For one night, D.C. truly and unabashedly loved Philadelphia, if only for these two talented songwriters.

In which we recommend Korn and Electric Six shows without any irony.

Kurt Vile set the pace early Saturday night at the 9:30 Club, eschewing the typical thunderous roar of guitar, drums and bass of a rock show for something a bit more subdued.

Hudson Mohawke, Kurt Vile, Fort Reno and Fun. highlight the week in live music.

Every so often a songwriter emerges who captures something about the city he calls home. Elliot Smith was as Portland as fixies and strollers. There is something free and unmistakably flyover about Omaha, Nebraska’s Conor Oberst. Kurt Vile — who finished a tour to support his latest record (and first release on Matador Records), Childish Prodigy, at the Black Cat on Thursday — is making his claim as a lo-fi laureate of Philadelphia. Mr. Vile…