Top weekend shows: Wax Trax Retrospectacle, Mike Watt

Wax Trax! Records Retrospectacle — 33 1/3 Year Anniversary: Time to break out the jack boots and bomber jackets, the label that put “industrial” on the musical map is back for a celebration of its late founders, Jim Nash and Dannie Flesher, with proceeds going to charity. Among the former Wax Trax bands and artists scheduled to play are Front 242, My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, Rights of the Accused, Luc Van Acker, Ministry’s Paul Barker, Chris Connelly and members of the Revolting Cocks and KMFDM, 8 p.m. Friday-Sunday at Metro, 3730 N. Clark St., Friday-Saturday sold out, $41 or $350 VIP table for Sunday (at time of publication); etix.com.Mike Watt: The bass-playing, Popeye-cheeked epitome of all that is good and righteous about indie-rock will headline a doubleheader. He’ll host a showing of the documentary “We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen,” about his first great band, then perform with his current trio, the Missingmen, focusing on the terse punk blurt of its latest release, “Hyphenated-Man” (Clenched Wrench), 7 p.m. Sunday, “We Jam Econo,” $10; and 10 p.m. Sunday, Watt and the Missingmen, $15, both at Schubas, 3159 N. Southport, schubas.com.

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