Last night DCist ventured to one of our usual haunts to catch the Staines, England four piece, Hard Fi in their first visit to the city. The band’s been gaining cred in the UK since the release of Stars of CCTV in 2005; cred that includes a Mercury Music Prize. Their smart, catchy Brit pop, flavored with the hardships of growing up in a “cultural wasteland,” has worked its way into heavy iPod rotation on…

It’s been a…weird week for D.C. music lovers. Fur flew over the dos and don’ts of ticket sale announcements. Strange things were afoot with venue booking. We all got twitterpated about Unbuckled. Before we move on to telling you about some things to look forward to, may we just say how much awesome Nethers brought to the Black Cat’s back stage last night? This is a truly great band, D.C. or otherwise. They’ve got well…