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• Masked heavy-metal band Slipknot performs tonight at Usana Amphitheatre, 5150 S. 6055 West, West Valley City. Opening: Lamb of God, Bullet For My Valentine, Motionless in White. Show starts at 6:15 p.m. Tickets, from $30 to $70, available at Smith's Tix.

• Emo/hardcore band Roots Like Mountains performs tonight at Loading Dock, 445 S. 400 West, Salt Lake City. Opening: Anchors Overboard, The Glass House, Allies Always Lie. Show starts at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $12, at 24Tix.

• The guys behind the YouTube series "Epic Rap Battles of History" perform live tonight at Kilby Court, 741 S. Kilby Court (330 West), Salt Lake City. Show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $25, at 24Tix.

• '80s metal band Black 'N Blue performs tonight at Liquid Joe's, 1249 E. 3300 South, Salt Lake City. Show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20, at Smith's Tix.

• Metal band Nekrogoblikon performs Saturday at MusicGarage, 250 W. 1300 South, Salt Lake City. Opening: Crimson Shadows, The Manx, Disforia. Show starts at 6 p.m. Tickets are $15, at Smith's Tix.

• The Catalonian/flamenco/salsa party band The Gipsy Kings performs Saturday at Snow Park Amphitheatre, 2250 Deer Valley Drive, Park City. Opening: Arc Iris. Show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $45 (lawn seating), $65 and $85 (reserved), at the Eccles Theatre website.

• Hard-rock singer Michale Graves (formerly of The Misfits) performs Saturday at Loading Dock, 445 S. 400 West, Salt Lake City. Opening: Dirtbomb Devils, Die Monster Die, Tainted Halos. Show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 on the day of the show, at Smith's Tix or 24Tix.

• Alt-folk band Great Peacock performs Saturday at Kilby Court, 741 S. Kilby Court (330 West), Salt Lake City. Opening: Lost in Bourbon, Kaleb Hanly. Show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10, at 24Tix.

Real Salt Lake takes on the Seattle Sounders in MLS action, Saturday at Rio Tinto Stadium, 9270 S. State St., Sandy. Game starts at 8. Tickets available at the Rio Tinto website.

• Mexican sinaloense group Banda El Recodo performs Saturday at The Complex, 536 W. 100 South, Salt Lake City. Opening: Banda Los Recoditos, Gabriel Diaz. Show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $40 in advance, $45 on the day of the show, at Smith's Tix.

• Rapper Twista performs Saturday at Area 51, 451 S. 400 West, Salt Lake City. Show starts at 8. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 on the day of the show, at 24Tix or Smith's Tix.

• A cappella group Eclipse 6 performs Saturday at Sandy Amphitheater, 9400 S. 1300 East, Sandy. Show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets, from $10 to $16, at Smith's Tix.

• Reggae/rock band Sublime With Rome performs Sunday at Usana Amphitheatre, 5150 S. 6055 West, West Valley City. Opening: Rebelution, Pepper, Mickey Avalon. Show starts at 6:35 p.m. Tickets are $29 to $49.50, at Smith's Tix.