Exit Clov. Photo by Mehan Jayasuriya.

MONDAY
>> They’re alums of both Unbuckled and Three Two Stars. Yessir, they don’t come any more DCist-approved than Deleted Scenes. At the Black Cat’s Backstage with the Never and the Bee Team, $8, 9 p.m.

>> Nothing says summer like sitting in the grass at Fort Reno. And even if you’re not into Exit Clov (pictured)–who we totally heart and stalked all the way to Texas, by the way–there should be enough quality dog and kid-watching to keep you busy. What’s that, you hate dogs, kids and Exit Clov? You, my friend, are an inhuman monster. Free, 7:15 p.m.

TUESDAY
>> You’ll be hard-pressed to find a better double-header this week than Gnarls Barkley and Hercules and Love Affair, a show that will find the architects behind two of this year’s best records sharing the 9:30 Club stage. It’s sold out, but there’s always Craigslist. After all, you don’t really need all that plasma to survive. 7 p.m.

WEDNESDAY
>> Our own Ian Buckwalter once said that “Neil Hamburger’s lack of comedic timing is both legendary and the true genius of his anti-comedy act, which will make you laugh the harder he tries not to make you laugh. If you catch my meaning.” As if that wasn’t enough meta-comedy, opening act Daiquiri appear to be a parody of a metal band. We think. At the Black Cat’s Backstage, $10, 9 p.m.

>> So, really fancy yourself a dance party reveler, eh? Do you spend every Friday, Saturday and Sunday night sweatily rubbing up against strangers? Been caught in the BYT flash more times than you care to remember? Well, here’s a challenge for you: the Rock and Roll hotel’s Not Dead Yet. Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to drink free rail drinks from 8 to 9 p.m. (with the purchase of a $6 Jager shot) and enjoy various drink specials after that, dance to the deep grooves of DJ PM and KO Kid and generally let loose with little regard for the fact that it’s Wednesday. Why? Because nothing says “party animal” like a hangover on a Thursday. Free, 8 p.m.