The Gutter Twins
At the Paradise Rock Club, Tuesday. Not to be confused with the Glimmer Twins (that would be Mick and Keith), the coolest couple in rockdom - Greg Dulli (Afghan Whigs, Twilight Singers) and Mark Lanegan (Screaming Trees, QOTSA) - play Gothic rock epics from their debut collaboration, "Saturnalia." Great Northern opens. Doors are at 7, the show is at 8, and tickets are $15 at ticketmaster.com or 617-931-2000.
The Pogues
At the Orpheum, Wednesday and Thursday. St. Patrick's Day is around the corner, which means that Ireland's seminal folk-punks - still kicking and still fronted, against all odds, by the incomparable, incomprehensible Shane McGowan - will be spewing gems for the next best thing to an Irish crowd. The show is at 7:30, tickets are $41-$61 at ticketmaster.com or 617-931-2000.
- Joan Anderman
