Cellphones Off, Please: SocialStudies assembles a D.C. sizzle reel.

Facepalm Blues: Once again on HuffPo DC, local music expert Ben E. Kessler writes expertly about local music. Of the Fillmore Silver Spring's interior design, he says: "Intricacies of a grand theater should be appreciated, but a club not need concern itself too much with design esthetics. Make it comfortable and make it sound good. While concert-goers are a finicky bunch, I assure you that a neutral primary color choice for the walls will do just fine. The use of the aforementioned "psychedelic" is as much cliché as it is kitsch. At this point in time, it should be reserved for parents trying to fit in or undercover police officers in brand new tie-dye shirts. It's been too long since Grace Slick brought psychedelics into the White House for this word to be anything much more than derivative."

Today on Arts Desk: Vincent, reviewed! New art in Adams Morgan!

Friday

• Jakob Dylan, Three Legs, Neko Case, Kelly Hogan, Mimicking Birds. 9:30 Club. $25.
• Lucy Kaplansky. Wolf Trap. $20.
• Gist, Gary B. & the Notions, The Courtesy Line. The Red & The Black. $8.
• Eilen Jewell, Little Pink. IOTA Club & Cafe. $12.
• The Blue Line, Poor But Sexy, The Very Small. Rock and Roll Hotel. $10.
• Buckshot Blues. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.
• The Last Monarchs, Nick Coward and the Last Battle, Bobby Lee and the Sympathizers. Velvet Lounge. $8. 21+.
• The Tallest Man on Earth, Nurses. Black Cat mainstage. $12.
• Mavis Staples. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater. $38.
• Oranges Band, Doug Gillard Electric, The Andalusians. Comet Ping Pong. $8.
• Cannibal Corpse, Skeletonwitch, Diabolic, Lecherous Nocturne, C.O.B.C. Jaxx. $24.50 in advance, $28 day of.
• Dragonette, Think About Life. DC9. $8. 18+.

Saturday

• Patti LuPone. Strathmore. $25-$85.
• Buskin & Batteau. Wolf Trap. $22.
• The Protomen, The Prigs. The Red & The Black. $8.
• The Walkaways, The Kate Moran Band, Stella Schindler. IOTA Club & Cafe. $12.
• Amanda Blank, Ninjasonik, DJ Jackie-O. Rock and Roll Hotel. $16.
• Outliers. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.
• Quasi, Let's Wrestle. Black Cat mainstage. $12.
• The Nields, Trina Hamlin. Jammin Java. $15.
• In Alcatraz 1962, Lakeview, Behold the Flood, Discover Her Remains, Kendal Burke, Viliska, This Murder Means More, Anubis, Vile Infection, Failing the Fallen. Jaxx. $10 in advance, $12 day of.
• Charlie Wilson, Chuck Brown. DAR Constitution Hall. $45-$65.

Sunday

• Tim Be Told, Omar of Crash Boom Bang. IOTA Club & Cafe. $12.
• Municipal Waste, Toxic Holocaust. Black Anvil. Rock and Roll Hotel. $12.
• Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, Magical Beautiful. Black Cat backstage. $10.
• The Clark Sisters. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage. Free.
• Anais Mitchell and the Hadestown Orchestra, Michael Chorney Sextet. Jammin Java. $15.
• The RLC Explosion, Gomorrah, Zero Shift, Streaking on Seneca, Radamanthys, The Bourbon Devils, Failing the Fallen, Silence the Blind, The 6th Degree, Touching Elbows, Histrionic Witch. Jaxx. $8 in advance, $10 day of.
• Dosh, White Hinterland, Andrew Black and Malari Moore. DC9. $10 in advance, $12 day of. 18+.

