WEEK AHEAD: POP AND ROCK

Eric Antoniou
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JOHNNY MARR Back with “The Messenger,” his first and long-overdue solo album released in February, the onetime guitar whiz for the Smiths deftly dabbles in Britpop and new wave. May 3, 9 p.m. Tickets: $25. Paradise Rock Club. 800-745-3000, www.ticketmaster.com

BLACK REBEL MOTORCYLE CLUB Throbbing with songs as dark as the band members’ black attire, “Specter at the Feast” is this LA-based rock band’s latest and seventh release, featuring BRMC’s signature mix of classic-rock riffs and garage-rock fervor. May 3, 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $25. House of Blues. 800-745-3000, www.livenation.com Full story for BostonGlobe.com subscribers.

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