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Thursday April 18th, 2024
UMAW Presents: Living Wage For Musicians featuring Yasmin Williams + @ + Dior Ashley Brown
All Ages - $20  - All Ages

United Musicians and Allied Workers celebrates the introduction of the Living Wage for Musicians Act – led by Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Jamaal Bowman – to Congress. By creating a new streaming royalty, the bill would help ensure that artists and musicians can build sustainable careers in the digital age. The Living Wage for Musicians shows support for this legislation through advocacy and awareness, bringing musicians and music fans together for artist-centric shows that embody what UMAW is all about: community, solidarity, and fair pay for musicians. You can learn more about the Living Wage for Musicians Act here.

YASMIN WILLIAMS
Alexandria, VA
https://www.yasminwilliamsmusic.com/

@
Baltimore, MD
https://atcomputer.bandcamp.com/

DIOR ASHLEY BROWN
Washington, DC
https://www.diorashleybrown.com/

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Saturday, April 19th 2024
Stabbing Westward + SYZYGYX
7:00 - $30 - All Ages

STABBING WESTWARD
Macomb, IL
https://www.stabbingwestward.com/

SYZYGYX
Washington, DC
https://syzygy-x.bandcamp.com/

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Saturday, April 20th
Depeche Mode Dance Party
9:00 - $20 - All Ages

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Monday, April 22nd 2024
Earthless & Minami Deutsch
7:30pm - $25 Advance / $28 Day of Show - All Ages

EARTHLESS
San Diego, CA
https://www.earthlessofficial.com/

MINAMI DEUTSCH
Tokyo, Japan
https://minamideutschggb.bandcamp.com/

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Friday, April 26th 2024
Dan Savage presents
2024 HUMP! FILM FESTIVAL
6:30pm doors - 7:00pm show - 21+
$20 Early Bird (til 12/31)
$25 General Admission

HUMP! IS BACK IN 2024 WITH AN ALL NEW LINEUP OF FILMS!

HUMP! is a lovingly curated festival of short erotic films made by real people for real people. The filmmakers and stars show us hot and sexy, creative and kinky, ultimate turn-ons and craziest fantasies. Our program is a cornucopia of body types, shapes, ages, colors, sexualities, genders, kinks, and fetishes—all united by a shared spirit of sex-positivity. HUMP! will shock you. HUMP! will make you laugh. HUMP! will turn you on. HUMP! has been successfully disrupting the way America sees, makes, and shares porn since 2005. Come and get some!

21+

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Friday, April 26th 2024
Dan Savage presents
2024 HUMP! FILM FESTIVAL
9:00pm doors - 9:30pm show - 21+
$20 Early Bird (til 12/31)
$25 General Admission

HUMP! IS BACK IN 2024 WITH AN ALL NEW LINEUP OF FILMS!

HUMP! is a lovingly curated festival of short erotic films made by real people for real people. The filmmakers and stars show us hot and sexy, creative and kinky, ultimate turn-ons and craziest fantasies. Our program is a cornucopia of body types, shapes, ages, colors, sexualities, genders, kinks, and fetishes—all united by a shared spirit of sex-positivity. HUMP! will shock you. HUMP! will make you laugh. HUMP! will turn you on. HUMP! has been successfully disrupting the way America sees, makes, and shares porn since 2005. Come and get some!

21+

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Saturday, April 27th 2024
Dan Savage presents
2024 HUMP! FILM FESTIVAL
6:30pm doors - 7:00pm show - 21+
$20 Early Bird (til 12/31)
$25 General Admission

HUMP! IS BACK IN 2024 WITH AN ALL NEW LINEUP OF FILMS!

HUMP! is a lovingly curated festival of short erotic films made by real people for real people. The filmmakers and stars show us hot and sexy, creative and kinky, ultimate turn-ons and craziest fantasies. Our program is a cornucopia of body types, shapes, ages, colors, sexualities, genders, kinks, and fetishes—all united by a shared spirit of sex-positivity. HUMP! will shock you. HUMP! will make you laugh. HUMP! will turn you on. HUMP! has been successfully disrupting the way America sees, makes, and shares porn since 2005. Come and get some!

21+

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Saturday, April 27th 2024
Dan Savage presents
2024 HUMP! FILM FESTIVAL
9:00pm doors - 9:30pm show - 21+
$20 Early Bird (til 12/31)
$25 General Admission

HUMP! IS BACK IN 2024 WITH AN ALL NEW LINEUP OF FILMS!

HUMP! is a lovingly curated festival of short erotic films made by real people for real people. The filmmakers and stars show us hot and sexy, creative and kinky, ultimate turn-ons and craziest fantasies. Our program is a cornucopia of body types, shapes, ages, colors, sexualities, genders, kinks, and fetishes—all united by a shared spirit of sex-positivity. HUMP! will shock you. HUMP! will make you laugh. HUMP! will turn you on. HUMP! has been successfully disrupting the way America sees, makes, and shares porn since 2005. Come and get some!

