IN CONCERT

* Punk princess Avril Lavigne at Continental Arena on Monday.

Indie rockers Modest Mouse at Radio City on Tuesday.

At Irving Plaza: Punk-poppers Matchbook Romance and Midtown on Tuesday. Power-pop Matthew Sweet on Friday. Emo-metal Sparta and emo-core Further Seems Forever on Saturday.

Heavy metal at Roseland Ballroom: Megadeth on Wednesday. Slayer on Thursday.

ON SALE NOW

* Roots rock jam band O.A.R. at the Hammerstein Ballroom on Nov. 26.

Pop-punks Hot Rod Circuit at the Bowery Ballroom on Nov. 28.

Indie rockers Wilco and the Flaming Lips at Madison Square Garden on Dec. 31.

ON TV

* Letterman: Rapper Nelly on Monday. Emo rockers Jimmy Eat World on Tuesday. Opera singer Renee Fleming on Wednesday. Tex-Mex band Los Lonely Boys on Thursday. (CBS, 11:35 p.m.)

“Spankin’ New Music”: R&B Destiny’s Child on Monday. Pop-punks Simple Plan and rapper Chingy on Tuesday. Rapper Fabolous on Wednesday. Pop star Gwen Stefani (right) on Friday. (MTV, 5 p.m.)

“Hard Rock Live”: Alt-metal Hoobastank on Wednesday. (MTV, 8 p.m.)

“Ultimate Mash-Ups”: Jay-Z and Linkin Park mash their hits on Wednesday. (MTV, 10:30 p.m.)

ON DVD

* Out Tuesday, the Stray Cats’ “Rumble in Brixton” (WEA, $19.99) and Pennywise’s “Home Videos” (Epitaph, $14.99).