E-Mail This Article to a Friend Dinosaur reborn Dinosaur Jr reunites, plus Spoon at the Paradise and more

TED LEO. June 25 at Somerville Theatre: on sale Friday at 10 a.m., call (617) 931-2000.

DINOSAUR JR. Now that the hatchets have been buried (with an assist from Lou Barlow’s mom!), the seminal Northampton trio are supporting their Merge-reissued back catalogue with a summer tour that brings J Mascis, Barlow, and Murph to Avalon on July 15. Tickets go on sale Tuesday at www.dinosaurjr.com.

LISA MARIE PRESLEY. Having sold her dad’s estate to a former ClearChannel exec, LMP escapes the madness of her ex-hubby’s trial by touring in support of her second solo album; she’s at the Paradise on May 8. Tickets are $25; call (617) 562-8800.

SPOON. June 7 at the Paradise; call (617) 562-8800.

LCD SOUNDSYSTEM and M.I.A. June 9 at Avalon; call (617) 931-2000.

JVC JAZZ FESTIVAL NEWPORT. The annual jazz conclave kicks off with Eartha Kitt and the Artie Shaw Orchestra (August 12 at the Newport Casino), with highlights including performances by Wynton Marsalis, the McCoy Tyner Trio with Ravi Coltrane and Terell Stafford, Stanley Clarke in a trio with Jean-Luc Ponty and Béla Fleck, Patricia Barber, and Medeski Martin & Wood (all August 13), plus an all-star 80th-birthday party for Roy Haynes (including Wynton, Chick Corea, Gary Burton, Joshua Redman, and Christian McBride), the Dave Brubeck Quartet, the Dave Holland Big Band, Redman’s Elastic Band, Don Byron, and Joe Lovano (all August 14), at Fort Adams State Park in Newport, Rhode Island. Tickets are $30 to $85 for opening night, and $65 (in advance), $70 (day of show), and $75 (reserved seating) for the festival shows; call (866) 468-7619.