Is there anything good on tonight? DC area only. I checked Showlist but didn't recognize any of the names playing. 
Here's some info on some of the shows tonight.  Note that I'll be on a plane (hi from California by the way) and won't be at any of them.  Lots of locals playing tonight.
? Black Checker, Dot Dash, and the Way Home - Velvet Lounge 
Local show; pop-punk / post-punk bands
? Cory Morrow - Hill Country Live [410 7th St NW, WDC] 
country singer-songwriter from TX.
? Hellpie, Corndog, Acid Deth Kvlt, and Skelliton - O'Shaughnessy's Pub [1324 King St, Old Town Alexandria, VA] (Free!) 
local metal bands
? Jonny Grave - the Hamilton (10:30 PM Free Show) 
local Hill Country blues.  Plus, free!  (the Hamilton is starting to have free shows at 10:30 on Fridays and Saturdays)
? Margot MacDonald and Comics Andrew Bucket, Nate Johnson, Dana Bell, Brandon Wardell, and Bill Metzger - the Dunes [1402 Meridian Place NW, WDC] 
stand-up comedy show at the Dunes in Columbia Heights with musical guest Margot MacDonald, who's a local singer-songwriter who does a lot of live looping.
? Paperhaus, Drop Electric, the Silver Liners, and the North Country - Rock & Roll Hotel (DC Music Download's One-Year Anniversary Show) 
local indie-rock bands; Drop Electric is post-rock.