MUSIC—Hiphop must’ve gotten too easy for Talib Kweli. The Brooklyn emcee’s sensitive, politically deft lyrics have been making underground heads swoon for almost two decades. But lately Kweli’s also taken on the mammoth job of shaming errant trolls on Twitter. He’s relentless on that thing, just like the mic. Tonight, he’s playing with skilled rapper Immortal Technique. DIRK VANDERHART
w/Niko Is, CF, Hasan Salaam; Roseland, 8 NW 6th, 8 pm, $23, all ages
MUSIC—George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic probably have one of the most diverse fanbases in the world—when it comes to race, age, general music taste, inhaling/not inhaling, etc.—because in addition to inventing P-Funk, their metamorphosis since the 1960s bears the legacy of a half century in popular music. Respect. MARJORIE SKINNER
w/Dirty Revival; Crystal Ballroom, 1332 W Burnside, 9 pm, $25-27