Exit Clov. Photo by Mehan Jayasuriya.

MONDAY
>> They're alums of both Unbuckled and Three Two Stars. Yessir, they don't come any more DCist-approved than Deleted Scenes. At the Black Cat's Backstage with the Never and the Bee Team, $8, 9 p.m.

>> Nothing says summer like sitting in the grass at Fort Reno. And even if you're not into Exit Clov (pictured)--who we totally heart and stalked all the way to Texas, by the way--there should be enough quality dog and kid-watching to keep you busy. What's that, you hate dogs, kids and Exit Clov? You, my friend, are an inhuman monster. Free, 7:15 p.m.

TUESDAY
>> You'll be hard-pressed to find a better double-header this week than Gnarls Barkley and Hercules and Love Affair, a show that will find the architects behind two of this year's best records sharing the 9:30 Club stage. It's sold out, but there's always Craigslist. After all, you don't really need all that plasma to survive. 7 p.m.

WEDNESDAY
>> Our own Ian Buckwalter once said that "Neil Hamburger's lack of comedic timing is both legendary and the true genius of his anti-comedy act, which will make you laugh the harder he tries not to make you laugh. If you catch my meaning." As if that wasn't enough meta-comedy, opening act Daiquiri appear to be a parody of a metal band. We think. At the Black Cat's Backstage, $10, 9 p.m.

>> So, really fancy yourself a dance party reveler, eh? Do you spend every Friday, Saturday and Sunday night sweatily rubbing up against strangers? Been caught in the BYT flash more times than you care to remember? Well, here's a challenge for you: the Rock and Roll hotel's Not Dead Yet. Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to drink free rail drinks from 8 to 9 p.m. (with the purchase of a $6 Jager shot) and enjoy various drink specials after that, dance to the deep grooves of DJ PM and KO Kid and generally let loose with little regard for the fact that it's Wednesday. Why? Because nothing says "party animal" like a hangover on a Thursday. Free, 8 p.m.

THURSDAY
>> With former members of Velocity Girl, Saturday People, and Severin among their ranks, there was little chance that Julie Ocean would turn out to be anything short of stellar. And guess what? In little more than a year, they've already become one of the better indie-pop bands in D.C.--an impressive feat, considering how many indie-pop bands seem to be roaming the streets of the District these days. At Fort Reno with the Secret Pop Band, free, 7:15 p.m.

>> The Sammies' web site contains little more than a photo of a face constructed out of various sandwich materials. Also, the Charlotte, North Carolina band has been compared to Midlake and the Long Winters, and they've received favorable press from the likes of Pitchfork, Prefix and the New York Post. But really, none of that seems to matter once you've seen that enigmatic sandwich-face. Where did it come from? What does it mean? Did they make sammies out of it afterward? Ask them in person when they take the Black Cat's Backstage with another excellently-named band, the Face Accidents (or is it the Fake Accents?). $8, 9 p.m.

FRIDAY
>> Mark Heidinger is certainly a busy fellow, playing bass for These United States, recording solo as Vandaveer and fronting the Apparitions (***). While the first two acts have been making quite a bit of noise about town lately, the Apparitions have become a bit more scarce. Catch them for the first time in a while at Iota, with These United States and Page France frontman Michael Nau's new vehicle, the Cotton Jones Basket Ride. $11, 9 p.m.

>> Local act the Jones seems to have cornered the local market for blues-based bar rock. They'll be headlining the Rock and Roll Hotel, with openers the Differents and Curly and the Rocket. $10, 9:30 p.m.

SATURDAY
>> The D.C./Baltimore region's biggest summer festival, the Virgin Mobile Festival, seems poised to offer a good bang for the concert-goer's buck yet again. Not only has it proven to be one of the better-organized festivals in years past, but the lineup aims to offer a little something for everyone. You've got your rock and roll icons (Chuck Berry), your indie rock icons (Wilco, Cat Power, Bloc Party), your '90s nostalgia (Foo Fighters, the Offspring) and even a decent selection of electronic and hip-hop acts (Lupe Fiasco, Underworld). At the Pimlico Race Track in Baltimore, $97.50 for a one day pass, $175 for both days, 12 p.m.

>> Local singer-songwriter J. Forte is certainly no slouch, playing keyboards and a smattering of other instruments for Lejeune (***) even while he fronts his own act, the Secret Pop Band (***). If catchy, fuzzy, lo-fi power pop is your thing, you'll want to catch the latter at the Velvet Lounge, $8, 10 p.m.

>> Can't get enough of These United States and the Apparitions, eh? We can't blame you. See them for the second night in a row at Iota with yet another DCist favorite, Bellman Barker (***). $11, 9 p.m.

Lil' Wayne photo courtesy of Cash Money Records

SUNDAY
>> Bet you never thought you'd see Bob Dylan open up for Kayne West, huh? Strange things can and will happen at the second day of the Virgin Mobile Festival, if the bearded ladies and stilt-walkers of years past offer any indication. Other highlights include Lil' Wayne (pictured), Iggy and the Stooges, Andrew Bird and reformed D.C. legends Shudder to Think. Say it with me, now: at the Pimlico Race Track in Baltimore, $97.50 for a one day pass, $175 for both days, 12 p.m.

>> Looking for a low-key change-of-pace on a Sunday night? Look no further than the Black Cat, who will host a free screening of local filmmaker Jason Hamacher's film, Old Soul, which chronicles his musical journey through Syria. In addition to the screening, the filmmaker himself will be on hand to tell tales of "secret police, lost tombs, and ancient temples". At the Black Cat's backstage, free, 9 p.m.