Marnie Stern‘s voice was shot last night, but her ability to shred like a master remained unaffected by the wear and tear of touring.

Marnie Stern plays at the Black Cat tonight. She talks to DCist about her new album, Chronicles of Marnia, and bringing her dog on tour.

Guitar virtuoso Marnie Stern hits the Black Cat tomorrow night. Check out her track “Nothing is Easy.”

Here are the sixteen acts that we saw at SXSW that will be making their way up to the area in the next couple of months.

It’s unfortunate that Marnie Stern is only really known for her prowess across the fretboard of her guitar. Sure, the spit-fire precision of her finger-picking is easy to admire; but it was the songs themselves that stood out in front of the clatter Tuesday night at the Rock and Roll Hotel. Songs like “For Ash” and “Transparency Is The New Mystery,” while saturated in swirling guitars and manic drums, show a different side of Stern: a vulnerable one.

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Last seen in D.C. opening for She & Him at the 9:30 Club in July, L.A. folk-pop duo The Chapin Sisters bring their enchanting vocal harmonies back to Iota tonight, showcasing new material from their well-received second album, Two. Leslie Stevens and Neema open. $12. 8 p.m.

by DCist contributor Dave Weigel From Stern’s MySpace page. You probably already knew this, and you might have been checking to see if this show, like Stern’s last D.C. show, featured a kissing booth. (It did not.) But: There is no middle ground on Marnie Stern. Her music either hypnotizes or it subjects the listener to an endurance test. This does not change from song to start: You make your choice at the start of…

>> Buzzworthy singer/guitarist Marnie Stern will be at the Rock and Roll Hotel with openers Zulu Pearls. 9p.m., $10. >> DDOT and ANCs 1B, 1C and 2B are hosting a public meeting on the future of the U Street corridor tonight, with an aim to discuss existing and proposed conditions of the neighborhood as well as address transportation concerns for the corridor. 6:30-8:30 p.m. in DDOT’s second floor community room in the Reeves Building…

Monday >> Canada’s post-punk four piece Uncut just released their latest album Modern Currencies in the U.S. on July 17th and will be at DC9 tonight with special guest Patrick Krief of The Dears. Just like their name says, they are raw: loud, bold, and off the wall. Check out the stopmotion animated video for their recent single, “Darkhorse” which includes a fire bombing Ronald McDonald and an army of pissed off Care Bears. 8p.m.,…