MONDAY
>> Morcheeba may be well past the peak of popularity they hit at the tail end of the tide of trip-hop, but they can still pack in the crowds. Their show tonight at the 9:30 Club with the similarly eclectic Argentine singer-songwriter Federico Aubele is sold out, so if you want to get in, show up early and try to find some extras on the sidewalk, or check out what Craigslist has to offer. $25, 7:30 p.m.

>> Dan Mark plays some pretty pleasing acoustic singer-songwriter material, and Arc of June have a talent for dreamy pop (as well as, according to their Myspace page, an affinity for one of our favorite local revolutionary groups). They’ll team up tonight at Galaxy Hut. $5, 9 p.m.

TUESDAY
>> And we thought New Zealand only produced picturesque scenery for fantasy films and the occasional novelty folk duo. Turns out they’ve also sent us a great noisy punk band in the form of Die! Die! Die!, who come to DC9 this week hot on the heels of their performances down at South By Southwest. $8, 8:30 p.m.

>> Had enough of fey, sensitive boys with messy haircuts fronting the same old indie rock bands? You may be the target market for Hardcore Tuesdays at Asylum. The new night at the Adams Morgan mainstay kicks off this week and will feature acts that keep it LOUD. This week features three local metal bands: Absolute Vengeance, Gryffindor, and Haunted Shores. $5, 9 p.m.

>> Three men, five strings. The Presidents of the United States of America may have seemed like kind of a goof at the time, but tell me you can’t still get “Peaches” or “Lump” to stick back in your head at the drop of a hat. Providing a light-hearted antidote to heavy-handed serious 90s rawk, PUSA may have never had the kind of success that would prevent most people from continuing to think of them as a two-hit wonder, but they’ve had staying power among the cultish ranks of their fans. They’ll play the 9:30 Club with Jack Talcum and Ludo. $15.