• Country superstar Tim McGraw headlines tonight at Usana Amphitheatre, 5150 S. 6055 West, West Valley City. Opening acts: Brantley Gilbert, Love and Theft. Show starts at 7. Tickets, from $30.50 to $70.25, at Smith's Tix.
• L.A. band Everest performs tonight at Kilby Court, 741 S. Kilby Court (330 West), Salt Lake City. Opening act: King Niko. Show starts at 7. Tickets are $10, at 24Tix.
• Singer-songwriter Rachael Yamagata performs tonight at The State Room, 638 S. State St., Salt Lake City. Opening act: Sanders Bohlke. Show starts at 9. Tickets are $17, at the venue's website.
• Blues-rock band The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion performs tonight at The Urban Lounge, 241 S. 500 East, Salt Lake City. Opening act: Red Bennies. Show starts at 9. Tickets are $15, at 24Tix.
• The Utah Blaze play the Jacksonville Sharks in Arena Football action, Saturday at EnergySolutions Arena, 301 W. South Temple, Salt Lake City. Game starts at 7 p.m. Tickets available at Smith's Tix.
• Bluegrass queen Rhonda Vincent performs Saturday at Sandy Amphitheater, 9400 S. 1300 East, Sandy. Show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets, at $12 and $18, available at Smith's Tix.
• Punk band Authority Zero performs Saturday at Bar Deluxe, 666 S. State St., Salt Lake City. Opening acts: Ballyhoo, Versus the World. Show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $14 in advance, $18 on the day of the show, at 24Tix.
• Blues-rock band Grace Potter and the Nocturnals performs Sunday at Red Butte Garden, 300 Wakara Way, University of Utah campus, Salt Lake City. Opening act: Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real. Show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $42, at the Red Butte website.