Deafheaven. Photo via the artist.
MONDAY
Holy shit, The Rolling Stones have been a band for 50 years! Seriously, who would have thought that Keith Richards would make it this long? Regardless, even in their ripe old age, Jagger and co. can still put on quite a show, apparently. Though the price to see that show ain’t cheap: Tickets start (start!) at a whopping $150 and go as high as $640 for premium seats. Jesus Christ. Still, it seems as though the band has been having trouble unloading tickets at those astronomical prices, and thus have usually been selling day-of tickets at reduced prices (around $85, which is still, um, fucking expensive), so maybe you can find some cheap seats available for their show tonight at the Verizon Center. $150-$640, 8 p.m.
>> Black Cat: California Waves, My Gold Mask, Mittenfields. $12, 8 p.m.
TUESDAY
With their latest album, New Chain, chillwave-y melodic electropop group Small Black find themselves embracing their 80’s new wave influences more than ever. The band drops by the Rock and Roll Hotel for an evening of laid back electronic grooves with openers Heavenly Beat and Go Cozy. $13, 7 p.m.
>> Wolf Trap: Counting Crows, The Wallflowers. $35-$48, 7 p.m.
>> Black Cat: Wild Fruit, Night Streets. $10, 8 p.m.
>> DC 9: Superhumanoids, Myrrh Myrrh. $10, 8 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
After months on tour with his other band, D.C.’s lo-fi psych rockers (and DIY venue proprietors) Paperhaus, Laughing Man frontman Brandon Moses is back and reviving his seven-piece bluesy art-punk band for some long-overdue shows. They play the Velvet Lounge with Grandchildren, The Cavemen, and Johnny Fantastic. $8-10, 7:30 p.m.
>> Black Cat: The Sea Life, Kid Mountain, Brenda. $10, 8 p.m.
>> 9:30 Club: Caravan Palace. $25, 7 p.m.
>> Rock and Roll Hotel: Dax Riggs, Grain Thief. $10, 8 p.m.
>> DC 9: Ha Ha Tonka, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, Ezra Furman. $15, 7:30 p.m.
>> U Street Music Hall: Stunna, Julez, Rogue State. $5, 10 p.m.
THURSDAY
Though the band is only a duo, noisy prog-pop rockers Tereu Tereu have a really big sound. Between singer and guitarist Ryan Little’s woozy melodies and melodic-yet-abrasive vocals and drummer Brendan Polmer’s infectious beats, they play rock louder and more energetic than most three or four-piece bands I’ve seen. It’s been about four years since they put out the excellent LP All That Keeps Us Together, but they’ve got a new album in the works and rumor has it they’ll unleash some new tunes this Thursday at DC 9. Destroy This Place and Atlas At Last open. $8, 8 p.m.
>> U Street Music Hall: Eleanor Friedberger, Teen. $15, 7 p.m.
>> Black Cat: Gross Ghost, White Laces. $12, 8 p.m.
>> Velvet Lounge: Kitchen Noise, The Lawsuits, Birthday Punches. $8-10, 7:30 p.m.
>> U Street Music Hall: Fake Blood, Mumbai Science. $12, 10 p.m.
FRIDAY
Ex-Q and Not U members Chris Richards and John Davis reunited earlier this year with a new musical project, Paint Branch, and though the duo’s 70’s folk-inspired soft-rock could not be more different from the dance-punk sounds of Q and Not U, their debut album, I Wanna Live, is nonetheless one of the year’s best (so far). After recently expanding their two-person lineup to a five-piece for live shows, expect their show at Comet Ping Pong with Shana Falana and Art Sorority for Girls to be a laid back, but still rockin’ affair. $10, 10 p.m.
>> Black Cat: Heavy Breathing, More Humans, Old Head. $10, 9 p.m.
>> 9:30 Club: Richard Cheese & Lounge Against The Machine. $35, 8 p.m.
>> Rock and Roll Hotel: Black Masala, Congo Sanchez, The Good Thing. $10, 9 p.m.
SATURDAY
D.C. ex-pats Spirit Animal bring their dirty, funky brand of rock to the Black Cat’s main stage along with local rockers The North Country and Johnny Fantastic. $12, 9 p.m.
>> Rock and Roll Hotel: Harmonic Blue, Bosley, Spades, Suspicious Package. $10, 7 p.m.
SUNDAY
You guys, Deafheaven may have put out the album of the year. The shoegazey metal band’s latest, Sunbather, is the kind of metal/hardcore album that even people who don’t like metal or hardcore can get behind (and people who do like that stuff can really get behind). It’s got a certain cinematic quality to it, and a particular urgency that demands repeated listens, as loud as your speakers can get. I have no doubt that their show at Rock and Roll Hotel with openers Marriages and Curse will be intense, spirited, and loud as all hell. $12, 7 p.m.
