New York’s The London Souls play good ‘ole rock music to carry the torch of the MC5. With The Little Death and TAB The Band. Friday at Mercury Lounge 217 E. Houston St. (betw. Ludlow and Essex Sts.); 10, $10
A damn good rock/psych/garage lineup at Glasslands with The Beets, Beachniks, Eleanor, Air Waves and Gutsies. Friday at Glasslands 289 Kent Ave. (at S 2nd St.), Brooklyn; 10, $tba
The crazy Brit from the Soft Boys, Robyn Hitchcock, plays with his band The Venus 3. Christina Courtin opens. Saturday at The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza (betw. E 15th & E 16th Sts.); 7, $tba
With band names like this it has to be a good time: Stupid Party, Bad Blood, Nude Beach and Red and Blue. Saturday at Maxwell's 1039 Washington St (betw. 10th & 11th Sts.), Hoboken, NJ; 8:30, $8
Celebrate metal on Sunday at Public Assembly’s Show No Mercy lineup with Genghis Tron, Tombs, Wetnurse and Black Anvil. Sunday at Public Assembly 70 North 6th St. (betw. Kent and Wythe Aves.), Brooklyn; 8, $12
