Country/blues musician Alynda Lee Segarra, who performs as Hurray for the Riff Raff, left home at 17 and began traveling the country, eventually settling in New Orleans, where she joined a group of fellow travelers and started playing music on the street. But just one year later, Hurricane Katrina hit. Rather than head somewhere new, Segarra decided to stick it out to thank the community that inspired her to pursue music full-time. The influences of her adopted hometown are evident on Segarra’s latest release, Small Town Heroes, as she sings about local issues like neighborhood violence (on “St. Roch Blues”) and adds a vibrant, modern kick to her era-transcending sound on “No One Else.” With Adia Victoria. The Crocodile, 2200 Second Ave., 441-4618, thecrocodile.com. 8 p.m. $20. All ages.No idea was too absurd for New Jersey punk-rock quartet The Gaslight Anthem when it entered the studio to work on its fifth full-length, Get Hurt, which explains the record’s impressive variety. The album kicks off with the unexpectedly ferocious “Stay Vicious,” which finds the band nearing metal territory, while the somber “Break Your Heart” is a borderline-country tune. And there’s a classic-rock edge to lead singer Brian Fallon’s rasp on “Stray Paper,” to which guest vocalist Sharon Jones (who fronts the Dap-Kings) adds a touch of soul. The band hasn’t strayed far from its roots, though; plenty of tunes throwback to its 2008 breakthrough, The ’59 Sound. With Northcote, Sammy Kay. The Showbox, 1426 First Ave., 628-3151, showboxpresents.com. 9 p.m. $25. All ages.All’s been quiet on the Pickwick (pictured above) front as of late. The band’s last Facebook post publicizes a sale on music and merch from November, and the most recent news entry on its website touts the April 2014 release of Window Sill (Recall) 7”, which features “Window Sill” and an alternate version of “Halls of Columbia,” both from the Seattle six-piece’s 2013 debut album Can’t Talk Medicine. No doubt fans are still spinning Medicine; it’s a mix of garage-rock edge and smooth R&B, a majority of which comes from singer Galen Disston. This is the only show Pickwick has booked so far this year. Could the band be trying out some new material? With Bardo, DJ Leopold Bloom. Sunset Tavern, 5433 Ballard Ave. N.W., 784-4880, sunsettavern.com. 9 p.m. SOLD OUT. 21 and over.