Friday

• Martin Sexton, Ryan Montbleau Band. 9:30 Club. $25.
• Jamie McLean Band. Strathmore. $10 in advance, $12 at door.
• Livingston Taylor. Wolf Trap. $22.
• Horsehead, Hiding Places, Deutschmarks. The Red & The Black. $8. 21+.
• Laura Tsaggaris, James Maddock. IOTA Club & Cafe. $12.
• Pissed Jeans, Cloak/Dagger, The Wayward. Rock and Roll Hotel. $10 in advance, $12 at door.
• Rhododendron Road. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.
• Little Bigheart & the Wilderbeast, Sean K. Preston, East Coast Caravan. Velvet Lounge. $8. 21+.
• Shortstack, Birds of Avalon, Suns of Guns. Black Cat mainstage. $12.

Saturday

• Jedi Mind Tricks, Mr. Lif. 9:30 Club. $17.
• DeLeon, The Torches. The Red & The Black. $10. 21+.
• RPM, Brad Sanzerbacher and the Purveyors. IOTA Club & Cafe. $10.
• Beltway Rockers. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.
• Alvin Risk, TightenUp!/McWorm, City Rain. Velvet Lounge. $8. 21+.
• The Remnant Concert Choir of Mt. Ararat Baptist Church. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage. Free.
• Strotter Inst., Pilesar, Blue Sausage Infant. Comet Ping Pong. $8.
• Jason Reeves, Chelsea Lee. Jammin Java. $10 in advance, $13 day of.
• Crash Boom Bang, Conditions, Life on Repeat, Rescue the Hero, Escape the Armada. Jaxx. $10 in advance, $12 day of.
• Francis and the Lights, Ryan Holladay. DC9. $10.

Sunday

• Kidz in the Hall, 88-Keys, Izza Kizza, Donnis, Tabi Bonney. 9:30 Club. $20.
• National Philharmonic. Strathmore. $29-$79.
• Blankus Larry. IOTA Club & Cafe. $10.
• The Apples in Stereo, Generationals, Laminated Cat. Rock and Roll Hotel. $15.
• Jazz Jam. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.
• Greg Ginn and the Texas Corrugators, CSC Funkband. Velvet Lounge. $10. 18+.
• The Styrenes. Velvet Lounge. $10. 18+.
• Richard Smallwood & Vision. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage. Free.
• Heks Orkest, The Fordists. Black Cat backstage. $10.
• Jammin' 4 Haiti. Jammin Java. $8.
• Roman Candle, Paper Bird, Tao Seeger Band. Jammin Java. $10 in advance, $13 at door.
• With the Black Kid, Awaiting the Aftermath, Siren to the Skies, I Am Imagination, Out Forever, Counting Out Loud, Legions Prevail, Vitality, The Grue. Jaxx. $10 in advance, $12 day of.
• Unwed Sailor, Common Loon. DC9. $8 in advance, $10 day of. 18+.

Ryan Montbleau Band photo by Chris Paul, via MySpace.

Friday

• Nada Surf, Dawn Landes and the Hounds. 9:30 Club. $20.

• E.M. Spencer. Strathmore. $10 in advance, $12 at door.

• Christine Lavin. Wolf Trap. $20.

• The Bang, Chute. The Red & The Black. $8. 21+.

• Justin Trawick Group, Jason Masi Band, Rene Moffatt, Jamie Marie. IOTA Club & Cafe. $12.

• Midnight Sun, Nunchucks, Downtown Harvest, Blackbells. Rock and Roll Hotel. $10.

• Big Tow. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.

• Bellflur, Drop Electric, Club Scout. Velvet Lounge. $8. 18+.

• Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun, Austin de Lone. Jammin Java. $20.

• Mountain Ridge Jazz Orchestra. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage. Free

• Meow Vs. Meow, Delfields, Gary B & the Notions. Comet Ping Pong. $8.

Saturday

• Jonathan Edwards. Wolf Trap. $24.

• The Royal We, Black Dog Prowl, The Killer Balloons. The Red & The Black. $8.

• The U-Liners. IOTA Club & Cafe. $15.

