Friday Happenings

Historical Reenactments, Take Two

-- Mission of Burma brought it back to 1981 last night when they performed their groundbreaking EP Signals, Calls, and Marches. Tonight, they're back for a second round, performing their 1982 album Vs. in its entirety. It's your civic obligation to catch Boston's best band. Paradise Rock Club, 967 Comm. Ave., 8:00pm. $20.

Historical Pr0n

-- Carol Queen, sexologist, introduces a screening of Beyond Boogie Nights, a hagiographic glance at 1970s porn and its stars. A pre-party at Good Vibrations gets things lubricated. Coolidge Corner Theatre, 290 Harvard St., Brookline, midnight. $10/$12.

Anime Rock

-- The members of Peelander-Z dress like the Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers and play punk rock. Their show, which may involve "human bowling," is highly interactive. From Japan via New York City. Middle East Downstairs, 472 Mass. Ave., Cambridge, 8:00pm. $12.

Taking Five

-- Pianist Dave Brubeck, 87, is a jazz legend who has outlived most of his contemporaries. Rumor has it he can still tear it up. Playing in quartet. Sanders Theatre, Harvard University, 45 Quincy St., Cambridge, 8:00pm. $32.50-$40.

Image of Peelander-Z from their website.