Odd Future

MONDAY

Luke Temple has been on a rather prolific streak the past three years with his project Here We Go Magic. After releasing two favorable albums and touring with The Walkmen and Grizzly Bear, the band is back in the District at the Red Palace behind a new EP. $12 Advance/$14 DOS, 8:00 p.m.

>> Velvet Lounge: Gold-Bears, Foul Swoops, Dikes of Holland. 7:30 p.m., $8.

TUESDAY

After 2009’s emotionally crushing Hospice, The Antlers have lightened the mood on their new album Burst Apart. But they still make sweeping rock songs that sound huge compared to the three people making the music. Make sure to get there early to catch Little Scream, the moniker of Laurel Sprengelmeyer, and her equally explosive brand of indie rock from her debut The Golden Record. Black Cat, $15, 8 p.m.

>> 9:30 Club: Arctic Monkeys, The Vaccines. Sold out, 7 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

“Kill people. Burn shit. Fuck school.” Those are are just a few of the outlandish things you’ll likely hear Wednesday night at the Rock and Roll Hotel. The oft-blogged rap collective Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All will be making their second appearance in the District. Sold out, 8 p.m.

If you didn’t get tickets to the Odd Future show, you can still spend your evening with “the nicest guy in indie rock,” John Vanderslice, at the Black Cat. The equally nice and talented Damien Jurado opens. $15, 9 p.m.

THURSDAY

tUnE-yArDs, the moniker of poly-pop warrior Merrill Garbus, has released one of the best albums of 2011 with w h o k i l l. Given the amount of good press and glowing live reviews, this will be one of the last times to see her in a place as intimate as the Red Palace. Sold out. 8:00 p.m.

>> Birchmere: The Blind Boys of Alabama, Queen Ester Marrow. $29.50, 7:30 p.m.

>> Sixth & I: Kopecky Family Band, MyNameIsJohnMichael. $8 in advance, $10 day-of. 8 p.m.

FRIDAY

After parting ways with the Drive-By Truckers in 2007, Jason Isbell has decided to go in a somewhat different direction than his former southern rock bandmates. Along with the 400 Unite, Isbell will bring country-tinged rockers inspired by his home state of Alabama to the Rock and Roll Hotel. $18, 6 p.m.

>> Comet Ping Pong: Arrington de Dionyso’s Malaikat Dan Singa, AAA, Jooklo Duo. All ages. $10, 10:30 p.m.

>> Red Palace: Gruff Rhys (of Super Furry Animals), Y Niwl. $12 in advance, $14 day-of. 9 p.m.

SATURDAY

Eat chili and relive the memories of a 1999 alternative rock landscape at the DC 101 Chili Cookoff featuring Weezer, Seether and Papa Roach on the RFK Stadium Grounds. $35 in advance, $55 day-of. 11 a.m.

SUNDAY

If you didn’t get enough food on Saturday at the DC 101 Chili Cookoff, the 9:30 Club is hosting their annual day of food and music, Soundbites in which all the proceeds go to D.C. Central Kitchen. (Check out our interview with DCCK’s William Neuheisel about the how the event got started.) The festival will feature food from 25 local restaurants, five food trucks and bands Trouble Funk, The Pietasters, Ra Ra Rasputin and DJ lil’e. $40, 5 p.m.