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Replacements cover band ´Bastards of Young´ debuts, Friday, March 13 

Bastards of Young, a Lansing-based Replacements cover band, performs its first show Friday at the Loft. Sharing the bill is local AC/DC cover band ICY/ DICEY, and the JetBeats. Bastards of Young comprises members of classic Lansing bands 19 Wheels and the dt’s. The lineup is: Tim Marzorati (vocals/ guitar/mandolin), Scott Owens (guitar), Marc Nischan (guitar), Blair Darling (bass), and drummer Randy Farlin. “Paul Westerberg´s writing has always been with me,” said Owens, a long-time fan of the pioneering alt-rock band. “It’s part of my DNA, my fabric. Everyone else in the band was similarly influenced.” So what’s on the set list? “Most of the material we mined from the ‘Tim’-album era,’” Owens said. “To us, that’s their masterpiece. We’re also playing a song each from ‘Sorry Ma,’ ‘Hootenanny,’ ‘Let It Be,’ ‘Pleased To Meet Me,’ and ‘Don´t Tell a Soul.’”

The Loft, 414 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. All ages, $7, $5 adv., 7 p.m., Friday, March 13

Downtown Brown at the Avenue Cafe, Saturday, March 14

Downtown Brown has been playing its signature brand of genre-hopping punk-funk-metal-rock since 2001. The Detroit-based band headlines Saturday at the Avenue Café. Openers are PleThorA and Rhode Island Sluts. Both loved and hated for its sometimes politically incorrect lyrics, Downtown Brown has released a stack of DIY albums and booked its own national tours. Lead by founding member, songwriter and vocalist/guitarist Neil “Neebo” Patterson, the band signed a deal management deal with Norwood Fisher of the California-based band Fishbone in 2012. The band was soon touring with national bands like Angry Samoans and the Dead Kennedys. Downtown Brown also laid down a track on Insane Clown Posse’s “Mighty Death Pop” LP, which debuted at #4 on the Billboard 200 chart. In 2013 the band released its sixth full-length album, “Masterz of the Universe.” The band considers the LP its “greatest triumph.”

The Avenue Café, 2021 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. 18 , $8, 9 p.m., Saturday, Saturday, March 14

Still Rain at the Green Door, Saturday, March 14

Still Rain, a Michigan-based cover band, plays a mix of top 40, country, and classic rock. The band performs Saturday at the Green Door. From Bruno Mars’ “The Lazy Song” and the Violent Femmes’ “Blister in the Sun” to Aretha Franklin’s “Chain of Fools” and Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky,” the group spans all popular genres — even doing its own take of the notorious “Dick in a Box.” Still Rain comprises Rena Wilson (vocals), Britt Hancock (bass/vocals), Travis Libby (keys/vocals), Nick Keel (guitar) and drummer Bryan Atchley. After years of working in other bands, the group formed in 2011 and began a steady regimen of headlining gigs. The band has also warmed up stages for Billy Currington, Kenny Chesney, KC and the Sunshine Band and Hall & Oates, to name a few.

The Green Door, 2005 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. 21 , 9 p.m, Saturday, March 14