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MUSIC: Brooklyn’s Alberta Cross bring their southern-rock sound, reminiscent of The Stills or BRMC or The Black Keys or any number of others in that vein, to the Black Cat‘s back stage. San Antonio’s Hacienda kick things off. $10, at 9 p.m.

The weekly “Refuge” party in Tabaq‘s basement gives way (slightly) to celebrate the upcoming, and long-awaited, release of Sade’s Soldier of Love with an exclusive listening party. Free, 8 p.m.

FOOD & DRINK: Rob Cassell, the master distiller for Philadelphia Distilling, purveyors of Bluecoat American Dry Gin and Vieux Carré Absinthe Supérieure, will be at Policy tonight from 7 to 9 p.m. Take advantage of complimentary tastings and drink specials, as well as the chance to pepper Cassell with questions about the distilling process. No cover.

READING: Washington Post White House correspondent Anne E. Kornblut appears at Politics & Prose tonight to promote her new book, Notes from the Cracked Ceiling: Hillary Clinton, Sarah Palin, and What It Will Take for a Woman to Win. 7 p.m.