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MONDAY >> You cannot avoid Toots Hibbert on TV these days. Well actually, it is just that Nissan car commercial with the Clash's version of Toots & the Maytals' "Pressure Drop." The guy who penned that song, "Reggae Got Soul," and numerous other R&B flavored Jamaican numbers is at the 930 Club with the latest version of the Maytals. Hot D.C. go-go combo Mambo Sauce were just added as openers. $26 >> If solo indie...

>> Fort Reno's got Garland of Hours, Aerialist, and Lady in the Radiator. 7:15 p.m., call 703-318-2197 for rain updates. >> Screen on the Green has the excellent, often overlooked thriller Wait Until Dark, which stars Audrey Hepburn as a recently blinded woman who is terrorized by a group of criminals while they try to get to a doll stuffed with heroin they believe is in her apartment. Films start at sunset, call 877-262-5866 for...

Just two days and counting until Unbuckled 6 is officially upon us, D.C. To whet your appetites a bit, we've asked both bands to answer a few hard-hitting questions leading up to their performance at DC9 this Wednesday. Today we bring you wisdom from The XYZ Affair's Alex Feder, and the band's latest music video — which is completely and totally awesome, if the words "physical challenge," Pete, Ferguson or Budnick mean anything to you....

Welcome to the first morning of the Fenty administration, Washington. As we mentioned at the time, Mr. Fenty was officially sworn in yesterday. The Post reports that the ceremony was kept small in order to avoid distracting from funeral observances in President Ford's honor. Very tactful! Good job so far, Mr. Mayor. Fenty's inaugural address will occur today at the Washington Convention Center. Meet Your New First Lady: We're still not quite ready to...

What does the term "garage rock" conjure up for you? Perhaps it's the wave of young upstarts in the 1960s who comprise the genre's original incarnation. The Wailers, The Pretty Things, and countless other groups of rebellious youngsters making primitive, minimally-produced noise in American suburbia. These bands became a-dime-a-dozen, and would sparkle and fade -- or not sparkle at all -- before dying out. If they were lucky, they racked up a small fanbase. And if their fans were lucky, the bands would leave one or two bootleg recordings before "creative differences" or sheer apathy led to their hasty demise.

With all the hubbub surrounding Beck’s “secret” backstage show Monday night, there was some concern The Apples in Stereo show upstairs might get overlooked. To some extent it was, but let it be said that anyone who just went home to their couch and tried to stream the Decemberists on NPR through crappy laptop speakers missed out on a hell of a good night.

On their way to a 19-1 record, George Washington has shown flashes of brilliance, but also a disturbing tendency to turn their intensity on and off. Both those charateristics were on display in Philadelphia Saturday against St. Joseph's. The Colonials sleepwalked through most of the game, but found just enough effort to pull out a 64-62 win. After St. Joe's came back to take a one-point lead, Pops Mensah-Bonsu scored the last of his...

Chin up, art enthusiasts - the dismal month of August is finally coming to a close. With it are lots of closing gallery exhibits around town. Stay tuned for the barrage of shows that will be opening in area museums and galleries over the next few weeks. >> Heading back to class at The University of Maryland? Be sure to stop in the Union Gallery to see "Every Day," featuring artwork by Barbara Bergstrom, Tracy...

The cold temperatures will ease somewhat today with highs reaching around 60 under partly cloudy skies. The photo of the National Cathedral was posted to DCist Photos by Flickr user Melissa. Bus Crash Analyzed: Authorities re-enacted yesterday an accident between a trash truck and a school bus that occured one week ago that left two children dead and 15 wounded. Police stressed that it might be weeks before the final results of their investigations...