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Recommendations:
Start Friday at the Westover Beer Garden, where 4th Street Underground plays rock and blues from 6–9 PM. For a late-night dance floor, head to Clarendon Ballroom for Sam Feldt and his feel-good house music; the event runs 9 PM–2 AM.
Saturday, spend the afternoon at Clarendon Day for live rock, yacht rock and ska, 11 AM–6 PM. Then head to the Westover Beer Garden for Starryville (Indie Pop and Rock Covers and Originals) 5–9 PM.
For a laid-back Sunday afternoon, catch Flower Power Happy Hour Band at JV’s Restaurant at 4 PM for favorites from the late ’60s and early ’70s.
Thursday (9/24)
ARLINGTON
- NaLa Noches at Met Park: Punto i Aparte (Salsa / Merengue), with dance lessons during the set break, 5–7 PM
- Rosslyn Reserved at NOW Pop-Up Park: Sweet Something (Acoustic Jazz) 6–8 PM
- Freddie’s Beach Bar: Karaoke (Audience Sing-Along Favorites) 8 PM–1:30 AM
- O’Sullivan’s Irish Pub: Britton James (Acoustic Pop / Rock Favorites) 8:30 PM–11:55 PM
- Samuel Beckett’s: Lenny Burridge (Live Acoustic Music) 9–11:30 PM
FALLS CHURCH
- Settle Down Easy Brewing: Randy, Larry & Mike (Live Music) 6–8 PM
- The State Theatre: Messer Chups (Surf Rock and Horror-Themed Instrumentals) 8 PM
- JV’s Restaurant: Phil Gates (Funk / Soul / Blues) 8 PM
TYSONS / McLEAN
- Starr Hill Tysons: Scott Kurt & Memphis 59 (Country / Roots Rock) 5–8:30 PM
Friday (9/25)
ARLINGTON
- Island Time Bar & Grill: In Theory (Jazz) 5–7 PM
- Westover Beer Garden: 4th Street Underground (Classic and Modern Rock, Blues, and R&B) 6–9 PM
- Freddie’s Beach Bar: Karaoke (Audience Sing-Along Favorites) 8 PM–1:30 AM
- Three Whistles: Entre Nous (Live Music) 8–10 PM
- Bronson Bierhall: Lew Calico (Live Music) 8 PM–midnight
- Ballston Local: FFab and the Skulls (Energetic Rock) 8:30–11 PM
- Samuel Beckett’s: Eddie Pasa (Live Pub Music) 9–11:30 PM
- O’Sullivan’s Irish Pub: Practically Einstein (Modern Vintage Rock & Roll) 9:30 PM
- Clarendon Ballroom: Sam Feldt (Melodic Dance Music and Tropical House) 9 PM–2 AM
- Celtic House: Live Music (Performer Not Listed) 9:30 PM–12:30 AM
- Ireland’s Four Courts: Ken Wenzel (Live Pub Music) 9:30 PM
- The Renegade: Uncle Jesse (Live Party Band) 10 PM–1:30 AM
FALLS CHURCH
- JV’s Restaurant: Carol & Ted Duo (Familiar Songs and Sing-Alongs) 4 PM; Retro Pop Band (Rock and ’90s Tribute Band) 8:30 PM
- Clare & Don’s Beach Shack: The Overcommitments (Live Cover Band) 5:30 PM
- The State Theatre: The Machine (Pink Floyd Tribute) 7 PM listed; performance start time to confirm
- Solace Outpost: Ramaan Insari (Live Guitar) About 8 PM
TYSONS
- Starr Hill Biergarten: Billy T Wilde (Live Music) 6:30–10 PM
- Ometeo: DJ Charity (DJ Set) 9 PM
- Starr Hill Brewpub: DJ Dave (Late-Night DJ Set) 9 PM–12:30 AM
Saturday (9/26)
ARLINGTON
- Met Park: Amazon Community Day (Family Festival with Live Entertainment; Performers Not Listed) 9 AM–1 PM
