TUESDAY, MAY 21

Maya de Vitry has lots of patience. Exhibit A: Her gentle, meandering folk sound, on display on her new album Adaptations. Exhibit B: Her impressive music video for her single “My Body Is a Letter,” made entirely with stop-motion animation. Pearl Street Warehouse. 5:30 p.m. doors, 6 p.m. show. FREE. All ages, accessible venue.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 22

You’d be forgiven for thinking that Aly & AJ were just teen pop stars—they did get their start on the Disney Channel, after all. But just listen to their 2017 track “Take Me” to hear how much they’ve grown up: It’s a sly, synth-laden ode to lustful longing that proves they know what it takes to make radio-ready pop. Fillmore Silver Spring. 7 p.m. doors, 8 p.m. show. $25. All ages, accessible venue.

Chromatics songs always sound like they could easily fit in the setlist at a neo-noir dance hall (it makes sense, then, that the electronic group’s tracks anchored the soundtrack for the moody Ryan Gosling movie Drive). Take their cover of Cyndi Lauper’s “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun“: The group turns a bouncy anthem into a contemplative slow jam. Hear them for yourself at 9:30 Club. 7 p.m. doors. $31. All ages, accessible venue.

THURSDAY, MAY 23

For nearly 20 years, Mono has specialized in rich, orchestral sounds with a rock bent, like if an action movie score got really into shoegaze bands. The Tokyo-based quartet plays Union Stage in support of their new album, Nowhere Now Here. 7 p.m. doors, 8 p.m. show. $15-$30. All ages, accessible venue.

Disclosure is more than just that one song with Sam Smith. The sibling producers make albums full of bouncy electronic tracks that are designed for dancing, especially when they’ve got star power like Lorde, The Weeknd, and yes, Smith, behind them. Catch them playing their hits at Echostage. 9 p.m., $30-$40. 18+, accessible venue.

FRIDAY, MAY 24

D.C. saw 90 degree temperatures this weekend, which means it’s scientifically the perfect time for Eastern Standard Time to release a new album of Caribbean-ska sounds. The D.C. band will present their new record, Time for Change, alongside fellow D.C. ska band The Fuss, Baltimore reggae group The Scotch Bonnets, and a selection of DJs. Songbyrd Music House. 7 p.m. doors, 8 p.m. show. All ages, inaccessible space.

Freelance gets compared to Earth, Wind & Fire quite a lot, but there’s a good reason: The jazz collective specializes in joyful, sexy, soul-inspired songs that are made to groove to. Get ready to dance at their DC9 show. 7 p.m. doors, 7:30 p.m. show. $10-$12. All ages, inaccessible venue.

SATURDAY, MAY 25

Passion Pit has been steadily been producing music since the electronic indie duo formed in 2007, but you wouldn’t know it if you attended their show this week at The Anthem: The band will be playing their 2009 debut album Manners in its entirety, which means its a good way to travel back in time to late-aughts pop. Try chunky belts again while you’re at it! 6:30 p.m. doors, 8 p.m. show. $40-$119. All ages, accessible venue.

At nearly 40 years into their musical career, D.C.’s own Junkyard Band is still going strong. They headline the Fillmore Silver Spring this week. 7 p.m. doors, 8 p.m. show. $25. All ages, accessible venue.

SUNDAY, MAY 26

The Chuck Brown Band plays a special Memorial Day weekend show with fellow D.C. go-go group The Let It Flow Band. The Hamilton. 6:30 p.m. doors, 7:30 p.m. show. 18+, accessible venue.

For the past 30 years, saxophonist Walter Beasley has been leading the smooth jazz scene (sorry Kenny G). Let’s hope he breaks out his 2009 track “Barack’s Groove” (yes, named after that Barack) when he plays The Birchmere this week. 7:30 p.m. $45. All ages, accessible venue.

MONDAY, MAY 27

Kari Faux may be best known for her confident swagger on “No Small Talk,” which later anchored an episode of HBO’s Insecure. The rapper—a close collaborator with Childish Gambino—is more introspective on her new EP Cry 4 Help, on which she discusses loneliness, self-medication, and miscarriage. She plays Songbyrd Music House this week. 7 p.m. doors, 8 p.m. show. $15-$17. All ages, inaccessible space.