On Friday night, Dex and J.R. of Death by Sexy were joined on stage by Tony Acampora of Greenland, as DxS celebrated the release of their new EP, Big Hit. Without any prior live exposure to Death by Sexy, we can say that Acampora’s quality guitar playing added to the energy and mystique of the Death by Sexy’s show. While neither a Josh Homme side project or the recently broken up Death From Above 1979,…

It’s usually pretty hard to get the crowds at the Black Cat to dance, but Philly/Florida mash-up DJ Diplo and two bands from Brazil, Bonde do Role and Cansei de Ser Sexy, did it pretty easily on Sunday. Openers Bonde do Role (which Google translates to something like “rolling tram,” though it might be slang) got the dancing started with their big bass, pretty obvious samples (AC/DC, Alice in Chains and “The Final Countdown”) and…

We here at DCist realize that living in such an information-saturated age has its disadvantages. On one hand, there are about a million great things out there; on the other hand, how are you supposed to wade through the dreck of internet to find out about them or keep tabs? With that in mind, we present a list of great, upcoming shows on sale this week that we hope will allow you to plan your…