Written by DCist Contributor Abby Lavin Acerbic campaign ads, Redskins season, pumpkin ice cream from Max’s…it’s officially autumn. And what better way to commemorate Canadian Thanksgiving on Monday night than with a sundry cornucopia of local music at the Rock and Roll Hotel? Jazzy songstress Laura Burhenn and indie collective Meredith Bragg and the Terminals are two acts you wouldn’t expect to share a bill with heavy-rock trio Dead Meadow. But together, the three rising…

The buzz at Arlington’s IOTA Club and Café on Saturday afternoon was palpable. A half hour before the doors opened for the big show, the line stretched down the block to Whitlow’s on Wilson. Was it a special Arcade Fire show? Nope. A closer look at the line revealed a number of attendees who were still many years from IOTA’s usual 21-and-over age limit. Ralph’s World had come to Arlington. IOTA’s regular weekend afternoon…

8/10 – Projekt Revolution: Linkin Park, Korn, Snoop Dogg, and the Used – Nissan Pavilion – 2 p.m. – $35-$49.50 8/10 – Alanis Morissette and Barenaked Ladies – Merriweather Post Pavilion, 7 p.m. – $25-$49.50 8/10 – O.A.R. – Wolftrap, 7 p.m., $25-$32 8/11 – Jimmy Cliff – The State Theater (Falls Church), 8:30 p.m. – $29 8/11 – Sarah McLachlan – Merriweather Post Pavilion, 7:30 p.m. – $35-$55 8/12 – Bob Dylan & Willie…