Washington, D.C.’s own The Jet Age are coming to the end of their three-week national tour with shows in Atlanta tonight and Durham, NC tomorrow, and to celebrate they have a special treat in store for their hometown this Saturday night — a FREE show at Comet Ping Poing with Petworth.

By now you know that I’m friends with the guys, and have been helping them out with PR for their excellent new album, in “Love” [buy it here for any price you want over $1!!!]. So you don’t take my word for why you should go to the show.

Instead, you should take the word of the Washington Post’s own Going Out Gurus:

It’s deja vu all over again. Last fall, local trio the Jet Age (listen) released a winner of a concept album filled with fuzzed-out guitars, powerhouse drumming and vintage indie rock hooks. This fall it’s happened again. Just a year after “What Did You Do During the War, Daddy?” the band returns with “in ‘Love,’” and the riffs are just as dynamic, the drumming is just as propulsive and the concept doesn’t feel forced. The band ends its three-week national tour with a CD release show at Comet Ping Pong tonight [ed: Sat. 11/21]. Be sure to grab one of those CDs, because you should have some extra cash; the show is free.

And if that’s not enough, here’s a couple other great reviews that the band has gotten for in “Love”:

Album three is the charm for this D.C. manic-power trio. It’s as lyrically ambitious as 2008’s What Did You Do During the War… [set] to the band’s notable Dinosaur Jr./Ride/Swervedriver/Who grungy-shoegaze/punk-mod-soul-powerpop maelstrom… One could sure have an affair with this blasting, catchy, thoughtful record. (Jack Rabid, The Big Takeover (Issue 65))

and

An impressive shift of gears… . The songs do a beautiful job of detailing a relationship arc and the feelings at each stage of that journey. Plus, it rocks every step of the way, which doesn’t hurt. (DC Rock Club)

So maybe you ought to go see them, eh?