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Recommendations:
Start Friday at the Westover Beer Garden, where 4th Street Underground plays rock and blues from 6ā9 PM. For a late-night dance floor, head to Clarendon Ballroom for Sam Feldt and his feel-good house music; the event runs 9 PMā2 AM.
Saturday, spend the afternoon at Clarendon Day for live rock, yacht rock and ska, 11 AMā6 PM. Then head to the Westover Beer Garden for Starryville (Indie Pop and Rock Covers and Originals) 5ā9 PM.
For a laid-back Sunday afternoon, catch Flower Power Happy Hour Band at JVās Restaurant at 4 PM for favorites from the late ā60s and early ā70s.
Thursday (9/24)
ARLINGTON
- NaLa Noches at Met Park: Punto i Aparte (Salsa / Merengue), with dance lessons during the set break, 5ā7 PM
- Rosslyn Reserved at NOW Pop-Up Park: Sweet Something (Acoustic Jazz) 6ā8 PM
- Freddieās Beach Bar: Karaoke (Audience Sing-Along Favorites) 8 PMā1:30 AM
- OāSullivanās Irish Pub: Britton James (Acoustic Pop / Rock Favorites) 8:30 PMā11:55 PM
- Samuel Beckettās: Lenny Burridge (Live Acoustic Music) 9ā11:30 PM
FALLS CHURCH
- Settle Down Easy Brewing: Randy, Larry & Mike (Live Music) 6ā8 PM
- The State Theatre: Messer Chups (Surf Rock and Horror-Themed Instrumentals) 8 PM
- JVās Restaurant: Phil Gates (Funk / Soul / Blues) 8 PM
TYSONS / McLEAN
- Starr Hill Tysons: Scott Kurt & Memphis 59 (Country / Roots Rock) 5ā8:30 PM
Friday (9/25)
ARLINGTON
- Island Time Bar & Grill: In Theory (Jazz) 5ā7 PM
- Westover Beer Garden: 4th Street Underground (Classic and Modern Rock, Blues, and R&B) 6ā9 PM
- Freddieās Beach Bar: Karaoke (Audience Sing-Along Favorites) 8 PMā1:30 AM
- Three Whistles: Entre Nous (Live Music) 8ā10 PM
- Bronson Bierhall: Lew Calico (Live Music) 8 PMāmidnight
- Ballston Local: FFab and the Skulls (Energetic Rock) 8:30ā11 PM
- Samuel Beckettās: Eddie Pasa (Live Pub Music) 9ā11:30 PM
- OāSullivanās Irish Pub: Practically Einstein (Modern Vintage Rock & Roll) 9:30 PM
- Clarendon Ballroom: Sam Feldt (Melodic Dance Music and Tropical House) 9 PMā2 AM
- Celtic House: Live Music (Performer Not Listed) 9:30 PMā12:30 AM
- Irelandās Four Courts: Ken Wenzel (Live Pub Music) 9:30 PM
- The Renegade: Uncle Jesse (Live Party Band) 10 PMā1:30 AM
FALLS CHURCH
- JVās Restaurant: Carol & Ted Duo (Familiar Songs and Sing-Alongs) 4 PM; Retro Pop Band (Rock and ā90s Tribute Band) 8:30 PM
- Clare & Donās 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) 6:30ā10 PM
- Ometeo: DJ Charity (DJ Set) 9 PM
- Starr Hill Brewpub: DJ Dave (Late-Night DJ Set) 9 PMā12:30 AM
Saturday (9/26)
ARLINGTON
- Met Park: Amazon Community Day (Family Festival with Live Entertainment; Performers Not Listed) 9 AMā1 PM
- Saint Ann Catholic School: Saint Ann Fall Festival (Live Band in the Beer Garden; Band and Set Time Not Listed) 10 AMā4 PM
- Clarendon Metro Park: Clarendon Day (Free Street Festival with Live Music) 11 AMā6 PM
- Captain Seawalker (Yacht Rock and Smooth ā70s Hits) 11 AMā12:30 PM
- The Fuss (Ska, Rocksteady, and Early Reggae) 1ā2:45 PM
- Legal in the District (Rock and Danceable Party Covers) 4ā5:45 PM
- Bronson Bierhall: Bronsonās Oktoberfest (Live Music, Beer Tastings, and Oktoberfest Contests; Performer and Music Time Not Listed) Festival 11 AMā11:30 PM
- Island Time Bar & Grill: DEMZ (Acoustic Rock, Folk, and Pop Classics from the 1960s to Today) 5ā7 PM
- Westover Beer Garden: Starryville (Indie Pop and Rock Covers and Originals) 5ā9 PM
- Three Whistles: Karafolke with Tommy Rueckert (Live Folk-Style Karaoke) 8ā10 PM
- Ballston Local: The Rusty Seesaws (Folk, Rock & Roll, and Punk) 8:30ā11 PM
- Samuel Beckettās: Yasmin (Live Pub Music) 9ā11:30 PM
- Clarendon Ballroom: Morgan Page (Progressive House and Electronic Dance Music) 9 PMā2 AM
- OāSullivanās Irish Pub: Twenty Dollar Prophet (High-Energy Rock and Party Favorites) Usually 9:30 PM
- Celtic House: Live Music (Performer Not Listed) 9:30 PMā12:30 AM
- Irelandās Four Courts: Live Music (Performer Not Listed) 9:30 PM
- William Jeffreyās Tavern: Midlife Crisis (Rock from the ā70s Through Today) 9:30 PM
- Ragtime: James Stevens (Eclectic Covers) 9:30 PM
- The Renegade: Capital Chill (Live Party Band) 10 PMā1:30 AM
FALLS CHURCH
- JVās Restaurant: Honky Tonk Casanovas (Country, Western Swing, Surf, and Southern Soul) 4 PM; Wicked Jezabel (ā70s, ā80s, and ā90s Dance Music) 8:30 PM
- Clare & Donās Beach Shack: The Maiden Band (Classic Rock and Popular Covers) 5:30 PM
- Godfreyās Bakery CafĆ©: The Stefan Schatz Trio (Live Jazz) 6ā8 PM
- Solace Outpost: The Coozies (Upbeat Covers and Sing-Along Favorites) Usually 8ā11 PM
- Dogwood Tavern: Rob Hornfeck (Singer-Songwriter with Covers and Looping) 9:30 PM
TYSONS
- Starr Hill Biergarten: Delta Spur (Country Hits) 6:30ā10 PM
- Starr Hill Brewpub: Shane Gamble & The Pawnshop Hearts (Americana-Influenced Rock and Country) 9 PMā12:30 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) 5ā7 PM
- Freddieās Beach Bar: Karaoke (Audience Sing-Along Favorites) 8 PMā1:30 AM
FALLS CHURCH
- JVās Restaurant: Flower Power Happy Hour Band (1960s and Early 1970s Favorites) 4 PM; Rusty Highway Band (Blues and Roots Music) 8:30 PMā12:30 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


