>> Detroit garage rockers Gore Gore Girls are at DC9 with two local acts: the Highballers and the Droptops. 9 p.m., $10. >> Don’t miss our full preview of the Stones Throw concert tonight at Black Cat. 8 p.m., $20. >> Looking to crash one of those well-monied D.C. holiday parties for free food and drinks? Via BrightestYoungThings, a handy list. >> Thievery Corporation’s Rob Garza’s latest side-project, Dust Galaxy, will be at the musician’s…

Everybody’s favorite Portland-based literary music makers, The Decemberists, have had to cancel their Long And Short Of It tour, just two dates in. One of the band members has been ill, and as it turns out, hadn’t gotten as well as they’d hoped in time to tour. That includes the expansive four-night residency they’d scheduled at the 9:30 Club for this weekend. If you’d already bought tickets, you can get a refund at your…

If you’re sitting at your desk thinking, “I’d really like to spend tonight watching a handful of the most talented people to ever produce music in D.C. or anywhere come together on one stage,” then you’re in luck. The 9:30 Club is hosting some of the most talented products of our fair city tonight. Headlining the night is Dust Galaxy, the Theivery Corporation side project that’s been making blog waves since the fall. Rob…