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This Week: Solar Powered Sun Destroyer's "Some Assembly Required"

Music By Casey Rae-Hunter

Strung Out
Reviewed: Joe Lovano's Symphonica
Music Review By Michael J. West

Club the Right Way
Reviewed: Tittsworth's Twelve Steps
Music Review By Sarah Godfrey

One Track Mind
This Week: Rambling Shadows' "TNTH"
Music By Aaron Leitko

A Bold Vein
Reviewed: Vordul Mega's Megagraphitti
Music Review By Ben Westhoff

One Track Mind
This Week: Earthride's "Valiume 10"
Music By Justin Moyer

Spent Force
Reviewed: DragonForce's Ultra Beatdown
Music Review By Arthur Delaney

Dance Fever Cooldown
Reviewed: Lindstrom's Where
You Go I Go Too
Music Review By Shannon Zimmerman

One Track Mind
This Week: Mancuso-Suzda Project's "To D.H."
Music By Michael J. West

A Touch of Glass
Reviewed: Nico Muhly's Mothertongue
Music Review By Brent Burton

One Track Mind
This Week: U.S. Royalty's "Every Summer"
Music By Aaron Leitko

Hot Tropics
Reviewed: Telepathique's
Last Time on Earth
Music Review By David Dunlap Jr.

One Track Mind
This Week: Stella Schindler's "Hiram's Lament"
Music By Sadie Dingfelder

Axe in the Foundation
Faraquet had novel ideas about what guitars can do. But don’t call it math rock.
Music Review By Brent Burton

Sex and the Singles Band
Reviewed: Black Kids'
Partie Traumatic
Music Review By Ben Westhoff

One Track Mind
This Week: Twin Earth's "Ultra Vires"
Music By Casey Rae-Hunter

Synth-punk's Not Dead
Reviewed: Digital Leather's
Sorcerer
Music Review By David Dunlap Jr.

One Track Mind
This Week: True Womanhood's "Hit and Run"
Music By Aaron Leitko

Class Action
Reviewed: The Hold Steady's Stay Positive
Music Review By David Dunlap Jr.

The Old Klezmer Blues
An entertaining mash-up of prewar jazz and Jewish music.
Music Review By Michael J. West

One Track Mind
This Week: Milk Machine's "Whiskey Flows Downhill"
Music By Justin Moyer

House Rebuilding
A new take on '70s house and garage.
Music Review By Aaron Leitko

One Track Mind
This Week: Stymphalian Birds' "With Beaks and Feathers We Saw Bodies Floating Upstream"
Music By Aaron Leitko

Genre Hoping
Reviewed: Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III and Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog's Party Intellectuals
Music Review By Ben Westhoff and Michael J. West

Metal Defectors
The surprising death metal of Nachtmystium
Music Review By Brent Burton

Oneiromantical War
Wrnlrd's "War"
Music By David Dunlap Jr.

One Track Mind
This Week: Caverns' "This Are Syntax"
Music By Justin Moyer

Packing Her Brags
Reviewed: Julieta Venegas' MTV Unplugged
Music Review By Alfredo Flores

Roots Maneuver
Reviewed: Sergio Mendes'
Encanto
Music Review By Alfredo Flores

One Track Mind
This Week: Yell County's "Led Zeppelin Says"
Music By Sadie Dingfelder

Rhythm and Jews
How a cache of classic soul got made in the promised land.
Music Review By David Dunlap Jr.

One Track Mind
This Week: Mikal Evans' "Drunkest Hour"
Music By Aaron Leitko

Bass Forward
Bassist Cohen takes a lead role on his new trio album.
Music Review By Michael J. West

Unrest-ed Development
Unrest's Bridget Cross recalls her old bandmates for her new project.
Music Review By Casey Rae-Hunter

One Track Mind
This Week: The Foreign Press' "Tuscaloosa"
Music By Aaron Leitko

Riff-rock Redux
Reviewed: Boris' Smile
Music Review By Aaron Leitko

A Timeless Sound
Reviewed: No Age's Nouns
Music Review By Jason Cherkis

One Track Mind
This Week: The Jet Age's "False Idols"
Music By Aaron Leitko

One Track Mind
This Week: Imperial China's "There Is No Translation"
Music By Justin Moyer

Grime Doesn't Pay
Dizzee Rascal hopes you like his new direction.
Music Review By Brent Burton

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Jazz and Electronica Meet at ESL
Sep. 05, 2008, at 4:30 pm
Stormy Weekend shows
Sep. 05, 2008, at 1:48 pm
Hanna Ruins Jazz Festival
Sep. 05, 2008, at 1:47 pm
Sonic Youth Hyperthink/Auxes @ Black Cat Sunday
Sep. 05, 2008, at 9:25 am

CP Music Picks

Forever in Terror
Sunday, Sept. 7, at the Velvet Lounge
It’s easy to mistake the members of Forever in Terror for boys masquerading as veteran metalheads: Metal Blade signed the band in 2006, before any of its members were old enough to vote, and lead...
Thank You
Thursday, Sept. 11, at DC9
A Baltimore band determined to stretch ears with shrieks of far-out dissonance seems unlikely to pick a name that’s the English language’s most fundamental expression of gratitude. But...
Silver Jews
Wednesday, Sept. 10, at the Black Cat
While big name contributors like Stephen Malkmus, Bob Nastanovich, and Will Oldham have come and gone, David Berman has remained the lone constant of Silver Jews. Geography is one big reason for...

