Music DAVID MALITZ’S PICK
Museum & Galleries
PHILIP KENNICOTT’S PICK
Visual trickery
Group with a ’60s sound
Garotas Suecas are just children, a few barely out of their teens. But they could be mistaken for children of the ’60s. The Brazilian sextet’s sound is firmly rooted in the psychedelia of that decade, both the American and Brazilian versions. The ragged, hip-shaking grooves of American garage rock — think Chocolate Watch Band and Strawberry Alarm Clock — serve as the template for most of the songs, which likely work even better with swirling projections behind them. Hints of the group’s native tropicalia are also present but don’t bubble to the surface often; those rhythms are more intrinsic than anything. The music is all delivered with an infectious enthusiasm, the kind that isn’t beholden to any era. // 9 p.m. Sunday. U Street Music Hall, 1115 U St. NW. 202-588-1880.
www.ustreetmusichall.com. $10.
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Billy Bragg For 30 years, he has played fiery, political folk songs that continue the tradition of Woody Guthrie and early Bob Dylan. // 7 p.m. Sunday. 9:30 Club, 815 V St. NW. 202-265- 0930.
www.930.com. $35.
Bilal The neo-soul crooner doesn’t stick to formulas in his invigorating R&B/funk tunes. // 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Birchmere, 3701 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria. 703-549-7500. www.
birchmere.com. $32.50.
Fennesz Melody and noise are equally present elements in the avant- garde creations by this top Austrian experimental musician. // 8 p.m. Tuesday. The Mansion at Strathmore, 10701 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda. 301-581- 5100.
www.strathmore.org. $20.
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One of the first bands to break out of the early ’00s dance-rock scene is still playing its extended electro grooves. // 8 p.m. Wednesday. Black Cat, 1811 14th St. NW. 202-667- 4490.
www.blackcatdc.com. $18. — David Malitz
34 The WashingTon PosT Magazine | September 19, 2010
Courage Like the lion from “The Wizard of Oz,” the title character of Syn- etic Theater’s family-friendly “Cowardly Chris- topher Finds His Courage” wasn’t born with bravery. But a globe-trotting ad- venture could be just the ticket for Christopher to find his hidden valor. // Through Oct. 31. Synetic Family Theater, 4041 Campbell Ave., Arlington. 800-494-8497.
www.syneticthe-
ater.org. $12 in advance, $15 at the door. — Stephanie Merry
The paintings of Giuseppe Arcimboldo, games of visual trickery that render human heads and faces out of the materials of still life, have delighted viewers for centuries. Even visitors who have never heard his name will have an “aha” moment: The conceit behind the works in “Arcimboldo, 1526– 1593: Nature and Fantasy” has been pursued through the ages in surrealist paintings and advertising images. // Sunday through Jan. 9. National Gallery of Art, Fourth Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.
www.nga. gov. Free.
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“Fiona Tan: Rise and Fall” Video artist Tan represented the Netherlands during the 2009 Venice Biennale, and this display considers the relationship between memories and captured images. // Saturday through Jan. 16. Sackler Gallery of Art, 1050 Independence Ave. SW. 202-633- 1000.
www.asia.si.edu. Free. — Stephanie Merry
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