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The Walkmen provided some glimpses of the future on Tuesday night, playing a 17-song set to a pretty-full-but-not-sold-out 9:30 Club. However, if Tuesday's set served a as an indicator as to the band's songwriting direction, then they haven't quite made their mind up yet. The word "boozy" has been used to describe the band's sound in the past, but "boozy" only buys you a finite line of credit. The band's most recent work has showcased multiple divergent influences. 2006's A Hundred Miles Off brought in horns and a bit of punk rock, while 2008's You & Me brought a more soulful sound, making singer Hamilton Leithauser sound like an age-old indie-rock crooner.

Just a heads up, Live Nation let us know that they've released some extra tickets to the nearly sold out Kings of Leon/Walkmen show tonight at the Patriot Center. These are two of our very favorite live bands (we've reviewed KoL twice). They offer variations on rough, well-rehearsed, full and satisfying rock 'n' roll. So if you've been wishing and doing the Craigslist shuffle, try for a legit ticket here while there are still some left.

The between-set music for Friday night’s homecoming show for DC boys The Walkmen was Big Star. Nothing but Big Star, all the time. About as a fitting as they come for California openers Broken West, who might currently be the most deserving heirs to the tattered power pop crown. They opened with lead single "Down in the Valley," drawing out the opening, ringing A-chord, double rhythm-guitar parts in classic power pop fashion. Occasionally, the band...

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...

We've updated our interview with The Walkmen to add in some after-the-buzzer answers from lead singer Hamilton Leithauser. Scroll on down the page and take a second look at the piece, which now features 100% more St. Albans alumnus.

DCist caught up with Pete Bauer of The Walkmen this weekend as the band is about to start touring for their excellent new album, A Hundred Miles Off. The Walkmen play Thursday night at the 9:30 Club, and while we wish them all the luck in the world and a sold out crowd, there's sure to be a palpable absence of DCist readers present, as we're hosting Unbuckled, simultaneously. Update: After posting this interview, Hamilton...

SXDC As much as we'd like to be, DCist isn't at SXSW right now. A couple of our ist-a-verse brethren made the trek to the oh-so-awesome music, film and interactive festival out in sunny Austin. What's even more exciting than that is that so did two D.C. musicians! We're beaming like proud parents as our very own Three Stars alum The Hint head to Texas. It's kind of like sending our kids off to college....

Because we like to keep you in the know, here's an updated list of upcoming shows, through middle of October or so (if we've missed anything, please let us know!). A couple of DCist-ers will be in attendance at the Thrills show tomorrow night at the Black Cat, so come on out! 9/17: Lungfish, Black Cat 9/18: The Thrills, Black Cat 9/23: The Walkmen, 9:30 Club 9/24: Fiery Furnaces, Black Cat 9/25: Travis Morrison, Galaxy...

DCist usually laments the state of shows here in the nation’s capital. Often passed over for the bigger markets of Philadelphia or New York, the D.C. never seems to get a fair shake when it comes to the concerts that all the cool kids wanna go to. It’s so unfair! We have some great musical venues; when are we going to get a steady influx of good live bands? Well, it seems the times, they...