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THURSDAY 8.27 Motörhead, Saxon, Crobot
“Good evening. We are Motörhead … and we play rock & roll,” says singer/bassist Lemmy every time the eminent British power trio plays. Then it gets loud. The breakneck, rumbling ruckus coming from the stacks of Marshall amps—you feel it in your gut, to the extent that you wonder if you’re a song away from incontinence. Those who eschew earplugs risk hearing loss. Well, considering Lemmy drank a bottle of Jack Daniels daily for more than three decades, and smoked enough cigs to circle the world thrice (estimate)—yet looks pretty much the same as he did in Circus or Hit Parader back in the ‘80s, you can tolerate an earache and bubble-gut. After all, Lemmy is 69 years old, has diabetes and rocks a defibrillator, and he still gets up there and crushes it. The new album is called Bad Magic (UDR/Motörhead Music), and it features a guest solo from Queen’s Brian May (“The Devil”) plus a cover of the Rolling Stones’ “Sympathy for the Devil.” Joining Motörhead are Saxon, who were at the vanguard of the late-’70s/early ‘80s new wave of British heavy metal—and also defy age and deliver the goods. They’ll release Battering Ram (UDR) in October. Pennsylvanian fuzz-rockers Crobot open. (RH) The Complex, 536 W. 100 South, 6:30 p.m., $35 in advance, $40 day of show, TheComplexSLC.com
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SATURDAY 8.29
Dazed Out: Snoop Dogg, Atmosphere, Dilated Peoples, Brother Ali
In May 2015, Snoop Dogg released Bush (Columbia/Doggystyle), which may refer to pleasures both carnal and, let’s say, medicinal. It’s supposedly Snoop’s last solo album as Snoop Dogg—the rest will be under Snoop Lion, Snoopzilla/7 Days of Funk and DJ Snoopadelic. The odd thing about Bush, however, is that, if it’s his final bow under his original stage name, it’s not even a hip-hop record. It’s pop, flavored with funk—which is Snoop’s dominant influence lately. There’s more singing (mainly from Gap Band leader Charlie Wilson) than rapping, even. But it works. From the first strains of the opening slow jam, “California Roll,” you wanna take Bush out for a sunny drive—and let it play through the night. Now, although Snoop is on to other things, there’ll be no shortage of beats and rhymes tonight. Your boys Atmosphere are on the bill, touring behind last year’s Southsiders (Rhymesayers). So is albino rapper Brother Ali, who’s still riding high on Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color (Rhymesayers, 2012) and the Left in the Deck EP. Finally, long-running underground trio Dilated Peoples will be there supporting Directors of Photography (guess which label). But of course, with Snoop being the headliner, you can expect to hear him spit plenty—and cough up the obligatory party anthem, “Gin and Juice.” (RH) Usana Amphitheatre, 5200 S. 6200 West, 3:30 p.m., $35-60, limited tickets available at CWStore.cityweekly.net, Usana-Amp.com
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SUNDAY 8.30
Eagles of Death Metal, Sinner Sinners
If anyone’s counting, it’s been seven years since we’ve had new music from Eagles of Death Metal. That’s enough time to forget why you liked a band in the first place. “Complexity,” the first track on the duo’s fourth album, Zipper Down (Downtown), reminds you in less than 30 seconds. If Jesse Hughes and Josh Homme (Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age) are ever gonna have a full-on hit, it’ll be this sassy hip-shaker, with its groovy fishhook of a bass line, sing-along lyrics and ridiculously fun Hairspray vibe. In fact, like every other EODM album, the whole of Zipper Down is an absolute boogie-down riot, mixing classic rock with big beats and a stoner-ly metal attitude. Opening for EODM tonight is FrenchDutch duo Sinner Sinners, whose third album XI (SinnerSinners.Bandcamp.com) mines the hard rock and punk rock in the same fast, furious, fist-pumping vein as esteemed Norwegian dirtbags Turbonegro. Expect to leave this show sweaty. (RH) In the Venue, 219 S. 600 West, 7:30 p.m., $20 in advance, $22 day » of show, IntheVenueSLC.com
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