This Friday, head over to IOTA in Arlington to catch a plethora of bands from around the corner. On the bill is DC indie pop artist Margot MacDonald (pic above), chamber rockers Star FK Radium, Americana group South Rail, MD based alt rockers YellowTieGuy, DC rock The Charm Offensive, VA based acoustic indie rock The Dreamscapes Project (check out a track from them below), and the mysterious James Ian.

Music starts at 8:30 and is only $10. IOTA 4/12

DC based music advocate Listen Local First is celebrating its first birthday/anniversary on Friday Oct. 19 by featuring 9 local singer-songwriters (The 9 Songwriter Series) on the Black Cat stage. The bill includes Christylez Bacon, Sam McCormally of Ugly Purple Sweater, Gordon Daniels of Luck Dub, Margot MacDonald, Justin Trawick, Ryan McLaughlin of Typefighter, Victoria Vox, Wytold, and Taylor Carson. The 9 was founded by Justin Trawick to bring together local artists to tour and play in larger venues, rotating between songs as well as sharing the stage together to bring a variety of entertainment for audiences.

It all goes down at the Black on Friday 10/19, 8 PM, $10.