The Dismemberment Plan. Photo by Dave Holloway.

TUESDAY

In the latest installment of its monthly Words & Music series, Rosslyn’s Artisphere hosts D.C./NYC singer-songwriter Alfonso Velez (***), whose lush, melodic chamber-folk compositions have drawn comparisons to the work of Jeff Buckley. $8. 7:30 p.m.

>> IOTA: J. Irvin Dally, Jacob Early. $10. 8:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

Thirty-two years after “Rock Lobster” and two decades after briefly achieving top-40 ubiquity with a string of singles from their 1989 LP, Cosmic Thing, Athens, GA college-rock vets The B-52s are somehow and for some reason still going strong, bringing their campy outfits and quirky, upbeat pop music to the 9:30 Club on Wednesday night. $45. 7 p.m.

>> Velvet Lounge: Sleeping States, Black Telephone, The Homophones. $8. 9 p.m.

>> U Street Music Hall: The Magician, Brian Billion, Deep Sang. $5. 9 p.m.