Before we kick off this week’s suggestions, a quick note about Sunday’s show at the Black Cat. The Lovely Feathers were good, Dr Dog was great, and The Spinto Band was freakin phenomenal. What a tremendous bunch of characters those guys are, we haven’t seen head shaking like that since That Thing You Do. TUESDAY: >> We’ll be honest — we can’t exactly picture Trent Reznor playing in an amphitheater. But it’s a plan so…

FRIDAY: >> DCist is pleased to offer $5 off Forum Theatre & Dance’s performances of UpShot by Ami Dayan (a scene from the play is at left). It’s already received several positive notices, and director Shirley Serotsky has let us know that anyone who shows up at the box office with a print-out of this post can purchase a ticket for $13 (normally $18). This deal is good for the entire run of the play,…