• Rattler, New Rock Church Of Fire, Shokkher, DJ Stereo Faith. Rock and Roll Hotel. $10.

• Waverly Milor and The Hall Brothers. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.

• Kids, Jackie O, Starks and Nacey, Lil El'. Velvet Lounge. $5. 21+.

• Willie Nile. Jammin Java. $20.

• National Symphony Orchestra. Kennedy Center Concert Hall. $20-$85.

• Cyberstrike, Envy's Eye, We Have the Summer, Tiik with G.U.T.S, The Blackshire, Li[n]es, La Coterie, The Cliched. Jaxx. $8 in advance, $10 day of.

Sunday

• Sezen Aksu. Strathmore. $60-$120.

• Shapiro, The Winter Sounds, Achtung PandaFr. The Red & The Black. $8.

• In Alcatraz 1962, Life After Hours, Kodiak, A Gentleman Calling, Villiska. Jammin Java. $10 in advance, $13 day of.

• Midlake, John Grant. Black Cat mainstage. $13 in advance, $15 day of.

• Anders Lundegård. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage. Free.

• Past Lives (Ex-Blood Brothers), Snack Truck. DC9. $8. 18+.

Nada Surf photo by Lionel Flusin, via MySpace.

Friday

• Kinoeye, Maximillion Dunbar, Protect-U, Steve Summers. The Cherch. $5 donation.

• Vladimir Feltsman. Strathmore. $27-$77.

• Ravenous, FOX Japan, Caustic Casanova. The Red & The Black. $8.

• Justin Jones, Down Dexter, Peter Bradley Adams. IOTA Club & Cafe. $12.

• Shearwater, Wye Oak, Hospital Ships. Rock and Roll Hotel. $12.

• Next Door Ellen. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.

• Imperial China, Cephalopods, Lo Moda, Busses. Velvet Lounge. $8. 21+.

• The Hint, Struan Shields, Ever Since Beginnings. Jammin Java. $10 in advance, $13 day of.

• The Washington Chorus. Kennedy Center Concert Hall. $15-$60.

• Moody Blues. DAR Constitution Hall. $48-$68.

Saturday

• Harper Blynn, Drink Up Buttercup. DC9. $12.

• The Dan Band. 9:30 Club. $25.

• National Philharmonic: Brahms' Requiem. Strathmore. $29-$79.

• John Eaton. Wolf Trap. $25.

• Killola, Sick of Sarah, Outernational. The Red & The Black. $8.

• Jupiter One, Heypenny, Kyle Andrews. IOTA Club & Cafe. $12.

• WOODS, Real Estate, Surf City. Rock and Roll Hotel. $12.

• Deb Felz. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.

• Ol Scratch, Cough, Nitroseed, Hollow Leg. Velvet Lounge. $8. 21+.

• Cary Pierce (Jackopierce). Jammin Java. $20.

• John and Susie Beatty Competition for Classical Guitar. Kennedy Center Millenium Stage. Free.

• Death Row Reunion, One Slack Mind, Acid Queen, Make Like Murder. Jaxx. $17 in advance, $20 day of.

• Japanese Choral Society of Washington. Cherry Blossom Festival. Free.

Sunday

• A Sunny Day in Glasgow, Phil and the Osophers, Faux Slang. DC9. $10. 18+.

• Shemekia Copeland. Wolf Trap. $22.

• Benyaro, Chris Merritt. The Red & The Black. $6.

• Mr. Gnome. IOTA Club & Cafe. $10.

• The Escape Artist, Thought and Memory, Pilot Cloud. Velvet Lounge. $8. 21+.

• Army of Me (acoustic), Colleen McCarron, Audra Mae. Jammin Java. $10 in advance, $13 day of.

• National Symphony Orchestra. Kennedy Center Concert Hall. $20-$85.

• Judge Smith. Cherry Blossom Festival. Free.

