Anybody living in the city with a couple of kids knows how hard it is to maintain any sort of indie cred. You can hardly be showing up at the Black Cat every night when little Sam or Sue needs a bottle and a viewing of Sesame Street. Well, lucky for you, here comes Pancake Mountain to the rescue! The offbeat local cable channel that hosts musical performances that both parents and kids can enjoy…

(DCist continues its series of music reviews with a post by Colleen Clark about Monday night’s Shonen Knife concert.) We had a hard time starting our review of Monday’s Shonen Knife show without a barrage of Japanese clichés. Though we had the good sense to avoid all mention of karaoke, Hello Kitty and Tamagotchis, we couldn’t resist trying the following: — When Shonen Knife took to the stage, the universal flash of digital cameras must…

Before we point you to our concert picks for this week, make sure you go check out the Six Points Festival lineup. The festival features performances from dozens of area bands at venues throughout Arlington and D.C. MONDAY: >> Sticky-sweet Japanese punksters Shonen Knife play the Black Cat tonight. $12. TUESDAY: >> If you feel like a blast from the past (or, rather, the mid-90s), female rocker Lisa Loeb (at right), she of the black-framed…