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Thursday Summer Slaughter Tour at Emo’s.

Christmas comes in July for metal fans, as 15 brutal thrashers commandeer both stages at Emo’s for an all-night-and-most-of-the-day explosion of carnage that offers plenty of bang for your buck.

Acts range from Polish metal standbys Decapitated to Massachusetts’ the Red Chord to `technical death metal’ - that’s what happens when death metal strangles prog rock with its own riffs - masters the Faceless.

Get your (devil) horns up.

Mississippi-raised SMU graduate Charlie Mars (who’s dating “Weeds” star Mary-Louise Parker) will get this season of KGSR’s “Unplugged at the Grove” started April 15 at the Shady Grove.

Also playing the popular free series will be Betty Soo, Bruce Robison, Band of Heathens, Warren Hood, James McMurtry, Carolyn Wonderland and more.

La Zona Rosa, Thursday, July 2. This second annual event benefiting the Child Guidance Center has gathered heavyweights in Alejandro Escovedo, James McMurtry, Ian McLagan the Bump Band, and Right or Happy (formerly the Reivers).

$40 music-only tix are available for this organization dedicated to improving the mental health of children and their families, reinforcing the idea that when times get hard financially, dig a little deeper....