Fri. June 15

 We all know that Little Steven aka Miami Steve van Zandt has a little time on his hand, being that Sil, his character on "The Sopranos," was badly shot (and maybe dead) and the show itselfi is, uh, over. Ambiguously so. We're among those who predicted there would be no major wrap-up, after getting to know creator David Chase's work over the years, and thus, while semi-shocked by the black screen, we were stunned and angered. Which has nothing to do with Van Zandt's Little Steven self - the guitar-playing garage rock loving musician and radio host. Steven's been in the forefront of the latest garage rock revival and he's a champion of the Woggles and their Wicked Cool Records debut, "Rock and Roll Backlash." He calls it "live wild-ass garage punk rhythm and blues." Meredith Ochs, on NPR, says a Woggles show "will change your life." Hmmmm. Dunno about that, but it seems the four Woggles are not bound to the stage and like to hurl themselves about the club and into the audience in pursuit of their art. You can catch them at T.T. the Bear's Place Friday June 15. They're with Muck & the Mires, the Classic Ruins and Midnight Creeps. Strong bill. Starts at 9 p.m. with a $10 ticket.

10 Brookline St., Cambridge, 617-492-0082 ttthebears.com

Thurs. June 14

Roscoe Robinson has been in the music biz for more than 60 years. He toured with the gospel quartets in the South back in the segration days, he introduced Bobby Womack to Sam Cooke and worked with Gamble and Huff. In 1966, he wrote and recorded his first million-seller, "That's Enough," which went to No. 7 on Billboard's R&B chart. He's performed in a multitude of settings and made seven albums as a lead singer or solo act. On Thursday June 14, he makes a rare local appearance at Johnny D's. His backup band, and opening act, is none other than Boston's Eli "Paperboy" Reed & The True Loves. (They'll also back up soul man Herman Hitson.) Reed, a classic throwback soul singer, is celebrating the release of his new 7 inch single (well, it's a CD), "The Satisfier." (A full-length disc comes out this fall.) The music starts at 9 p.m. Tickets: $14

17 Holland St., Somerville, 617-776-9667 johnnyds.com

Thurs. June 14

  About ten years ago, Michael Tucker was a young hotshot saxophone player from the North Shore. He’d played with influential teachers in various bands, had played in jazz, funk and rock groups, and been mentored by musicians and artists in the Gloucester arts community, including Willie Alexander. He’d been selected to play in the Massachusetts All-State Jazz Band (as first tenor), the All-New England Grammy Band and the All-Eastern Jazz Ensemble.
     At 18, right out of Danvers High School, he went away to Wayne, NJ to study jazz at William Paterson University. And, then, midway through his freshman year disaster struck: Tendonitis. It started in one hand, then attacked the other. The pain was excruciating and the result debilitating. “I had to stop playing,” says Tucker, now 27, over coffee at the Trident Café in Boston. “It was pretty scary because I didn’t know when it was going to get better.” Or if.
    It did. He’ll be playing with the Mike Tucker Quartet, for free, at the ICA’s “Harborworks Sounds” series Thursday June 14 at 6 p.m. It takes place on the Putnam Investments Plaza. The series, which runs through Aug. 23, features Berklee College of Music students and alumni.

Thurs. June 14

Remember the Beatles' "Revolution No. 9," where you heard that monotone voice go "Number nine, number nine, number nine" (or, backwards, "Turn me on dead man"). You might want to get used to the number 71, as the Hard Rock Cafe is celebrating the year the company was founded and the number will find itself attached to more than a few Hard Rock Events - like the July 2 opening of the new Hard Rock at the old Rack/Pizzeria Uno site. But on Thursday June 14, 71 is the number of cents you will pay for for on those juicy 10-ounce Angus burgers ... if you're a community servant, member of the police or fire departement, an EMT. (You do have to present a proper ID/badge.) Also, as June 14 was founding day back in London, the musical "clocks" at the Hard Rock will be turned back to that era, so we're thinking Led Zep, the Who, the Stones, the Kinks and all kinds of treasures from yesteryear. After the Hard Rock moves, next month you can expect all sorts of promotions, and concerts in the new 500-seat-plus concert facility. The Hard Rock Cafe - which on Clarendon has been a burger joint with memorabilia and a minimal musical presence - will shift gears and become one of the bigger players in the Hard Rock universe. With the changes happening this summer on Lansdowne Street - Avalon, Axis etc. going down to make way for an entertainment complex - this may conveniently open a gap in clubland. Stay tuned.

131 Clarendon St.,617-424-ROCK  hardrockcafe.com
 

Wed. June 13

 Been to a pajama party recently? No, we haven't either. Actually, ever. In high school, we just fantasized about what happened at girls pajama parties and really that was the end of it. But the Foundation Lounge is throwing "The Pajama Party" on Wednesday June 13 and many of our prurient teenage fantasies were kicked up by that news. However, the news, as we first got it was rather vague. It was a champagne party where Jairo, Tyrone, Scotty, Sammy, Pedro, Soue and Tommy were our hosts. We know none of those people. DJ Dirty Dek would be spinning MashUp music. We don't know Dirty Dek either, but we know mash-up is the disco music of today. We got the word: "Sleepwear A MUST" making us wonder about why we would go to a club wearing sleepwear - jockey shorts? t-shirt? - until we realized they probably weren't talking about what we might really wear to bed, but what we might wear to bed someone not our fiancee, which we just wouldn't do period. But, we could take our fiancee to this and you - dear reader - might not have a fiancee and want one, or at least, want a potential one, for a night's experiment at least. So, given all this, we e-mailed the Foundation's owner George Lewis, a pal dating back to the 29 Newbury days, who explained there was no admission to the event but it was both open to the general public and RSVPs were preferred. `If you weren't going to wear pj's to the club - and really were you? - you could change in the appropriate rest room and then present yourself to the world. (Note: Every time you read the term "pajamas" you should probably think "sexy lingeree," not baggy sweat pants.) This all starts around 10 p.m.

500 Commonwealth Ave., 617-859-9900 thefoundationlounge.com