CLUBS
POP AND ROCK
Basin Street Lounge
219 King St., Alexandria. Shows start at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday. $5 cover charge Friday and Saturday. 703/549-1141.
Rotating musical acts with focus on jazz artists.
Bioko
5313 Georgia Ave. NW. 202/722-4800.
Open mike, poetry. 7-8 p.m. Feb. 26.
DJ. Feb. 27.
Birchmere Music Hall
3701 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria. Shows 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. 202/432-SEAT.
Marcia Ball. Feb. 26.
Jerry Douglas Band. Feb. 27.
Suede. Feb. 28.
Moya Brennan. Feb. 29.
John Hiatt. March 1-3.
Black Cat
1811 14th St. NW. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. weekdays, 6 p.m.-3 a.m. weekends. 202/667-7960 (information); 202/432-SEAT (tickets).
Koufax and The Positions. Feb. 26.
Mary Timony. Feb. 27.
Retro DJ Extravaganza. Feb. 28.
Phoebus and Wide Right. Feb. 29.
Vic Thrill and Morris. March 2.
Blue Moon Cafe
11753 Lee Highway, Sperryville, Va. Most shows at 8:30 p.m. 540/987-3162.
Open-mike night every Friday.
Bohager’s
515 S. Eden St., Fells Point, Baltimore. 410/563-7220.
Rotating musicians on Fridays. Call for schedule. 5 p.m.
Chi-Cha Lounge
1624 U St. NW. 202/234-8400. Shows at 9:30 p.m.
Los del Barrio. Saturday.
French Connection. Sunday.
Duende Camaron. Monday.
Con Candela. Tuesday.
Crossroads
3988 University Drive, Fairfax. 703/352-1547.
DJ. 10 p.m. Wednesday.
Live music. 8 p.m. Friday and Sunday.
Fat Tuesday’s
10673 Braddock Road, Fairfax. Shows at 9 p.m. 703/385-5717.
Jah Works. Friday.
Midnight Spaghetti. Saturday.
Jimmy Cole’s Blues All-Stars. Sunday.
Five
1214-B 18th St. NW. 202/331-7123.
Abstract Motion. Wednesday.
Groove Gumbo. Thursday.
Pearl. Friday.
Music Makes Magic. Saturday.
Sunday Mass. Sunday.
Iota
2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington. Shows at 8:30 and 9 p.m. $8-$15. 703/522-8340.
Mike Holden, Paul Casey and more. Feb. 26.
Last Train Home. Feb. 27-29.
J.J. Muldoon’s Restaurant and Saloon
16143 Shady Grove Road, Gaithersburg. 8 p.m. Wednesday, 9:30 p.m. Saturday, 8:30 p.m. Sunday, unless otherwise noted. 301/258-8866.
Karaoke. Feb. 26.
Jammin’ Java
231 Maple Ave., Vienna. All shows at 8 p.m. unless otherwise noted. $7-$16. 703/255-1566.
Kate Campelli. Feb. 26.
Mike Auldridge, Gary Ferguson and Sally Love. Feb. 27.
Cerulean Groove. Feb. 28.
Screaming Puppets. Feb. 29.
Open Mic with Kris Ohleth. March 1.
DC Vocals CD release. March 2.
Braddigan and Andy Zipf. March 3.
Madam’s Organ
2461 18th St. NW. Shows start at 9:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
The Johnny Artis Band. Feb. 26.
The Soul Truth w. Billy Mayfield. Feb. 27.
Bobby Parker & the Blues Night Band. Feb. 28.
The Project. Feb. 29.
One Nite Stand. March 1.
Bob Perilla & Big Hillbilly Bluegrass. March 3.
Nation
Corner of Half and K streets SE. 202/554-1500.
Hardcore Super Fest. Feb. 29.
9:30 Club
815 V St. NW. Shows from 6-11 p.m. 202/393-0930.
The Walkmen. Feb. 26.
The Samples. Feb. 27.
Living Colour. Feb. 28.
Big Head Todd and The Monsters. Feb. 29.
James Brown. March 3.
Old Brogue
760-C Walker Road, Great Falls. 703/759-3309. Shows 8 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
Open-mike night every first and third Thursday. 9 p.m.
Platinum
915 F St. NW. 202/393-3555.
College night. Thursday.
Paradise. Friday.
Beautiful Saturdays. Saturday.
