MONDAY >> As far as rock history is concerned, the name Ray Davies is right up there with names like Paul McCartney and Sly Stone. He led one of the 60s’ most important bands, The Kinks, and continued to be prominent throughout the years, stopping along the way to have a daughter with Chrissie Hynde, write short stories and a memoir, and get shot in the leg. Now he’s touring in promotion of his brilliant…

This review written by DCist Contributor Matt Sedlar Washington, D.C., you should be ashamed of yourself. The all-ages crowd at the 9:30 Club on Saturday night may have turned local boy Matt Pond against us, and it might take flowers and an apology to get him to come back. How did this all happen? Let’s recap. The evening began with a subdued performance by Australia’s Youth Group, a four-piece rock outfit with a lot of…