21+

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Sunday, April 28th 2024
Ramy Essam
7:30 - $22 Advance / $27 Day of Show - All Ages
$2 from each ticket will benefit Palestine Children's Relief Fund

RAMY ESSAM
Egypt
https://www.ramyessam.com/


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Friday, May 3rd 2024
CSS - 20th Anniversary Tour
8:00 - $30 Advance / $35 Day of Show - All Ages

CSS
São Paulo, Brazil
https://www.instagram.com/cssmusic

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Saturday, May 4th 2024
Chastity Belt + Charlotte Cornfield
8:00 - $20 - All Ages

CHASTITY BELT
Seattle, WA
https://www.chastitybeltmusic.com/

CHARLOTTE CORNFIELD
Toronto, Canada
https://charlottecornfield.com/

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Thursday, May 9th 2024
Levitation Room
7:30pm - $18 Advance / $22 Day of Show - All Ages

LEVITATION ROOM
Los Angeles, CA
https://levitation-room.com/
In Los Angeles, where the weight and pressure of the city’s fast paced culture can make your legs feel like pillars, emerges psychedelic quartet, Levitation Room, to break the bonds of gravity with their cosmic wall of sound and thought provoking lyrics. “Just as their name suggests, Levitation Room’s music instills the listeners ears with a light feeling of floating. The dreamy guitar and Lo-Fi projections of psychedelic rock and garage are reminiscent of a deep 1960’s era, but still grounded in an alternative dreamgaze flavor that permeates modern indie music today.” - OC Weekly. Their decidedly hallucinogenic songs whisper and hum the same gentle refrain of their summer of love influences, conjuring up the cognitive imagery of sunny days at the park, spent with friends in a euphoric haze along with lyrical and sonic meditations on life, love, society and self-awareness. 

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Friday, May 10th
Cloud Nothings + Hurry + Maneka
8:00 - $27 Advance / $30 Day of Show - All Ages

CLOUD NOTHINGS
Cleveland, OH
https://www.cloudnothings.com/
Some bands never miss. This rare breed consistently puts out great records every couple years, avoiding thelengthy hiatuses or egregious sonic missteps that often come with achieving longevity. It’s an often unsungreliability, as few realize how truly remarkable it is to put art into the world at this rate without letting thequality slip. For nearly 15 years, Cloud Nothings have continued to hit the target, steadily becoming a part ofthe fabric of modern indie rock as we know it with a run of fantastic albums. This streak continues unabatedwith their latest full-length, Final Summer – an album that’s so assured, so instantly satisfying, that it forces youto pause and realize you’re listening to one of the great American rock bands in their prime.

HURRY
Philadelphia, PA
https://hurry.bandcamp.com/

MANEKA
New York, NY
https://maneka.bandcamp.com/

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Sunday, May 12 2024
Punkhouse Comedy
7:30 - $20 - All Ages

Featuring:

DAVE ROSS
https://davetotheross.com/

ALI O'NEIL
https://www.instagram.com/itsalioneil/

ANDY IWANCIO
https://andyiwancio.bandcamp.com/

ZACK WHITE
https://www.instagram.com/whiteymcwhiteey/

and Musical Guests:

SAD ROACH
https://sadroach.bandcamp.com/

Hosted By:

KEVIN TIT
https://www.instagram.com/notkevintit

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Thursday, May 16
Guitar Wolf + Hans Condor + Foul Swoops
7:30 - $22 Advance / $25 Day of Show - All Ages

GUITAR WOLF
Tokyo, Japan
https://www.guitarwolf.net/

HANS CONDOR
Nashville, TN
https://hanscondor.bandcamp.com/

FOUL SWOOPS
Washington, DC
https://foulswoops.bandcamp.com/

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Friday, May 17th
The Goons + HR Band + Supreme Commander + RDX
8:00 - $20 - All Ages

THE GOONS
Washington, DC
https://thegoonsdc.bandcamp.com

HR BAND
Washington, DC
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.R.