- Saint Ann Catholic School: Saint Ann Fall Festival (Live Band in the Beer Garden; Band and Set Time Not Listed) 10 AM–4 PM
- Clarendon Metro Park: Clarendon Day (Free Street Festival with Live Music) 11 AM–6 PM
- Captain Seawalker (Yacht Rock and Smooth ’70s Hits) 11 AM–12:30 PM
- The Fuss (Ska, Rocksteady, and Early Reggae) 1–2:45 PM
- Legal in the District (Rock and Danceable Party Covers) 4–5:45 PM
- Bronson Bierhall: Bronson’s Oktoberfest (Live Music, Beer Tastings, and Oktoberfest Contests; Performer and Music Time Not Listed) Festival 11 AM–11:30 PM
- Island Time Bar & Grill: DEMZ (Acoustic Rock, Folk, and Pop Classics from the 1960s to Today) 5–7 PM
- Westover Beer Garden: Starryville (Indie Pop and Rock Covers and Originals) 5–9 PM
- Three Whistles: Karafolke with Tommy Rueckert (Live Folk-Style Karaoke) 8–10 PM
- Ballston Local: The Rusty Seesaws (Folk, Rock & Roll, and Punk) 8:30–11 PM
- Samuel Beckett’s: Yasmin (Live Pub Music) 9–11:30 PM
- Clarendon Ballroom: Morgan Page (Progressive House and Electronic Dance Music) 9 PM–2 AM
- O’Sullivan’s Irish Pub: Twenty Dollar Prophet (High-Energy Rock and Party Favorites) Usually 9:30 PM
- Celtic House: Live Music (Performer Not Listed) 9:30 PM–12:30 AM
- Ireland’s Four Courts: Live Music (Performer Not Listed) 9:30 PM
- William Jeffrey’s Tavern: Midlife Crisis (Rock from the ’70s Through Today) 9:30 PM
- Ragtime: James Stevens (Eclectic Covers) 9:30 PM
- The Renegade: Capital Chill (Live Party Band) 10 PM–1:30 AM
FALLS CHURCH
- JV’s Restaurant: Honky Tonk Casanovas (Country, Western Swing, Surf, and Southern Soul) 4 PM; Wicked Jezabel (’70s, ’80s, and ’90s Dance Music) 8:30 PM
- Clare & Don’s Beach Shack: The Maiden Band (Classic Rock and Popular Covers) 5:30 PM
- Godfrey’s Bakery Café: The Stefan Schatz Trio (Live Jazz) 6–8 PM
- Solace Outpost: The Coozies (Upbeat Covers and Sing-Along Favorites) Usually 8–11 PM
- Dogwood Tavern: Rob Hornfeck (Singer-Songwriter with Covers and Looping) 9:30 PM
TYSONS
- Starr Hill Biergarten: Delta Spur (Country Hits) 6:30–10 PM
- Starr Hill Brewpub: Shane Gamble & The Pawnshop Hearts (Americana-Influenced Rock and Country) 9 PM–12:30 AM
Sunday (9/27)
ARLINGTON
- Signature Theatre: Merrily We Roll Along (Stephen Sondheim Musical) 2 PM and 7:30 PM
- Island Time Bar & Grill: Stephen Spano (Singer-Songwriter Covers, Including the Beatles) 5–7 PM
- Freddie’s Beach Bar: Karaoke (Audience Sing-Along Favorites) 8 PM–1:30 AM
FALLS CHURCH
- JV’s Restaurant: Flower Power Happy Hour Band (1960s and Early 1970s Favorites) 4 PM; Rusty Highway Band (Blues and Roots Music) 8:30 PM–12:30 AM
TYSONS / McLEAN
- Ometeo: Mariachi Oliveros DMV (Traditional Mariachi During Sunday Brunch) Brunch begins 11 AM; music begins shortly afterward
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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


