Before their set on Friday night at the Black Cat, Atlanta's Black Lips sat down with DCist to discuss travel, filibusters, their love of the Maine Avenue Fish Market, and robotripping. The show was everything that band is known for -- fast, fun, exciting and tight. Though the band generally trades in three minute thrashers, it has a decade's worth of material to draw from, and played a good long set for the packed main stage crowd. With the help of a really cool projection show, stage divers and a seemingly endless supply of beer explosions from the crowd, this was not your normal head nodding, toe tapping kind of D.C. concert. People came ready to, well, rock 'n' roll, and the band was more than happy to give the audience what they were looking for. more ›

If the Hold Steady serve their classic rock and roll with a dose of heavy optimism (see "Positive Jam," upcoming album Stay Positive), then Atlanta's Black Lips might be considered their evil twin brother. Using "Bad Kids" as a song title and a call to action, their Saturday night set at the Black Cat was about as raucous and rowdy as they come. more ›

FRIDAY: >> The city's free concert series follows MC Hammer with a rare appearance by salsa legend Willie Colon, 7-9 p.m. at Woodrow Wilson Center. >> President Nixon’s White House counsel John Dean will be at Politics and Prose to discuss his book, Broken Government, which examines "the institutional damage he believes the Republican Party has inflicted on the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government during the Bush administration." 7 p.m. He'll also be... more ›

Consider this a warning. The Black Lips, Atlanta's favorite juvenile delinquents, have the capability to turn any live show into a living, breathing OSHA health hazard. Even if managing to avoid the quartet's spit, vomit, blood and urine, one should still expect to exit the club soaked in PBR. Admittedly, the antics, which have also included on-stage intra-band brawls and makeout sessions, could originally be attributed to both teenage drunkenness and lack of technical... more ›

FRIDAY: >> RJD2 is not to be confused with the new R2D2 mailboxes unvelied this month. His turntable skills, however, have us wondering if he's part robot. At the 9:30 Club, $20. >> Native sons The Walkmen, who we talked to last spring, bring their boozey, jangley rock, to the Rock & Roll Hotel tonight. Fans can look forward to hearing lots of new material that the band's been road-testing this spring. If you liked... more ›