Snoop Dogg made headlines after his April appearance at Coachella with longtime collaborator Dr. Dre, though the buzz was largely on account of a guest hologram appearance by the late Tupac Shakur. Nevertheless, Snoop remains responsible for some of the most memorable and credible hip-hop of the past 20 years — and it will all be on display Friday night at Comfort Dental Amphitheatre. Yes, Snoop headlined the Fillmore Auditorium and SnowBall Music Festival in Colorado this past spring, but he has a host of new guests with him this time: Ice Cube and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony are among the pack. Tickets, $32.50-$74.50, are available through Ticketmaster.
King Tuff’s self-titled debut is one of the most-talked-about records of the summer. The newly minted Sub Pop darling has crafted 12 songs of scuzzy alternative rock — part garage, part psychedlic, part power pop — and it reportedly holds up in a live setting. Get a taste for yourself at Moe’s Barbecue on South Broadway in Englewood when King Tuff rolls into town Tuesday night. Tickets, $8-$10, are available through . Audacity and School Knights will open the show. Give a listen to “Bad Thing” on YouTube to whet your appetite.
— John Hendrickson