Music Calendar: This Week in Rock

Fri. Sep. 5, 2008 - Thu. Sep. 11, 2008

Concerts

JULIETA VENEGAS.
Kennedy Center, South Plaza,, 2700 F St. NW. 6 p.m., Tue. 9/9, Free. (202) 467-4600

Clubs

BLACK CAT
Wed., 9/10, Silver Jews (see page xx) and Monotonix.
1811 14th St. NW. (202) 667-4490.
BLACK CAT BACKSTAGE
Sun., 9/7, John Wayne Hero and the Auxes. Mon., 9/8, Bellflur and Mr. Gnome. Tue., 9/9, The Moderate and Brandon Butler. Thu., 9/11, The Ettes, Impossible Hair, The Face Accidents.
1811 14th St. NW. (202) 667-7960.
CALABASH
Sat., 9/6, The Return of Coverup. Fri., 9/12, Jeff Watson and Downtown.
7305 Richmond Highway, Alexandria. (703) 765-0222.
DAHLAK
Tuesdays, Kalem & Friends with Kalem Jones.
1771 U St. NW. (202) 332-2110.
DC9
Fri., 9/5, Does It Offend You, Yeah?, and Zambri. Sat., 9/6, Dub Trio, Solar Powered Sun Destroyer, Telescreen. Thu., 9/11, Thank You (see page xx).
1940 9th St. NW. (202) 483-5000.
FLANAGAN'S HARP & FIDDLE
Sat., 9/6, Too Damn Big Orchestra. Thu., 9/11, Alan Scott.
4844 Cordell Ave., Bethesda. (301) 951-0115.
GALAXY HUT
Mon., 9/8, Lake Country, Knives Out.
2711 Wilson Blvd., Arlington. (703) 525-8646.
IOTA CLUB & CAFE
Thu., 9/4, Erin McKeown. Fri., 9/5, Dr. Dog (see page xx), Delta Spirit, and Seth Kauffman. Sat., 9/6, Bottle Rockets and Atomic Mosquitos. Sun., 9/7, Joan as Police Woman. Tue., 9/9, Juliana Hatfield, Spoils of NW, Back Chairs, Tuscadero, and the Revelers. Thu., 9/11, The Fleshtones, Magic Christian, and Parallax Project.
2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington. (703) 522-8340.
JAMMIN' JAVA
Fri., 9/5, Bill Kirchen and The Hammer Of The Honky Tonk Gods. Sun., 9/7, Matthew Ryan Vs The Silver State, and Garrison Starr. Wed., 9/10, Needtobreathe with Special Guest Andy Davis. Thu., 9/11, My Favorite Highway, We Shot the Moon, and Mercy Mercedes.
227 Maple Ave. East, Vienna. (703) 255-1566.
JAXX
Sat., 9/6, George Lynch and Lynch Mob, Evic, Not-Liable, and Tilt. Mon., 9/8, Hatebreed, Emmure, Soilant Green, and War of Ages.
6355 Rolling Road, West Springfield. (703) 569-5940.
9:30 CLUB
Sat., 9/6, The Walkmen (see page xx) and Golem. Mon., 9/8, The Kooks and Illinois. Tue., 9/9, The Cult. Thu., 9/11, Stereophonics and People in Planes.
815 V St. NW. (202) 265-0930.
RED & THE BLACK
Thu., 9/4, My Dear Disco. Fri., 9/5, E.joseph, Candy Coated Pain Pills, Puma Libre, and Lucky Day. Sun., 9/7, The Championship, Salt & Sea, and Birdlips. Tue., 9/9, The Suicide Dolls, Ecstasy The Flower and The Dirty Marmaduke Flute Squad. Wed., 9/10, The StereoFidelics, Alexis George, Whiz Bang Three.
1212 H St. NE. (202) 399-3201.
ROCK & ROLL HOTEL
Fri., 9/5, Death By Sexy, Triggers, Nunchucks, The Screws. Sat., 9/6, Liam Finn, and The Veils.
1353 H St. NE. (202) 388-7625.
SALOUN
Thursdays, The Unforgiven Band.
3239 M St. NW. (202) 965-4900.
STATE THEATRE
Fri., 9/5, Bruce in The USA. Sun., 9/7, The Slackers and Colouring Lesson.
220 N. Washington St., Falls Church. (703) 237-0300.
VELVET LOUNGE
Thu., 9/4, Bulbs, John Wiese, and Silvum. Fri., 9/5, Dollar Bin, The Howling Mad, and Ottley. Sat., 9/6, Racebannon, Light Yourself on Fire, and Nihilith. Sun., 9/7, Forever in Terror (see page xx) and Fallen Martyr. Mon., 9/8, Spindrift, Flying Eyes, and Sugarcane Crawl. Thu., 9/11, Secret Message Machine, Summer Camp, and Demivolt.
915 U St. NW. (202) 462-7625.