Damien Jurado, who plays in Ybor City, Florida tonight. Credit: Elise Tyler

Night Of The Living Sound Presents : Dead Prez Notorious Nastie Dj Needlez Bangarang Infinite Skillz Before Election Day, Dead Prez’s M1 (real name Mutulu Olugbala) was already unhappy with the prospects. “It offers us choices that are not real choices, answers that are not real answers and leadership that’s not real leadership,” he said in an interview, “[it’s a] charade.” We can’t imagine he’ll be any less unhappy on Saturday when his iconic rap duo comes to the Local 662. (The Local 662, St. Pete) INFO

Helmet w/Local H Count Page Hamilton among those unafraid of some nostalgia. In an era of reunions and anniversary tours, the 56-year-old is bringing his most famous project to the State Theatre nearly 30 years after their debut album, Strap It On. A brand new record (Dead to the World, released in October) is built around Hamilton’s unmistakable voice, and while none of Helmet’s other founding members will be on stage, but you can bet that fans will come in droves to get a sniff of Helmet’s still distinct, cerebral grunge rock. (State Theatre, St. Petersburg) INFO

Damien Jurado w/Doug Keith The ascent may have been relatively under the radar, but there’s no denying that Damien Jurado has spent the last two decades building one of the strongest songbooks in strummy, haunted, Gen X folk music. The lonely narrative on “Ohio” still stings 17 years after its release, and a new album (Visions of Us on the Land, released in March via Secretly Canadian) finds the Washingtonian continuing to make a case that he might be American folk music’s most underrated literary minds. J-Mascis pal (and Sharon Van Etten guitar man) Doug Keith opens the show. (Crowbar, Ybor City) INFO