SUPREME COMMANDER
Washington, DC
https://supremecommander.bandcamp.com/

R.D.X
Washington, DC
https://rdxdc.bandcamp.com/album/demo-2023

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Wednesday, May 22
Motherfolk + Kevin Devine
7:30 - $20 - All Ages

MOTHERFOLK
Cincinatti, OH
https://motherfolk.com/

KEVIN DEVINE
New York, NY
https://www.kevindevine.net/

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Sunday, May 26th 2024
LVRS & FRNDS: A Vintage Night Market
5:00 - $10/$15 - All Ages

with music from DJs M$NP and Aqua

Vendors include:
Tooth Gems
Body Piercing
Flash Tattoos
Tarot Readings
Permanent Jewelry Bar
Vinyl Records
Herbs / Smudge / Spiritual Baths
Aura Snapshots
Floral Arrangements
Zines
Pottery and Ceramics
Vintage & Vintage & Vintage Clothing & Accessories

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Friday, May 31st 2024
Wonder-Full: A Tribute to the Music of Stevie Wonder
w/ DJ Spinna & Jahsonic
9:00 - $20 Early Bird / $25 Advance / $30 Day of Show - All Ages 

“WONDER-Full - A Tribute To The Music Wonder Of Stevie”
a concept created by KeiStar Productions honoring the legendary genius Stevie Wonder... which featured DJ Spinna & *Bobbito who back in 1999, were asked to spin at a party paying tribute to Stevie Wonder’s “Songs In The Key Of Life” album. At this event, we quickly realized we all had a mutual love for ‘Little Stevie's’ music and judging from the atmosphere on the dance floor that night, we knew we had a good thing going. * (Bobbito has moved on to pursue other ventures since 2008).
KeiStar Productions has successfully produced the WONDER-Full event since 1999 starting in its hometown of New York City. From then on KeiStar Productions and DJ Spinna have traveled and hosted the WONDER-Full event nationally and internationally from NYC to Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Washington DC, London, Berlin, Sweden, Canada, Japan, and Amsterdam.

DJ SPINNA
DJ Spinna is an anomaly. As a world-renowned DJ, producer, remixer, label head, promoter, curator, and influencer-- Spinna has crafted his artistic vision since the 1990s. His musical spectrum spans all flavors-- from Hip-Hop [as founding member of The Jigmastas], to Soul and R&B [authoring remixes for Stevie Wonder and Mary J. Blige] to Jazz and Funk [reviving productions from Roy Ayers, Donald Byrd, Betty Carter, Al Jarreau, Eddie Kendricks] to Electronic/Dance and Soulful House [transforming Shaun Escoffery’s “Days Like This” into a worldwide dance floor anthem]. His prolific studio work led to his 2002 cult-classic LP, Here To There, released on the iconic BBE label.

DJ Spinna is synonymous with ground-breaking, annual tribute events. Since 2001, “WONDER-Full” has celebrated the Guest of Honor, Stevie Wonder. “Soul Slam,” 20-years strong, is the authoritative Michael Jackson vs. Prince party. At Spike Lee’s “BK Loves MJ,” DJ Spinna commemorates Michael Jackson’s birthday in Brooklyn. In 2001, Motown tapped DJ Spinna for a brilliant remix of Michael Jackson’s “We’re Almost There.” 
DJ Spinna’s collaborations with Stevie Wonder include remixes for “My Love Is On Fire"  and “Sweetest Somebody.” In October 2012, Spinna performed an opening DJ set for Stevie Wonder’s United Nations Peace Concert. 

Spinna has blessed global dance floors across Europe, Asia, Africa, and the United States. He enjoys sharing the stage with influencers such as Gilles Peterson, Questlove, Jazzanova, Dimitri from Paris, Joe Claussell, Osunlade, Q-Tip, Jazzy Jeff, Kenny Dope, Keb Darge, DJ Scratch, DJ Shadow & Cut Chemist.  
Every week on Apple Music Hits, DJ Spinna’s “Here To There Radio” features two hours of themed selections that showcase his versatile expertise and massive vinyl collection. On Twitch, he has amassed 20,000 followers spinning live, marathon sets and interacting with his chatroom on two weekly shows, DJ Spinna Presents Journey and Galactic Quiet Storm.

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Saturday, June 1st 2024
Shannon and the Clams + Tropa Magica
8:00 - $25 - All Ages

SHANNON AND THE CLAMS
Oakland, CA
https://www.shannonandtheclams.com/
Independent music mainstays Shannon & The Clams are known for their feel-good, vintage-infused, garage-psych sound. Their sonics go from black and white to technicolor on their forthcoming new album, The Moon Is In the Wrong Place, produced by longtime collaborator Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys. Faced with the unimaginable sudden loss of singer-bassist Shannon Shaw’s fiancé, Joe Haener, in a car accident weeks leading up to their wedding, the project is a holistic exploration of grief and celebration of life coupled with the most expansive, exciting songs and arrangements of their celebrated catalog. Shaw’s bandmates, guitarist Cody Blanchard, keyboard player Will Sprott, and drummer Nate Mahan, rallied behind her to create their most ambitious, emotionally searing work to date. The title is drawn from a conversation in which Haener, an astrology novice, attempted to ask if Mercury was in retrograde. This ominous precognitive statement became the basis for the record. The Moon Is In the Wrong Place marks Shannon & The Clams’ 7th studio album together and showcases their 15+ years of tight-knit collaboration.

TROPA MAGICA
Los Angeles, CA
https://www.tropamagica.com/

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