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waves at the time, smoothed out

by its jazzy sampling of “Stretch-

ing” by Art Blakey and the Jazz

messengers. Since the mid ’90s,

the Brooklyn trio’s output has

been sparse, but their influence

on hip-hop continues to live on.

“rebirth” i n and of itself became a

blueprint for the industry’s big-

gest producers and musicians in

the present day — making Diga-

ble Planet’s legacy more relevant

than ever. Monday at 7:30 p.m. at

the Birchmere. $55.

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stays rooted in the band’s e thos of

not bucking to trends and staying

unequivocally themselves. Satur-

day at 6 p.m. (doors) at 9:30 Club.

$30.

Digable Planets

“rebirth of Slick (Cool Like

Dat)” was Digable Planets’ intoxi-

cating 1992 debut song, which

went on to be used in an endless

list of shows, movies and com-

mercials. It was the breezy calm

to the storm of hypermasculine

hip-hop that dominated the air-

the Latin superstar to explore

other popular forms of music that

have largely dominated the pop

charts. Ironically, his stronghold

on the past is what ultimately

helped him move forward. The

slinky piano, buoyant horn sec-

tion and heady salsa sounds of

“opus” is authentically Anthony,

with the album becoming his 11th

top 10 record on the To p Latin

Albums chart. It also garnered

him a Grammy award, furthering

the point that the sounds of the

past don’t always have to feel like

a relic of their time. Saturday at 8

p.m. at Capital One Arena.

$59-$179.

Wolf Parade

There haven’t been many de-

but albums that sounded as un-

nerving as Wolf Parade’s “Apolo-

gies to the Queen mary.” It’s what

made the group’s 2005 release

one of the most memorable rock

records of that year. Their recent

effort, “Thin mind,” s ounds like a

filtered down version of that spar-

kly debut, with the frenetic, un-

hinged energy of its predecessor

largely absent. But there are some

glimpses of the past: “out of

Control” comes close to rekin-

dling the untethered sound that

defined “Queen mary,” harnessed

with a whirling, spazzy guitar.

And though the band, now a trio,

didn’t quite recapture the magic

of “Queen mary,” the new album

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marc Anthony, shown performing at Wolf Trap in 2013, returns to

the D.c. area for a show at capital One Arena. Anthony’s first

album in six years, “Opus,” just won a Grammy.

Bruce W. talamon

Brooklyn-based hip-hop trio Digable Planets is coming to Birchmere. Their 1992 song “Rebirth of slick

(cool Like Dat)” continues to influence the music industry.

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