THE WEEK AHEAD 5/5
Live
Monday I think you should go to this because this band says what the darkest, deepest reaches of your brain are thinking: Margot & the Nuclear So & So's w/ Empires and Kate Myers, Rock & Roll Hotel, 7 p.m. doors, $15
Avant-garde folk: The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger w/ Jeffrey Lewis, U Street Music Hall, 7 p.m., $15
Alt-rock/post-punk: The Dead Women and Nice Breeze, Galaxy Hut, 9 p.m., $5
Metal DJ night (yup): Heavy Metal Mondays, Satellite Room, 9 p.m., FREE
R&B with an electronic touch: Jessy Lanza w/ Ricky Eat Acid, Black Cat backstage, 8 p.m. doors, $12
In which the frontman of Foo Fighters hosts a party: Big Tony's Birthday Celebration hosted by Dave Grohl ft. Trouble Funk + more, 9:30 Club, 8 p.m. doors, SOLD OUT
Tuesday Folk takes a synth turn: Wye Oak w/ Braids, 9:30 Club, 7 p.m. doors, $22
Garage rock: Leopold and His Fiction w/ Sunwolf, DC9, 8:30 p.m. doors, $10
Wednesday I think you should go to this because you should get into post-rock: Mogwai w/ Majeure, 9:30 Club, 10 p.m., $25
Or this, because there are some killer tracks on his debut: SOHN w/ Mr. Little Jeans, Rock & Roll Hotel, 7 p.m. doors, $13
Indietronica: Jumpcuts w/ WhoaBear and Maryjo Mattea, Velvet Lounge, 7:30 p.m. doors, $8 DOS
Mostly local guitar-driven folk: Marisa Anderson, Marian McLaughlin, and Alex Tebeleff, Bathtub Republic (3119 11th St. NW), 7:30 p.m., donations por favor
British alt-rock: Blood Red Shoes w/ Radkey, DC9, 8:30 p.m. doors, $12
Rock with an Americana flare: Animal Years w/ Wild Adriatic and The Higher Concept, Black Cat backstage, 8 p.m. doors, $10
Folk: Stu Larsen w/ Adam Burrows, U Street Music Hall, 7 p.m., $15
Israeli songstress: NOA, Howard Theatre, 6 p.m. doors, $25-$45
Sold-out soft rock: HAIM w/ Shy Girls (Wednesday and Thursday), 9:30 Club, 6/7 p.m. doors, SOLD OUT
Thursday HOLY SHIT GO TO THIS ALL OF YOU: The Dillinger Escape Plan w/ Tera Melos, Vattnet Viskar, and Black Clouds, Rock & Roll Hotel, 6:30 p.m. doors, $10 DOS
Or go to this if you prefer synthpop to metal: Haerts w/ X Ambassadors, U Street Music Hall, 8 p.m., $12 ADV/$15 DOS
The French Elvis, basically: Jonny Hallyday, Lincoln Theatre, 6:30 p.m. doors, $55
Indie/acoustic: Matt Pryor (of The Get Up Kids) w/ Blue of Colors and Wanted Man, DC9, 7:30 p.m. doors, $12
Dance, Dance
Monday Latin reggae + cantina opening + Cinco De Mayo: KICKOMAN, Impala Cantina (1358 H St. NE), 7 p.m., FREE
As always: S.I.N. (Service Industry Night) ft. DJ Earic Patten, DC9, 8 p.m., $5 (FREE before 10)
Wednesday Alt-80s dance night: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Little Miss Whiskey's, 9 p.m., FREE















