FuzzFest

Psychedelic, R&B-flavored garage-punk might seem like a pretty narrow niche, but by casting a net from Seattle to Philly, FuzzFest’s organizers have found enough purveyors of that flashback microgenre to justify a three-day extravaganza. Local luminaries include the Litigators, whose sweat-soaked shows rank among the region’s rowdiest revivals; Lust-R-Tones, who emphasize crystalline sound quality without sacrificing energy; and the Hefners (pictured), who, like Hugh himself, remain boisterous at an advanced age. (In Lawrence, where band lifespans can be measured in blinks, sticking around for more than a decade qualifies groups for a senior-citizen discount.) The names Mondo Topless, Cynics and Boss Martians might not ring a bell with most music fans — at least those without grease liberally applied to their heads and shirts — but these bands’ catchy, gritty, fizz-pop songs will sound strangely familiar to anyone who has ever listened to a Nuggets collection or watched a ’60s documentary.