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Music Snob Looks Ahead

By Matthew Stabley

| Tuesday, Apr 14, 2009 | Updated 11:48 AM EDT

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Here are some shows in the coming weeks and months you should have on your radar ... just in case you missed their listings.

Spirit Family Reunion, April 13 at the Red and the Black
The Appleseed Cast, April 14 at DC9
Extra Golden, April 14 at Comet Ping Pong
The Show Is the Rainbow, April 14 at Velvet Lounge
The Felice Brothers, April 15 at the Birchmere
The Flatlanders, April 16 and 17 at the Birchmere
Dengue Fever, April 17 at the State Theatre
Andy Zipf, April 17 at the Red and the Black
Lucero and Titus Andronicus, April 19 at Black Cat
Acid Mothers Temple, April 19 at DC9
Damien Jurado, April 19 at Jammin' Java
The Foundry Field Recordings, April 20 at the Red and the Black
Richard Lloyd and the Sufi-Monkey Trio, April 21 at Velvet Lounge
The Jet Age, April 21 at DC9
Headlights, April 21 at Iota
Tesco Vee and the Meatmen, April 22 at DC9
Mecca Normal, April 23 at The Red and the Black
Ponytail, April 23 at DC9
Bowerbirds, April 25 at the Rock and Roll Hotel
Steve Forbert, April 25 at Jammin' Java
Kurt Vile (Appearing at Day 2 of DNA Test Fest II), April 25 at Velvet Lounge
?uestlove (DJ set), April 25 at Nightclub 9:30
The Handsome Family, April 26 at Iota
Julie Doiron, April 26 at DC9
Russian Circles, April 26 at Ottobar
Valient Thorr and Early Man, April 28 at the Rock and Roll Hotel
King Khan and the Shrines, April 29 at 9:30 Club
Chain and the Gang and the Hive Dwellers, April 29 at Comet Ping Pong
Andy Friedman & the Other Failures, April 29 at the Red and the Black
The Twilight Sad, April 30 at the Rock and Roll Hotel
The Kills, April 30 at Nightclub 9:30
Marah, May 1 at Jammin' Java
Tommy Keene, May 1 at Iota
Peter Bjorn and John, May 2 at Nightclub 9:30
Vetiver and Papercuts, May 2 at Iota
Cursive and Man Man, May 3 at the Black Cat
Boyz II Men, May 5 at the Birchmere
Ottmar Liebert and Luna Negra, May 6 at the Birchmere
Flex Mathews, May 6 at DC9
Big Business, May 7 at the Rock and Roll Hotel
Illinois, May 7 at DC9
Peter Brotzmann, May 7 at Velvet Lounge
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, May 8 and 9 at Nightclub 9:30
John Doe and the Sadies, May 8 at Iota
Teena Marie and the Whispers, May 8 at DAR Constitution Hall
Gist and Gaslight Society, May 8 at the Red and the Black
Ghost, May 10 at Velvet Lounge
Animal Collective and Grouper, May 11 at 9:30
Mastodon, May 12 at Nightclub 9:30
The Damned, May 12 at Black Cat
Dexateens, May 12 at the Rock and Roll Hotel
Rodriguez, May 13 at the Rock and Roll Hotel
The Thermals, May 13 at the Black Cat
Azita, May 13 at DC9
The Shins, May 14 at Nightclub 9:30
Atmosphere, May 16 at 9:30 Club
Dan Deacon and Ensemble, May 17 at Nightclub 9:30
Mixel Pixel, May 18 at Galaxy Hut
Elvis Perkins in Dearland, May 19 at Iota
St. Vincent, May 22 at the Black Cat
Bonnie "Prince" Billy, May 23 at the Birchmere
Jukebox the Ghost, May 23 at the Rock and Roll Hotel
The National, May 24 and 25 at 9:30
Holy F*** and Crocodiles, May 27 at the Rock and Roll Hotel
1990s, May 29 at the Rock and Roll Hotel
Toadies, May 29 at the Black Cat
ISIS, May 30 at the Black Cat
White Rabbits, June 2 at the Rock and Roll Hotel
The Business and Flatfoot 56, June 4 at DC9
Dean & Britta, June 5 at the Black Cat
Disappears, June 7 at DC9
TV on the Radio, June 8 and 9 at Nightclub 9:30
Band of Horses, June 12 at Ram's Head Live
Leo Kottke, June 12 at the Birchmere
Meat Puppets, June 13 at the Rock and Roll Hotel
The Aggrolites, June 18 at DC9
WAR, June 21 at the Birchmere
Herman's Hermits featuring Peter Noone, June 26 at the Birchmere
L.A. Guns, July 3 at Jaxx
Dave Alvin and the Guilty Women, July 25 at the Birchmere
Kix, Sept. 12 at Jaxx
UFO, Oct. 2 at Jaxx