Show of the week » Mick Jones, the last remaining original member of '70s and '80s rock band Foreigner, told The Tribune he will have a suntan after playing a New Year's Eve show in Honolulu. Jason Bonham, who had been Foreigner's drummer for many years, is now rehearsing with Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones for an upcoming Led Zeppelin tour. But Jones isn't worried about his band not knowing how to play Foreigner songs. How could he, with songs like "Feels Like the First Time," "Cold as Ice," "Hot Blooded," "Urgent," "Double Vision," "Waiting for a Girl Like You" and "I Want to Know What Love Is," among other classics that millions of air guitarists played right before they picked up a real guitar? And Jones will play them all. "If I go to [an AC/DC] concert, I feel cheated if I don't hear 'Back in Black,'?" he said.
When » Friday night at 8
Where » Peppermill Concert Hall, 1045 Wendover Blvd., West Wendover, Nev.
Tickets » $50 to $75 at wendoverfun.com or 800-537-0207
The Steel Thunder Tour
High-flying monster truck competition, pitting the Boys of the Metal Mulisha against Team Cartel as they return to The E Center Friday, Friday, Friday. And two shows Saturday, Saturday.
When » Friday and Jan. 3 at 8; Jan. 3 at 2 p.m.
Where » E Center, 3200 S. Decker Lake Drive, West Valley City
Tickets » Tickets range from $17.50 to $36 in advance, with prices going up on the day of the show. Children's tickets are $5 for the upper bowl if purchased in advance.
Patterstats
The Salt Lake City-based Patterstats are an indie rock quartet with experimental tendencies. The band, formed in 2006, is made up of Adam Blair, Patrick Buie, Patrick Maguire and James Coleman. Dynamite Rocket, Spontaneous Kennie and Acacia are also on the bill.
When » Friday at 7
Where » Kilby Court, 741 S. 330 West, Salt Lake City
Tickets » $5 at door
The Assent
This locals-only show features The Assent, a promising new band with drummer Wes Furgason, formerly of Monrovia. The Assent plays alt-rock originals, and Furgason has known band member Clint Stoker since they were 17. The band formed after Stoker spent two years on a Mormon mission in Detroit, and he was inspired to write new songs that grew out of that experience.
When » Jan. 3 at 7 p.m.
Where » Outer Rim, 996 S. Redwood Road, Salt Lake City
Tickets » $10 at door; $8 in advance by calling 801-201-1095
Sex On the Run and The Hotness
Electro bands Sex On the Run and The Hotness, from Salt Lake City, will play sets and then be joined by DJ VXN spinning more electro than Lee De Forest inventing the triode in 1906.
When » Jan. 3 at 9 p.m.
Where » W Lounge, 358 S. West Temple, Salt Lake City
Tickets » $5 at 24Tix
LOOM
LOOM is a Salt Lake City band that blends post-punk influences with hard-core metal. Known for a great visual show, LOOM, on its MySpace site, describes its sound as similar to "a herd of whales giving birth to a baby herd of whales." Lexi Sayok and Shark Speed are also on the bill.
When » Jan. 3 at 7 p.m.
Where » Kilby Court, 741 S. 330 West, Salt Lake City
Tickets » $5 at the door
Paul Jacobsen
Paul Jacobsen and his band, The Madison Arm, released a critically acclaimed eponymous album in 2008 and hope to build on its success. The band wears its alt-country heart on its sleeve, a sleeve wrapped around an arm playing the steel guitar. Jacobsen's whiskey-soaked voice has a rasp that reveals world-weariness. Steve Lyman, Sea Through The Boy and Kelsey Mcinrae are also on the bill.
When » Jan. 8 at 7 p.m.
Where » Kilby Court, 741 S. 330 West, Salt Lake City
Tickets » $5 at the door
Ghost of Lion
Ghost of Lion is a New York indie band that plays alt-rock in 2009, not 1998, with a lean acoustic guitar line driving most of the music, along with a variety of percussive instruments, drawing inspiration from world music and tribal beats from Africa. Tombstone Jesus and A Horrible Night to Have a Curse are also on the bill.
When » Jan. 8 at 8 p.m.
Where » Club Vegas, 445 S. 400 West, Salt Lake City
Tickets » $5 at 24Tix
