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Fans of Incubus get a preview of their new Scott Litt-produced Morning View (Epic/Immortal) CD, which is due out October 23, during three regional shows this week. The buzz produced by the disc's first single, "Wish You Were Here," caused the band's Avalon (617-931-2000) show on Tuesday to sell out, so a second show on Wednesday has been added. If you can't wait, they'll be up at the Meadowbrook Farms Musical Arts Center (603-293-4700) in Gilford, New Hampshire, this Friday.

"Boston can rock, Boston can roll." Yep, Wesley Willis, the one-man acoustic wrecking crew from the Windy City, is back with a new album, his self-released Rebel Yell, and to taunt New England fans about his playoff-headed Cubbies and Tom Gordon. The schizoid Willis, who has recently become infatuated with state troopers, begins his visit tonight (September 13) at the Skinny (207-871-8983) in Portland before taking over Central Square and T.T. the Bear's Place (617-492-BEAR) on Friday and the Easthampton Town Hall (413-527-9800) on Saturday; after a short stay down in the land of Regis and Allen Iverson, he returns for a show at the Lucky Dog Music Hall (508-363-1888) in Worcester next Friday (September 21).

It's the members of the Men of Club Casanova doing the roadtripping on Saturday night. The all-star cast of cross-dressing drag queens includes Mo B. Dick, who played a strippin' biker in John Waters's Pecker, Australian gangsta trappa Muthafucka MC, Antonio Caputo (the pride of Berlin), and the World Famous BOB, who's world-famous for her "Bizarre Banana Burlesque" show that includes a bare-all "May Western." That's at the Garment District (617-876-5230) in Cambridge.

Locobazooka has grown from a locals-only event at a small-town fish-and-game to a large national event attracting more than 10,000 bodysurfers. This year's 10th annual edition features Disturbed, Kittie, the Rollins Band, Puya, Luxx, Darwin's Waiting Room, Godhead, H.is Orange, and Nullset, who just lost their major-label deal with the closing of the Beastie Boys' Grand Royal label. The all-day affair runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday at Green Hill Park (617-931-2000), off Route 9, Worcester.

Whether you call him Mr. Hot Shot or Mr. Boombastic, Shaggy has managed to live more lives than a cat since dodging bombs for the USA during the Gulf War. His dancehall cover of "Oh Carolina" was one of 1993's brightest moments; after spending a few years AWOL, he's established himself as an urban-radio superstar with hits like "It Wasn't Me" and "Freaky Girl." Next Thursday (September 20), the Shag's at the Hampton Beach Ballroom Casino (617) 931-2000.

BY CARLY CARIOLI

Issue Date: September 14 - 20, 2001