Weekly Music Agenda
MONDAY 
King Khan and the Shrines
>> Texas' Blue October has often been compared to the soaring, dad-friendly rock of late-period U2, Peter Gabriel and Pink Floyd, so the 9:30 Club is your best bet tonight if you're looking to catch some arena-grade music without the inconvenience of schlepping out to Merriweather. With Longwave, $30, 7 p.m.
TUESDAY
>> Oklahoman outfit the All-American Rejects have displayed a stubborn staying power over the course of the last decade, outliving most of their pop-punk peers while racking up an impressive number of hit singles. Unsurprisingly, their 9:30 Club date is long sold out, so desperate, moneyed tweens are advised to check Craisglist. With Shiny Toy Guns, Ace Enders and Vedera, 6:30 p.m.
>> Tuesday night's lineup at the Velvet Lounge definitely wins the battle of the band names this week. Ohio's Psychedelic Horseshit will bring the fuzzed-out psych jams while D.C.'s own Cutest Puppy in the World skews closer to post-rock. $8, 7:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
>> Despite their knack for churning out soulful, grimy garage rock, King Khan and the Shrines are best known for their frontman's oversized personality and bizarre stage antics. With garage rock fixture Mark Sultan (a.k.a. "BBQ"), $15, 10 p.m. at 9:30 Club.
>> Tonight at Comet Ping Pong, it's a veritable parade of punk rock royalty. Chain and the Gang, the most recent project from local luminary Ian Svenonius, will be sharing the stage with the Hive Dwellers, Calvin Johnson's new outfit. Save for the frontmen, the two bands will feature the same lineup, which pulls from members of Dub Narcotic Sound System and Old Time Relijun. With tribal noisemakers Mahjongg, $10, 9 p.m.
THURSDAY
>> The last time we saw Scottish shoegazers the Twilight Sad, the band didn't fail to disappoint in the volume department. If you're feeling masochistic, or if you simply have a hankering for some noisy yet tuneful indie-pop, stop by the Rock and Roll Hotel. With Loose Lips and Meow vs. Meow, $10, 8 p.m.
>> If you're looking for your weekly fill of scuzzy, lo-fi garage blues, you could do worse than the trans-Atlantic duo the Kills, who'll be at the 9:30 Club tonight. With the Horrors and the Magic Wands, $20, 7 p.m.
>> Splitting the difference between math-rock, post-rock and pop-punk, Californians Tera Melos should appeal to fans of bands like Minus the Bear. With Solar Powered Sun Destroyer at the Black Cat's backstage. $10, 9 p.m.
FRIDAY
>> Marah are practically an institution in alt-country and bar-rock circles, so don't pass up an opportunity to see them play in the relatively-intimate confines of Jammin' Java in Vienna. $15, 10 p.m.
>> If you've got a thirst for some adult contemporary, the 9:30 Club has a tall glass of water for you, in the form of Super Diamond, a San Francisco-based Neil Diamond tribute act that bills itself as "the ultimate Neil Diamond experience". We think Mr. Diamond himself may have a thing or two to say about that. With catch-all '80s tribute act the Reflex, $22, 8 p.m.
Cursive
>> Cutesy yet undeniably catchy indie-pop tunes? Check. Music videos that take the form of elaborate, Super-8 homages to Wes Anderson? Check. Matching, thrift-store-chic outfits? Double check. Noah and the Whale are one hot ticket at the moment, so be sure to see them before the Urban Outfitters of the world catch on and blow their cover. With Ferraby Lionheart and Anni Rossi, $12, 9 p.m. at the Black Cat.
>> You've got to hand it to Peter, Bjorn and John: they certainly don't seem to be taking their cues from the rock careerist's playbook. Following up their crossover hit-filled Writer's Block with the instrumental Seaside Rock may have seemed like a calculated gesture but as this year's knottier Living Thing proves, the band really might not have any interest in revisiting its flirtation with mainstream success. Regardless, expect an evening full of tight hooks, charming accents and sharp outfits when the Swedish trio takes the stage at the 9:30 Club. With Chairlift, Sold out, 8 p.m.
>> If you're a fan of hazy, dream-pop outfits like Beach House and Woods, do yourself a favor and check out Papercuts, the musical nom de plume of San Francisco analog fetishist Jason Quever. With folkier San Franciscans Vetiver at Iota in Arlington, $15, 9:30 p.m.
SUNDAY
>> Next to emo-prodigy-turned-roots-rock-troubadour Conor Oberst, Omaha's Cursive look like the Saddle-Creek scene's most obstinate survivors, continuing to pump out increasingly cerebral, unmistakably Midwestern post-hardcore long after their peers have abandoned ship. At the Black Cat with Man Man and Andrew Wright. $15 in advance/$17 at the door, 8 p.m.
>> Sure, you might now dismiss them as shameless Nirvana clones but admit it: you totally loved Bush back in 1994. So it's perfectly normal that you're just a bit curious as to what former Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale has been up to during the last decade--you know, aside from fathering cumbersomely-named children with Gwen Stefani. Get your weekly dose of nostalgia when Rossdale performs solo at the 9:30 Club with Endless Hallway. If you scream loud enough, he might even even play "Glycerine"! $25, 7 p.m.