Manchildren Founder of K Records and former member of Beat Happening, Calvin Johnson mastered precious naivete decades before it became the default indie mode. His off-kilter baritone is what sold it, and he's bringing his voice and an acoustic guitar to Cambridge tonight. Teenbeat Records founder Mark Robinson also performs as Cotton Candy. Lily Pad, 1353 Cambridge St., Inman Square, 7:00pm, $10. Men With Children Gibby Haynes of the Butthole Surfers is returning to......

Unfortunately National Pancake Day is not a federal holiday--yet! National Pancake Day just commemorates all the pancakes gave their lives 20 years ago today at John Candy's house. You still have time to make a snack or meal out of a short stack (3) of pancakes. Every year IHOP gives away pancakes in hopes of guilting you to give some cash to support local children's hospitals. People actually gave $625k last year, not counting......

Jason Webley Lily Pad (1353 Cambridge St) Thursday, November 29, 7:30 pm All Ages $7 Jason Webley is to the accordion what Girl Talk is to the iPod, and his shows are manic celebrations of musical storytelling. Webley takes his audiences on wild journeys--sometimes literal ones that involve actually trekking outside the venue--and leads singalongs (or clapalongs) rife with spirit. He's also widely known for incorporating vegetables (thrown, consumed, or otherwise) into his performances; at......

The Union Square Main Streets newsletter announced new tenants would be setting up shop at 11 Bow St. in Somerville. Diesel Cafe has signed a lease to create a cafe on the first floor and renovations have begun this week. This is the second location for the thriving Davis Square business. Upstairs, The Zeitgeist Gallery has leased 1,500 square feet of space to present a wide range of arts programming.The Globe picked up on......

People must be learning. We’ve had our ears open all week and the ridiculous nonsense we’re accustomed to hearing wasn’t flowing as fast and furious as it once had. But there’s no stopping our intrepid readers. Bostonist and our cohorts around the city will keep dropping those eaves, as long as you keep dropping us lines. Send them to bostonistoverheard at gmail dot com with your latest tidbits of out-of-contextual phraseology. Woman: So I......