Dirty Beaches. Photo by Francis Chung.

MONDAY

There’s something otherworldly about the music of Dirty Beaches. The distortion and spooky noises permeating what would otherwise sound like rock and roll from a bygone era gives his music a sense of not being of a particular place and time. He wowed those who came early enough to see him open for the Dum Dum Girls a few months ago, and tonight he’s returning to the Black Cat. Ice Cream and Holy Mtn open. $10, 8:30 p.m.

Red Palace: Julia Nunes, Ian Axel. $14, 7:30 p.m.

DC9: Beans, Ardamus. $12, 8:30 p.m.

TUESDAY

Phosphorescent sounds like a ray of sunlight entering a room at sunrise: bright and ethereal. Their sound has become more fleshed out as creator Matthew Houck started writing more songs with the full band in mind, and they’ll be bringing that sense of wonderment through D.C. on Tuesday. Family Band opens the show at Red Palace. $12 in advance / $14 day of show. 8:30 p.m.

Velvet Lounge: Maybe, Baby, Love Dimension. $8, 9:00 p.m.

Iota: David Vandervelde, Fences. $12, 8:30 p.m.

DC9: Diego Garcia (former frontman of Elefant), Dan Scheuerman (of Deleted Scenes). $10, 8:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

The moody post-punk of Echo & the Bunnymen has influenced most any band out today with a dark and psychedelic leanings…and certainly anyone who ever saw Donnie Darko. Miraculously they haven’t sold out the 9:30 Club, so get on that now. Kelley Stoltz opens. $35, 7:00 p.m.

If you’ve missed the rest of the Rock and Roll Hotel shows from Baltimore’s J Roddy Walston & The Business, this is your last chance to see the piano playing Roddy serve up his mix of blue-eyed soul and southern rock — his residency ends on Wednesday. The final show will be with a band we all know and love, These United States. $15, 8:30 p.m.

DC9: Brandon Butler, John Bustine. $6, 9:00 p.m.

THURSDAY

We didn’t highlight the impressive sonics of the Besnard Lakes when they last came through the Black Cat with Land of Talk, but we’re glad that they’re back so soon. The warm vocal harmonies between the husband and wife team of Jace Lasek and Olga Goreas are enveloped by a wall of sound that’s as sweet as it is powerful. Wintersleep and Loose Lips will be opening. $13, 8:00 p.m.

9:30 Club: Adele, The Civil Wars. 7:00 p.m. Sold out.

Velvet Lounge: D Charles Speer & the Helix, Zachary Cale. $8, 9:00 p.m.

DC9: Ra Ra Rasputin, Silo Effect, Navi. $8, 8:00 p.m.

FRIDAY

What is it that’s so engaging about Neko Case? Is it the fact that her powerful voice can awe and stun from note number one? Is that the fact that, although she has this utterly royal presence onstage, she also has surprisingly down-to-earth stage banter? Is it that she stood barefoot on top of a sports car on her most recent album cover? Or is that she supports causes we can get behind like ending animal cruelty and supporting literacy? Her two sold-out shows at the Black Cat are benefitting the latter cause; money from both shows with Y La Bamba will be benefitting 826 National. 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. Sold out.

Iota: Hoots & Hellmouth. $12, 9:00 p.m.

Red Palace: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., Generationals. $10 in advance / $12 day of show. 9:30 p.m.

9:30 Club: Xavier Rudd, Honey Honey. $20, 8:00 p.m.

Ted Leo. Photo by Francis Chung.

SATURDAY

It was a no-brainer that Ted Leo‘s solo show at the Black Cat Backstage would sell out within hours. Not only does Leo usually sell out places ten times this size when he tours with the Pharmacists, but his solo shows include more banter, more covers and more songs that he’s unlikely to play with a full band setup. See what the internet has to offer in terms of tickets. He’ll be playing with Drew O’Doherty. 7:30 p.m. Sold out.

9:30 Club: Reverend Horton Heat, The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band. $20, 8:00 p.m.

SUNDAY

The two big events tonight have been sold out for a long time, so we recommend checking Craigslist for your options. After selling out both the 9:30 Club and Black Cat, the pretty mountain man folk of Fleet Foxes has conquered DAR Constitution Hall off of the strength of new Subpop release Helplessness Blues. 6:30 p.m. Sold out.

Similarly, the Swedish chanteuse Lykke Li (also with a new release this year) can swoon about heartbreak and charm a room with her sweet and fractured vocals will be swooping into the 9:30 Club with another young lady influenced by multiple genres, Grimes. Again, Craigslist is your friend here. 7:00 p.m. Sold out.

DC9: Mercies, Hiding Places, Teen Mom. $8, 8:30 p.m.

Iota: Cobra Collective, Koshari, Dot Dash. $10, 8:30 p.m.