>> The Rock and Roll Hotel hosts Austin’s electro-indie Octopus Project and Shout Out Out Out Out. $10, 8:30 p.m.
>> Rustico in Alexandria is bringing back its delightfully insane Don’t Hassel the Hof Brau party, which honors Munich’s famous Hofbrau Oktoberfest beer as well as perennial German favorite and noted drunk entertainer, David Hasselhoff. Free Hofbrau mugs with every beer, and our own beer guy, Eric Denman, will be tending bar and sporting the official Hasselhoff costume of the evening. From happy hour on, get there early as this looks to be a popular destination this evening.
>> Robert Baer, the CIA case officer on whose experiences Syriana was based, will be at a special screening of the film tonight at the National Portrait Gallery. Film starts at 7 p.m., with a q&a with Baer to follow. $15 tickets must be purchased first at the International Spy Museum box office or through ticketmaster, and not at the Portrait Gallery.
>> Slim Cessna’s Auto Club aren’t just a bunch of kids, and that’s a good thing. They’re making some of the best, and dare we say it most grown-up, roots rock/alt-country around. With The Cassettes at DC9, $10.
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