Sun. Nov. 19

 Two-thirds of blink-182, singer-bassist Mark Hoppus and drummer-keyboardist Travis Barker, have a new band out there, +44, and an album called "When Your Heart Stops Beating." Barker wears a t-shirt proclaiming "How to Murder Your Life" in a promo shot, accompanying the press material. In the opening "Lycanthrope," Hoppus, who also plays guitar now, sings, "I'm searching hard for a sign from heaven/But they've forgotten me here." In No, It Isn't," he sings, "Let's slit our wrists and burn down something beautiful." Not happy thoughts, maybe, but if you know blink's history you know these guys are anthemic-minded pop-punkers, not ones to wallow in Joy Division-esque misery. There are some electronic and acoustic stuff and someprogrammed beats, but this will sound quite familiar and joyous - yeah, despite the subject matter - to fans of old. They play Avalon Sunday Nov. 19 with the Matches opening. Word of warning: Don't bother shouting for old blink-182 songs. They won't play 'em. In an interview with Spin, Hoppus says he'd advise those people to go out and buy a blink-182 record.Trivia: The band was named after the international dialing code for the UK and you can pronounce it Plus 44. Starts at 7 p.m. Tickets: $20.

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