TO DO LIST: Rufus Wainwright TONIGHT @ The 9:30 Club!

Is Tuesday evening stretching out in front of you like a barren wasteland of blank work spreadsheets and empty locos tacos wrappers?  Are you looking to get a little more Wainwright in your diet?  Then scrape together your Starbucks money and get on down to the 9:30 Club for Rufus Wainwright, touring with his sister Lucy Wainwright Roche, for a night of some of the best vocals you’re likely to hear this side of heaven.

Rufus Wainwright could sing the phone book and it’d make your knees buckle, but fortunately he has far, far better material for his amazing voice.  Promoting 2012’s Out of the Game, Wainwright is celebrating some pretty significant life changes (he recently married his partner and had a child with Lorca Cohen) with a new batch of songs about live and love, and if we’re very lucky he’ll pull a few selections off of Want One/Want Two and maybe throw in a Judy Garland cover or four.  Whatever he decides to play, Rufus Wainwright always delivers enough flair to satisfy even the most persnickety manager at Chotchkie's, and tickets are available HERE.

We think he looks a damn sight like Bellatrix LeStrange in this video, but you be the judge:

WIN STUFF: Win 2 tix to see Toro Y Moi @ 9:30 Club!

CONTEST CLOSED

If you're digging the new Toro Y Moi album Anything In Return, released last week on DC's own Carpark Records, then have we got a sweet deal for you. 

We want to send you and a friend to Mr. Moi's synthpop-infused, electronica-tinged, chillwavey dance party going down Sunday, February 10 at 9:30 Club! Also on the bill are Moi's labelmate Dog Bite and indie rock sibling duo Wild Belle.  

To enter the giveaway, you must be willing to bring your dancing shoes, move your hips, and do one of the following:

1. Leave a comment below, using a valid email address, telling us your favorite record label.

2. Retweet this or tweet the following:

I'm entering to win 2 tix to see Toro Y Moi at 9:30 Club on Feb. 10! #ToroYM930 @ChunkyGlasses

3. Reblog this tumblr post.

Please note that only one entry per person will be counted.

We'll be picking a winner THIS AFTERNOON, so don't snooze on entering! GOOD LUCK!

WIN STUFF: Win tix to see The Vaccines @ 9:30 Club!

CONTEST CLOSED

Groundhog Day is just around the corner and rumor has it that Punxsutawney Phil will be partying with The Vaccines at 9:30 Club the night before his big day. Think his hangover-induced blurry vision the next day will effect whether or not he sees his shadow?

With two full-length albums - What Did You Expect from the Vaccines? and Come of Age - under their belts, The Vaccines embark on their first-ever headlinging tour of the U.S. Their set promises high energy and sing-a-longs to catchy singles like "Post Break-Up Sex." Seriously...if you don't already know the lyrics, you'll want to learn them before the show:

So, care to join Punxsutawney Phil in his debauchery? Here's your chance! To enter our contest, please do one of the following:

1. Leave a comment below, using a valid email address, predicting whether or not Phil will see his shadow on Groundhog Day.

2. Retweet this or tweet the following:

I'm entering to win 2 tix to see The Vaccines at 9:30 Club on Feb. 1! #Vaccines930 @ChunkyGlasses

3. Reblog this tumblr post.

We'll pick a lucky winner the afternoon of Monday, January 28, so make with the entering! 

Not feeling lucky? Tickets for the show are still available and can be purchased here.