FRIDAY:
>> One of this country’s finest (and wildest) live music acts, Gogol Bordello, kicks off two consecutive sold-out nights at the 9:30 Club. 8 p.m. both nights. Last-minute tickets appear to be hard to come by via Craig. Don’t forget about the unofficial afterparty at DC9.
>> Longtime local band Greenland (***) play The Red and the Black, with The Mirror Script, FOX Japan, and members of Len Bias playing under the name Excuses. 9 p.m., $8.
>> Was the opportunity to get your groove on absent from your NYE celebration? Head to Soulfuck at the Black Cat‘s backstage, where Soul Call Paul and Mad Squirrel will bring on ‘da ’60s and ’70s funk and soul. 9:30 p.m., free.
>> The Rock and Roll Hotel is also offering a solid DJ night, with Disco City upstairs starting at 9:30 p.m. Free.
>> Or maybe you just need a break from too much drinking and fun over the last few days/weeks? Try Ken Kolodner, an accomplished hammered dulcimer and folk fiddle player, at the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage. Guaranteed to be wholesome, and also free. 6:30 p.m.
SATURDAY:
>> No. 11 ranked Georgetown men’s basketball team host No. 3 Pittsburgh at noon at the Verizon Center. Tickets are available here for $22.50. The game will also be broadcast on ESPN.
>> The Newseum hosts another Inside Media lecture at 2:30 p.m. in their Knight TV Studio. Author and NPR correspondent Tom Gjelten will provide “an inside look at Cuba’s turbulent political history and uncertain future,” and will sign copies of his book, Bacardi and the Long Fight for Cuba: The Biography of a Cause.
>> The first Saturday of the month finds the Skullduggery and Skin show returning to Palace of Wonders. For $10, take in Albert Cadabra, Gal Friday & Ruby the Wonder Dog as they perform magic mixed with burlesque. 10 p.m.
>> Thinking of taking in some theater? We recommend Grey Gardens at Studio Theater and Twelfth Night at Shakespeare Theatre, both of which close this weekend.
SUNDAY:
>> The first Sunday of the month means karaoke at Galaxy Hut. 8 p.m.
>> The forecast is calling for rain, so we can’t recommend much else besides heading to the multiplex and catching up on your Oscar-season flicks. Read our critic’s reviews of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and The Wrestler, and add your own picks in the comments.
