Tues. April 1

Singer-songwriter-guitarist Evan Dando is the only member of the original Boston-based Lemonheads who is still a Lemonhead. These things happen. The other Lemonheads are members of the L.A. hardcore punk band the Descendents and ALL, bassist Karl Alvarez and drummer Bill Stevenson, and they toured last year supporting a comeback disc, called, um, "The Lemonheads." This year, they're touring - at the Paradise Tuesday April 1 - not in support of a new record, but an old one, one of their best, 1992's "It's a Shame About Ray." 

 Apparently, they'll play the whole the start to finish. Why? Well, Rhino Records has just re-issyued a deluxe version and it is one fans remember most. (It had their notable cover of Simon & Garfunkel's "Mrs. Robinson.") Does it matter that Stevenson and Alvarez had nothing to do with this recording? Probably not. Dando - the one-time pop idol and well-known miscreant - was the voice and vision, and he's the guy people want to see. Where the Lemonheads fit in today's pop lexicon is anybody's guess. They're ancient to the Arctic Monkeys and Aracade Fire fans. But Dando, for all his missteps, is committed to music. I've seen him play solo shows in tiny clubs for virtually no money, just because he wanted to do so. The reports from the Lemonheads recent show at SXSW were positive - Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch blog reporting Dando seemed "sober" and the band and audience in fine spirits. Let's hope that carries over to the Paradise, where the Lemonheads trip back in time 16 years, play some other catalog stuff, and, possibly, reveal a few new tunes from an album of original material due later this spring. The Epochs open at 8. Tickets: $25.

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