>> Detroit garage rockers Gore Gore Girls are at DC9 with two local acts: the Highballers and the Droptops. 9 p.m., $10. >> Don’t miss our full preview of the Stones Throw concert tonight at Black Cat. 8 p.m., $20. >> Looking to crash one of those well-monied D.C. holiday parties for free food and drinks? Via BrightestYoungThings, a handy list. >> Thievery Corporation’s Rob Garza’s latest side-project, Dust Galaxy, will be at the musician’s…

MONDAY >> Those looking to kick the month off with a bang might be out of luck, as it looks like there’s not a whole lot going down tonight. Still, it’s not a total wash, as all the usual suspects — the Black Cat, DC9, the Velvet Lounge and the Rock and Roll Hotel — will have their bars open and waiting for the District’s disillusioned masses. >> DJ Jahsonic has a new Monday night…

If you’re sitting at your desk thinking, “I’d really like to spend tonight watching a handful of the most talented people to ever produce music in D.C. or anywhere come together on one stage,” then you’re in luck. The 9:30 Club is hosting some of the most talented products of our fair city tonight. Headlining the night is Dust Galaxy, the Theivery Corporation side project that’s been making blog waves since the fall. Rob…

MONDAY >> New York’s Teenage Prayers offer up a sound that leans heavily on the best kind of influences — from Solomon Burke to The Kinks — to the Red and the Black tonight. Should be just the right kind of band for this intimate venue. $8. TUESDAY >> The last time Art Brut came to town, DCist Kyle said, “I honestly can’t remember the last time I had so much fun at a rock…

Thievery Corporation, one of the District’s most eclectic musical outfits, takes to the stage this weekend as part of Operation Ceasefire, an anti-war musical event featuring the likes of the Bouncing Souls, Joan Baez, Le Tigre, The Coup, Head Roc, Ted Leo + The Pharmacists, Sweet Honey in the Rock, and others. In anticipation of the show, which may well match the last time we ran into Thievery Corporation, DCist was able to exchange…

Review from DCist contributor Jake Wolman. You can see more photos from last night’s show here Last night, DCist attended the first of three consecutive sold-out Thievery Corporation shows at the 9:30 club. Thievery Corporation, who got their start here in D.C., is the brainchild of Eric Hilton and Rob Garza, the owners of the Eighteenth Street Lounge (and label), DJs who’ve long been known for their exotic remixes and sophisticated international style. They…