Just a really great week of music in the DC-area coming up. If you’re a music fan, there’s really no excuse for not getting out to see some bands this week.

As usual, my picks in bold.

Sunday, 9/13
9:30 Club: ZZ Top
Birchmere: The Proclaimers, Laura Tsaggaris
Black Cat (back): Hanne Hukkelberg, Grendel Babies
DC9: God’s Pottery, Jared Stern
Iota: Honor By August, No Second Troy
Jammin’ Java: Sarah Bettens, Jackie Stern
Red and Black: Peelander-Z, Detox Retox, Seamonsters

Monday, 9/14
9:30 Club: ZZ Top
Black Cat (back): Dead Meadow, The Shirks
DC9: Pomegranates, Phantogram Power Pirate
Iota: Austin Hartley-Leonard, Nathan Moore
Jammin’ Java: Mike Dunn and the Kings of New England
Red and Black: Not Waving But Drowning, Mark Sylvester

Tuesday, 9/15
9:30 Club: Son Volt, Sera Cahoone
Black Cat (back): Army of Me, KI:Theory
DC9: On the Silver Screen, Julius C, International Graduate University
Iota: The Northern Stars
Jammin’ Java: Adrianne, Natalia Zukerman
Red and Black: The Orchid, The Modern Society
State Theatre: Rusted Root, The Kin
Velvet Lounge: Spelling for Bees

Wednesday, 9/16
9:30 Club: Trail of the Dead, Secret Machines
Birchmere: K’jon, Corneille
Black Cat (main): Matt and Kim, Amanda Blank [sold out]
DC9: Telefon Tel Aviv, The Race
Jammin’ Java: Steve Moakler, Chelsea Lee
Red and Black: Caustic Casanova, Appomattox, Low Red Land
State Theatre: Needtobreathe, Serena Rider, Green River Ordinance
Velvet Lounge:Mattress

Thursday, 9/17
9:30 Club: Yo La Tengo, Endless Boogie
Birchmere: Jackopierce, The Sketches
Black Cat (main): Rhett Miller, Jim Ward
DC9: Division Day, Bad Veins, Loose Lips
Iota: Hot Club of Cowtown, Little Cow
Jammin’ Java: Ballyhoo!, Black White Radio, others
Red and Black: Sian Alice Group, Polite Sleeper, The Console War
RnR Hotel: Petticoat Team Room, Caleb Stine, Revival
State Theatre: Groundation, See-I
Velvet Lounge: Blue Pinto, Chop Chop

Friday, 9/18
9:30 Club (early): Ingrid Michaelson, Greg Holden
9:30 Club (late): Moby, Kelli Scarr
Birchmere: Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives, Jon Dee Graham
Black Cat (main): DJ Rehka, DJ Dredd
Comet Ping Pong: The Intelligence, The Cheniers, Kid Congo Powers DJ
Iota: Syd
Jammin’ Java: Fun., Miniature Tigers (sold out)
Red and Black: The Jaguar Club, Gist, We Were Pirates
RnR Hotel: Jack Penate, Miike Snow
Velvet Lounge: Michael Jantz and the Davenports, Vox Pop, Chris Cubeta and the Liars Club

Saturday, 9/19
9:30 Club (early): The Weakerthans, Rock Plaza Central, Tomte
9:30 Club (late): Blowoff DJ Party
Birchmere: Johnny Winter, Terry Garland
Black Cat (main): The Horrors, Crocodiles, Caspar Bangs
Comet Ping Pong: Vandaveer
DC9: Busdriver, Rosetta Stoned, Ardaplus
Iota: Benjy Ferree, Black Hollies, Suns of Guns
Jammin’ Java: Chainsaw Baby, Traume Deville VA
Merriweather: Alan Jackson, Kellie Pickler
Red and Black: Elementary, Deville, Heather’s Headache
RnR Hotel: Datarock, Esser, Dmerit, Karin Park