Here's this week's top nightclub picks from The Som Show, as appears in the weekly Entertainment Spokane e-newsletter.
Del The Funky Homosapian - The bizarre leader of the Hieroglyphics crew, Del The Funky Homosapian is coming back to Spokane with his patented extraterrestrial flow in a special Som Show Presents affair with cohorts Bukue One, Bad Penmanship and Bela Union, at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, December 8, at The Blvd., 230 W. Riverside Ave. Cost: $15 in advance, $18 at the door; all ages welcome.
KYRS Benefit - The Som Show and Platform Booking are combining forces to help raise money for Spokane's volunteer-powered non-commercial radio station KYRS Thin Air Community Radio, with a benefit show featuring a local all-star lineup that includes the country rockin' Silver Treason, folk-rocksters Le Train Train Quitidien, hot-rockers Space Opera 77, jazz by the Don Goodwin Trio and special guest DJ Deseure, rockin' the turntables. The action happens at 7 p.m. on Saturday, December 5, at Caterina Winery, 905 N. Washington St. Cost: $5 suggested donation.
(Ugly) Christmas Sweater Concert - It's in your closet somewhere, and now is the time to bust that ugly Christmas sweater in all of its anti-awesome glory for the ugly-implied Christmas Sweater Concert at 7 p.m. on Saturday, December 5, at The Blvd., 230 W. Riverside Ave. Cost: $5; 18-and-older welcome.
Hatebreed - Grammy-nominated metalcore quintet Hatebreed is touring in support of its brand new release, "For The Lions," so expect a lot of black t-shirts and facial piercings to be swarming the mosh pit when Hatebreed arrives with Cannibal Corpse, Unearth, Born of Osiris, and Hate Eternal at 7 p.m. on Friday, December 4, at The Knitting Factory Concert House, 919 W. Sprague Ave. Cost: $22.
Dimebad Darrell Tribute Show - Local metal bands are coming together to pay respects to the life of the late metal hero at The Dimebag Darrell Tribute show with Bestige, LS Diablo, Pulseless, and Natural Selection at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, December 8, at The Cretin Hop, 1317 N. Howard St. Cost: $5; all ages welcome.
