Gigs around town

ASSEMBLY OF DUST
Former Strangefolk frontman Reid Genauer’s Assembly of Dust has what most other offshoots of the jam band scene sorely lack: memorable, melodic songs. Tomorrow at Boarding House Park, Lowell, 978-970-5200.
CASSAVETTES/GIRLS, GUNS AND GLORY



A hearty sample of hometown alt-country talent: Cassavettes celebrates its three-year anniversary with 2008 WBCN [website] Rock N’ Roll Rumble winners Girls, Guns and Glory. Tomorrow at the Paradise, 617-562-8800.
JOHN McDERMOTT
McDermott got his start as a wedding singer. The Scottish-Canadian tenor has gone on to charm audiences the world over with his rendition of “Danny Boy.” Tomorrow at the South Shore Music Circus, Cohasset, 781-383-9850; Sunday at the Cape Cod Melody Tent, Hyannis, 508-775-6630.
MIDNITE
Reggae music from St. Croix, Virgin Island’s Midnite tops the bill of this holiday minifest of Rasta rhythms that also features Jah-N-I, Trinity, the Children of Men [trailer] and the House of Rastafari Nyabinghi Drumming Group. Tomorrow at the Middle East, Cambridge, 617-864-EAST.
PLAIN WHITE T’S
The Chicago punk-pop five-piece responsible for the runaway single “Hey There Delilah” hits the road. Tomorrow at the Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, Hampton Beach, N.H., 603-929-4100.
STATUS GREEN
Not feeling the Pops hysteria? Ring in the Fourth with this impressive lineup from Asbury Park, New Jersey’s storied music scene, featuring the garage-grind of Status Green and former Boston scenester, guitarist/producer Joe Harvard. Tonight at the Middle East, Cambridge, 617-864-EAST.