T-Bar:
In response to your guestbook entry, here are some suggestions for shows that are coming up in DC for you:
9:30 Club:
Super Furry Animals, 2/11
Metric w/ South, 2/14
The Walkmen and the French Kicks, 2/26

The Black Cat:
The Shins, 2/10 (highly HIGHLY recommended)
British Sea Power w/ Kaito UK, 3/15
The Black Heart Procession, 3/18
BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE WITH STARS, 3/25 (GO GO GO TO THIS!!!!! And I'll be so jealous :( )

New and new-ish albums you should check out that I think you would like:
John Vanderslice - Cellar Door
The Wrens - The Meadowlands
The Shins - Chutes Too Narrow
The Walkmen - Bows and Arrows (am buying tomorrow because I've heard good things, just came out this week)