From punk to bluegrass to the blues, here is a list of what's happening in area clubs during the upcoming week.
- THE ATTITUDE OF CANADIAN PUNK ROCK of SNFU and the Joykiller will fill Club DV8, 115 S. West Temple, Saturday, Sept. 9. Doors open at 7 p.m.SNFU mixes its fast and loud tunes with chantable choruses with tongue-in-lip lyrics. The band's new Epitaph Recordings album "The One Most Likely To Succeed" is straight-ahead punk with no rock/metal posing.
The Joykiller, featuring ex-TSOL guitarist Jack Grisham, has toured with the likes of Bad Religion and Bouncing Souls. The band has just completed a tour with other Epitaph record labelmate Pennywise.
- THE MUFFS AND LUNACHICKS will also appear at DV8, Sunday, Sept. 10. Admission begins at 7 p.m.
The last time the Muffs played Salt Lake City was in April, opening for Veruca Salt at the University of Utah Union Building. This time, the band, known for its pop-punk sound, headlines.
Lunachicks new album is entitled "Jerk of All Trades" and is filled with image-altering guitars and hyper-intense arrangements.
- THE INDUSTRIAL-METAL GRIND OF MACHINES OF LOVING GRACE will be heard at DV8, Wednesday, Sept. 13. Doors open at 7 p.m.
Known for its techno feel, the four-man band from Arizona has appeared on the much revered "The Crow" soundtrack with "Golgotha Tenement Blues." Its last album, "Concentration," featured the popular cut "Butterfly Wings." The new album, "Gilt" - set for release Sept. 19 - leans heavy on guitars. The more metal-than-industrial sound still contains the band's trademark gothic nick.
- BLUEGRASS PICKERS DOYLE LAWSON & QUICKSILVER will perform at the University of Utah Social Work Auditorium, Thursday, Sept. 14. The music begins at 7:30 p.m..
Lawson began his banjo-picking career at 18, playing with Jimmy Martin & the Sunny Mountain Boys. He moved on to become guitarist for J.D. Crowe & the Kentucky Mountain Boys a few years later before moving to The Country Gentlemen.
Lawson formed Quicksilver in 1979 and changed the face of bluegrass music with his "newgrass" and "new acoustic" music. The band not only packs a punch with bluegrass ditties but also indulges itself in gospelesque quartet singing.
The band, which was recognized as the Best Bluegrass Group, Best Gospel Group and Best Vocal Group, among others, in the 1993 Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music awards, recently celebrated Lawson's 30th anniversary as a bluegrass professional.
- THE FAT POSSUM MISSISSIPPI JUKE JOINT CARAVAN, featuring blues artists Junior Kimbrough, R.L. Burnside and Dave Thompson, will stop at the University of Utah Fine Arts Auditorium, Thursday, Sept. 14. The strumming begins at 7:30 p.m.
The three-man lineup emerges from the hills of Northern Mississippi. Kimbrough, 58, was discovered by music writer Robert Palmer while filming the 1992 documentary "Deep Blues." Burnside, 68, was also discovered during the filming. While Kimbrough's sound is dark, eerie and full of lust, Burnside's tunes find their place in the deep-hearted southern sound.
At 24, Thompson is the youngster, but has suffered his share of the blues. He has played with such noble artists as Booba Barney and the Playboys.
All three have released albums on the Capricorn Music label - "Little Dave and Big Love" (Thompson), "Too Bad Jim" (Burnside) and "All Night Long" (Kimbrough).
- THE STRANGERS WILL PLAY THE ZEPHYR, 301 S. West Temple, Friday, Sept. 15. Doors open at 7 p.m.
The Strangers, certainly no stranger to Salt Lake City, has played numerous times at the Zephyr and Dead Goat Saloon. The band just recruited a new guitarist, Julian Webster, and released a new album in August called "The Wiggley Compilation II: Bootleg." The band is currently prepared for another new release in October, "Mobilhomecoming Queen."
The Strangers mix hard-edgy rock with slow, melodic ballads and is a hard-working band with grooves that grow.