Bars and Clubs

JAZZ/BLUES

Blues Alley

Wisconsin Avenue, south of M Street NW. Shows at 8 and 10 p.m. and midnight Friday and Saturday. Preferred seating with 6 p.m. dinner show ($9 minimum purchase and $2.25 surcharge for all shows). 202/337-4141.

{bullet} Walter Beasley. July 5-8.

{bullet} Heidi Martin. July 9.

{bullet} Tony DeSare. July 10.

Bohemian Caverns

2001 11th St. NW. 202/299-0800.

{bullet} Leonard Brown and Joyful Noise. July 6-7. 9 p.m.

COMEDY

The Improv

1140 Connecticut Ave. NW. 8:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 8 and 10:30 p.m. Friday-Sunday.

{bullet} Eddie Gossling. July 5-8.

Zig’s

4531 Duke St., Alexandria. 8:30 and 10:30 p.m. 703/823-2777.

{bullet} Comedy Zone featuring national comedians. July 6-7.

JAZZ, PIANO, CABARET

Garden Terrace Lounge

Four Seasons Hotel, 2800 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202/342-0444.

{bullet} Piano music. 2-6 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday.

{bullet} Jazz performance. 8 p.m.-midnight. Saturday.

Le Canard

132 Branch Road SE, Vienna. 703/281-0070.

{bullet} Pianist Peter Robinson. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Thursday-Saturday.

Market Inn

200 E St. SW. 202/554-2100.

{bullet} Piano music 6-10 p.m. weekdays. Jazz brunch 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday.

Opus 88

Hilton McLean at Tysons Corner, 7920 Jones Branch Drive, McLean. 703/761-5159.

{bullet} Pianist Michael Terence. 7:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Tuesday-Saturday.

Town and Country Lounge

Renaissance Mayflower Hotel, 1127 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202/347-3000.

{bullet} Pianist Dan Ruskin. 5:30-8 p.m. Monday-Friday.

{bullet} Rotating pianists. 8 p.m.-midnight Friday, Saturday.

CLUBS

POP AND ROCK

Birchmere Music Hall

3701 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria. Shows 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. 703/573-SEAT.

Rachelle Ferrell. July 6-7.

Old Time Banjo Festival. July 8.

Black Cat

1811 14th St. NW. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. weekdays, 6 p.m.-3 a.m. weekends. 202/667-7960 (information), 202/397-SEAT (tickets).

Georgie James, Middle Distance Runner, These United States. July 6.

Tortoise, The Notekillers. July 7.

The Hold Up, Aerialist. July 8.

Gist, Lemonface, Malonius. July 10.

Pela, Two If By Sea. July 11.

W. Ellington Felton, Dirty Water. July 12.

Club Five

1214-B 18th St. NW. 202/331-7123.

Chronos: Alternative/Gothic Night. Every Thursday.

Absolute Addiction and Pearl. Every Friday.

Old School Throwback. July 11.

Iota

2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington. Shows 8:30 and 9 p.m. $8-$15.

The Sketches. July 6.

Let’s French. July 7.

Scott Albert Johnson. July 8.

Wes Tucker of The Skillets. July 10.

Open mike. July 11.

The Dynamites. July 12.

Jammin’ Java

227 Maple Ave., Vienna. $7-$16. 703/255-1566.

Deanna Bogart Band. July 6. 7.30 p.m.

Bandazian, Surprise Arizona, Limbs, The Nights. July 7. 9:30 p.m.

Joppa and The Dice. July 8. 8 p.m.

Ian McLagan and the Bump Band. July 9. 8 p.m.

Cait Shanahan and The Silent Critics. July 10. 8 p.m.

Moanin Michelle Malone and Sons of William. July 11. 8 p.m.

9:30 Club

815 V St. NW. Shows 6-11 p.m. 202/393-0930.

The Vicious Martinis, Junkfood, Cobbler, Pepper’s Ghost. July 6. 9 p.m.

Los Amigos Invisibles. July 7. 9 p.m.

Built to Spill. July 8. 7:30 p.m.

Rams Head Live

20 Market Place, Power Plant Live! Baltimore. 410/244-1131, www.ramsheadlive.com.

Lennex with Bobaflex. July 6.

Rams Head Tavern

33 West St., Annapolis. Shows at 8 p.m. unless otherwise noted. 410/268-4545, www.ramsheadtavern.com.

Starkey Drive. July 6.

Deanna Bogart. July 7. 7 and 10 p.m.

Pam Tillis. July 8. 4 and 7 p.m.

Nils Lofgren. July 10-11.

Dean and Britta. July 12.

State Theatre

220 N. Washington St., Falls Church. Call for showtimes. $7-$20. 703/237-0300.

Ratones Paranoicos plus Papas Underground. July 6.

Pedro Suarez-Vertiz. July 8.

Velvet Lounge

915 U St. NW. 202/462-3213.

International Graduate University, 63 Crayons, Blue Pinto. July 6.

Square Trio. July 7.

Stolen Records. July 8.