Summer is almost over! Go to a show while you can! Here are this week’s shows that you should be extremely pumped for.

Monday, August 26

Eve @ The Howard Theatre – POSTPONED TO 9/13!

RiYL: the voice of a goddess

Grex and Semisolid @ Galaxy Hut

RiYL: weird, weird music, rock jazz

Molotov @ The Fillmore

RiYL: rap metal (who knew?), Spanglish

Geographer with GRMLN @ DC9

RiYL: Phoneix, indie pop

Tuesday, August 27

The Coathangers, Teen Liver, Dudes, Heidi Glüm, DJ Joshua @ Comet Ping Pong

RiYL: garage rock

Diarrhea Planet, the So So Glos, The Black Sparks @ DC9

RiYL: good ol’ rock’n’roll

Megan & Liz @ The Hamilton

RiYL: pop music, auto-tuning

Wednesday, August 28

Luke Bryan’s Dirt Road Diaries 2013 Tour with Thomas Rhett Atkins, and Kelleigh Bannen @ Merriweather

RiYL: lots and lots of country music and dust

KONKRETE JUNGLE DC with Throdown b2b Kyng of Thievez, ill Omen b2b Will Miles, Kimsey b2b T.F.I. (The Fucking Impaler), Contemplation b2b C-Vision @ U Street Music Hall

RiYL: Tag team DJ sets

Jason Brown, The Post, Ethan Schaefer, Mariah Maxwell, and  Special Guest: Amy Andrews @ Jammin’ Java

RiYL: local acoustic pop, folk

Thursday, August 29

RiYL: Gogol Bordello, trans-global dub, reggae

Soft Metals with Curse and L’Avenier @ Metro Gallery 

RiYL: industrial techno, Baltimore music

Joan of Arc, Co La, After the Lights @ DC9

RiYL: math rock

Friday, August 30

 MJ Day 2013 – 4th Annual Michael Jackson Dance Party @ 9:30 Club

Commemorating the King of Pop. Part of the night’s proceeds goto the Duke Ellington School of Arts

RiYL: good causes, good music, Michael Jackson

Juan MacLean with Lane 8 @ U Street Music Hall

RiYL: The Chap, Glass Candy, techno/house/electronic

Kill Lincoln with Broadroom Heroes, Braceface, and Collapser @ Rock and Roll Hotel

RiYL: Less than Jake, rock, ska

Coal Bxx: An iNdie Dance Party @ DC9

DJs Stevie Bxx and Billy Bxx mix an indie rock dance party.

RiYL: Indie rock dance parties

Saturday, August 31

Stéphane Pompougnac (Hotel Costes) @ 9:30 Club

RiYL: Slow Train, Bigg Muff, French house music

Radio Slave with Outputmessage @ U Street Music Hall

RiYL: Butch, Super Flu

Priests, Downtown Boys, Neonates @ Comet Ping Pong

RiYL: local punk/garage rock

Maze with Frankie Beverly @ Verizon Center

RiYL: soul, that smooooth jazz, R&B

Sunday, September 1

Photek with Slant, Chris Nitti vs. Lxsx Frxnk, Joel Transit @ U Street Music Hall

RiYL: experimental electronica

Movie Star Junkies and Harness Flux @ Comet Ping Pong

RiYL: heavy Italian rock music

Hearts & Spades and The Shifters @ DC9

RiYL: local bluegrass and folk, banjos

Chris Reynolds and His Fantastic Steam Powered Orchestra @ Rams Head Live

RiYL: Bruce Springsteen, Vampire Weekend, Muse