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Dan DeLuca's Mix Picks: The Damned, Dave Grohl's mom and The Dove & The Wolf

British punk stalwarts, a book about rock star mothers, and a hometown gig for a former Parisian duo. Plus, ex-Mott the Hoople leader Ian Hunter and California sister act HAIM.

The Damned. It may not seem sensible, but this 40th-anniversary tour by the first-generation British punk rockers plans to go on, even after guitarist Captain Sensible fell and broke a rib last week in Toronto. Ouch. Rock and roll! With the Bellrays, Sunday at the TLA.

From Cradle to Stage: Stories From the Mothers Who Rocked and Raised Rock Stars by Virginia Hanlon-Grohl. Dave Grohl's mom, a former schoolteacher and singer in a 1950s vocal trio, meets her peers. She talks with the women who gave birth to stars-to-be, including Dr. Dre, Gary Clark Jr., Pharrell Williams, Amy Winehouse, Michael Stipe, Miranda Lambert, and HAIM, and snags interviews with many of the stars themselves. On Seal Press, in time for Mother's Day.

Ian Hunter. Is it ever "Just Another Night" for the Mott the Hoople founder, whom David Bowie provided crucial assistance to in writing their 1972 breakout hit "All the Young Dudes"? No, it is not. Now in his late 70s, Hunter continues to tour and record -- and rock -- at an impressively high level. With the Rant Band, Sunday at Havana in New Hope.