Friday

• US Royalty, Cut Off Your Hands, CANNOT BE STOPPED. Black Cat. $12. All ages.
• Death By Sexy, The Whore Moans. The Red & The Black. $8. +21.
• Mello D & the Rados, Soul Cannon. Velvet Lounge. $10. +21.
• Super Diamond (Neil Diamond cover band), The Reflex. 9:30 club. $22. All ages.
• Freeland, Alex Metric. Rock and Roll Hotel. $17. All ages.
• Brian Settles Quartet (Fri. & Sat. shows). Bohemian Caverns. $20.
• Marah. Jammin’ Java. $15. All ages.
• DJ Eskimo. Cafe Saint Ex. +21.
• Marc Cary & the Focus Trio. Kennedy Center. $15.
• Ewha Korean Music Orchestra. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage. Free.

Saturday

• Vetiver, Paper Cuts. IOTA Club & Cafe. $15. +21.
• Peter Bjorn and John, Chairlift. 9:30 club. SOLD OUT! All ages.
• Reginald Cyntje. Twins Jazz. $12.
• John Clayton & Gerald Clayton: Father & Son. Kennedy Center. $25.
• ETHEL. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage. Free.
• Guillermo E. Brown. Contradiction Dance. $15.
• Noah & the Whale, Ferraby Lionheart, Anni Rossi. Black Cat. $12. All ages.
• New Professionals, Sister Ex, Rustbucket, Pup Tent. Velvet Lounge. $8. +21.
• Junior League Band, Once Okay Twice, Deville. Rock and Roll Hotel. $15. All ages.
• Lake Hurst, Jo Henley Band, Stella Schindler. The Red & The Black. $6. +21.
• KIDS with DJs Nacey & Steve Love (Nouveau Riche), Lil El, and Jackie O. DC9. $5. +21.
• DJ Dk. Cafe Saint Ex. +21.

Sunday

• Cursive, Man Man, Andrew Wright. Black Cat. $17. All ages.
• Gavin Rossdale, Endless Hallway. 9:30 club. $25. All ages.
• Four Fins of the Rocket, The Lovetones, The Laughing Man. Velvet Lounge. $8. +21.
• Poor Ellen Smith, Emmett Williams, The Petticoat Tea Room. The Red & The Black. $6. +21.
• Daniel Bernard Roumain. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage. Free.
• Washington Bach Consort: In Praise of Music. Strathmore. $20-$55.
• DJs Sam “The Man” Burns, Thomas Blondet. 18th Street Lounge. +21.

Photo of Vetiver by Alissa Anderson, via MySpace.