Monday

>> Struggling through another slow week of the 9-5? Well there’s a Labor Day light at the end of the tunnel and what better way to get you there than with two very loud and bold female punk songstresses who will shake you right into the weekend. Catch Full Minute of Mercury (***) and Knives in the Attic tonight at DC9. 8pm, $8.

Tuesday

>> While Shakira works out her Oral Fixation, Wyclef Jean has been busy promoting his Yele Haiti foundation, that provides humanitarian aid to his homeland and the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. We are told they will both will be at the Verizon Center tonight, that is unless her hips aren’t in fact telling the truth. 7:30pm.

>> How this Eastern European punk-folk band found their way into the New York indie rock scene is quite the mystery. Based on traditional Jewish folk music that includes accordions and violins, Golem seems to be following in the footsteps of artists like Matisyahu, who are bringing a new edge to the old world sound. See for yourself what they’re all about at The Red & The Black with Dj Anaan. $8.