The Capitol Hill Block Party is not the only action in town this weekend—right on the same block, in the midst of all the Block Party commotion, the Comet hosts the Cock Block Party. The two days of rock and roll kick off Friday when the Valkyries open for the Girls. Unlike the Girls, the Valkyries are a band comprising actual women—women who listen to a lot of punk and metal records, tease their hair, and shred like equal parts Babes in Toyland and Thin Lizzy. I bet if they ran into Vampire Weekend, they'd beat them up and steal their cigarettes.

The Valkyries play Fri July 25, Comet Tavern, 11 pm, free, 21+. Log on to The Stranger's Bands Page—www. thestranger.com/bands—to hear them.