FRIDAY:
>>Do you like Hall and Oates and Haddaway? Who doesn’t? The Black Cat is hosting Crap, a dance night of bad music on purpose. We advise loosening your Macarena muscles and preparing your ears for “singers” like Don Johnson, Eddie Murphy, and Bruce Willis. 10 pm, free.
SATURDAY:
>>There are more art openings than we can shake a sculpture at today, so check out our Arts Agenda for a rundown.
>>Anything called “Underwear Party” is probably going to be a good time. For those interested in seeing and being seen dancing in their skivvies, head to the Rock N Roll Hotel. You can arrive in your underoos, but you might be chilly. And the website says “free Sparks for anyone who checks in their clothes.” Free before 10 pm, $10 after
>>Rather than underwear, we expect lots of black t-shirts at the 9:30 Club for Mastodon‘s prog/hardcore/etc. metal – 7 pm doors, $15. And ditto for H.R. of hardcore legends Bad Brains. He’s at the Red and the Black with the Lucky Bastards and the Omega Band. 9 pm doors, $10.
>>And my favorite local band, Assrockers, return from a hiatus to play at the Warehouse Next Door. Think leather pants, Darkness-esque is-it-a-joke hard rock, and band members with great noms-de-rock. With Channel 43, 9:30 pm
SUNDAY:
>>If you are planning to honor our past presidents with a nice hangover, our friends over at Buzzlife bring us Mardi Gras 2007 at Avenue Night Club. Bringing the debauchery downstairs is popular drum and bass DJ Dieselboy, with a down-tempo set by Muramasa & Shade. Icing on the cake- local house DJs Section 8 and Exit will be facing off upstairs on 4 turntables. $15 pre-sale, 9pm-3am.
>>Or celebrate President’s Day by commemorating the foreign policy debacle (the XYZ Affair) of one of our founding fathers by checking out The XYZ Affair, the band, when they hit the Black Cat Backstage in a terrific triple bill. Philly’s The Teeth kick things off, and Detroit rockers The High Strung close out the night. $12. 9 p.m.
>>And #1 Duke visits #6 Maryland in hoops. No, this isn’t 2002, we’re talking about the women’s teams, both of whom are having fantastic seasons. Brenda Frese’s team could get a nice bump in the polls if they can topple the Blue Devils. It’s sold out, but it’ll be on Fox Sports Net and probably many bars. 6 pm.
Lindsay Gibson and Graham Hough-Cornwell also contributed picks
Photo of a president not honored this weekend by mindgutter
