Mates of State return to D.C. for an intimate show at the Rock and Roll Hotel, where they will only play classics from their back catalog. Check out today’s song of the day, “Middle is Gold.”

Written by DCist contributor Dave Weigel The husband-wife musical combo can typically make two choices about its act. It can be insufferably cute—here, think of Sonny and Cher. It can be so cool and collected that the audience doesn’t even notice the flashes of gold on their fingers—here, I’d nominated Thurston and Kim. Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel of Mates of State fall somewhere in the middle of the pack. There is no onstage cuddling….