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More confident and tuneful than the band’s previous effort, 22 Brides‘ new Beaker ranges from the Pretenders-style rock of “Insomnia” to the dulcet folk-rock of “Already Thrown.” The New York quartet—sisters Libby and Carrie Johnson and their (male) rhythm section—opens for Cake at 9:15 p.m. at the Black Cat, 1831 14th St. NW. $8. (202) 667-7960. (MJ)