| April | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tue, Apr 08 | Benefit for the National Coalition for Homeless | Black Cat Backstage, $10, 8:30 |
| Wed, Apr 09 | Murder By Death, O'Death, Kiss Kiss | Black Cat, $13, 8:00 |
| Wed, Apr 09 | Riddle of Steel, City of Ships | DC9 (21+), $8, |
| Wed, Apr 09 | The Last Goodnight, I Nine, Honor by August | Rock and Roll Hotel, $12, 8:00 |
| Thu, Apr 10 | Joe Jackson, Mutlu | 9:30 Club, $40, 7:00 |
| Thu, Apr 10 | Studly Moses, the Tim Egan Band | DC9 (21+), $8, 8:30 |
| Thu, Apr 10 | Yeasayer, Ponytail | Black Cat, $12, 8:00 |
| Thu, Apr 10 | The Felice Brothers | The Iota, $12, 9:00 |
| Fri, Apr 11 | Pig Destroyer, Misery Index, the Wayward, Magrudergrind | Black Cat, $10, 9:00 |
| Fri, Apr 11 | VHS OR BETA | Rock and Roll Hotel, $15, 9:30 |
| Sat, Apr 12 | Monotonix, Dark Meat, CTC, The Jet Age | The Red and The Black (21+), $10, 8:30 |
| Sat, Apr 12 | The Dance Party, Ra Ra Rasputin, Olympia, Mother, Dj Cale | Rock and Roll Hotel, $10, 8:30 |
| Sat, Apr 12 | Nada Surf | 9:30 Club, $15, 7:00 |
| Sun, Apr 13 | Colin Meloy | 9:30 Club, $28, 7:30 |
| Sun, Apr 13 | These United States, Wye Oak | Black Cat Backstage, $10, 9:00 |
| Mon, Apr 14 | The Dreaming | Black Cat Backstage, $10, 9:00 |
| Tue, Apr 15 | Caey Neill, Little Pink | Black Cat Backstage, $8, 9:00 |
| Wed, Apr 16 | The Vesties, The Mishapes, Cobra Kisses, Velvet | The Red and The Black (21+), $8, 8:30 |
| Wed, Apr 16 | Dead Meadow, Ancient Sky | Black Cat Backstage, $10, 9:00 |
| Wed, Apr 16 | Rogue Wave | 9:30 Club, $15, 7:30 |
| Thu, Apr 17 | Disfear, Time of the Wolf | Rock and Roll Hotel, $10, 8:30 |
| Thu, Apr 17 | Autechre | Black Cat, $20, 8:00 |
| Thu, Apr 17 | Tally Hall, The Republic Tigers | DC9 (21+), $10 adv/ $12 door, 8:00 |
| Fri, Apr 18 | The Pharmacy Prophets | The Iota, $10, 9:30 |
| Fri, Apr 18 | Aaron Karo | 9:30 Club, $30, 7:30 |
| Sat, Apr 19 | Honor by August | The Iota, $11, 9:30 |
| Sat, Apr 19 | Dj Rekha w/ First Ladies DC | Black Cat, $13, 9:00 |
| Sat, Apr 19 | Cloud Cult, Exit Clov | Rock and Roll Hotel, $10, 9:30 |
| Sun, Apr 20 | The Starting Line | 9:30 Club, $18, 7:00 |
| Sun, Apr 20 | Greenland, Prabir & the Substitutes | Black Cat Backstage, $8, 9:00 |
| Mon, Apr 21 | The Opposite Sex, Poor People Aren't Necessarily Killers | Black Cat Backstage, $8, 9:00 |
| Mon, Apr 21 | Eisley | 9:30 Club, $15, 7:00 |
| Tue, Apr 22 | Peelander-Z, Pessimist Parade, Nihilitia | Black Cat Backstage, $8, 9:00 |
| Wed, Apr 23 | Bellflur, Hundred Hundred, Seamonster | Black Cat Backstage, $8, 9:00 |
| Wed, Apr 23 | Tapes n Tapes, White Denim | 9:30 Club, $15, 7:30 |
| Thu, Apr 24 | Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, Via Audio | Black Cat Backstage, $10, 9:00 |
| Thu, Apr 24 | French Kicks | Rock and Roll Hotel, $15, 8:30 |
| Fri, Apr 25 | Sun Volt | 9:30 Club, $20, 7:30 |
| Fri, Apr 25 | Destroyer, Andre Ethier | Black Cat, $12, 9:00 |
| Sat, Apr 26 | Jay Reatard, Cheap Time, The Shirks | Black Cat, $12, 9:00 |
| Sun, Apr 27 | Urge Overkill, Suffrajett | Black Cat, $15, 9:00 |
