Friday & Saturday in Brief

Hey, it's the second Friday of the month, so you could go to the MIT Museum fof free tonight... Or laugh your arse off at Great Scott ($5)...

The Figgs are playing two nights at Church in celebration of their 25th anniversary as one of America's great rock bands ($10)....

The Lights Out have 2 nights at Radio with different rock friends on Friday & Saturday ($10).

And there's an "Americana Christmas" show at Johnny D's ($10).

As for Saturday, some highlights include:

-- Some tix may be left for the annual Somerville Illuminations Tour ($10)

-- The Cover-Up is celebrating Prince ($10 advance)

-- Free ice skating in Kendall Square

-- There's a punk-rock Hurricane Sandy fundraiser at the Midway Cafe ($8)

-- Probably not as good as last week's Santacon, but... Bad Santa Bar Crawl ($10)