For the first time in years it looks like this year’s Capitol Hill Block Party won’t be a source of rampant heat exhaustion and sunburns. That’s a huge blessing, since that is certainly a tradition I can do without. Now I can make post-CHBP plans with impunity now that it’s far less likely I’ll be leaving with pink-hued skin (yes, even skin with an abundance of melanin can take on a pinkish hue, it just takes a lot of work) and a blinding headache. So here are some recommendations on what to do once things wind down if the official afterparties aren’t your speed.

Friday:
Justin Martin @ War Room - There was a time when I couldn’t stand going to the War Room on Fridays. Even the Gettin’ _______* house series wasn’t enough to get me to go. But since Derrick Carter a few months back the Perfect Hit crew has been pulling in some great music, going outside the same old house DJs you see roll through town every 6 months. Justin Martin, while from San Francisco, belongs in that category. Signed to dirtybird, his promo mix includes not only Iz & Diz, but labelmate Claude vonStroke, Swayzak, and John Tejada as well, keeping things interesting texturally.

Saturday:
Infernal Noise Brigade Funeral @ Lucky Choppers - If there’s any group that knows how to throw a party, it’s the INB crew. Since this is the final hurrah for the group, you just know they’re going to go all out, and the lineup for the evening shows that they indeed are. 5813 Airport Way S. in Georgetown. 9 p.m. $5 suggested, $1 minimum

BootyLib @ Des Amis - If you don’t know Lincolnup, you’ve got one more chance to meet him before he moves to Portland. I first saw him play at the Lower Level, where he played a “feminist-friendly” ghettotech set. I was there out of curiosity, since I didn’t even think that was possible, not with a genre where “Ass and Titties” and “Gimme Head” are classics. Thing is, he pulled it off, with not an innuendo or profane word to be heard, but with no drop in the music’s energy. Impressive stuff, as was the dialogue that ensued about the sociological ramifications of the music. Dude is a booty music scholar fo’ sho’. He’ll be playing Saturday along with Randy Jones(!), Apron (aka Nora Posch), and Ted Dancin, bringing all manner of music to induce asses to shaking. It’s free for the night and stumbling distance from the CHBP.

Anything I missed?