Written by DCist contributor Dave Weigel Who are these people? Who in the year 2008 hikes to Falls Church in order to watch Matthew Sweet play a 16-song set? With a couple of skinny-jeaned exceptions, they don’t look like the same indie rock kids who went to see Sweet the last time he played in the District. The State Theatre was a rolling sea of comfy fleeces, ties, and college shirts, of people unwrapping earplugs…

The buzz at Arlington’s IOTA Club and Café on Saturday afternoon was palpable. A half hour before the doors opened for the big show, the line stretched down the block to Whitlow’s on Wilson. Was it a special Arcade Fire show? Nope. A closer look at the line revealed a number of attendees who were still many years from IOTA’s usual 21-and-over age limit. Ralph’s World had come to Arlington. IOTA’s regular weekend afternoon…

Don’t get yourselves down about the gloomy weather, fellow DC-ites. Capital Weather suggests that it’ll get sunny by tomorrow afternoon, and there are plenty of goodies to keep you occupied this weekend. FRIDAY: >> Local band Full Minute of Mercury (pictured here) plays the Velvet Lounge tonight. Read a review and see pictures over at Seeking Irony. She calls them “fun girl-fronted powerpop with a smile.” Plus, we think they’re hot. >> The Fraser Gallery…