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• Hip-hop artist Futuristic and rapper/producer Sam Lachow share the stage at In the Venue, 219 S. 600 West, Salt Lake City. Opening: Mountain West Fresh. Show starts at 6. Tickets are $14, at Smith's Tix.
• Alternative indie band Have Mercy performs at Loading Dock, 445 S. 400 West, Salt Lake City. Opening: Weatherbox, You, Me & Everyone We Know, Head North. Show starts at 6:30. Tickets are $12, at the venue's website.
• The Utah Jazz take on the Portland Trailblazers at EnergySolutions Arena, 301 W. South Temple, Salt Lake City. Game starts at 7. Tickets, from $18 to $231, at Smith's Tix.
• Hard rock band Tantric performs at Area 51, 451 S. 400 West, Salt Lake City. Show starts at 7. Tickets are $15, at Smith's Tix.
• Canadian post-punk band Viet Cong performs at Kilby Court, 741 S. Kilby Court (330 West), Salt Lake City. Opening: What Moon Things. Show starts at 7. Tickets are $10, at 24Tix.
• Ed Kowalczyk, lead singer of the band Live, marks the 20th anniversary of the band's "Throwing Copper" album with an unplugged performance at The State Room, 638 S. State St., Salt Lake City. Show starts at 8. Tickets are $36, at the venue's website.
• Indie rock trio The Velvet Teen performs at The Urban Lounge, 241 S. 500 East, Salt Lake City. Opening: Slow Bird, Artistic Violence, Francisco The Man. Show starts at 8. Tickets are $10, available at 24Tix.