Pop-punk party

Fresh from a trek through the Northeast opening for Fall Out Boy, pop-punk upstarts Hey Monday have landed a sweet gig headlining MySpace Music’s “Let’s Make a Mess” tour, which will make a stop (and, I suppose, a mess) inside Xtreme Wheels (356 Hertel Ave.) beginning at 6 p. m. Sunday.

Led by singer Cassadee Pope, Hey Monday is sitting pretty, its new video, “How You Love Me Now” having racked up some 300,000 hits on MySpace during its three-day premiere period in early June, and its band page on that site now registering some 16 million hits.

With numbers like these, it’s no wonder that MTV has latched on to Hey Monday, pushing the band rather relentlessly over the past several weeks, just as the group found itself the topic of high-profile features in Seventeen, Kerrang! and Entertainment Weekly magazines.

All of this, and the band members graduated high school less than two years back. Clearly, Hey Monday is connecting. So much for college.. .

The “Let’s Make a Mess” tour is an all-ages event. In addition to Hey Monday’s headlining set, Stereo Skyline, the Bigger Lights, the Friday Night Boys and the Providence will perform. More information is available through www.xtremewheels.com.

Gig picks

Tonight, the weekly happy hour at Nietzsche’s (248 Allen St.) is being hosted by A Band Named Sue. The guys will kick off the evening’s festivities — which will conclude later in the evening with an appearance by the Steam Donkeys — beginning at 6 p. m.

Soundlab (110 Pearl St.) welcomes freak-folk favorites and Pitchfork Media darlings Castanets, with guest M. A. Turner, on Tuesday, beginning at 9 p. m.

Mohawk Place (47 E. Mohawk St.) is presenting punk/folk/indie-rock “it band” Fake Problems on Wednesday, beginning at 8 p. m. Kiss Kiss opens.

Heads-up. . .

Some recent club show announcements of note include Coheed & Cambria, with guests the Deer Hunter, at the Town Ballroom on Aug. 29. Tickets are on sale now through Tickets.com.

On July 31, the Tralf is presenting Cursive, plus special guests. Tickets are on sale through Ticketmaster.

Swedish modern psychedelic outfit Dungen will make its Buffalo debut at 9 p. m. Aug. 13 in Soundlab (110 Pearl St.). If you’ve never heard the band, it’s well worth checking out. Find Dungen at www.myspace.com/dungen.

And in case you missed the announcement, Les Claypool — initially scheduled to play as part of this year’s Thursday at the Square lineup, but a last-minute cancellation due to scheduling conflicts — will perform in Town Ballroom on July 18. The erstwhile Primus bassist and frontman will be joined by guests Capillary Action. Tickets.com has your tickets.