Imperial China photo by Abby Bysshe, via MySpace.

Friday

• Salt-N-Pepa. DAR Constitution Hall. $41.50-$70.

• Bellmer Dolls, Monozid, Bootblacks, We Fought The Big One (DJs). The Red & The Black. $8. 21+.

• Tom McBride and the Whig Party. IOTA Club & Cafe. $10.

• Perpetual Groove, Future, Poor Man's Lobster. 9:30 Club. $14.

• Junior League Band, The David Wax Museum, Lightfoot. Rock and Roll Hotel. $10 in advance, $12 at door.

• Stacy Brooks. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.

• Antares. Wolf Trap. $35.

• Nunchucks, The Trillions (Ex Prabir), The Blue Line. Velvet Lounge. $8. 21+.

• Steve Forbert. Jammin Java. $20.

• Black Lips, Box Elders, The Vermilions. Black Cat mainstage. $13 in advance, $15 day of.

• The Average White Band. Birchmere. $35.

• Kix, ZO2, Baby Jayne. Jaxx. $27 in advance, $30 day of. 21+.

• The Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra. Kennedy Center Millenium Stage. Free.

Saturday

• Chris Allen. Comet Ping Pong. $8.

• Velvet, Brave, Pseudostate. The Red & The Black. $8.

• Dead Heart Bloom, Aaron Thompson. IOTA Club & Cafe. $12.

• Anvil, Misstallica. 9:30 Club. $20.

• Bio Ritmo, Funk Ark, Dende & Hahahaes. Rock and Roll Hotel. $10 in advance, $12 at door.

• Tha' Buds. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.

• Jeri Sager. Wolf Trap. $25.

• Kingsley Flood, Threadbare Orchestra, Tall Tall Trees. Velvet Lounge. $8. 21+.

• Fruit Bats, Blue Giant, The Singleman Affair. Black Cat mainstage. $12.

• Bonjour, Ganesh!, Milk Machine, Big Chimney. DC9. $8. 18+.

Sunday

• National Philharmonic: All Brahms. Strathmore. $29-$79.

• One For The Team, The Prisms. The Red & The Black. $6. 21+.

• David Ford. IOTA Club & Cafe. $12.

• An Evening with Al Petteway and Amy White. Jammin Java. $20.

• Magik Markers, Buildings. Black Cat backstage. $10.

• David Wilcox, Patty Larkin. Birchmere. $35.

• Taking Saturn, A Sound of Thunder, Dance Party Hazard, Misanthrope, The Trouble With Satellites, Upon Disfigurement, Ashes of the Massacre, Radical Element, Silver Cyanide, Deep Down, Seven Days Past, All Out Chaos, The Shadow over Innsmouth, Vile Infection, Bound and Beaten, Once We Were Kids. Jaxx. $10 in advance, $12 day of.

• Barefoot Truth, Color School, Clifton Williams and the Blue Jams Band. DC9. $8. 18+.

Friday

• Al Green. DAR Constitution Hall. $70.

• Balkan Beat Box, Bajah + the Dry Eye Crew. 9:30 Club. $20.

• Mambo Sauce. Strathmore. $10 in advance, $12 at door.

• Greg Brown, Justin Wilber. Wolf Trap. $30.

• The American Space Cadets, American Speedway, Sin 4 Sin. The Red & The Black. $8. 21+.

• Matthew Ryan, Garrison Starr. IOTA Club & Cafe. $15.

• RAMZY, The Method, Bad Rabbits. Rock & Roll Hotel. $10.

• The Big Cheese. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.

• Sing Swan Song, Kuan. Velvet Lounge. $8. 21+.

• Tyrone Wells, Tony Lucca, Roy Jay. Jammin Java. $15-$22.

• Suckers, Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson, Shilpa Ray & Her Happy Hookers, Laughing Man. Black Cat mainstage. $12.

• KC Jazz Club: An Evening with Delfeayo Marsalis. Kennedy Center Terrace Gallery. $25.

