Performance set for Oct. 10 in Metuchen

The Bottle Rockets are returning to the Old Franklin Schoolhouse, 491 Middlesex Ave., Metuchen, at 7 p.m. Oct. 10 for a special “living room” appearance amid their national record release tour. Guest Mark Olson of the Jayhawks will open the show.

Having sold out the schoolhouse last January with their unique brand of “populist,

Midwestern, brawny rock ‘n’ roll,” The Bottle Rockets, of St. Louis, Missouri, are marking the release of their 12th album, “South Broadway Athletic Club.”

Tickets are $25 and must be purchased in advance at undertowmusic.com or call the Borough Improvement League at 862-368-2202.