MUSIC: It’s been roughly six years since Fugazi, Washington, D.C.'s apotheosis of punk, announced a hiatus that's looking increasingly permanent. Oh well; they had a hell of a run, and certainly went out on a high note with The Argument. And on the bright side, the band members’ solo work has certainly been worth tuning into. Bassist Joe Lally’s second album, Nothing is Underrated, is a bewitching and self-assured embrace of his post-Fugazi career; tonight......

Fugazi's page on the Dischord Records website still somewhat defiantly declares the band's timeline to be "Fall 1987 - present," so one can't completely rule out the possibility that they'll pick up where they left off in 2002, but at this point holding one's breath seems ill advised. Like the others, bassist Joe Lally has been determined to move on and make music on his own terms; his contemplative solo debut, There to Here,......

We hope you like change, because there's sure a lot of it when it comes to who's writing the music picks. Now, on to the picks...while we'll be down in Austin for SXSW this week, we aren't taking every band with us. There will be plenty to rock out to in the city, and as an added bonus, it's St. Patrick's Day this weekend...so your rock will be mixed with green beer. Tonight the Presets......