• Ghost Town, High Off Life. Jaxx. $10 in advance, $12 day of.

Saturday

• STS9, Two Fresh. 9:30 Club. $22.50-$40.

• Baltimore Symphony Orchestra: Cirque de la Symphonie. Strathmore. $30-$90.

• King Giant, The Resurrection Sorrow, Crimson Electric. The Red and the Black. $8. 21+.

• Rustbuckit, X-MC. IOTA Club & Cafe. $12.

• Here We Go Magic, April Smith & Great Picture, Show, Glass Ghost. Rock & Roll Hotel. $10 in advance, $12 day of.

• Crimestoppers. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.

• The Sounds of Kaleidoscope, Kohoutek, Gondola, Inzinzac. Velvet Lounge. $8. 21+.

• Girlyman. Jammin Java. $18.

• National Symphony Orchestra. Kennedy Center Concert Hall. $20-$80.

• W.A.S.P., Rain, Hate the Toy, After Therapy. Jaxx. $24.99 in advance, $28 day of. 21+.

Sunday

• Signature Sings: 2000-2004: Ladies Choice: Priscilla Cuellar, Lauren Williams, Bligh Voth, Bayla Whitten. Strathmore. $28.

• The Very Best, Ninjasonik, Tabi Bonney. Rock and Roll Hotel. $15.

• Wolf's Blues Jam: Hot Rods and Old Gas, Hot Roddess Lisa Lim. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.

• Kind Nugget, Blvd. B, Tarica June, A.I. Love You. Velvet Lounge. $7. 21+.

• An Evening with Red Molly. Jammin Java. $15.

• The American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage. Free.

• Cyberstrike, Spectral Vision, Envy's Eye, We Have the Summer, Tiik with G.U.T.S., The Blackshire, Li[n]es, La Coterie, The Cliched, Borderline. Jaxx. $8 in advance, $10 day of.

• Foreign Born, Free Energy, Clovers. DC9. $12. 18+.

Garrison Starr photo by Jeremy Cowart, via MySpace.

Friday

• Educated Consumers. Strathmore. $10 in advance, $12 at door.

• Big Bang TV, Bridges and Powerlines, The Jet Age. The Red & The Black. $8. 21+.

• Taylor Carson, Peter Mulvey. IOTA Club & Cafe. $12.

• Rogue Wave, Avi Buffalo. 9:30 Club. $15.

• Sondre Lerche, JBM. Rock and Roll Hotel. $20.

• Stacy Brooks. Bangbok Blues. Call for price.

• Jon Carroll. Wolf Trap. $22.

• Bellman Barker, The Vermillions, The Armchairs. Velvet Lounge. $8. 21+.

• Chase Coy, Struan Shields. Jammin Java. $10 in advance, $13 day of.

• The Vita Ruins, Ra Ra Rasputin, Cobra Collective. Black Cat mainstage. $10 in advance, $12 day of.

• Leon Redbone, Brian Wendell Morton. Birchmere. $35.

• Hammerfall, Powerglove, Division, Pariah, Blood Corps. Jaxx. $27.50 in advance, $30 day of, $60 VIP.

• National Symphony Orchestra. Kennedy Center Concert Hall. $20-$85.

Saturday

• Aunt Martha, The Last Monarchs, Zach Peterson. The Red & The Black. $6. 21+.

• Chuck Prophet and the Mission Express. IOTA Club & Cafe. $18.

• N2N. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.

• Celtic Crossroads. Wolf Trap. $25.

• Navi, The New Retro, Watusi. Velvet Lounge. $10.

• Bowling for Soup, The Dollyrots, Pessimist Parade. Black Cat mainstage. $13 in advance, $15 day of.

• David Bromberg & The Angel Band. Birchmere. $35.

• Cleveland Institute of Music. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater. Free.

