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CLASSICAL The VSA arts International Young Soloists Concert tonight will feature four up-and-coming musicians in the Kennedy Center Family Theater. It’s free, but you have to request a ticket in advance. Call (202) 628-2800 to make a reservation. 7:30 p.m.

MUSIC: Tonight’s lineup at the Velvet Lounge features some fantastic band names: Ohio’s Psychedelic Horseshit will bring the fuzzed-out psych jams while D.C.’s own Cutest Puppy in the World skews closer to post-rock. Also a solo guitar set from Insect Factory. $8, 7:30 p.m.

DJ: This week’s “Vs.” battle at Almaz (1212 U Street NW) pits D’Angelo against Musiq Soulchild. Selecting the tunes will be DJ 2-Tone Jones and DJ Stylus. $5, 9 p.m.

READING: Biographer T. J. Stiles will be at Politics and Prose at 7 p.m. tonight to read from and sign copies of his most recent book, The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt.

SPORTS: The big Game 7 matchup of the Caps vs. the Rangers starts tonight at 7 p.m. at the Verizon Center. Craigslist is looking a little desperate, so if you’re unwilling to shell out $180 for last minute tix, we’d suggest settling in at the Irish Channel Pub in Chinatown. It’s by no means the world’s greatest bar, but it’s a bona fide hockey hangout, and they also have outdoor seating in case you want to pop in and out.