🎸#27: Live Music this Weekend

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Friday (10/17)

ARLINGTON

• The Renegade: Klepto Radio ($5; 9:30pm-1:30am; Party covers)

• Westover Beer Garden: Six Feet Apart (6pm-7:30) and Lost and Sound (7:30pm-9; Indie and Alt covers)

• Solo artist at: Big Buns Ballston (5pm-7), William Jeffreys (6pm-9), Bronson Bierhall (8pm-12),  Rhodeside Grill (8:30pm-11:30), Three Whistles (9pm-11; Open Mic), Ragtime (9:30pm)

FALLS CHURCH

• The State Theater: New York’s Finest ($20; 8:30pm; Sting and The Police Tribute band)

• Solace Outpost: Too Much Feedback (8pm-11; fun, danceable party hits

  from the '70s to today)

• Clare and Don’s Beach Shack: Dan and Chuck (5:30pm)

• Solo artist at: Dogwood Tavern (9:30pm)

TYSONS

• Starr Hill: Rowdy Ace Band (5pm-8:30; Biergarten; Country) and DJ Dave (9pm-12:30; Brewpub)

Featured Shows

Come check out Pete Erickson and his two bands at the iconic Westover Beer Garden, for one of the few remaining outdoor shows of the season. Six Feet Apart starts at 6pm with acoustic alternative rock covers, followed by Lost and Sound at 7:30pm playing alt and indie covers with electronic backing tracks.

Saturday (10/18)

ARLINGTON

• The Renegade: The Magical Mystery Girls ($15; 8pm-11; Beatles Tribute band)

• The Filling Station: Naked Grace (8pm-9; Original rock) and Swooner (9:15pm-10:30; Original guitar-driven rock)

• Westover Beer Garden: Melanie McDowell, Readacted, Joe Reiman, Sean Tracy 

• Solo artist at: Three Whistles (9pm-11), William Jeffreys (6pm-9), Rhodeside Grill (8:30pm-11:30)

FALLS CHURCH

• The State Theater: Saved by the 90’s ($21; 9pm; 90s dance party with the Bayside Tigers)

• Solace Outpost: The Nonessentialz (6pm-11; Rock/Pop/Country covers from 60s-today)

• Dogwood Tavern: JMM Funk (9:30pm; Arlington Jazz/Funk Band)

TYSONS

• Starr Hill: Hijynx (5:30pm-8:30; Biergarten; Party Band) and Tejas and Friends (9pm-12:30; Brewpub; Jammy 80/90s Rock and pop covers)

Featured Show

Swooner will be playing amazing guitar driven original rock at The Filling Station (an intimate music venue designed for a show like this). They recently released their latest album, which you should check out here. Talented song-writing, backed by solid vocals and skilled guitar-playing and drumming, should propel this band to bigger venues any day now.

Sunday (10/19)

ARLINGTON

• Galaxy Hut: Outpost 76 and Mellowdrome ($10; 9pm)

The SoundWave is for the fans, and by the fans. So if you have any ideas, requests, missing venues, bands to watch out for, etc, please email me at [email protected]. Thanks! - Matt