Photo via The Effects’ Facebook page.
MONDAY
Ladies Rock Camp Showcase @ Comet Ping Pong. 8 p.m., $12.
After spending the long weekend jamming hard and writing songs as part of the first Ladies Rock Camp for adults, Girls Rock! D.C. is hosting a concert to showcase the hard work of all this weekend’s participants. Camp participants and their newly-formed bands will each perform an original song they wrote this weekend at Comet Ping Pong (5037 Connecticut Avenue NW). This is how rock starts are born, people. — Matt Cohen
>> Black Cat: Landlady, Paperhaus. $10, doors at 8 p.m.
>> U Street Music Hall: Motopony, The Family Crest, Sean Barna. 7 p.m. $15.
TUESDAY
>> The Rocketship: Rakta, Neonates, Javla, Citadel. 7 p.m.
>> The Communiverse: Human Behavior, Teen Mom (acoustic), Dharma Bombs. 7 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Saint Pepsi with Lightwaves and Kevin Bayly @ U Street Music Hall. 10 p.m., $5 (free for 21+)
Not sure what kind of electronic music you’re feeling this week? With Saint Pepsi—a new project from 21-year-old Ryan DeRobertis—you won’t have to choose. Although Saint Pepsi originally started as a way to experiment with sample-based music, DeRobertis has evolved his repertoire to include elements of nu-disco, glitch, trip-hop, and French house. Anything’s on the table for this DJ set that pays homage to the past while simultaneously searching for the future of sound. —Dalton Vogler
>> Maybelle’s: Art Sorority for Girls, Dibson T Hoffweiler, Alex Wilkins. 8:30 p.m.
THURSDAY
Feedel Band @ The Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage. 6 p.m., free.
Feedel Band, a local D.C. group, plays a fusion of Ethiopian and jazz music. The band’s name, “feedel,” is the Amharic word for alphabet, which aptly underscores their vision of creating a new musical language using those two distinct styles. Their melodies include traditional east African tonalities, while the undercurrent is pure modern jazz. For a taste test, go to the band’s web site. Millennium Stage shows tends to fill up quickly, so try to get there a little early. —Caroline Baxter
>> Wonderland Ballroom: Nice Breeze, The Caribbean. 9 p.m.
FRIDAY
Joy Buttons, Loud Boyz, The Kickback, The Black Sparks, Pinkwash @ Paperhaus. 7:30 p.m. $5-$7 donation.
The first thing you need to know about Joy Buttons is that they loud punk music. But not just straight ahead punk. Brandon Moses delivers mammoth vocals in front of an energetic cast of local musical standouts, and the product is a cathartic brand of sound that is as earnest as it is honest. No tricks here, just solar force rock. Coming on the heels of a blistering show at the D.C. Punk Archives inauguration at the MLK Memorial Library, Joy Buttons drops their second EP, Other, on Friday night at the Paperhaus (4912 3rd Street NW). They’ll be joined by Loud Boyz, The Kickback, The Black Sparks, and Pinkwash. — Lang Kanai
>> La Casa: Puff Pieces, Neonates, LAZY, Transgender VHS. 7 p.m. $5-$10.
>> Black Cat: Stranger in the Alps, The North Country, Bike Thief, Ballad’ve. 9 p.m. $12.
SATURDAY
The Effects, More Humans, Lies About @ Comet Ping Pong. 10 p.m. $12.
The Effects have been referred to as a local supergroup, and though there might be some truth to that, it wouldn’t mean shit if the band wasn’t actually great. Luckily, anyone who is seen The Effects live knows they don’t disappoint. Imagine the punk aspects of Devin Ocampo’s previous band, Medications, but under a heavy dose of influence from Kyuss-esque stoner rock. The playing is great, the songs are great, and the performances are extremely engaging. Now that they’re finally—albeit slowly—letting recordings leak out of Ocampo’s studio to the public (this is a single release show for the trio), I have no doubt the word will get out in a bigger way for this band. Openers More Humans and Lies About are also both excellent local bands with a lot of originality, making this a local lineup at Comet Ping Pong (5037 Connecticut Avenue NW) not to be missed. — Alex Tebeleff
>> The Lot @ Atlantic Plumbing: Title Tracks, The Sea Life, Stronger Sex. 5 p.m. Free.
>> Pyramid Atlantic Art Center: 3rd annual Pyramid Fest. Noon – 10 p.m. $10. Info here.
SUNDAY
The Circus Life Festival @ Quattro Goomba’s Winery (in Aldie, Va.). 11 a.m., $15.
Justin Trawick has been hosting the Circus Life Podcast for over a year now from Cue Recording Studios in Falls Church, Va. This Sunday will be the inaugural Circus Life Festival, held at Quattro Goomba’s Winery (22860 Monroe-Madison Memorial Hwy, Aldie, Va.). The inaugural festival will feature local ska legends The Pietasters, Black Masala, The Woodshedders, Justin Trawick and The Common Good, and more. The winery will provide food and beverage and the winery grounds and barn will be open. Proceeds will benefit Cancer Can Rock. All ages. — Andy Cerutti
>> The Communiverse: BRNDA, Weird Womb, TrunkWeed, Foozle. 6 p.m.
