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Simple, elegant pop music, where sugary melodies and icy rhythms snap together like Lego bricks. Rams Head Tavern 33 West St., Annapolis, MD | 410-268-4545

NOTE: This show is sold out. British band moves past the hype phase and attempts to reinvent itself. With Screaming Females. 9:30 Club 815 V St. NW, Washington, DC | 202-265-0930

The trombone player leads his big band through Ellington's take on "The Nutcracker." Blues Alley 1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington, DC | 202-337-4141

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi lights the Capitol's Christmas tree, an 85-foot blue spruce donated and decorated by the state of Arizona. U.S. Capitol East Capitol and First streets, Washington, DC

Catch Cary Grant scaling Mount Rushmore and running from a crop-dusting plane in Hitchcock's classic thriller. American Film Institute Silver Theatre and Cultural Center 8633 Colesville Rd., Silver Spring, MD | 301-495-6720

Detroit native -- and member of the Raconteurs -- has been making finely crafted power pop for more than a decade. With Corey Chisel and the Wandering Sons. 9:30 Club 815 V St. NW, Washington, DC | 202-265-0930

Enjoy holiday treats, caroling and tours of decorated rooms to celebrate the season in the Daughters of the American Revolution's historic home. National Headquarters of the Daughters of the American Revolution 1776 D St. NW, Washington, DC | 202-628-1776

Christmas music gets the prog-rock treatment from this 60-piece orchestra. Verizon Center 601 F St. NW, Washington, DC | 202-397-7328

You'll get new songs from "Raditude" but you'll also get the old-school hits such as "Say It Ain't So," "Undone - The Sweater Song" and "Buddy Holly." With Jack's Mannequin and Motion City Soundtrack. George Mason University - Patriot Center 4500 Patriot Circle, Fairfax, VA | 202-397-7328

Monthly open mike poetry, with poet-in-residence Derrick Weston Brown and frequent guests. Busboys and Poets 2021 14th St. NW, Washington, DC | 202-387-7638