| Sun, Apr 27 | Auto Immune Tour, Meat Beat Manifesto | Rock and Roll Hotel, $16, 8:30 |
| Sun, Apr 27 | Dimmu Borgir | 9:30 Club, $22, 7:30 |
| Tue, Apr 29 | Tokyo Police Club | Black Cat, $13, 8:00 |
| Tue, Apr 29 | Atmosphere, Abstract Rude & DJ Rare Groove | 9:30 Club, $20, 7:30 |
| Wed, Apr 30 | Emery, Victory at Last, Crash Boom Bang | Rock and Roll Hotel, $14, 6:30 |
| Wed, Apr 30 | Anti-Flag, Street Dogs, the Briggs, Fake Problems | 9:30 Club, $17, 7:00 |
| Wed, Apr 30 | The Moaners, Argos, Sketchbook | Black Cat Backstage, $8, 9:00 |
| May | ||
| Thu, May 01 | RJD2 | 9:30 Club, $20, 10:00 |
| Thu, May 01 | The Redwalls, Baby Teeth | DC9 (21+), $10 adv/ $12 door, 8:30 |
| Fri, May 02 | The Kills, Telepathe | Black Cat, $15, 9:00 |
| Fri, May 02 | Crowded House | 9:30 Club, $45, 7:00 |
| Sat, May 03 | Jukebox the Ghost, Travis Morrison Hellfighters, the XYZ Affair | Black Cat, $12, 9:00 |
| Sat, May 03 | Scary Kids Scaring Kids | 9:30 Club, $15, 5:00 |
| Sat, May 03 | Hoots and Hellmouth | DC9 (21+), $10, 9:00 |
| Sat, May 03 | South, The Silver State, KI:Theory | Rock and Roll Hotel, $12, 8:30 |
| Sun, May 04 | Cat Furniture, Lisa Jaeggi, Maple Rabbit (to benefit Girls Rock! DC) | Black Cat Backstage, $8, 8:00 |
| Sun, May 04 | Earth, Kayo Dot | Rock and Roll Hotel, $10 adv/ $12 door, 8:00 |
| Mon, May 05 | The Electric Prunes | Black Cat, $15, 8:00 |
| Tue, May 06 | Midnight Juggernauts | 9:30 Club, $15, 7:30 |
| Wed, May 07 | The Teenagers, Team Robespierre | Black Cat, $13, 8:00 |
| Wed, May 07 | Apocalyptica | 9:30 Club, $15, 7:30 |
| Thu, May 08 | British Sea Power, the Rosebuds, Jeffrey Lewis | Black Cat, $13 adv/ $15 door, 8:00 |
| Thu, May 08 | The Cave Singers, Love as Laughter, Bellman Barker | Rock and Roll Hotel, $10, 8:00 |
| Thu, May 08 | The Brew, Butros Butros | DC9 (21+), $8, 8:30 |
| Fri, May 09 | The Parlor Mob | Rock and Roll Hotel, $10, 8:30 |
| Fri, May 09 | Drive-By Truckers, the Dexateens | 9:30 Club, $20, 7:30 |
| Fri, May 09 | Polvo, Sir Arthur and His Royal Knights, the Oranges Band | Black Cat, $13, 9:00 |
| Sat, May 10 | Drive-By Truckers, the Dexateens | 9:30 Club, $20, 7:30 |
| Sun, May 11 | Ladyhawk, Neva Dinova | DC9 (21+), $10, 8:30 |
| Sun, May 11 | The Scare, Police and Thieves, Lion of Judah | Black Cat Backstage, $8, 9:00 |
| Mon, May 12 | The Black Keys, Buffalo Killers | 9:30 Club, $25, 7:30 |
| Mon, May 12 | Wild Fictions, Drew Danburry, Lode Runner | Black Cat Backstage, $8, 9:00 |
| Tue, May 13 | Red Racer, Mother | Black Cat Backstage, $8, 9:00 |
| Tue, May 13 | The Black Keys, Buffalo Killers | 9:30 Club, $25, 7:30 |
| Wed, May 14 | Uh Huh Her | 9:30 Club, $10, 7:30 |
| Thu, May 15 | Cut Copy, Black Kids, Mobius Band | Black Cat, $15, 8:00 |
| Fri, May 16 | Los Campesinos! | Black Cat, $12, 9:00 |
| Sat, May 17 | Junior League, John Bustine | Black Cat, $10, 9:00 |
| Sun, May 18 | Bishop Allen, The Teeth, Deleted Scenes | Black Cat, $12, 8:00 |
| Tue, May 20 | Helio Sequence | Black Cat Backstage, $10, 9:00 |
| Wed, May 28 | Clinic | Black Cat, $13, 8:00 |