | May 11, 2011 2:58 AM