Everyone have their tickets? The big weekend is nigh.
Back in the fall The Dismemberment Plan announced the opening acts for its three shows in Washington this weekend. And if you're wondering who will be warming Black Cat and 9:30 Club audiences ahead of the main sets, don't worry, Arts Desk has you covered.
Friday, Jan. 21, Black [...]

John Davis' new project, Title Tracks, makes some mean power pop, and it covers some, too. Davis, who played in the defunct Georgie James and Q & Not U, recently posted some quick-and-dirty demos to his MySpace: "I Can't Hide," one of the catchiest teenage anthems by the influential ’70s band The Flamin' Groovies, and "I Stand Accused," a [...]