Shelby Cinca is a longtime fixture in this town, going back to the early 90s with his days with the noisy post-punks in Frodus. Following that band's 1999 breakup, Cinca played with Fugazi's Joe Lally in Decahedron, and then formed a whole slew of other bands, the most well-known of which is probably The Cassettes. With The Cassettes, Cinca shifted gears away from the sound and fury of many of his previous bands toward a rootsier tone that owed heavily to classic rock in its early days, and has moved more heavily into folk-influenced territory since a significant lineup shift 5 years ago. more ›

>> The Rock and Roll Hotel hosts Austin's electro-indie Octopus Project and Shout Out Out Out Out. $10, 8:30 p.m. >> Rustico in Alexandria is bringing back its delightfully insane Don't Hassel the Hof Brau party, which honors Munich's famous Hofbrau Oktoberfest beer as well as perennial German favorite and noted drunk entertainer, David Hasselhoff. Free Hofbrau mugs with every beer, and our own beer guy, Eric Denman, will be tending bar and sporting... more ›

Clarendon watering hole Galaxy Hut has long been much beloved by fans of good music, cheap, delicious beer and food and wild mid-week karaoke sessions. We spotted this rather odd but fun video of Bill, the Galaxy Hut bartender, put together by The Cassettes Chronicle, "The Official Periodical of The Cassettes Musical Explorer Society," otherwise known as local band The Cassettes. more ›

FRIDAY: >> DCist is pleased to offer $5 off Forum Theatre & Dance's performances of UpShot by Ami Dayan (a scene from the play is at left). It's already received several positive notices, and director Shirley Serotsky has let us know that anyone who shows up at the box office with a print-out of this post can purchase a ticket for $13 (normally $18). This deal is good for the entire run of the play,... more ›