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• Metal band Ritual performs tonight at The Loading Dock, 445 S. 400 West, Salt Lake City. Opening: Voices of Ruin, Silent Sorcerer, Thalgora, Unceremonial. Show starts at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $10, at 24Tix and Ticketfly.
• Post-hardcore band Dayseeker performs tonight at Billboard-Live!, 250 W. 1300 South, Salt Lake City. Show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $12, at Smith's Tix or 24Tix.
• Hip-hop artist Cryptic Wisdom performs tonight at Billboard-Live!, 250 W. 1300 South, Salt Lake City. Opening: Jack The Ripper, Whiteout. Show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10, at 24Tix and Smith's Tix.
• Death-metal band Deicide performs tonight at Metro Bar, 615 W. 100 South, Salt Lake City. Opening: Season of Suffering, Hypernova Holocaust, Dezecration, Sonifera. Show starts at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $20, at Ticketfly and at Smith's Tix and at 24Tix.
• The 21st annual X96 Big Ass Show, featuring a slew of alt-rock bands, happens Saturday at Usana Amphitheatre, 5150 S. 6055 West, West Valley City. Bands on the bill: Death Cab for Cutie, The Offspring, AWOLNation, Nothing But Thieves, The Strumbellas, and local acts. Show starts at 4 p.m. Tickets, from $20 to $60, at Smith's Tix.
• Local post-hardcore band Allies Always Lie holds a CD release party, Saturday at The Loading Dock, 445 S. 400 West, Salt Lake City. Opening: Adashore, Kingdoms, Aether, The Conscience. Show starts at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $10, at 24Tix or Ticketfly.
• Post-grunge/pop-punk band The Classic Crime performs tonight at Kilby Court, 741 S. Kilby Court (330 West), Salt Lake City. Opening: TBA. Show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $17 in advance, $20 on the day of the show, at Afton Tickets.
• Power-pop multi-instrumentalist Bryce Avary, a k a The Rocket Summer, performs Saturday at In the Venue, 219 S. 600 West, Salt Lake City. Show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $16 in advance, $18 on the day of the show, at Ticketfly.
• Alt-country quintet Dead Winter Carpenters performs Saturday at The State Room, 638 S. State St., Salt Lake City. Opening: The Puddle Mountain Ramblers. Show starts at 9 p.m. Tickets are $15, at Ticketfly.
• Electro-funk remix artist Filabusta performs Sunday at Kilby Court, 741 S. Kilby Court (330 West), Salt Lake City. Opening: Megan Hamilton, AudioTreats. Show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $12, at Ticketfly.
• Comedian David Cross, best known for his work on "Arrested Development" and "Mr. Show" (and, sadly, three "Alvin & The Chipmunks" movies), brings his "Making America Great Again" tour to town, Sunday at Kingsbury Hall, 1395 E. Presidents Circle, University of Utah campus, Salt Lake City. Show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $35, at Smith's Tix.
• Argentine acoustic-jazz guitarist Gonzalo Bergara and his quartet will perform Sunday at The State Room, 638 S. State St., Salt Lake City. Opening: Hot House West. Show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $17, at Ticketfly.
• Lo-fi punk band The Thermals performs Sunday at The Urban Lounge, 241 S. 500 East, Salt Lake City. Opening: Summer Cannibals, Chalk. Show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $12 in advance, $14 on the day of the show, at Ticketfly.