Thursday, April 23 Ponytail, Imperial China and The Gagged 8:30 p.m. WHERE: DC9, 1940 Ninth St. N.W. METRO: U Street/African-American Civil War Memorial/Cardozo (green and yellow lines) INFO: Loved seeing Ponytail at their Capitol Punishment performance? Catch the Baltimore-based band again at DC9. COST: $10
Friday, April 24 DNA Test Fest 7 p.m. WHERE: Velvet Lounge, 915 U St. N.W. METRO: U Street/African-American Civil War Memorial/Cardozo (green and yellow lines) INFO: Jump-start this weekend-long noise festival, sponsored by the University of Maryland's College Park radio station, with performances from True Womanhood and Screen Vinyl Image among others. COST: $10
Saturday, April 25 Georgetown Annual Open-Air French Market and House Tour 11 a.m.-6 p.m. WHERE: Bookhill neighborhood of Georgetown, between P Street and Reservoir Road N.W. METRO: Foggy Bottom-GWU (blue and orange lines) INFO: This historic Georgetown neighborhood transforms into a European-style open-air market, featuring spring savings from local boutiques and galleries. COST: Free
Sunday, April 26 "Comic Art Indig?ne" 10 a.m.-5 p.m. WHERE: National Museum of the American Indian, Fourth Street and Independence Avenue S.W. METRO: Smithsonian (blue and orange lines) INFO: Native American artists depict Native American history through the graphic novel form. COST: Free
Monday, April 27 "French Nineteenth-Century Cityscape" Noon WHERE: National Gallery aof Art, Fourth Street and Constitution Avenue N.W. METRO: Archives-Navy Memorial-Penn Quarter (green and yellow lines) INFO: Join Eric Denker for a discussion of this transformative period in European art history. COST: Free
Tuesday, April 28 Valient Thorr 8:30 p.m. WHERE: Rock and Roll Hotel, 1353 H St. N.E. METRO: Union Station (red line) INFO: Kick-start your Tuesday night with this metal-inspired band whose music The Washington Post called "boogie-rock." COST: $12
