Monday

>> If you’re not a Springsteen fan, the place to be Monday night is the Black Cat for an evening of dance-punk. Kentucky’s VHS or Beta (pictured) are supporting the recent release of Bring on the Comets along with Los Angeles' Moving Units, whose catchy 2004 single “Between Us and Them” is reason enough get you up and moving. Local favorites Soft Complex will be opening. $13, 8 p.m.

Tuesday

>> The Austin Chronicle says that The Black's first full length album "...breathes new life into Americana with tinges of rockabilly, Stax soul, and ramshackle folk on Tanglewood." These southern rockers will be at, coincidentally,The Red and The Black tonight in support of their Donna EP with The High Ballers and The Starlingtons. $8, 9:30 p.m.

>> Debbie Harry, better know as the front woman for the 70s new wave sensation Blondie, will be stopping by the 9:30 Club tonight. Her latest and sixth solo album, Necessary Evil, came out last month. Almost 30 years later and she is still going strong with her first single “Two Times Blue.” $35, 10 p.m.

>> Ten years after the debut of Becoming X, British electropop-rockers Sneaker Pimps founder Chris Corner is back to bring some closure to the title with his latest project IAMX. Check out some behind the scenes video of his tour here, and check him out live at the Black Cat with Hollowboy. $12, 9 p.m.

>> Boston-based Ecuadorian singer/bassist Alex Alvear likes Brazilian, Argentinean, and other Latin genres in addition to folk music from his homeland. Expect a bit of everything at the IDB Cultural Center, 1300 New York Avenue NW at 6:30 pm, Free Admission.

>> Moroccan guitarist Tarik Hilal leads some Moroccan and Palestinian musicians including darbouka player John-Robert Handal, saxophonist Joseph Duqmaq, pianist and vocalist Wissam Murad, and oud player Basel Zayed through a mixture of sounds including flamenco, jazz, and traditional middle eastern ones at 6 for free at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage.

Wednesday

>> Veteran New Zealand indie-popper David Kilgour has never gotten a lot of press ink here, but fans of bands like the Clean and the Chills cherish his melodic approach. He is at DC9 tonight with Euros Childs and The Jet Age. $10, 9 p.m.

>> According to Offbeat Magazine, The Sons of William’s Joe Stark “combines John Mayer’s sensitivity and Adam Levine’s sexuality. (And, sometimes, the other way around.)” Take that as you will, and catch the brothers (pictured) this Wednesday night at Jammin’ Java with Need to Breathe. $10, 8 p.m.

Thursday

>> Melbourne, Australia’s experimental pop-rockers Love of Diagrams toured with Ted Leo and the Pharmacists this past spring, after the release of their self-titled EP in January. They’ll be at the Rock and Roll Hotel tonight with Enon and Sleeping People. $12, 8:30 p.m.

>> 30 years after Irish punk band Stiff Little Fingers released their Inflammable Material LP, Chicago based singer Jake Burns and his current bandmates will play that '77 effort in its entirety at the Black Cat with The New Rivals. $15, 8p.m.

>> Federico Aubele combines an eclectic mix of American musical styles including reggae, hip hop, bolero and tango. Both of his albums Gran Hotel Buenos Aires (2003) and the 2007 release Panamericana, were produced by Thievery Corporation. Tonight he’ll be at the Eighteenth Street Lounge.

Friday

>> Richard Terfry (pictured), aka Buck 65, Johnny Rockwell, DJ Critical, Jesus Murphy, Stinkin' Rich, Haslam…is an alternative hip hop artist from Canada who has recently incorporated as many other styles (including blues, electronica, country and folk) into his music as he has identities. His latest album, Situation, was released on October 30 in the U.S., and he’ll be holding a release party this Friday night at Jammin’ Java. $12, 10 p.m.

>> Afro-Cuban conga masters Candido Camero, Carlos Patato Valdes, & Giovanni Hidalgo will be laying down the rhythms at 8 p.m. at GW Lisner Auditorium. $25-$35.

Saturday

>> Clap Your Hands Say Yeah’s three nights of sold out shows at the Rock and Roll Hotel kicks of tonight with Quentin Stoltzfus and Delta Spirit. Cross your fingers say please, and maybe you’ll pick up some tickets on Craigslist. 10:30 p.m.

>> Georgetown University’s radio station WGTB wants you to dance, so they’re sponsoring a show with headliner Girl Talk, the Pittsburgh-based producer famous for his remixes and mash-ups. He’ll be be in Bulldog Alley with Maxwell’s Demon, Murder Mystery and Cex. $5, 8:45 doors.

>> Café Tacuba, Mexican rock en español stars, go for Who and Beach Boys and...uh...New Order influences on their latest CD Sino. A fun live act, they will be at the 930 Club. $30, 7:30 p.m. doors.

Sunday

>> Canada's Broken Social Scene likes to pack as many people and sounds as they can on stage. Tonight they’ll be shoulder to shoulder on the 9:30 Club’s stage presenting band co-founder Kevin Drew’s Spirit If... $25, 6 p.m.

>> The WKYS DC Go-go Awards held tonight at DAR Constitution Hall will include performances from CCB, Mambo Sauce, Chuck Brown and a lifetime achievement award for Suga Bear from Experience Unlimited ("Doing Da Butt" fame). Decades after it originated, go-go lives on. 7 p.m.

Steve Kiviat contributed to this week's agenda.

Photos in order of appearance from: Myspace.com/VHSorBeta, MySpace.com/SonsofWilliam, and Buck65.com.