Mac Lethal

MONDAY
>> Kansas City isn’t exactly known for its vibrant hip-hop scene. That fact, however, hasn’t stopped Missouri MC Mac Lethal from planting his name on the map. Rapping over everything from harmonica loops to folky ballads and referencing Wilco and Nick Drake in his songs, it’s no stretch to say that Lethal isn’t your average hip-hop artist. That said, fans of acts like Atmosphere and Sage Francis will find plenty to love in his introspective, self-deprecating rhymes. At DC9 with Grieves and Soulcrate Music, $10, 9 p.m.

TUESDAY
>> O.A.R. might be “college-rock” of a decidedly frat boy-friendly variety, but that doesn’t mean that the local sons shouldn’t get at least some props for playing an acoustic show at a tiny venue like the Rock and Roll Hotel. Considering that the Rockville band has managed to sell out Madison Square Garden, it should come as no surprise that the show is long sold out, though there’s always Craigslist if you’re really desperate. 6:30 p.m.

>> Despite being the subject of near universal critical acclaim in the 1970s, singer-songwriter Elliott Murphy has mostly been forgotten by rock historians in his native America. He’s lived as an ex-pat in Paris for nearly two decades now, and though he’s been better known as a novelist, journalist and producer in recent decades, he still manages to average nearly an album a year on the side. He’ll be playing the intimate Velvet Lounge as part of his first U.S. tour in eight years, likely making him the first artist to play the U Street club who has also recorded with both Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel. With Jann Klose, $15, 9 p.m.