MONDAY >> We’re not sure if anybody has heard of the Maryland-based Institute of Musical Traditions, but they are celebrating Bob Dylan’s birthday (which is technically on the 24th) with “Dylan 65 – A Birthday Tribute.” They are promising some good times with Dylan tunes performed by “a variety of the region’s best artists” – most of whom are Wammie winners. However, Dylan won’t be there. If he’s like us on our birthday, he likes…

Good afternoon, boys and girls. We’ve been talking about the Six Points Music Festival for some time now, and it’s finally upon us. Consider it your duty to take advantage of this festival in your own back yard, and pick from one of the many showcases of local talent going on this week. We’ll pick out a few of our favorites, but any show on the roster would be worthwhile. MONDAY >> You may have…

MONDAY >> Ris Paul Ric, formerly of Q and not U comes solo to the Black Cat back stage. 9 p.m., $7. >> A little emo pop never hurt anybody, neither did pretty pretty lead singers (see photographic evidence). Leave your pretentions at the door and check out the All American Rejects and Rooney tonight at 9:30 (it’s sold out, but Craig may be able to cut you a break). Join your friendly neighborhood 17…

FRIDAY: >> The Avalon Theatre is hosting Prism 2005: The New Cinema of Serbia and Montenegro through Sunday, and tonight at 7 p.m. is popular Serbian actor-director-producer Ljubisa Samardzic’s Skyhook. The film (pictured), a surprisingly life-affirming basketball flick set in the midst of NATO bombings in 1999, earned positive buzz at the 2000 Berlin Film Festival. >> We don’t know about you, but we’ve been kinda addicted to Peter Jackson’s Production Diary, the LOTR director’s…

Respected local band Exit Clov rightly bills itself as a band much greater than the sum of its parts. Born from “three worlds collided” — a musical marriage between talented twins Susan and Emily Hsu, the rhythm section of the Sneeks (bassist Brett Niederman and drummer John Thayer), and former Adoption Agency guitarist Aaron Leeder, Exit Clov stoke sturm und drang from lilting melodies and an oceanic jam. They are, typically, a fine band, with…