Monday
>> From the city that brought you Starbucks coffee, Pretty Girls Make Graves will wake you up this Monday night at the Black Cat with their own caffeinated brand of post-punk rock off of their new album Elan Vital with Giant Drag and The Joggers. $13, mainstage, 8:30 p.m.
>> There’s no better place to get out of the rain and mellow out than at Iota with the acoustic sounds of Virginia’s young singer/songwriter Justin Trawick, who’s been described as a “mixture of Ryan Adams, OAR, and G. Love.” He’ll be opening for purveyors of Southern Funk, Brother Shamus. $10, 8:30 p.m.
Tuesday
>> Got a McPheever? Ready to vote like Yamin it? Thinking of joining the Soul Patrol? If you’re answer is yes to any of these questions, then you probably already have plans for this Tuesday night. Otherwise, head out to the 9:30 Club where The Go-Go’s will be celebrating the 25th anniversary of their 1981 hit album, Beauty and the Beat. $35, 7 p.m. doors.
>> Black Cat brings you Donny Hue and the Colors, blending local musical talent with members from Washington Social Club and the Carlsonics. And for a for a bit of a mental escape from the fast paced life in a big city, Pitchfork approved indie folk rockers, The Essex Green, headline the show with pastoral pining songs from their new album, Cannibal Sea. $8, backstage, 9 p.m.
