Dead Prez Often boxed as pro-Black, militants, what’s lost with that label is the lyricism Dead Prez has been all about since their debut. Politically charged and conscious, they burst on the scene in 2000 with their album, Let’s Get Free, and the classic, “Hip Hop” but since then they’ve maintained an underground badge of honor even while doing mainstream things like having their songs on video games and movie soundtracks. Sonny Cheeba from Camp Lo, Royal-Tee and Mr. Invisible are also on the bill. $20-23. Amos Southend. www.amossouthend.com. (Mike McCray)

The Bad Daddies Ten years after their formation, the Bad Daddies have earned the right to say they're a little bit more than a cover band. But in celebrating their anniversary, fans should expect the things they’ve come to enjoy the most from this party band, covers of Led Zeppelin, ABBA, the Grateful Dead, even Prince and Michael Jackson. Better yet, it won’t cost you a dime, they’re just sharing their love with you. Free. Visulite. www.visulite.com. (McCray)

David Wilcox Western Carolina folkie Wilcox was referred to as the Next James Taylor for most of the ‘90s, but for whatever reason – perhaps the fact that acoustic emotive music doesn’t exactly crank out the breakout stars – he never quite got the cappuccino circuit coronation like, say, a Norah Jones. That said, his Nick Drake-y, felt-fingered style is more of an acquired taste anyway, and isn’t the kind of thing to get folks singing along in unison at last call anyway. He’s still a talent, however, no matter how beige and banal the trimmings: see his latest, Reverie, for a primer. $22.50-$25. McGlohon Theatre. www.blumenthalcenter.org. (Timothy C. Davis)