In person, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ ferocious sound doesn’t differ enough from that of their three fine full-lengths and innumerable EPs to make a live album a necessity. But if they decided to cash in with one, I’d buy it just for frontwoman Karen O’s stage banter, which, through sparse, has the advantage of sounding like it’s being translated from Japanese. At a sold-way-out 9:30 Club Friday night, she introduced the New York art-punk trio’s…

The morning after seeing Toronto’s Metric, I had a brief water-cooler conversation with a co-worker who had caught the band the last time they rolled through town. “I’ve always been surprised how quickly that band blew up,” he said. “It seems like they got huge almost overnight.” I nodded in agreement, having seen them fill a 1,200-capacity club the night prior. After giving the matter some thought, however, I realized that Metric’s rise to the…

Guys — I have something to tell you. I love Karen O and I didn’t even know it! Last night’s Yeah Yeah Yeahs show — the first stop on their Show Your Bones tour — made a believer out of me. I wasn’t really that into YYY before last night, so I’m about to make a very bold statement: this was one of the best shows I’ve ever seen at the 9:30 Club. Unfortunately for…

Good afternoon, boys and girls. We’ve been talking about the Six Points Music Festival for some time now, and it’s finally upon us. Consider it your duty to take advantage of this festival in your own back yard, and pick from one of the many showcases of local talent going on this week. We’ll pick out a few of our favorites, but any show on the roster would be worthwhile. MONDAY >> You may have…

While most of us here at DCist are still basking in the warm, awesomeness-infused light of Unbuckled, there are a few other things going on in the music world. As we’re sure most of you have already heard, the heralds of the hipster era, most commonly known as The Strokes, are bringing their First Impressions of the Earth tour to D.C. Dates have been added to this much anticipated tour slowly, but we finally got…