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Whether it’s porn, anything cute, or music, the Japanese seem to represent its most extreme form. In music, it’s the electro-punk noise of Melt Banana, the proto-girl band pop punk of Shonen Knife or the cosmic psychedelia of Acid Mothers Temple. Tokyo trio Boris, however, resists classification. With touches of avant-garde noise (they once said, “noise is the Japanese blues”) that are too lyrical and melodic to be sludge or stoner rock, their music careens around your skull, asserting Boris as one of the world’s preeminent and original purveyors of heavy music. This tour celebrates the re-release of their breakthrough 2005 album Pink (Sargent House), which comes with a bonus album, Forbidden Songs. Earth, out of Olympia, Wash., adds a layer of earthy sludge, while Miami, Fla., grindcore act Shitstorm renews the time-honored tradition of “We dare you to put our name on the marquee!” (Brian Staker) The Urban Lounge, 241 S. 500 East, 8 p.m., $18 in advance, $29 day of show, TheUrbanLoungeSLC.com
Boris
MONDAY 8.22
Old Crow Medicine Show, Dom Flemons
Old Crow Medicine Show—the answer to the question, “What would happen if Gram Parsons were reincarnated as an NPR tote bag?”—continues to enchant the old-timey wireless radios of people who enjoy talking about the televisions they don’t own. And that’s fine. The notion of Yankees appropriating the music of the American South is about as old as country music itself. You could even say the newgrass band is simply honoring a proud tradition. Look, if you got proficient enough at the banjo that you could entertain an audience of A Prairie Home Companion fans, don’t say you wouldn’t do the same thing. Sure, there are people funnier than Garrison Keillor, and better folk ensembles than Old Crow, but it might take some work to find them. And if you aren’t the seeking type, Old Crow Medicine Show thanks you. Have a mildly entertaining time. (KB) Red Butte Garden, 300 Wakara Way, 7:30 p.m., $36-$41, RedButteGarden.org
Old Crow Medicine Show LAURA E. PARTAIN
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