March 6
Holy F***Urban Lounge (241 S. 500 East)9:00 p.m.$10
Electronica’s bad boys Holy F*** create improvisational electronic music — without employing the genre’s staple use of loops, splicing and programming. This innovative approach to a dynamic genre has boded well for the Canadian duo, who managed to fill spots at Vegoose, Coachella (where they supported Brooklyn rapper Beans) and SXSW — not to mention opening for Buck 65 on the European leg of his “Secret House Against The World” tour. The large amount of media hype surrounding Holy F*** is, in this case, not unfounded.
March 7
Earth CrisisClub NVO (339 S. Main St., Logan)6:00 p.m.$15/$18
It’s rare to find a group that is able to temper a passionate message for change and the musical chops to communicate that message in an engaging and creative way. Perhaps it’s Earth Crisis’ ability to do both these things that has kept the band alive (albeit with a respite) since 1991. Hailing from Syracuse, N.Y., this seminal hardcore group has released five full-length albums as well as numerous live releases and EPs, not to mention taking its powerful messages espousing animal liberation, the straight edge lifestyle and veganism to an international audience. Although the difference in musical genre couldn’t be more different, Earth Crisis is a Living Legend in its own right (see below).
March 8
Brother AllKilby Court (741 S. 330 West)6:30 p.m.$13/$15
Attention Salt Lake City concert goers: the truth is here, in the form of old-school conscientious veteran rhyme slinger Brother Ali. Fresh off a tour with Rakim, Ghostface Killah and the Rhythm Roots Allstars, Ali is taking full advantage of the praise garnered by his most recent and classically considered release, The Undisputed Truth. This is only a fitting result for this rapper-with-a-work-ethic, who has been on the grind since he became a blip on the collective hip-hop radar opening up for Atmosphere on its 2002 “God Loves Ugly” tour.
March 9
Living LegendsKilby Court (741 S. 330 West)6:30 p.m.$15
Rocking house parties since the early 1990s under a variety of different monikers, the Legends crew consists of Murs, Luckyiam, Scarub, Sunspot Jonz, Eligh, The Grouch, Aesop and Bicasso. Besides crying its collective domination of underground hip-hop, each Legend has also produced his own material and side projects — such as Murs’ rising solo career and The Grouch’s work with Zion I. This might be your last opportunity to see the whole crew in such an intimate setting as Kilby Court. Just remember to keep a tight grip on your girl as the Living Legends are as famous for their notorious womanizing as for their California rhymes.