FRIDAY
The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players, at Iota, are a mom-pop-and-daughter band that craft their bouncy songs from truly random slides of family vacations.
What??s that dirty socks stench wafting from the State Theatre? Why, it??s the renowned Grateful Dead cover band, Dark Star Orchestra.
The North Mississippi Allstars and The Dirty Dozen Brass Band combine for a night of foot-stomping blues and heart-pounding funk at the 930 Club.
Local indie popsters Exit Clov, at DC 9, have been creating a big buzz around their skittering beats and airy vocals.
SATURDAY
Liverpool??s Clinic, at Black Cat, play critically-praised, druggy post-punk.
Lewis Black, at American University??s Bender Arena, is the resident cynic on The Daily Show, which is really saying something.
The Washington Social Club, at DC 9 for an acoustic set, may be DC??s next great rock hope.
Public Enemy may have canceled, but the boundary-breaking 80s metal group Living Colour is still on at the 930 Club.
SUNDAY
Fresh off their excellent and revealing documentary, Metallica storms into the MCI Center. We hear that the taping and bootlegging of the show is encouraged by Lars.
Ex-Smashing Pumpkins leader Billy Corgan is presenting his life-affirming poetry in an early reading at the 930 Club.
Billed as a ??techfunk social? at DC 9, Electricity features acclaimed local DJ Will Eastman.
The Faint, at the 930 Club, reaches out to emo kids with throwaway new wave synth beats, while their support, TV on the Radio, released perhaps the best and most ambitious indie album of the year.
