Matthew Sweet

Bob Mould’s not the only alt-rock vet out playing a classic early-’90s album: Matthew Sweet arrives a year late to mark the 20th anniversary of “Girlfriend,” the Nebraskan rocker’s truly bittersweet (or “bitter Sweet?”) post-divorce record. In addition to the omnipresent title track, his critical and commercial breakthrough gave us such Big Starry gems as “Divine Intervention,” “I’ve Been Waiting” and “Evangeline.” Too bad Richard Lloyd and the late Robert Quine won’t be on hand to rehash their blaring guitar work, but Sweet has been cranking out these songs all along. The Summer Twins open. Chris Riemenschneider