While most of the DC indieverse was at the 9:30 Club last night seeing johnny-come-lately’s The New Pornographers and Belle & Sebastian, us grizzled music veterans took our ears and admiration over to the Black Cat to catch the “semi-legendary” Wedding Present play their second D.C. gig in les than a year. While their setlist at this gig was less hit heavy than the last go ’round, David Gedge and company didn’t dissapoint. The…

FRIDAY: We like to think of Dame Edna as a sort of old-school Eddie Izzard, with only slightly worse eye shadow. The “glittering gigastar” is performing Dame Edna: Back With a Vengeance at the National Theater this weekend, and the title is probably somewhat telling — it sounds a bit like a last hurrah to us. Still, how many chances in life does one really have to be verbally abused and assaulted with gladiolus by…

MONDAY >> Get your Zydeco just in time for Mardis Gras! CJ Chenier & the Red Hot Louisiana Band bring their Grammy award-winning act to the Birchmere. Whether they play their classic upbeat sound, or their Katrina-inspired latest recordings, it’s sure to be a worthwhile show. 7:30 p.m., $19.50. >> If you prefer the funk, or you just really liked PCU, head to 9:30 for George Clinton and the Parliament Funkadelic Allstars. 7:30 p.m., $40….

FROSTBURG, Md. — From the DCist mobile command center on I-68, we present to you our picks for stuff you should do this weekend. (Actually, we did this early this morning, we think we’ll be around Frostburg around lunchtime. But wouldn’t it be cool if we did have a mobile command center? C’mon Jake, can you spare a few pennies for that? We promise we won’t take it on any joyrides …) Anyhow, with Catherine…