TUESDAY, MARCH 19

You’ve likely never heard of password:password, but it may just become your new favorite band; the brand of moody synth pop from this quintet of Georgia Tech alums is highly addictive. Get hooked at DC9. Show 7:30 p.m. $8. All ages, inaccessible venue.

North Carolina contemporary folk outfit Beta Radio plays Jammin Java. Show 7:30 p.m. $12-$15. All ages, accessible venue.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20

Remember that intensely eerie scene in Mulholland Drive when a vocalist pours everything she has into “Llorando,” a Spanish-language take on Roy Orbison’s “Crying”? Well, the vocals of musician and actress Sophie Auster are similarly haunting (even while she’s clad in jeans and a moto jacket). Catch her at Songbyrd. Show 9 p.m. FREE. All ages, accessible space.

THURSDAY, MARCH 21

Local rapper and producer Matt McGhee releases his new EP (which will not be a disappointment if his recent release is any guide) at Pie Shop. Show 8 p.m.-12 a.m.. $10-$15. 18+, inaccessible venue.

You really can’t improve The Cure’s “Just Like Heaven,” featuring one of the most celebrated guitar licks of all time. But Brooklyn-based, Blossom Dearie-esque vocalist Kat Edmonson sure does try. Catch her at The Hamilton. Show 7:30 p.m. $19.75-$49.75. All ages, accessible venue.

FRIDAY, MARCH 22

Jazz-based singer-songwriter Rochelle Rice, a former Strathmore artist in residence, sings with clarity and purpose. Catch her at AMP by Strathmore. Show 8 p.m. $15-$30. All ages, accessible venue.

Florida folk-ish pop outfit The Hip Abduction not only makes you think of the gym—it also supplies music that’s pretty workout-worthy. See them at Gypsy Sally’s. Show 8:30 p.m. $13-$15. 21+, accessible venue.

Heaven, the dark yet groovy 2018 album from Dilly Dally, is the ideal inner soundtrack for that must-vent-immediately meeting after the meeting. Catch the Canadian rock group at Rock and Roll Hotel. Show 8 p.m. $15-$20. All ages, accessible venue.

SATURDAY, MARCH 23

Sitar player Anoushka Shankar, daughter of renowned sitar master Ravi Shankar, brings her fusion of North Indian classical music and pop (take a peek at this duet Anoushka recorded with half-sister Norah Jones) to Sixth and I. Show 9:30 p.m. $45. All ages, accessible venue.

Empress of Soul Gladys Knight—who recently gave a rousing delivery of the national anthem at Super Bowl LIII—returns to the D.C. area with a show at The Theater at MGM National Harbor. Show 8 p.m. $171-$450. All ages, accessible venue.

She served as inspiration for Carrie Underwood. She sang one of the best girl-power anthems in country music history. And Martina McBride is dropping by our neck of the woods this weekend for a show at The Fillmore benefiting the Children’s Inn at the National Institutes of Health. Show 7-11:30 p.m. $100. All ages, accessible venue.

SUNDAY, MARCH 24

Nashville fans will remember her from spirited duets with real-life sister Maisy, but Lennon Stella has recently carved out a solo path in pop. See her at U Street Music Hall. Show 6:30 p.m. $20. All ages, accessible venue.

Forget “Bohemian Rhapsody.” The most epic rock song of the 20th century is arguably “Paranoid Android,” off OK Computer, the landmark album from British art-rock gods Radiohead. Hear the the record like you’ve never heard it with a performance from the Portland Cello Project at AMP by Strathmore. Show 8 p.m. $27-$37. All ages, accessible venue.

MONDAY, MARCH 25

Whether quoting Rodgers and Hammerstein and NSYNC or making headlines with tattoo makeovers, the indomitable Ariana Grande is always fresh. See what she does next at Capital One Arena. Show 8 p.m. $170-$279. All ages, accessible venue.