BOOZE—EAT A SOLID MEAL before you even think about buying a ticket to the Great American Distillers Festival. Hoochmakers from all over the country will be sampling out their vodkas, rums, bourbons (and more!) over two days, along with panels, competitions, and other excuses to get your buzz on. MARJORIE SKINNER
Leftbank Annex, 101 N Weidler, Fri 5-10 pm, Sat 4-10 pm, $20-25
MUSIC—They’re calling it Boo Bomb, but it’s really a late-’90s hiphop mixtape given physical form. T.I. headlines a roster featuring bona fide hitmakers E-40, DJ Quik, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Juvenile, Ja Rule… hell, even Sir Mix-a-Lot will be servin’ up some buttermilk biscuits. Feels goooood! BOBBY ROBERTS
Memorial Coliseum, 300 Winning Way, 7 pm, $20-85, all ages