Our occasional series “Secret History” features profiles of past D.C. albums as a way of looking back at the District’s contributions to music over time. In this installment, we revisit garage-rock upstarts the Recoys’ Rekoys LP (Troubleman Unlimited/Realistic Records, 2003).

The Walkmen provided some glimpses of the future on Tuesday night, playing a 17-song set to a pretty-full-but-not-sold-out 9:30 Club. However, if Tuesday’s set served a as an indicator as to the band’s songwriting direction, then they haven’t quite made their mind up yet. The word “boozy” has been used to describe the band’s sound in the past, but “boozy” only buys you a finite line of credit. The band’s most recent work has showcased multiple divergent influences. 2006’s A Hundred Miles Off brought in horns and a bit of punk rock, while 2008’s You & Me brought a more soulful sound, making singer Hamilton Leithauser sound like an age-old indie-rock crooner.

One of our favorite questions to ask local musicians is what they think of the local music scene — is there a community here? On Friday night, as we spotted Hamilton Leithauser and Ian Svenonius in the crowd, it was refreshingly clear that no matter where your music career takes you, D.C. bands come back to support one another. Two bands with deep local roots were taking the stage. The Childballads, led by the…

FRIDAY: >> RJD2 is not to be confused with the new R2D2 mailboxes unvelied this month. His turntable skills, however, have us wondering if he’s part robot. At the 9:30 Club, $20. >> Native sons The Walkmen, who we talked to last spring, bring their boozey, jangley rock, to the Rock & Roll Hotel tonight. Fans can look forward to hearing lots of new material that the band’s been road-testing this spring. If you liked…

We’ve updated our interview with The Walkmen to add in some after-the-buzzer answers from lead singer Hamilton Leithauser. Scroll on down the page and take a second look at the piece, which now features 100% more St. Albans alumnus….

DCist caught up with Pete Bauer of The Walkmen this weekend as the band is about to start touring for their excellent new album, A Hundred Miles Off. The Walkmen play Thursday night at the 9:30 Club, and while we wish them all the luck in the world and a sold out crowd, there’s sure to be a palpable absence of DCist readers present, as we’re hosting Unbuckled, simultaneously. Update: After posting this interview, Hamilton…