FRIDAY:
>> Odds are good that you’ll be able to happily dance the night away at Rock and Roll Hotel, no matter what kind of music you’re in the mood for. Downstairs you’ve got Party Bros., a tongue-in-cheek tribute to party music by DJs Gavin Holland and Chris Burns, featuring tunes ranging from Black Sabbath to Taylor Dayne, 9:30 p.m. to 2:30 a.m., while upstairs is a free funk and soul session from Moneytown, also starting at 9:30 p.m. Drink specials advertised until midnight.
>> New all-female comedy troupe, Broad Minded Comedy, is hosting their first weekend performance, kicking off tonight at 9 pm. The group debuted a couple weeks ago, packing HR-57’s Riot Act Comedy Club to the rafters — hence the four shows lined up for this weekend. Ring leader Diana Saez and her lassies Erin Jackson, Freddi Vernell (not to be confused with Freddy), Joyce Rebar, Katie Riffey, Aparna Nancherla, Leslie Cooley and Andrea Fuller are so over the female comedy stereotypes. $12 $17.
>> Evil Disco, long the District’s best heavy metal dance night, makes its triumphant return tonight, moving from Wonderland to the Black Cat’s backstage. DJ Hey Sailor! will evil it up starting at 9:30 p.m. Free.
>> If you’re a zombie movie fan but managed to miss 28 Weeks Later‘s rather short theatrical run like some of us did, Arlington Cinema and Drafthouse is offering up a chance to catch it tonight 12:10 a.m. Go here to buy tickets, $5.50. Also Saturday, Monday and Wednesday.
SATURDAY:
>> It seems like a lot of people have a story about how seeing Mirah play kind of changed their lives. I’ve only ever seen Mirah play once, in a gutted warehouse space in the middle of Skid Row in downtown L.A., circa 2002, and I’ve thought about the experience ever since — it was probably the first time in my life I ever felt compelled to spontaneously clap out an afterbeat without being asked, and I’m by no means a musician. There really is something about Mirah’s deliberate songwriting that makes you feel like you’re part of her band. At the Black Cat, with Laura Veirs, $12, 9 p.m.
>> We’re having a hard time accepting it, but Unbuckled alumni the Hard Tomorrows are calling it quits. They’ve certainly faced obstacles as a band, but they were always a sure bet in the local music scene, and will be sorely missed. Their final show is tonight at the Red & the Black, with Eons and Lady Cop, $8, 9 p.m.
SUNDAY:
>> We’ve given Bishop Allen and Page France plenty of attention before, and now they’re playing a Sunday night gig together at Black Cat with Philly’s Teeth, who keep hearing interesting things about. Sounds good to us.
Erin Zimmer contributed to the Picks. Photo courtesy the Hard Tomorrows
