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Hail Santa! Local metalheads will put their devil horns to good use with a holiday charity show Saturday at the Loft. Taking the stage are St8 of Mine, Five Hundredth Year, My Perfect Nightmare and New Day Revolution. There will be a food/toy drive and raffles for door prizes, with all proceeds going to the Homeless Angels of Lansing. “Like new” or “gently used” toys are acceptable; gifts cards are also welcome. Headliner St8 of Mine, a Laingsburg-based hardcore band inspired by Slipknot, Pantera and Mudvayne, is vocalist Steve Jodway, Mike Martin (drums), Corey Smith (bass) and guitarists Shawn Willett and Matt Martin. The song “False Crown,” a teaser for the band’s upcoming album, is streamed at facebook. com/st8ofmine.

The Loft, 414 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. 18 $12/$10 adv. 7 p.m., Saturday Nov. 29

The Highlonesome at The Avenue, Friday, Nov. 28

The Highlonesome, a Farmageddon Records-signed folk/roots-punk band, headlines Friday at the Avenue Café. The Milwaukee-based band plays what it calls “mountainbilly,” a loud and fast brand of folk and rockabilly.What inspires the band’s rustic sound? According to its bio, “pain, hate, loss, the devil (and) poverty.” Its latest record, “In Life We Can´t Be Free” showcases songwriter/front man Noah Tyson’s knack for writing honest tunes centered on misery, love gone wrong and death. Fans of Goddamn Gallows might want to give them a listen. Opening is Hook n Krooks, a shadowy-Americana five piece from Rockwood, Mich., featuring Zach Welch (guitar/lead vocals), Kurt Heise (bass), Billy Fogarty (banjo), Mike McCormick (drums) and Aaron Balmes (harmonica). Also performing is Cassius King Clan, a “dirty dark roots” band from Southeast Michigan.

The Avenue Café, 2021 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. 9 p.m. $7. 18 , Friday, Nov. 28

The Flatliners at Mac´s Bar, Saturday, Nov. 29

The Flatliners, a Fat Wreck Chords-signed band, returns Saturday to Mac’s Bar; openers are the Greenery, Dead Hour Noise and Three Cents Short. The Flatliners, a Toronto-based band of punks, released its latest LP, “Dead Language,” last year. The poppy yet raucous 13-song disc was recorded live in the studio, sidestepping the tediousness of overdubbing tracks. The record was nominated for a 2014 Juno Award. The Flatliners formed in 2002 and quickly gained a following in the Canadian ska-punk scene because of an early demo and inclusion on 2003’s “Who Said Ska’s Dead?” compilation. The band’s first proper LP, “Destroy to Create,” arrived in 2005 on Stomp Records and was later re-issued by Fat Wreck Chords. The Flatliners’ pivotal 2007 LP, “The Great Awake,” marked a transition from ska-roots to pop-punk-inspired melodies.

Mac’s Bar, 2700 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. All ages. $15/$12 adv. 8 p.m. , Saturday, Nov. 29