Clues

MONDAY
>> Don’t let DC9‘s web site confuse you: the intriguing (super)group made up of former members of Unicorns and Arcade Fire are called Clues, not YOUTUBE (though, that wouldn’t be a bad band name either). Give their single “Haarp” a spin over here, and check them out as the headliners of a four-band bill tonight at DC9. $8/$10, 8:30 p.m.

>> DC9’s offering an equally intriguing way to spend your Monday night downstairs. SMS Trivia is different than your standard trivia nights, because you text your answers in. Could be revolutionary, or infuriating. Free, 7 p.m.

>> As the Velvet Lounge so emphatically points out, Father Murphy are from Italy! They’re noisey and sparse and probably just about what you’d amble into the Velvet Lounge for on a Monday night. With the much more local Echolalia, from Falls Church.

TUESDAY
>> What’s more surprising: that Better Than Ezra are touring this summer, or that their show at the 9:30 Club has long been sold out?

>> Mark Charles Heidinger is a DCist favorite in any incarnation. This week his main solo-act, Vandaveer, plays DC9. When he plays live, he’s usually joined by Rose, whose voice is so lovely it’ll give you sweet dreams for days. $8/$10, 8:30 p.m.