Sunday

• GoGirlsDC: Mindy Miller, Nila Kay, Carmen Calhoun, Annie Sidley & Mojo Nation. The Red & The Black. $8. 21+.

• Jonny Grave, Brian Franke, Ted Garber, Michael Yugo. IOTA Club & Cafe. $10.

• Wolf's Blues Jam: Hot Rods and Old Gas, Hot Roddess Lisa Lim. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.

• Old Crow, East of the Wall, Goes Cube, Eat People. Velvet Lounge. $8. 21+.

• Billy Woodward and The Senders, The Woodshedders, Chester River Runoff. Jammin Java. $10 in advance, $13 day of.

• Justin Townes Earle, Joe Pug. Birchmere. $22.50.

• Otep, Bury Your Dead, Through the Eyes of the Dead, Destrophy, No Stars Over California, Every One Dies, Salvation Through Struggle. Jaxx. $20 in advance, $23 day of.

• Justin Trawick, Rene Moffatt, Tiffany Thompson, Steph Modder, Ryan Walker, Victoria Vox, Joy Ike, Dan Fisk, Nathan Robinson. DC9. $8. 18+.

Rogue Wave photo by Sterling Andrews, via MySpace.

Friday

• State Radio, Big D and the Kids Table. 9:30 Club. $20.

• Justin Trawick. Strathmore. $10 in advance, $12 at door.

• Christian Tetzlaff Trio. Wolf Trap. $35.

• Powder Kegs, The Torches. The Red & The Black. $8.

• Juniper Lane, Melodime. IOTA Club & Cafe. $12.

• US Royalty, Phil Ade, Poor But Sexy. Rock and Roll Hotel. $12.

• Curbfeelers. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.

• Screen Vinyl Image, Last Tide, Dead Leaf Echo, Ceremony. Velvet Lounge. $8. 21+.

• Mid-Atlantic Band Battle: Commodore Koko, B-Film Extras, Dub City Renegades, Elements of Addiction, HeLo, Redshift. Jammin Java. $10.

• Laura Tsaggaris, Paul Michel, Bellman Barker. Black Cat mainstage. $10.

• KC Jazz Club: Jonathan Batiste Quintet. Kennedy Center Terrace Gallery. $15.

• Boys Will Be Boys, Escape the Armada, We Have the Summer, Tomorrow's Ours, Rosy Likes Red, What A Night. Jaxx. $6 in advance, $10 day of (or $8 with flyer.)

Saturday

• Baltimore Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven & Mozart with a Twist. Strathmore. $25-$80.

• Eric Brace & Last Train Home, Peter Cooper. Wolf Trap. $18.

• Honor By August, The Influence, Jones Street Station. IOTA Club & Cafe. $12.

• V.P.R., Wake Up Cold, Stout, Common Enemy, Tsuchigumo. Rock and Roll Hotel. $10.

• Rival Tribe. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.

• T-Model Ford, The Shirks. Velvet Lounge. $12. 18+.

• Wild Beasts, Still Life Still. Black Cat mainstage. $13.

• KC Jazz Club: Carl Allen-Rodney Whitaker Project. Kennedy Center Terrace Gallery. $25.

• Nouveau Riche. DC9. Free before 10 p.m., $8 after. 21+.

• Seasons After, Bitter, Seelow Hights, Ethereal Genocide. Jaxx. $10.

Sunday

• Gretel. IOTA Club & Cafe. $10.

• School of Rock: Best of Season Show. Rock and Roll Hotel. $10.

• Wolfs Blues Jam: Hot Rods and Old Gas, Hot Roddess Lisa Lim. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.

• lowercaseletters, mgl. Velvet Lounge. $8. 21+.

• Beth Rinaldo, Scott Holland & Friends, The Honey Dewdrops. Jammin Java. $8.

• Off With Their Heads, The Scare, Tiny Bombs. Black Cat backstage. $10.

• Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater. $45.

