Alien Ant Farm + Nasty Habit + John the Gun + The Royal Guard

Alien Ant Farm may be best remembered for its desperately annoying 2001 cover of "Smooth Criminal," but the SoCal alt-rock group's original material isn't half bad. (Think of a less zany System of a Down, or a less rappy 311.) The band previews its new LP, Always and Forever, due Feb 24.