Girls Rock! DC, a local non-profit aimed at establishing a supportive and creative space for girls to develop their self-confidence, is hosting their fourth week-long girls music camp this week.

The Humanities Council presents Dishing the Dirt on DC: Coming Out and Speaking Out, an event exploring the path from coming out to becoming an active advocate for LGBT rights from within the community.

New York band Xylos and Brooklyn trio Jessica 6 play the Red Palace this Wednesday.

Summer is here and it’s time to get your happy hour on once again out on Science Club’s patio with DJs Keenan Orr and vANNIEty Kills at Happy Hour ShenAnniegans.

The Brightest Young Gays are teaming up with Cat Dawson to spread joy to all the little girls and boys with X-Mas in July at the Black Cat.

Happy Bastille Day, TNG readers. It is now totally okay to celebrate this day, thanks the US women’s soccer team’s victory over France yesterday. In the spirit of international cooperation, however, we’re featuring Glasgow’s Camera Obscura’s French Navy as the song of the weekend. While we’re not including any specifically French soirees today, feel free to celebrate whatever you want at any of the events listed below.

DC’s very own Pocket Gays have teamed up with Local 16 to bring you Sunday School, a refreshing afternoon of drink specials, games, prizes, and pocket-sized surprises to help you wrap up your weekend the right way, all on one the city’s best roof decks, the second Sunday of each month.

This Sunday’s theme is Pocket Rocket Sunday School, the last Sunday School of the summer!

The Wooden Birds, led by Andrew Kenny (American Analog Set, Broken Social Scene) and Matt Pond (Matt Pond PA) are touring in support of the band’s just-released Two Matchsticks.

Bogota’s hottest DJ/VJ collective El Freaky and baile funk diva Zuzuka Ponderosa are coming to Judy’s Restaurant this Thursday.

wherethegirlsgo and Homoground present Mitten at Phase 1 with supporting acts Melissa Li & The Barely Theirs and G.U.T.S.