The week in concerts around the area, including hip-hop provocateurs, indie-rock victory laps and The Who.

If full blown comebacks are now de rigueur in indie rock circles, few have contributed to their continuing legacy as successfully as Dinosaur Jr., which played at the Black Cat on Thursday night.

If full blown comebacks are now de rigueur in indie rock circles, few have contributed to their continuing legacy as successfully as Dinosaur Jr., which played at the Black Cat on Thursday night.

The week in concerts around the area, including multiple supergroups, ska-punk victory laps and a smattering of long-ago sold-out shows.

The (paltry) week in concerts around the area, including punk lifers, noise rock mainstays and the sweetest sounding Reverend in show business.

The week in concerts around the area, including buzz bin lifers, surf-rock legends and the best cover bands the city has to offer.

In a city with an unshakable connection to standing still, the D.C. crowd bucked its own reputation and provided a feisty, sweaty rejoinder to the Hot Snakes‘ impeccably sturdy punk rock and roll.

In a city with an unshakable connection to standing still, the D.C. crowd bucked its own reputation and provided a feisty, sweaty rejoinder to the Hot Snakes‘ impeccably sturdy punk rock and roll.

The week in concerts around the area, including beloved D.C. punk legends, one-hit wonders from the Garden State, and a band with the audacity to refer to themselves as “Trampled by Turtles.”

For Bruce Springsteen, every day is like Sunday. The 62-year-old lifer came to the Verizon center during the Lenten season with a familiar righteousness, looking to save souls and take names.