Noa & The Hark missed their Thursday Bullfinch gig a couple of weeks ago due to a ridiculous misreading of the calendar. They had even renamed themselves New and the Yeark especially for the occasion. They promise not to be late Monday for the next holiday gig they could finagle. They’ve been added to an already packed bill and will be going on at 5 p.m.

Why make room for them at all? Besides them being a fairly decent band, we mean, with shiny new equipment. They’re related to some high-and-mighties at City Hall or Town Meeting or somewhere. They’re ambassadors for town/gown amicability. They’re poster children for a cleaner club scene.

If they’d ever bother to show up.

Tonight: Bliss Kook at the Bullfinch, with a new drummer… Through With You, all break-up songs, at Hamilton’s… Undue Bill & the Money in the Banks, seedy R&B, at D’ollaire’s…