Photo by Francis Chung Julian Casablancas, once and future frontman of The Strokes, brought his new solo act to the 9:30 Club on Tuesday night, leading a tight six-piece band through an engaging hour-long set of songs from his (surprisingly good) album, Phrazes for the Young. Compelling in its personal introspection and sonic retrospection, Casablancas’ music sparkled in a live context, boding well for the voice of one of the previous decade’s signature bands…

So by now you’ve probably seen this year’s HFStival line-up and either you weren’t very impressed, or you have some serious decisions to make. Mr. West or Mr. Jones? Are you “Insane in the Membrane” or “Hands Down” ready for a band that epitomizes emo. You’re a big fan of unnecessary punctuation usage and have heard Panic! At the Disco are the new Killers, but no Brandon Flowers wanna-be can stir up a DAR crowd…

TUESDAY >> The Black Cat’s making good use of its Backstage this week. Before you go check out the Alphabetical Order tonight, read DCist’s interview with the band and see where their heads were about a year ago. Any band that gives their site a dot-org domain is worth at least a cursory glance. With Omega Band, $5, 9 p.m. >> If you buy your music at Starbucks, you may be one of the many…