Photo by Victoria Pickering.

TORTAS: Grab one of chef Quinten Fry’s Mexican sandwiches from the Cocina Tortas pop-up shop at Songbyrd Music House & Record Cafe, then wash it down with some tequila punch. (2477-2475 18th Street NW) 5-10 p.m. No tickets necessary.

TAJ: Guards at the Taj begins a month-long run at Woolly Mammoth. Today and tomorrow, pay-what-you-can to watch as “awe gives way to terror when (two) guards are given a new assignment: to perform a bloody task whose grisly aftermath will force them to question the very ideas of beauty, responsibility, and friendship.” (641 D Street NW) PWYC ticket sales begin at 6 p.m. Show begins at 8 p.m. PWYC.

TUNES: Muse performs at the Verizon Center. (601 F Street NW) 7:30 p.m. $57.50-77.50

Later this week…

TUESDAY: Join the Devil’s Backbone family for the release of the 2016 Adventure Pack Collaboration Sampler, featuring collaborations with NoDa Brewing Company, Sun King Brewing Company, Surly Brewing Company, Thunder Road Brewing Company, and Wicked Weed Brewing Company. Meridian Pint (3400 11th Street NW) 7 p.m. *Same event also held at Virtue Feed & Grain in Alexandria at 6 p.m.

WEDNESDAY: Brent Morin returns to DC Improv, but this time for a headlining debut. (1140 Connecticut Avenue NW) 7:30 p.m. $20 + two item minimum

THURSDAY: Spend an evening in Shatner’s World as William Shatner stops by the Warner Theater. (13th and E Street NW) 8 p.m. $32-82