DON’T MISS!: CRUMB AND GET IT ‘Comic books were always a children’s medium — until R. Crumb came along,” says Monte Beauchamp about the 67-year-old godfather of underground comics. “He rewrote the rules, on his own terms,” adds Beauchamp, curator of the splendid exhibit “R. Crumb: Lines Drawn on Paper” at the Museum of American Illustration at the Society of Illustrators. Nearly 100 of Crumb’s works are on display, including covers and inside pages from ZAP and Weirdo, as well as drawings of Fritz the Cat and Mr. Natural. Seeing Crumb’s work, mostly from the ’60s and ’70s, “is the equivalent of seeing Hank Williams perform in the early ’50s,” says Beauchamp, who edited the 1998 book “The Life and Times of R. Crumb.” Like Williams in music, Crumb “changed the paradigm in comics. “And if it weren’t for Crumb, there’d be no graphic novels,” the curator says. The free exhibit runs through April 30 at 128 E. 63rd St.; 212-838-2560, societyillustrators.org. — Billy Heller R. Crumb
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SHOP HERE!: ON THE WATERFRONT Brooklyn Flea sells cool old stuff in a lot outside of Fort Greene’s Bishop Loughlin High School. But starting Sunday, it’s got something new — an outpost on the banks of the East River in Williamsburg, overlooking the Manhattan skyline. “You couldn’t ask for a better location,” says Brooklyn Flea co-founder and Jonathan Butler, who imagines that eating and hanging out Fort Greene-style will take on a new dimension at the new spot. “What’s nice about Williamsburg is that you can do that and sit along the river.” Hipsters from all over will be able to browse for vintage flags from Hippie Danish, flip through punk rock LPs from Slipped Disc Records and get a taste of homemade jelly from This & That Jam or cookies and pie slices from Momofuku Milk Bar on the waterfront. The new site is open Sundays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the river, between North Sixth and North Seventh streets. An official Billyburg ribbon-cutting ceremony Sunday at 1 p.m. will mark the opening. Details at brooklynflea.com. — Brian Niemietz
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SEE THIS!: WHAT’S NEW, PUSSYCAT? It isn’t meant that way, but tomorrow’s 10 p.m. screening of Russ Meyer’s “Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!” (1965) could serve as a memorial for actress Tura Satana, who died in February of heart failure at age 72. Satana lets it all hang out as Varla, the tough and sexy leader of three go-go dancers who go-go on a deadly rampage while vacationing in the Mojave Desert. John Waters once said that “Pussycat” is “the best movie ever made, and possibly better than any movie that will ever be made.” Not even Meyer, who directed, produced and co-wrote this white-trash epic, would go as far as that. But “Pussycat” is one of a kind — and, undeniably, great fun. Chelsea Theater, 260 W. 23rd St., at Eighth Avenue; 212-691-5519. — V.A. Musetto
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HEAR THEM!: SOUND OF SILENCE LCD Soundsystem, we hardly knew ye — but tomorrow night is the end of an era for this hometown dance-punk band, who’ll make their Madison Square Garden headlining debut at a “Last Waltz”-style retirement show. Billed as “the long goodbye,” LCD is expected to dish up a three-hour farewell performance. While some fans speculated it might be an April Fool’s joke by frontman James Murphy, he insisted earlier this year, “We are retiring from the game. Gettin’ out. Movin’ on. But for just one more night, we’ll be playing with friends and family and going out with a bang.” He adds “If it’s a funeral, let’s have the best funeral ever.” To that end, the band will be observing black-and-white dress code and respectfully ask the audience to follow. At Terminal 5 shows earlier this week, LCD closed with their classic “New York, I Love You, but You’re Bringing Me Down.” Tickets, $49; msg.com. — Dan Aquilante Ruvan Wijesooriya
