Monday
>> The New Pornographers made Rolling Stone’s “Best Songs of 2007” with “Myriad Harbour” off Challengers, and Austin’s Okkervil River has been getting a lot of attention for the addictive single, “Our Life is Not a Movie or Maybe”, off their August release The Stage Names. This two night indie power pop set at the 9:30 Club is sold out, but there are quite a few for sale on Craigslist. 7 p.m. P.S. Sommer is so sorry for being wrong about whether Neko Case would be with the band here in D.C. We are told now that SHE WILL be there tonight and tomorrow, despite having missed at least one date earlier on this tour.

>> Former Stabbing Westward frontman Christopher Hall formed The Dreaming back in 2002, and after a slew of online EPs, the L.A.-based industrial rockers have finally released their first full length album, Etched in Blood, this past January. They’ll be shaking up the Black Cat tonight with Vera Mesmer, and Half Past My Sin. $10, 9 p.m.

Tuesday
>> The Last Town Chorus is a predominantly one-woman act. Megan Hickey and her lap steel bring a unique and emotional sound both to the stage and TV, as her cover of David Bowie’s “Modern Love” was featured on an episode of Grey’s Anatomy. Tonight she will be at Iota. $12, 8:30 p.m.

>> Hailing from Portland, Oregon, Casey Neill & the Norway Rats fuse punk rock with Celtic folk, and this eclectic combination has received praise from rock legend Steve Earle, who said, “These are songs with stories well told. This is what its all about.” Go see what they are all about for yourself at the Black Cat’s backstage with opener Little Pink. $8, 9 p.m.