The Howard Theatre: August 2015

THE ORIGINAL COL. BRUCE HAMPTON & THE AQUARIUM RESCUE UNITFT. JIMMY HERRING, OTEIL BURBRIDGE, JEFF SIPE & MATT SLOCUM FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 8:00PM DCR ENT. PRESENTS ROC MIKEY UCB & HIPPIE LIFE KREW SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 11:59PM SUNDAY FUNK BRUNCH feat. FAYCEZ U KNOW SUNDAY, AUGUST 16, 1:30PM STRUNZ & FARAH SUNDAY, AUGUST 16, 8:00PM A DRAG SALUTE TO THE DIVAS 3RD YEAR ANNIVERSARY SHI-QUEETA-LEE PRESENTS: THE HEARTBEATS TWISTED LIP-SYNCED STAGE PLAY MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 8:00PM BLACKALICIOUSOPENING ACTS: FUTURE BAND, NEW BREED BRASS BAND TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 8:00PM   THE INTERNET FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 11:30PM (On Sale Today @ 12PM EST!)   The Internet branched off from the Odd Future collective and started their own band in 2011. Syd had been writing music since she was small; she put this on hold to become OF’s DJ and producer, and picked her songs back up in 2011 to make her first full-length album with Matt. When they play live, The Internet is a band – a six-person outfit whose youngest member is 17. They began playing as a full-band in order to tour behind Feel Good, where the band members all contributed their talents toThe Internet 's forthcoming album. Break into The Internet: BLACKALICIOUS with FUTURE BAND & NEW BREED BRASS BAND TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 8:00PM   It’s one thing to make enduring records, another still to work with luminaries in multiple fields. Another thing still to treat the rhyme not only as a piece of poetry, but to play with the aesthetics of language in ways that represent the voice as a unique instrument in and of itself. You may see where we're going here, with "Alphabet Aerobics" standing as one of the most difficult tracks to lip sync, and sets the standard for superb writing and rhyming technique. Their re-issue of Melodica is a vital document of the group’s progression towards their eventual position as lords of the West Coast Underground, Gift of Gab twisting his words with aplomb, his lyrics more carefree than his later work. In an era where hip-hop devolves into half-baked facsimile with alarming regularity, Melodica serves as a reminder that the true school will always triumph over the bullshit. Come see them live at The Howard Theatre! You already know, come see it live:     AUG 19 JAZZ IS DEAD FT. ALPHONSO JOHNSON, JEFF PEVAR, TOM CONSTANTEN, ROD MORGENSTEIN & CHRIS SMITH CELEBRATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF GRATEFUL DEAD AUG 20 VIVIAN GREEN AUG 21 LUCIANOOPENING SET BY DJ G-NICE & SPYDATHEDJ AUG 22 TAMIA AUG 22 TRILLECTRO PRE-FEST FT. TORY LANEZ, ROYAL, MANNY WELLZ, MANE SQUEEZE & SPICOLI BY TRILLECTRO, CLOSSED SESSIONS, ROCK CREEK SOCIAL, ALL THINGS GO & BOMBAY KNOX / PRESENTED BY BUD LIGHT AUG 23 SUNDAY R&B BRUNCH FT. INTERNATIONAL RECORDING ARTIST SAXOPHONIST  ART SHERROD JR. AUG 23 TAMIA AUG 25 JUST JOKES USA, HTR & HSCDC PRESENT HOODLARIOUS STARRING COCOA BROWN LIVE COMEDY SERIES AUG 26 KAMASI WASHINGTON AUG 27 SAVION GLOVER AUG 28 SAVION GLOVER AUG 28 HIP HOP LIVS PRESENTS SCARFACE & BACKYARD BAND W/ T LUCAS AUG 29 SAVION GLOVER AUG 29 RAW IMAGE REUNION SHOW AUG 30 SUNDAY R&B BRUNCH FT. ANTONE "CHOOKY" CALDWELL AUG 30 HART-2-HEART MANAGEMENT PRESENTS THE REUNION OF TOBY PALMER & CHOSEN GENERATION FT. MARIA JENKINS & MICHAEL WHITE SPECIAL GUEST PERFORMANCE BY KIM MCFARLAND AUG 31 BLAQ CROWN ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS WPGC 95.5 R&B LIVE! FT. THE FIX & DEVIN WHITE / HOSTED BY TONY REDZ & LOLITA LEOPARD SEP 5 ONE LOVE: THE INT'L DJ PARTY  FT. DJ INFERNO OF BERES HAMMOND SEP 6 SUNDAY GOSPEL BRUNCH WITH THE WORLD FAMOUS HARLEM GOSPEL CHOIR SEP 6 LABOR DAY FEST W/ THE KINGS OF GO-GO FT. BIG TONY & TROUBLE FUNK, SUGAR BEAR & EU, JAMES FUNK & PROPER UTENSILS SEP 9 DRU HILL FT. SISQO, NOKIO, JAZZ & TAO SEP 10 BRICLYN ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS AARON CAMPER, BLACK ALLEY & DEVON BECK W/ DJ J TYLER BACK TO SCHOOL CONCERT / HOSTED BY CHRISTIAN "CHI RIZZO" LYMUS SEP 11 LIZZ WRIGHT - CD RELEASE SHOW SEP 12 POINT BREAK LIVE! SEP 12 FIERCE COLLABO PRESENTS DNA AFTER DARK HIP HOP CHOREOGRAPHERS SHOWCASE SEP 13 THE ORB SEP 14 REVEREND HORTON HEAT & THE ADICTS PLUS SPECIAL GUESTS THE CREEPSHOW SEP 15 SAXON & ARMORED SAINTMINDMAZE SEP 16 LASTING LEGACY: BLACK MALE SUMMIT ON DYNAMIC LEADERSHIP SEP 16 WINE DINNER FUNDRAISER W/ CELEBRITY CHEF MITCHELL AFTER PARTY FT. JEFF BRADSHAW & FRIENDS SEP 18 COMEDY AT THE HOWARD TOM SEGURA SEP 18 THE INTERNET SEP 19 CHANTE MOORE SEP 20 W.H.A.T. BAND REUNION SHOW SEP 22  KY-MANI MARLEY OPENING SET BY DJ G-NICE & SPYDATHEDJ SEP 24 COSMO COUTURE 2015 SEP 25 ERIC ROBERSON SEP 26 LALAH HATHAWAY SEP 27 VIEUX FARKA TOURE & JULIA EASTERLIN PRESENT: TOURISTES SEP 28 LALAH HATHAWAY SEP 29 JUST JOKES USA, HTR & HSCDC PRESENT HOODLARIOUS STARRING TONY ROBERTS LIVE COMEDY SERIES OCT 4 SUNDAY GOSPEL BRUNCH WITH THE WORLD FAMOUS HARLEM GOSPEL CHOIR OCT 6 CREATIVE COLLAB TOUR feat. MATTHEW ESPINOSAPRESENTED BY DIGITOUR OCT 7 COMEDY AT THE HOWARD KYLE DUNNIGAN OCT 8 BIG DADDY KANE & RAKIM OCT 10 DALEY OCT 11 PANTEON ROCOCO OCT 13  LIVE & DIRECT FROM ARGENTINA DREAD MAR-I OCT 14 MAC DEMARCOWALTER TV, ALEX CALDER OCT 16 FUN MUSIC PRESENTSBACK TO THE 80'S SHOW W/ JESSIE'S GIRL SPECIAL PERFORMANCE BY ROB BASE OCT 17 MOTHER FALCON & BEN SOLLEE - THE FALL MIGRATION OCT 17 FUN MUSIC PRESENTSI LOVE THE 90'S SHOW W/ THE FRESH KIDS  OF BEL-AIR HOSTED BY MR. BELDING OCT 20 DAVE DAVIESOF THE KINKS OCT 22 THE UNDERACHIEVERS FOREVERMORE EXPRESS TOUR OPENING ACTS: POUYA & THE BUFFET BOYS, KIRK KNIGHT, BODEGA BAMZ OCT 23 BELL BIV DEVOE OCT 24 MUSIQ SOULCHILD OCT 25 MUSIQ SOULCHILD OCT 30 GIN BLOSSOMS OCT 30 HALLOWEEN MIXTAPE NOV 1 SUNDAY GOSPEL BRUNCH WITH THE WORLD FAMOUS HARLEM GOSPEL CHOIR NOV 6 DEAFHEAVEN TRIBULATION, ENVY NOV 7 STEPHANIE MILLS NOV 9  MINUS THE BEAR MENOS EL OSO TOUR O'BROTHER, AERO FLYNN NOV 10 THE BETTER LATE THAN NEVER TOUR AN EVENING WITH ANDERSONPONTY BAND W/ JON ANDERSON & JEAN LUC PONTY NOV 12 THE CHARLATANS NOV 13 PABLO ALBORAN NOV 14  ANGIE STONE  NOV 20 LOOSE ENDS FT. JANE EUGENE NOV 22 MACY GRAYVALISE DEC 4 JAZZ AT THE HOWARD JOHN SCOFIELD & JON CLEARY DUO DEC 6 SUNDAY GOSPEL BRUNCH WITH THE WORLD FAMOUS HARLEM GOSPEL CHOIR DEC 19 A DARLENE LOVE CHRISTMAS "LOVE FOR THE HOLIDAYS" FEB 10 JAZZ AT THE HOWARD GREGORY PORTER FEB 11 JAZZ AT THE HOWARD GREGORY PORTER  www.thehowardtheatre.com Howard Theatre 620 T Street, NW • Washington, DC 20001 • Howard Box Office and Information: (202) 803-2899 Ticketmaster: (202) 397-7328