By Staff

May 14
For some dirty punk infected with a terminal case of garage rock nostalgia, go see Love or
Perish and The Old Haunts at Cake Shop
152 Ludlow St. (betw. Stanton & Rivington Sts.), 212-253-0036; 8, $7.

May 15
If you need a quasi-Bjork fix, then there’s always Bell, and with a song called “Echinacea,” it’ll be a cure for all your it’s time for summer blues.
Mercury Lounge, 217 E. Houston St. (at Ave. A), 212-260-4700; 9:30, $12.

May 16
For semi-acoustic catharsis, dudes with beards crying and a little bit of comedy, make your way to see The Mountain Goats with John Oliver (of The Daily Show) and Rock Plaza Central at this AIDS Walk NY benefit.
The Brooklyn Masonic Temple, 317 Clermont Ave. (at Lafayette Ave.), B’klyn; 7:30, $25.

May 16-18
For three days of unabashed earhole abrasion and a screeching clanging crash course in noise music, visit No Fun Fest on May 16, 17, and 18 at the Knitting Factory, 74 Leonard St. (betw. B’way & Church St.), 212-219-3132; 7, $18 Fri. & Sun. day pass, Sat. $20.

May 20
If your ears crave the sound of 30 different instruments playing gypsy tinged ditties in a rock ‘n’ roll airplane hanger, see Devotchka with Basia Bulat.
Terminal 5, 610 W 56th St. (at 11th St.), 212-260-4700; 6:30, $22.50.