Dylan Baldi of Cloud Nothings. Photo by Graeme Flegenheimer.MONDAY
Cleveland’s indie-rock wunderkind Dylan Baldi brings his band, Cloud Nothings, to DC9 tonight, sharing buoyant lo-fi pop songs from their self-titled debut LP, issued earlier this year by D.C.’s Carpark Records. Eternal Summers and Invisible Hand offer supporting sets. $12. 8:30 p.m.
TUESDAY
Though she hasn’t released a record since 2008’s @#%&*! Smilers, former ‘Til Tuesday frontwoman Aimee Mann has found plenty of ways to stay busy, whether it’s guest-starring on offbeat sketch-comedy shows, engaging in Twitter flame wars with rappers-turned-actors, or working on adapting her 2005 concept album, The Forgotten Arm, into a musical. On Tuesday, the talented singer-songwriter kicks off a two-night stand at The Birchmere, with Ivan & Alyosha opening. $49.50. 7:30 p.m.
>> Rock and Roll Hotel: The Greenhornes, Hacienda. $12 advance / $14 doors. 8:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
With their hyperactive mélange of tweecore hooks, schoolyard sing-alongs, hip-hop beats, eclectic samples and noise-pop guitars, The Go! Team do everything they can to live up to that exclamation point, and their recently-released Rolling Blackouts LP is no exception. The album’s first single, “Buy Nothing Day” (featuring Bethany Cosentino of Best Coast) is one of the most irrepressible pop gems of the year. On Wednesday night, the Brighton, England sextet bring their exuberant sounds to the 9:30 Club, with Massachusetts-based garage-pop trio Dom opening. $15. 7 p.m.
>> DC9: The Orchid, Mittenfields, The Plums. $8. 8 p.m.
>> Sixth & I Historic Synagogue: KT Tunstall, Robert Francis, Miggs. Sold out. 8 p.m.
THURSDAY
Along with Real Estate, Beach Fossils stand out amongst the wave of bands to emerge from Brooklyn in the past few years offering a distinctive style of summery, breezily laid-back lo-fi indie rock. The quartet plays DC9 on Thursday, showcasing songs from its 2011 EP, What a Pleasure. Craft Spells open. $10 advance / $12 doors. 8:30 p.m.
>> Rock and Roll Hotel: Toro Y Moi, Braids, Adventure. Sold out. 8:30 p.m.
>> Black Cat: Last Tide, Hiding Places, Lenorable. Backstage. $8. 8:30 p.m.
FRIDAY
Dismemberment Plan fans suffering from withdrawal in the wake of January’s reunion shows can get a bit of a fix when local yacht-rockers Poor But Sexy play the Rock and Roll Hotel on Friday night with a lineup featuring D-Plan guitarist Jason Cadell and former Travis Morrison Hellfighters David Brown and Brandon Kalber. lowercase letters and The Cascade open. $10. 9:30 p.m.
>> Black Cat: Velvet, The Chance, The Honeyguns. $10. 9 p.m.
>> 9:30 Club: Cake. Sold out. 8 p.m.
Sharon Van Etten. Photo by Francis Chung.SATURDAY
Want to see a born-again New Jerseyan proselytize in song while possibly dressed as a tree or a nurse? If so, check out Daniel Smith and his freak-folk ensemble, Danielson, at the Red Palace on Saturday night. Local singer-songwriter Benjy Ferree opens. $10 advance / $12 doors. 9 p.m.
>> Comet Ping Pong: Overnight Lows, Thee Lolitas. 10:30 p.m.
>> DC9: Memphis (Torquil Campbell of Stars), The Barr Brothers. $12. 10 p.m.
>> Black Cat: The Boxer Rebellion, We Are Augustines. $15. 8 p.m.
SUNDAY
Gifted with one of the most enchantingly evocative voices in independent music, Sharon Van Etten honed her live chops playing intimate solo shows in support of her spare, introspective 2009 debut, Because I Was in Love. On her current tour, which stops at the Red Palace on Sunday night, the Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter brings along a full band to help her flesh out the more robust and textured sounds of her 2010 follow-up, Epic. Arrive early to catch the charming indie-folk stylings of Aly Spaltro, a.k.a. Lady Lamb the Beekeeper.
>> Comet Ping Pong: K Holes, Heavy Breathing, AIDS Wolf. $10. 10:30 p.m.
>> Sixth & I Historic Synagogue: Chris Cornell, William Elliott Whitmore. Sold out. 8 p.m.
