You might know him as, “the handsome grandson,” “the outta work superhero,” or by the name on his birth certificate, “Dathan Harbor.” But chances are you’ve never heard of Flex Mathews by any of his many monikers. You may have no idea that, since he moved to D.C. in 2002, a rising star has been right under your nose. The rest of the country seems to be noticing. In 2005, URB magazine named Flex one…

Let’s take a look back at a week that raised this Zen koan: if Kevin Federline got into a wrestling ring with a wrestler, who would you root for? Austinist was in an entertainment state of mind as they covered the dickens out of the Austin Film Festival, depicted all the Big 12 football coaches as South Park characters, and interviewed Jose Gonzalez. Chicagoist talked about the passion as they bid adieu to Bell’s Beer,…

By DCist contributor Abby Lavin Fans may know Keith Thompson as “Sinister 6000,” “Fly Ricky the Wine Taster,” “Funk Igniter Plus,” or another one of his 50-odd stage personas. But for his show last night at the Black Cat, he was billed simply as “Dr. Octagon,” Thompson’s most critically acclaimed alter-ego. Confused yet? As it turned out, the Bronx-born MC came to the stage not as Dr. Octagon, but as Kool Keith, his original…

FRIDAY: >> Please Hammer, don’t hurt ’em. Landmark R&B radio station WPGC celebrates 19 years of playing 18 jams in a row with a concert at the Verizon Center that features LL Cool J, MC Hammer, Chuck Brown, EU, Naughty By Nature, Bow Wow, MC Hammer and Lisa Lisa. Apparently Cult Jam had previous commitments. $45 – $70, 7 p.m. (Kyle Gustafson) >> You may have missed La Didone last weekend, but if you…