>> A Place To Bury Strangers bring their surf rock inflected shoegaze (with just a hint of Echo and The Bunnymen) to the backstage at the Black Cat. Airiel opens. 9 p.m., only $7. >> Georgie James plays an acoustic set at DC9 tonight during the ShervinFoto Book Release Party. Shervin Lainez’ Happy Accidents documents 25 D.C. bands over the past 2 years. The book comes with a compilation CD or 12 tracks from…

Bernardo Bertolucci’s Il Conformista is a monument in the history of cinema. The chance to see it on the big screen of the attractively retro main hall of the AFI Silver Theater in Silver Spring certainly makes a trip to one of the least hospitable corners in the Washington suburbs, Colesville Rd. and Georgia Ave., worth the aggravation. The film still impresses by its aesthetic beauty, the work of legendary cinematographer Vittorio Storaro, which is…