Remington’s of Laurel
3340 Fort Meade Road, Laurel. 301/490-7000.
Karaoke every night
State Theatre
220 N. Washington St., Falls Church. Call for showtimes. $7-$20. 202/432-SEAT.
Burnt Sienna. Feb. 27.
Don Mclean. Feb. 28.
Dickey Betts. March 4.
Uncle Jed’s Roadhouse
7525 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda. 301/913-0026. 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 10:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Friday and Saturday.
P-Nut. Feb. 26.
Whitlow’s On Wilson
2854 Wilson Blvd., Arlington. 703/276-9693. 10 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday.
Crawling Home. Feb. 26.
Worry Stones. Feb. 27.
Domestic Violins. Feb. 28.
Velvet Lounge
915 U St. NW. 202/462-3213. Shows at 8 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
Matt Haimonvitz. March 4.
The Candy Snatchers. March 5.
VIP Club
932 F St. NW. 202/347-7200.
VIP Fridays. Feb. 27.
Plush Saturdays. Feb. 28.
Glamour Sundays. Feb. 29.
Zig’s
4531 Duke St., Alexandria. 703/823-2777.
Shane Hines. Feb. 26.
Tycoon Dog and Almost Speechless. Feb. 27.
Jon Kaplan’s Showcase. March 2.
Joel Burleson. March 3.
JAZZ/BLUES
Blues Alley
Wisconsin Avenue, south of M Street NW. Shows at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m., also midnight Friday and Saturday. Preferred seating with 6 p.m. dinner show. ($9 minimum purchase and $2.25 surcharge for all shows). 202/337-4141.
Maysa Leak. Feb. 27-29.
Aaron Broadus Group. March 4.
Steve Smith and Buddy’s Buddies. Through Feb. 26.
Bohemian Caverns
2001 11th St. NW. 202/299-0800.
Live jazz and dinner special. 6 p.m. Thursday; 3 p.m. Sunday.
The Ice House Cafe
760 Elden St., Herndon. Shows 8 p.m.-midnight.
Open mike. 8 p.m. Wednesday.
Pier 7 Restaurant
Channel Inn Hotel, 650 Water St. SW. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Thursday; 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Friday and Saturday; 7:30-11:30 p.m. Sunday. 202/554-2500.
Rotating blues and jazz acts.
ACOUSTIC/FOLK
Fish Market
105 King St., Alexandria. Shows at 8 p.m. 703/836-5676.
Live music Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
The Round Table
4859 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 9:30 p.m. Sunday-Thursday; 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday. 202/362-1250.
Butch Grant. Sunday and Monday.
COMEDY
The Improv
1140 Connecticut Ave. NW. 8:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday; 8 p.m. Friday-Sunday; 10:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. 202/296-7008.
Dane Cook. Feb. 26-29.
The District’s funniest college competition. March 2.
Kathleen Madigan. March 3-7.
Savoy Suites
2505 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202/337-9700.
Headliners Comedy Club. Shows 9 p.m. Saturday. $10. 301/647-5745.
Zig’s
4531 Duke St., Alexandria. 703/823-2777.
Comedy Zone. Feb. 28. 8 and 10:30 p.m.
JAZZ, PIANO, CABARET
Garden Terrace Lounge
Four Seasons Hotel, 2800 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202/342-0444.
Live jazz. 3-6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Tuesday-Friday, 3-7 p.m. and 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Saturday, 3-6:30 p.m. Sunday.
The Grill
Morrison House, 116 S. Alfred St., Alexandria. 703/838-8000.
Pianist-vocalist Pat Rohrer. 8 p.m.-midnight. Thursday-Saturday.
Le Canard
132 Branch Road SE, Vienna. 703/281-0070.
Pianist Reinhard Liebig. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Monday.
Lobby Lounge, Tysons Corner
Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner, 1700 Tysons Blvd., McLean. 703/506-4300.
Rotating pianists 2-11 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 2-11:30 p.m. Friday, noon-11:30 p.m. Saturday, noon-10 p.m. Sunday.
Market Inn
200 E St. SW. 202/554-2100.
Piano music 6-10 p.m. weekdays. Jazz brunch 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday.
Opus 88
Hilton McLean at Tysons Corner, 7920 Jones Branch Drive, McLean. 703/761-5159.
Pianist Michael Terence. 7:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Tuesday-Saturday.
Town and Country Lounge
Renaissance Mayflower Hotel, 1127 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202/347-3000.
Pianist Dan Ruskin. 5:30-8 p.m. Monday-Friday.