MONDAY
>> Lead singer Shannon Hoon may have died of a drug overdose in 1995, but that hasn’t stopped Blind Melon from soldering on with a new vocalist after a nearly 10 year hiatus. Come relive the alternative rock band’s mid-90s heyday at the 9:30 Club, $15, 7:30 p.m.

>> If you like detuned, angular guitar lines, slightly off-kilter vocals and Brooklyn, The Muggabears just might be the band for you. At the Red & the Black with Sisters, $10, 8 p.m.

>> It’s no secret that DCist loves These United States, and with their debut LP just one day away from release, now would be as good a time as any to find out what all the fuss is about. Record release show at Iota in Arlington, $10, 8:30 p.m.

TUESDAY
>> They might have (wisely) dropped the “to Your Mom” portion of their moniker, but Seattle outfit Say Hi (pictured) still has plenty of references to vampires, UFOs and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”, more cutesy album artwork than you can shake a teddy bear at and five albums’ worth of catchy indie pop tunes to back them up. With Caverns at the Black Cat, $10, 9 p.m.

>> As far as we can tell, Cobra Starship is famous for two things: penning a song for the Snakes on a Plane soundtrack and being the new vehicle for Gabe Saporta, who was previously the frontman for New Jersey emo-pop outfit Midtown. Despite these two facts, the band has somehow managed to sell out the 9:30 Club. If you weren’t lucky enough to snag tickets, there’s always Craigslist.