• Electronic Saviors Benefit Concert – Industrial Music to Cure Cancer: Jim Semonik, DJ Kangal, DJ Blue Vampire, DJ Noir, Cyber Strukture, Xuberx, Sonik Foundry, Boole, Interface, Deviant UK, I:Scintilla, Ego Likeness, Terrorfakt. Jaxx. $15 in advance, $20 day of.

Justin Trawick photo by Thomas Van Veen Photography, via MySpace.

Friday

• Incwell. Strathmore. $10 in advance, $12 at door.

• Hotspur, No Second Troy, Margot MacDonald Band, Boys Will Be Boys. 9:30 Club. $15.

• Bo Bice. Wolf Trap. $25.

• Yell County, The Courtesans, The Secret Pop Band. The Red & The Black. $8. 21+.

• New Rock Church of Fire, Greenland, Drunk Tigers. IOTA Club & Cafe. $10.

• Sweet Interference, Tripp, Hot Coffee Mississippi. Rock and Roll Hotel. $10.

• Two Car Living Room. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.

• Reboot – The DC Hip Hop Takeover: Reemstarr, DTMD, Beatmakers Surock, Dunc, Maverick, Eurok. Velvet Lounge. $5. 21+.

• The Bigger Lights, Sing Me Insomnia, Action Item. Jammin Java. $13.

• Los Amigos Invisibles, Thunderball, DJ Afro. Black Cat mainstage. $23 in advance, $25 day of.

• National Symphony Orchestra. Kennedy Center Concert Hall. $20-$85.

• V.V.Brown. DC9. $8. 18+.

Saturday

• Baltimore Symphony Orchestra: Itzhak Perlman. Strathmore. $30-$125.

• Nouvelle Vague, Clare and the Reasons. 9:30 Club. $25.

• 4th Haiti Relief Benefit Concert for Red Cross Relief Effort. IOTA Club & Cafe. Donations based.

• John Eaton. Wolf Trap. $25.

• Ravenous, Daddy Lion, Arden. The Red & The Black. $8. 21+.

• CP Blues. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.

• La Snacks, Typefighter, The Ionosphere Club, Transmography. Velvet Lounge. $8. 21+.

• Middle East MicFest Tour 2010: Mack Jones, Scottie Flippen, Jah I Witness, Kaze aka 4letters, K Beta, F.A.T., Faraz. Jammin Java. $10 in advance, $12 day of.

• Mission of Burma, Office of Future Plans. Black Cat mainstage. $15.

• The Devil Music Ensemble. Kennedy Center Millenium Stage. Free.

• Walter Beasley. Birchmere. $37.50.

• Franz Nicolay, Romania. DC9. $8. 18+.

Sunday

• Editors, The Antlers, The Dig. 9:30 Club. $20.

• Skeletonwitch, Iron Age, Howl. The Red & The Black. $12. 21+.

• Adrian Hardkor Krygowski, Molly Hagen, Twins of Gazelle. IOTA Club & Cafe. $10.

• Elementary, Deville, Where Winston Stood, Power Pirate. Rock and Roll Hotel. $10.

• Animal Genital. Velvet Lounge. Free. 21+.

• Alternative Takes: An Acoustic Evening with The Verve Pipe. Jammin Java. $17 in advance, $20 day of.

• Lookbook, Frau Eva. Black Cat backstage. $8.

• Creole. Kennedy Center Millenium Stage. Free.

• The Manhattans, Gerald Alston, Blue Lovett. Birchmere. $45.

• Battle of the Bands: Azazel the Fallen, All of This, Sextacy, Electronic Hope, Evereaux, Hover Craft, Suffer No Guilt, March Til Morning, New Retro, Love at Hindsight. Jaxx. $8 in advance, $10 day of.

• Leslie & the Ly's, Christopher the Conquered, Shock Diamond. DC9. $10. 18+.

Hotspur photo by Jane Mallen, via MySpace.