Camp Freddy, a super-group made up of alternative rock legends, made their way to the 9:30 Club to help raise money for the Wounded Warriors campaign and put on an electrifying show.

FRIDAY: >> At 11 a.m. today or noon tomorrow, grab the kids and a box or twelve of tissues and head down to the National Archives for a screening of An American Tail. Part of their celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month, they’re sharing the story of Fivel and his cheese-paved streets with the next generation. We can only assume they’ll watch it over and over like we did, each time hoping Fivel doesn’t go…

Normally we leave covering the Brooklyn bands to our sister (or is it mother?) site, Gothamist, but The Shondes jumped out at us with their self-described combination of “classical music, feminist punk, and layered harmonies and traditional Jewish melodies.” Not a lot of bands can claim that. You might think the name The Shondes is a play on The Shondells, who briefly saved the future careers of Tiffany and Billy Idol when they recorded “I…

In all honesty, it’s tough to wholeheartedly recommend going out on New Year’s Eve at all. We love the spirit of the holiday, but paying around $100 a person for a regular night of dancing dressed up with champagne is enough to make anyone feel like a schmuck. It’s a safe bet most of us at DCist will be hitting various house parties to ring in the new year with friends at a more reasonable…

FRIDAY: If loving Busta Rhymes’ new album, The Big Bang, is wrong — well we sure as hell don’t want to be right. Yes, Busta has always been one of those charismatic rap superstars without much substance to back him up, and yes, there was a time when his shortcomings had become awfully grating. But now that he’s hooked up with Dr. Dre’s Aftermath label, that time appears to have ended. This is what summertime…

It’s officially official: The HFStival, which we mentioned earlier was rumored to be taking place on May 14 at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, is on. And you know what? We think the line up is pretty sweet (certainly the best in several years, at least): Foo Fighters Coldplay Billy Idol New York Dolls Garbage Interpol Good Charlotte Social Distortion Echo and the Bunnymen Sum 41 The Bravery They Might Be Giants Louis XIV Unwritten…

This past January, local radio was turned upside down when, without warning, venerated alternative rock station WHFS was switched into all Spanish salsa, all the time. Though it was widely agreed that WHFS had been on a downward descent — playing more numetal than interesting independent music — its loss was still strongly felt in the radio community. Since then, those yearning for an HFS fix could turn to AOL, where the channel has been…