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>> 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.

>> Only Los Angeles could produce whatever Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zereos is. An unholy union of the Manson and Partridge families, this dozen piece collective is yet another band of wide-eyed mystics from la la land looking to recruit converts through peace, love and folksy sing-alongs. As if that wasn't enough, the much buzzed about Fool's Gold and Local Natives round out a diverse, sold out evening at the Black Cat. 8 p.m.

>> Made famous by their star turn in the 2007 film Once, Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, better known as the Swell Season, have been charming audiences around the world with their trans-European folk fusion ever since. Tonight they'll stop by the 9:30 Club with Doveman. Sold out, 7 p.m.

>> The Boss is in town! The Boss is in town! Wait, wasn’t he just here? Perhaps that's why there are tickets available. Springsteen & The E Street Band will be rocking out the Verizon Center tonight. 7:30 p.m. $32.50, $68 and $98.

Our apologies for missing Monday and Tuesday. Better late than never, here's your abbreviated music agenda.

>> Atlanta four-piece The Coathangers will bring their sassy, lighthearted garage-pop tunes to the Black Cat tonight. Singing along is very much encouraged. With Thee Lexington Arrows and Foul Swoops, $10, 8:30 p.m.

>> Soulsavers come off sounding like a Mark Kozelek project with more elaborate instrumentation, but adding husky voiced troubadour Mark Lanegan gives them an added dimension of weight and darkness. Experience their pathos at the Rock and Roll Hotel. Also Jonneine Zapata and Red Ghost. 8 p.m., $18.

By DCist Contributor Matt Siblo

>> Justin Moyer performs as his alter-ego, Edie Sedgwick, tonight. The Three Stars alum's shows are unusual to say the least, but also interesting: the Black Cat described her as "Le Tigre meets Black Flag for an irony-free dance party with a tranny Milton Berle as MC!" 9 p.m., $8.

By DCist contributor Matt Siblo

>> Post-rock's loud-soft-loud dynamics and frenetic instrumentation may have been pioneered by bands like Tortoise and Mono (among others), but Scottish outfit Mogwai have become one of the sub-genre's most recognizable names. They'll be blasting out eardrums tonight at the 9:30 Club. 7 p.m., $25.

>> Folky balladeers and three stars alums Pree make tonight's Fort Reno show easy to recommend. Le Loup fans in particular should take note: while May Tabol's latest project occupies a different niche in the indie-folk spectrum, her songs are still some of the most distinctive you'll find in the District today. With North America and Stoney Lonesome, 7:15 p.m., Free.

>> If ever a band has distilled the essential elements of heartbreak and loneliness into song form, it's Jason Molina's consistently excellent Magnolia Electric Co. The band is on the eve of a brand new album release tomorrow, so expect plenty of new songs tonight on the Black Cat backstage. Just bring someone who doesn't mind if you cry on their shoulder during the show. The Donkeys will open. $13, 9 p.m.

>> In case you were wondering why all those tweens are around he Verizon Center tonight, it's because the Jonas Brothers are there. They'll perform tonight with Jordin Sparks and Honor Society, who left a very special message on their MySpace page just for D.C!!!!1! 7 p.m., looks to be predictably sold-out.

>> Those revered veterans of indie rock, Sonic Youth, begin their two-night stand at the 9:30 Club tonight. They're on the road in support of their sixteenth studio album, The Eternal, just released on Matador last month. And while the Yoof may be the elder statesmen on the scene these days and that once-raw noise seems just a tad more sterile, their late-period catalog has shown remarkable consistency, guaranteeing at least one or two gems per release. 'Course, their 9:30 shows have been sold out for a good while now. Maybe some luck here? Doors 7 p.m., with openers Endless Boogie.

>> Fort Reno continues its dominance of our summer concert plans with the third show of the season, featuring Cigarbox Planetarium, Small Doses and Batala. Weather reports look favorable, but as always bring the bug spray and the dog and leave the glass bottles (and arsenic) at home. Free, 7:15 p.m.

>> Don't let DC9's web site confuse you: the intriguing (super)group made up of former members of Unicorns and Arcade Fire are called Clues, not YOUTUBE (though, that wouldn't be a bad band name either). Give their single "Haarp" a spin over here, and check them out as the headliners of a four-band bill tonight at DC9. $8/$10, 8:30 p.m.

