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MUSIC: Three Stars alum Flex Mathews is hosting a listening party for MF Doom’s new album, Unexpected Guest. Joining him to supply the sounds will be DJ Underdog and NIck Da 1nda. Free, 6 p.m.
Richmond metal legends Lamb of God will tear through a headlining set with Darkest Hour, Periphery and This or the Apocalypse at the 9:30 Club. $35, 7 p.m.
New Orleans alt-rock quartet Mutemath is at the Sixth & I Historic Synagogue tonight. It’s sold-out, but try Craig. As Tall As Lions open, 8 p.m.
MOVIE: The Avalon Theatre is screening Plastic People of the Universe, a terrific documentary that covers the legendary band’s 30-year history as a rallying symbol of resistance against the communist state power in Czechoslovakia. 8 p.m.
The ongoing European Union Film Showcase at the AFI Silver offers Irish director Margaret Corkery’s new film, Eamon, tonight at 7:05 p.m. This dark comedy tells the story of a six-year-old boy with an apparent Oedipus complex.