Amanda Mattos

MONDAY >> Sriram already offered plenty of reasons why you should head to the 9:30 tonight for Bebel Gilberto. Don't forget, it's an early show -- doors are at 6 p.m. $35. >> One part of the Black Cat's description of tonight's act, Cub Country, really caught our eye.... continue reading on DCist

King Khan. Photo by Amanda Mattos From the first time I heard the music these guys make, whether together as the King Khan and BBQ Show, or in any of their other many incarnations (King Khan & The Shrines, Mark Sultan's unbelievably good solo album The Sultanic Verses, and... continue reading on DCist

Deer Tick (without Brian Williams, sadly) will be at the Black Cat on Tuesday MONDAY >> Japandroids and their new wave garage rock are at the Rock and Roll Hotel this evening, with New Jersey's Real Estate and Brooklyn's Neon Indian. $10/$12, 8:30 p.m. >> When we profiled True... continue reading on DCist

By DCist contributor Ryan Little A lot of influential bands from the early '90s have been playing reunion shows lately. Everyone from My Bloody Valentine to Pavement seems to be reaping the benefits of a shared sense of nostalgia. Not Built To Spill, though – they never broke up.... continue reading on DCist

Written by DCist contributor Daniel White Country music, more than most genres, provokes reactions in its listeners that are rarely ambivalent. You love or you hate country, and there seem to be few people that would earnestly argue a position in between. Phosphorescent’s Tuesday night show at the Black... continue reading on DCist