FRIDAY:
>> DCist favorites The French Kicks are at the Rock and Roll Hotel tonight with The Childballads (the Bon Savants cancelled). $13, 9:30 p.m.
>> Exotic Fever Records is keeping the spirit of the D.C. underground scene alive almost singlehandedly, and this weekend they’ll celebrate their seven year anniversary with an ecclectic festival to showcase their artists. Tonight it’s Mass Movement of the Moth, New Idea Society, Den of Thieves, Kathy Cashel, Worn In Red and A Study In Her, and tomorrow you’ll find Pash, Liza Kate, Sean McArdle, The April Decca and an unannounced special guest. Each night is only $6, at Warehouse Nextdoor, doors at 8 p.m.
>> Check out a free outdoor screening of Jonathan Demme’s documentary Neil Young: Heart of Gold at Silver Spring Plaza, part of the SILVERDOCS AFI/Discovery Documentary festival. 9 p.m.
SATURDAY:
>> Local indie poppers the Washington Social Club are back in town and taking over the 9:30 Club this weekend to release their new album, Bigger Than Your Boyfriend. With bright and bouncy songs that integrate threads of the sounds of D.C. bands like the Dismemberment Plan and Weird War, WSC have been a staple on the local music scene for a while now. We chatted with the band in 2005 and checked them out a couple times too. Brightest Young Things have a great feature on the band up now, so give that a look before you check out the show and pick up their new album. With The Dance Party, $12.
>> After a slow start to the season, D.C. United is finally back to their winning ways. The team hasn’t lost in six games and Ben Olson just earned Goal of the Week and Player of the Week honors for his efforts last week against NY Red Bull. Tonight United face off against the Chicago Fire without defender and Guts contestant Bobby Boswell, who is suspended after last week’s red card. D.C. and Chicago are currently tied for fourth in the Eastern Conference standings. Perhaps a D.C. win will finally get them out of The Freezer. Kickoff is at 7:30. Tickets here.
>> Some of the cheapest fun you can have this weekend will be to check out Three Stars alumni J. Forte and the Secret Pop Band at Arlington’s Galaxy Hut. $5, 9 p.m.
SUNDAY:
>> Call your dad.
>> It’s the last day of SILVERDOCS, and we’d recommend the catching the following films while you still can: Pete Seeger: The Power of Song at 4:30 p.m.; What Would Jesus Buy at 3 p.m. and Big Rig at 8:30 p.m. Check out the full schedule here.
Kyle Gustafson and Amanda Mattos contributed to the Picks
