This post was written by Hatchet reporter Morgan Baskin.

Some paid homage to Lou Reed’s passing by playing tribute performances or writing open letters to the rock god.

But “Home Alone” wunderkind Macaulay Culkin decided to pay his respects another way: assembling his friends-turned-bandmates to record the first demo of his Velvet Underground cover band. Or rather, his pizza-themed Velvet Underground cover band.

What it is:

They call themselves The Pizza Underground–recording bootleg versions of Velvet Underground songs and reimagining the track titles with names like “I’m Waiting for the Delivery Man” “Papa John Says” and “All the Pizza Parties.” The group formed in early 2012 but didn’t record a demo until November of this year. As of late, Culkin and his friends (Matt Colbourn, Phoebe Kreutz, Deenah Vollmer and Austin Kilham) have only played a handful of shows in NYC, but are about to embark on a tour of the East Coast.

And they’re coming to the Black Cat backstage on March 21.

Things to look out for:

Culkin’s kazoo solo in “Take a Bite of the Wild Slice” and these lyrics from “Cheese Days:” “I don’t do too much toppings these days / [These] days I seem to order cheese, and don’t say please, and then I walk away.”

The details:

Tickets $15, on sale Dec. 27 here

1811 14th St NW

Doors open 9:30