Trans Am plays Black Cat tomorrow night. Check out the alternate version of the track “I’ll Never.”

Our occasional series “Secret History” features profiles of classic D.C. albums as a way of looking back at the District’s contributions to music over time. This installment looks back at Trans Am’s post-rock triumph, Surrender To The Night (Thrill Jockey, 1997). The mid to late 1990s saw the emergence of post-rock, a Chicago-centric genre which filters Brian Eno-influenced experimentalism, progressive jazz, and electronic bleepscapes through a more or less standard rock lens, shedding what…

>> D.C. Improv highlights students who spent a month at the Improv’s Comedy School. The evening, lead by MC Matt Kazam, could be a great way to catch one of Washington’s rising comics — 17 trainees will take the stage. [1140 Connecticut Ave. NW, $10, 8:00 p.m.] >> Local techno rockers Trans Am can be counted on to deliver an eclectic mix of music and fans. See the trio, together for over 10 years,…

>> Homophonic talking point alert: Those of you who work in the garment trade will know that the act of overcasting the raw edge of fabric to prevent unraveling is called “serging.” But that’s not what everyone will be talking about tonight. >> Still, the Myrtle Beach Sun-News is saying that tonight’s address “may be most important of [Bush’s] presidency.” Dare you question the Myrtle Beach Sun-News? [Radosh] >> Tony Kornheiser will continue to serve…

Written by DCist Music Contributor Chris Snyder. The District’s own innovative musical trio, Trans Am, has been dubbed many things since their debut self-titled full-length album in 1996: post rock, synth pop, prog, electro-funk, “Funk Carioca” and electro-rock, to name a few. Varying in style and composition with each new record, the band has taken fans on a virtual “trans”-itional journey from one end of the musical spectrum to the next, ultimately adding vocals, acoustic…