May shows

Tue 5/2 Gamma Ray w/Into Eternity at stupid Jaxx
Thu 5/4 Happy 70th Birthday Dad! and Dragonforce at Jaxx [a Ukrainian version of my 'I {heart} heavy metal' t-shirt is in the works for this one - perhaps I should also make a Cantonese version...hmmm]
Thu 5/4 Still Remains at Ottobar
Sat 5/6 The Business (who's even in that band nowadays?) at Ottobar
Sat 5/6 Washington Social Club at Jammin Java
Sun 5/7 Nevermore w/Evergrey at stupid Jaxx

Mon 5/8 Thursday (hey, they're back!) at Sonar
Tue 5/9 Underoath at Recher
Wed 5/10 Alexisonfire w/Aiden at Recher
Wed 5/10 Soulfly at stupid Jaxx
Sun 5/14 Across Five Aprils at Sonar

Sat 5/20 Coheed in NYC
Sun 5/21 Depeche Mode at Nissan Pavilion

Fri 5/26 Bullet for My Valentine (this time, I'm going to see them and take pictures...) at Recher
Fri 5/26 Maryland Deathfest Pre-Fest Party at Ottobar (Misery Index, etc.)
Sat/Sun 5/27-28 Maryland Deathfest at Sonar [lots of international bands - the only names I recognize: Necrophagist and Cattle Decapitation, however I would be very intersted to see a Turkish death metal band...I would need a 'Death Metal Seviyorum' t-shirt though...'Death Metal' turkcede ne?]
Sat 5/27 HFstival at Merriweather Post (Kanye, Matisyahu, Cypress Hill...)
Sun 5/28 HFstival day two (Coheed, Joan Jett, The Strokes, Boy Sets Fire, others...)

Tue 5/30 Vader w/Kataklysm at stupid Jaxx