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Nov 21
- Robbie Fulks Jammin' Java, 7 p.m.
  Robbie Fulks was introduced to many as an alt-country smartass, thanks to songs like “She ...
  
  Umphrey's McGee 9:30 Club, 10 p.m.
  
  Blowoff 9:30 Club, 11:30 p.m.
Nov 22
- Skinny Puppy and Vverevvolf Grehv 9:30 Club, 10 p.m.
  Skinny Puppy has long been exalted as industrial demigods for its punishing electronics and effects-processed ...
  
  Heavy Trash and Elliott Brood DC9, 9 p.m.
  
  Little Dragon The Bohemian Caverns, 8 p.m.
Nov 23
- Metric Rams Head Live, 7 p.m.
  It took a solitary excursion to Buenos Aires for Metric lead singer-songwriter Emily Haines to ...
  
  Cub Country and Velvet The Black Cat Backstage, 9 p.m.
  
  Deadmau5, Burns, and Kim Fai 9:30 Club, 10 p.m.
Nov 24
- El Ten Eleven, Nvrmnd, and Ten Elevenths Ottobar, 8 p.m.
  It generally takes more than two people to create bloated, pretentious post-rock, so L.A ...
  
  R. Kelly DAR Constitution Hall, 8 p.m.
  
  Ambition Burning, Admiral Browning, and Across Tundras The Velvet Lounge, 9 p.m.
Nov 25
- Themselves, Eyedea And Abilities, and Educated Consumers The Rock And Roll Hotel, 9 p.m.
  While the current decade has seen no shortage of artists to keep hip-hop earnest, “conscious ...
  
  Devendra Banhart 9:30 Club, 7 p.m.
  
  Matisyahu and Trevor Hill Sixth And I Historic Synagogue, 8 p.m.
Nov 27
- The Mountain Goats and Final Fantasy 9:30 Club, 8 p.m.
  The Mountain Goats is an omnibus name for the musical wanderings of John Darnielle, a ...
  
  Bastard Sons Of Johnny Cash Iota Club And Cafe, 9 p.m.
  
  Wizzard, Sinbad, Cherry Smash, and Road Ducks Jaxx, 8 p.m.

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Music features

Weekend Agenda November 20-22

by Matthew Borlik

November 20, 2009 | 1:05pm -
Interview The Wrens' Charles Bissell takes some time off from taking time off

"By Meadowlands, we were exhausted and just recorded 15 or 20 half-assed songs then overdubbed the bejesus out of ‘em for four years."

by Chris O'Connell

November 19, 2009 | 12:00am -
Interview Baroness' John Baizley goes somewhere over the rainbow

The Savannah, Ga.-based quartet's singer-guitarist discusses the colorful nature of the band's album titles.

by Chris O'Connell

November 18, 2009 | 12:00am -
Interview Russia's Mumiy Troll brings "socially dangerous" rock to the U.S.—but not by submarine

"Unexplainable things were, in fact, more rebellious than straightforward propaganda. In that context, we were more rebellious than anyone else around!"

by Katya Tylevich

November 17, 2009 | 12:00am -
feature 10 minutes of El Ten Eleven: In praise of instrumental-rock brevity

Give us a few minutes, and The A.V. Club will open the door to understanding music without words.

by Scott Gordon and David Wolinsky

November 17, 2009 | 12:00am -
Interview Fleet Foxes' J. Tillman on medieval-couplet riddles and other elusive truths

Guess the band name and album from this riddle: "Can you carve air? These men can! They work the udders with their hands!"

by Carl Atiya Swanson

November 16, 2009 | 12:00am -
Localized Olivia Mancini And The Mates' You Can See The Mountains From Here

A shared roof isn't necessary for a shared sound.

by Rebecca Armendariz

November 14, 2009 | 12:00am -
Interview Mike Schulman guides Slumberland Records into its third decade

He'll be making colored vinyl for as long as he can.

by Paul Caine

November 13, 2009 | 12:00am -
Interview Stefon Harris thinks creativity is overrated

"What I think is important is authenticity. I want to hear music that has the resonance of the people."

by Michael J. West

November 13, 2009 | 12:00am -
Interview Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros' Alex Ebert isn't selling snake oil

"The music is the glove and the live show is us putting the glove on and moving around. It's the cup being filled."

by Jessica Jardine

November 13, 2009 | 12:00am -

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a.v. Music picks

No picks today, but still plenty to do! View the full calendar.

Nov 21
- Robbie Fulks Jammin' Java, 7 p.m.
  Robbie Fulks was introduced to many as an alt-country smartass, thanks to songs like “She ...
  
  Robin Williams DAR Constitution Hall, 8 p.m.
  
  Puma Libre, Girl Loves Distortion, and Noon:30 The Velvet Lounge, 10 p.m.
Nov 22
- Skinny Puppy and Vverevvolf Grehv 9:30 Club, 10 p.m.
  Skinny Puppy has long been exalted as industrial demigods for its punishing electronics and effects-processed ...
  
  The Short Films Of Osamu Tezuka Freer Gallery of Art - Meyer Auditorium, 2 p.m.
  
  Heavy Trash and Elliott Brood DC9, 9 p.m.
Nov 23
- Metric Rams Head Live, 7 p.m.
  It took a solitary excursion to Buenos Aires for Metric lead singer-songwriter Emily Haines to ...
  
  Bebel Gilberto 9:30 Club, 6 p.m.
  
  Cub Country and Velvet The Black Cat Backstage, 9 p.m.
Nov 24
- El Ten Eleven, Nvrmnd, and Ten Elevenths Ottobar, 8 p.m.
  It generally takes more than two people to create bloated, pretentious post-rock, so L.A ...
  
  R. Kelly DAR Constitution Hall, 8 p.m.
  
  Ambition Burning, Admiral Browning, and Across Tundras The Velvet Lounge, 9 p.m.
Nov 25
- Matisyahu and Trevor Hill Sixth And I Historic Synagogue, 8 p.m.
  At his most pared-down, Matisyahu is “an American Hasidic Jewish reggae musician,” but the Brooklyn-based ...
  
  Themselves, Eyedea And Abilities, and Educated Consumers The Rock And Roll Hotel, 9 p.m.
  
  The Shining AFI Silver Theatre And Cultural Center, 9:20 p.m.
Nov 26
- Some Like It Hot AFI Silver Theatre And Cultural Center, 7 p.m.
  Long before Tootsie, and eons before such derivative drivel as Sorority Girls, Billy Wilder blessed ...
Nov 27
- The Mountain Goats and Final Fantasy 9:30 Club, 8 p.m.
  The Mountain Goats is an omnibus name for the musical wanderings of John Darnielle, a ...
  
  The Room Landmark E Street Cinema, 11:59 p.m.
  
  Wizzard, Sinbad, Cherry Smash, and Road Ducks Jaxx, 8 p.m.