LION OF IDO Ido Zmishlany and his band are not "Hard to Love."

WHEN | WHERE 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Ollie's Point, 140 Merrick Rd., Amityville

INFO $10 advance, $12 day of; 631-264-7712, clubloaded.com


MAYDAY PARADE Alternarock straight outta Tallahassee.

WHEN | WHERE 6 p.m. Thursday, The Nutty Irishman Farmingdale, 323 Main St.

INFO $20 advance, $22 day of; 516-293-9700, clubloaded.com


PAUL KANTNER Jefferson Airplane flies again!

WHEN | WHERE 7 p.m. Friday, NYCB Theatre at Westbury

INFO $39.50-$69.50; 800-745-3000, livenation.com


CARL PALMER BAND Best prog-rock drummer?

WHEN | WHERE 8 p.m. Friday, YMCA Boulton Center, 37 W. Main St., Bay Shore

INFO $45; 631-969-1101, boultoncenter.org


TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND Susan Tedeschi's and Derek Trucks' musical offspring.

WHEN | WHERE 8 p.m. Friday, Tilles Center, C.W. Post Campus, 720 Northern Blvd., Brookville

INFO $39.50-$75; 516-299-3100, ticketmaster.com


JOSH RITTER Literary and folky.

WHEN | WHERE 8 p.m. Saturday, Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington

INFO $50-$55; 516-767-6444, landmarkonmainstreet.org


SLAID CLEAVES Country and folky.

WHEN | WHERE 2 p.m. Sunday, University Cafe, Stony Brook University

INFO $25 until Wednesday, $30 at the door; 631-632-1093, shopsbu.com

HOT TIX

STING

WHEN | WHERE Nov. 8-9, Roseland Ballroom, Manhattan

INFO $76.50-$158.50 beginning 10 a.m. Friday via 800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com

TREY SONGZ

WHEN | WHERE Nov. 25, Manhattan Center Hammerstein Ballroom

INFO $81.50 beginning noon Friday via 800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com

RASCAL FLATTS

WHEN | WHERE Feb. 18, IZOD Center, East Rutherford, N.J.

INFO $28.50-$69.50 beginning 10 a.m. Saturday via 800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com

NYC SOUNDS

FRIDAY

METHOD MAN Aww, Meth is in a new Sour Patch Kids commercial.

WHEN | WHERE 9 p.m., Best Buy Theater, 1515 Broadway

INFO $32.50; 800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com

OCT. 17

JANE'S ADDICTION "The Great Escape Artist," Jane's long-awaited first album since 2003 hits stores Oct. 18.

WHEN | WHERE 8 p.m., Irving Plaza, 17 Irving Place (also Tuesday, Oct. 18)

INFO $39.50; 800-745-3000, livenation.com

IN STORES

* I Am the Avalanche's "Avalanche United" (I Surrender)

* Ryan Adams' "Ashes and Fire" (Pax-AM/Capitol)

* Radiohead's "TKOL RMX 1234567" (TBD)

* Joe Jonas' "Fastlife" (Hollywood)

* Evanescence's "Evanescence" (Wind-Up)

* Peter Gabriel's "New Blood" (Real World)

* Lauren Alaina's "Wildflower" (Mercury Nashville/19)

* James Morrison's "Awakening" (Universal Republic)

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