JEFF the Brotherhood. Photo by Rebecca Smeyne.MONDAY
After spending the weekend battening down the hatches for a storm that didn’t quite live up to its potential — in D.C., anyway — there could be no better excuse to rejoin civilization than garage duo JEFF the Brotherhood. The bros are back in town along with Philadelphia’s Dry Feet, The Bad Doctors and D.C.’s own Foul Swoops. At DC9. 8:30 p.m., $12.
>> Wolf Trap: The Doobie Brothers. 8 p.m., $25-40.
TUESDAY
An evening filled with distinctly adult tastes features Lyle Lovett and his Large Band at the hopefully dry-by-now Wolf Trap. 8 p.m., $25-42.
For those who never developed a taste for twang, there’s also the legendary double header of B.B. King and Buddy Guy over at DAR Constitution Hall. 7:30 p.m., $57-107.
WEDNESDAY
Kitchen-sink Americana is one of the more regrettable trends within indie rock, but O’Death has proved to be an exception to the rule. Since making waves with Heading Home, the band manages to fuse genres to create a sound that’s remarkably modern, particularly on its latest, Outside. With Why Are We Building Such A Big Ship? and Mercies at Red Palace. 8:30 p.m., $12.
For metal-heads with an extra sick day, there’s the Uproar Festival at Jiffy Lube Live! sponsored by Rockstar Energy Drink. The corporate-synergy tour features a mix of emocore (remember that?) and nu-metal (remember that?) that includes Avenged Sevenfold, Sevendust, Seether, Bullet for My Valentine, and Three Days Grace. 2 p.m., $25-85.
>> Black Cat Backstage: The mysterious and Internet-averse Sons of Guns with Galloping Ruin. 8 p.m., $8.
THURSDAY
For a brief time in the mid-’90s, a potty mouth and some power chords could get you pretty far. Nofx notwithstanding, no band took this formula farther than Huntington Beach’s Guttermouth whose snotty, politically incorrect pop-punk made them a favorite of mall punks everywhere. The Manic Panic bubble may have burst over a decade ago, but Guttermouth — who is said to be working on a new album — comes to the Black Cat Backstage with The New Threat, Bumpin Uglies. 8 p.m., $13.
>>9:30 Club: The Hold Steady, The Donkeys. 7 p.m., sold out.
FRIDAY
Best New Music alert! Philadelphia rockers The War on Drugs were recently given Pitchfork’s highest compliment for its new record, Slave Ambient. Known primarily as buzz-worthy shredder Kurt Vile‘s first band, The War on Drugs’ lazy jams are very much in the same vein as Mr. Vile’s excellent Smoke Ring for My Halo, which is to say that it’s worth the hype. At The Red Palace with Caveman and Paperhaus. 9:30 p.m., $10.
To celebrate its legality in the eyes of the (non) state,The Black Cat is throwing itself an 18th birthday party with The Max Levine Ensemble, Garland of Hours, Oh So Peligroso, State Violence and many more. 8 p.m, $5.
>> Birchmere: Tom Morello and The Nightwatchmen, Joe Uehlein. 7:30 p.m., $25.
>> 9:30 Club: Umphrey’s McGee. 8 p.m., $25.
Stevie Nicks knows one must exude confidence when wearing garish hats.
SATURDAY
Shut out of The Hold Steady’s Thursday show at 9:30? Invite Mom and Dad to come join you to check out the band’s source material. Stevie Nicks whirls her way into Jiffy Lube Live! for an evening of sweet, satisfying nostalgia. With Michael Grimm. 8 p.m., $30-210.
>> 9:30 Club: Umphree’s McGee. 8 p.m., $25.
>> Velvet Lounge: McRad, Thee Lexington Arrows, Throwdown Syndicate, The Tixxx. 10 p.m., $8.
SUNDAY
A must-see night of local favorites at The Black Cat Backstage comprised of Three Stars alum The Fordists, Regents and The Aquarium, who thankfully look to be re-emerging after a brief bout of inactivity. 8 p.m., $8.
>> 9:30 Club: Bright Eyes. 7 p.m., sold out.
