Perfect Pussy formed because of a John Cusack movie. No, not Say Anything—this Syracuse group isn’t pop-punk for mallrats. Singer Meredith Graves was asked by the director of the low-budget Cusack film Adult World to appear in a scene with her noise-punk band Shoppers, which had recently broken up. So Graves created a fake group, which morphed over time into something bigger. Read more >>> Perfect Pussy performs with Fell Types and Jail Solidarity at 8 p.m. at Black Cat Backstage, 1811 14th St. NW. $10–$12. (202) 667-4490. blackcatdc.com.

EAT THIS

D.C. has a new addition to its local-centric market craze. Little Red Fox recently opened on upper Connecticut Avenue NW (near Comet Ping Pong) offering sandwiches, breakfast burritos, charcuterie, growlers, and tons of other housemade and local goods. The place comes from D.C. native Matt Carr, who’s teamed up with chef Anne Alfano, whose resume includes Momofuku Ssam Bar, Brooklyn’s Marlow & Daughters butchery, and Tosca. Read more about Little Red Fox’s offerings and the supper club it has planned here. Little Red Fox, 5035 Connecticut Ave. NW. littleredfoxdc.com. (Jessica Sidman) 

OH AND ALSO

Indie-rock nostalgia act Frontier Ruckus plays DC9 with Cleveland troubadour Dolfish. 8:30 p.m. at 1940 9th St. NW. $10.

Hanukkah ended last week but that doesn’t mean the holiday music has to end: The LeeVees play their Jewish-themed pop music at the Kennedy Center Theater Lab. 6 p.m. at 2700 F St. NW. Free.

Local dance-music group MUNDY makes its premiere at Tropicalia tonight. DJ Dioni Rey spins after the performance. 8 p.m. at 2001 14th St. NW. $5.

The Howard Theatre hosts a mixed hip-hop bill featuring Audio Push, Luke Christopher, and Major Van Winkle. 8 p.m. at 620 T St. NW. $20.

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