MONDAY

>> Missouri-by-way-of-Brooklyn group White Rabbits made a little publicized stop through the District last month as openers for Spoon’s set at George Washington University (Britt Daniel produced their second record, the strong, melodic It’s Frightening). They’re back this time to headline the Rock and Roll Hotel, bringing fellow Brooklynites The Subjects along in support. Doors at 8 p.m. $12/14.

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>> The week kicks off with what promises to be a fantastic and unusual concert at Iota, where two solo multi-instrumentalists give you the opportunity for a break from anything approaching "standard." Ben Sollee is the headliner, primarily a cellist who also incorporates banjo, guitar, and percussion into his repertoire, and blends folk and jazz in a way that made him a perfect match for a project a few years back with Abigail Washburn and Bela Fleck. Opening up is Anni Rossi, a violist who I once saw open for Carla Bozulich at the old Warehouse Next Door, who delivered one of those opening performances so surprising and transfixing that I had to make a beeline for the merch table as soon as she left the stage. One caveat here: Rossi, who recently signed to 4AD and released her first record for the label, is frequently compared to Joanna Newsom, and while her voice has an entirely different timbre, she's inclined towards the same sorts of odd vocal gymnastics, leaps, and yelps that that comparison might suggest. Which is to say that she might be an acquired taste for some, but if you're into that sort of thing, you just might be blown away. 8:30 p.m., $12.

>> Awwwwwww yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaah, Maryland! Who's ready for some poetic introspection? I said, WHO'S READY FOR SOME POETIC INTROSPECTION! Seventy-four-year-old songwriter's songwriter Leonard Cohen ain't exactly the sort of cat you imagine headlining a summer shed show, and indeed his Merriweather gig is kind of an outlier on the itinerary of a tour schedule -- his first in about a decade and a half -- that mostly has him playing theaters. Cohen has been upfront about returning to the road at this late date because he needs money: His former business manager stole most of Cohen's savings while he was meditating at a Los Angeles monastery for the last few years of the 20th century. But he's still one of the greatest songwriters who ever held a pen, and his just-released Live in London album, recorded last summer, offers persuasive evidence that his performing mojo remains undimmed. $40-$250, 7:30 p.m.

>> Hippie favorite and mainstream crossover artist Ben Harper already sold out the 9:30 Club, where he'll be playing with his new band, the Relentless7, tonight. But Craig and friends still have some options for you. 7 p.m.

MONDAY

>> If you like Kings of Leon, you're probably going to like Chicago's The Interiors. This three piece offers the same style of rough but smart rock with a lot of country influence. They're playing this evening at DC9 with The Wax Standard, The Jet Age and Mittenfields. $8, 8 p.m.

MONDAY

>> The Brian Jonestown Massacre have done their best to immortalize themselves in rock 'n' roll lore. But whether that's been a success or a failure seems to matter little to the band's delusional frontman, Anton Newcombe, and his merry band of classicist psych-rock purveyors. Their music has occasionally touched some pretty great heights, but so often lapses into a mildly entertaining round of spot-the-influence. Still, come to tonight's 9:30 Club show for the psych or come to see if Newcombe launches any particularly interesting tirades -- should be interesting. $20, with The Flavor Crystals. Doors at a family-friendly 7 p.m.

>> Fans of Adult Swim's Metalocalypse will want to be at the 9:30 Club tonight for a show that should firmly straddle the line between RAWK and kitsch, as the show's creator,Brendon Small, the man behind Dethklok, will unleash a fury of heavy metal thunder on D.C. backed by The School of Rock All-Stars, which should just make the whole thing as hopelessly adorable as it will be ear-drum shattering. In the opening slot is Tragedy, who give the music of the Bee Gees just what it was always asking for: a metal tribute. 7 p.m., $15.

>> The UK's White Lies is already being hyped as one of the best bands of 2009. Shouldn't there be a six-month waiting period before we get into that debate? You could check back in July, or go ahead and see them tonight at the Black Cat, where they'll share the stage with Friendly Fires and The Soft Pack. $15, 8 p.m.

>> It's the middle of March, which means two things: basketball and all things Irish. As has become tradition, Shane MacGowan and his band, The Pogues, are extending their annual visit to three nights at the 9:30 Club in celebration of St Patrick's Day. Monday and Tuesday are both sold out (try Craigslist), but tickets for Wednesday are still available. $55, 7 p.m.