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MONDAY
>> The Boss is in town! The Boss is in town! Wait, wasn’t he just here? Perhaps that’s why there are tickets available. Springsteen & The E Street Band will be rocking out the Verizon Center tonight. 7:30 p.m. $32.50, $68 and $98.
>> Or if you’d rather see another big name at even higher prices (and with even bigger hair) Lyle Lovett and his Large Band are at the Strathmore. 8 p.m., $59.50-$125.
>> When King Khan comes to town with his band The Shrines, it’s a show that pays homage to the Godfather of Soul and the lower income tax bracket. When the bill states that it’s time for the King Khan & BBQ Show as it does tonight at the Rock and Roll Hotel, prepare for a glorious racket of soul, garage and punk music. 8:30 p.m., $15
>> Guitarist Chris Grier impressed us when collaborating with another guitarist and sax player at the final show of Sonic Circuits. Now he’s back at the Black Cat on his own opening for Arlington rockers The Chance. $8, 9 p.m.
>> The Very Best are the latest of many groups who have mixed African rhythms with American pop melodies and they’re giving DC9 patrons a special VIP option for tonight’s show with electro-pop act Javelin. For an additional $12 you can get a VIP ticket, which includes an autographed copy of their latest CD, which includes vocals by M.I.A. and Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig. 9 p.m., $10 gen/adm, $22 VIP (includes autographed copy of CD) 18+
>> Vince Scheuerman of Army of Me celebrates a new and starkly intimate EP by doing an acoustic show at Jammin Java. 7:30 p.m., $13.
>> For another intimate look at local music, John and Paul Thornley of US Royalty are testing out some new tracks at an event they’ve named Thornley & Friends at Solly’s. Honey House will be opening and Matthew Hemerlein will be joining the brothers on violin. 8:30 p.m.
TUESDAY
>> It’s a good month for people who liked emo before emo became a dirty word. Fresh off the heels of a Sunny Day Real Estate reunion, The Get Up Kids will be playing at the 9:30 Club with Kevin Devine and The Life and Times. High school flames not required. 6:30 p.m., $21.
>> Girls is one of these heavily hyped but incredibly polarizing new groups whose aesthetic sounds like a bizarre union of Soul Asylum and Elvis Costello. Regardless of which side of the debate you’re on regarding Girls, Real Estate (from D.C.’s own Underwater Peoples record label) will provide a woozy, laid-back and enjoyable experience at the Black Cat Mainstage. 8 p.m., $12
>> Two of the more interesting “anti-folk” acts around, Herman Dune & Julie Doiron, will be performing at DC9. $12, 9 p.m., 18+.
>> New Zealand balladeer Liam Finn will be playing at the Rock and Roll Hotel with long time collaborator Eliza Jane. Miracle Fortress, who veers more toward psychedelic dream pop, opens. 8:30pm, $15
>> If you feel like you’re hearing one hundred too many high pitched squeals tonight, Miley Cyrus’s sold out a show at the Phone Booth is to blame. Unless you’re a parent of a tween, run for cover.
>> It’s unclear whether the locals in Spelling for Bees are a Collective (as stated on the Velvet Lounge Website) or a Supergroup (as stated on their MySpace page.) It’s also unclear just how many people are going to squeeze up on that stage. There are 12 names listed on their page, but they also claim there are more 40 musicians involved altogether. Get the answers to all these questions @ Velvet Lounge. 7:30 p.m., 18+, $5.
