Before we point you to our concert picks for this week, make sure you go check out the Six Points Festival lineup. The festival features performances from dozens of area bands at venues throughout Arlington and D.C.

MONDAY:
>> Sticky-sweet Japanese punksters Shonen Knife play the Black Cat tonight. $12.

TUESDAY:
>> If you feel like a blast from the past (or, rather, the mid-90s), female rocker Lisa Loeb (at right), she of the black-framed glasses and hit “Stay”, is at Rams Head in Annapolis. $23.50. (She’s at Wolf Trap tomorrow night, too.)

WEDNESDAY:
>> We can’t decide: iPod DJ Night at Saint-Ex, or Indie Rock Karaoke ($5) at DC9? Oh, the choices a girl must make in life.

THURSDAY:
>> Local spinner DJ Yakov will showcase UK and Swedish House Music at Andalu this evening. You can download some of his mp3s here.

FRIDAY:
>> Hot Hot Heat plays scorching synth rock at the 9:30 Club. Bonus: one of their openers is local favorite Washington Social Club. $15.

SUNDAY
>> If you’re in the mood for something a little more cultured, the Washington Bach Consort is playing the St. John Passion at the National Presbyterian Church on Nebraska Avenue near American University at 3 p.m. Tickets will run you $15-47.

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