MUSIC—We all owe a debt to Detroit rap legends Slum Village. Not only did the trio help make the Motor City a major center of the underground hiphop golden age that was the early aughts, it attracted and molded some of today’s best emcees. Black Milk comes from this tradition. Honor it tonight. DIRK VANDERHART
w/Lyrics Born, Neka & Kahlo, DJ Wicked; Alhambra Theatre, 4811 SE Hawthorne, 9 pm, $17-22
BOOKS—TC Boyle’s newest (and 25th!) book The Harder They Come has been described as “eminently readable” and a “powerful, gripping novel” that features a father who kills a would-be mugger with his bare hands and an equally volatile son who prefers guns. Sounds uplifting—good thing Boyle is renowned for being convivial and charming. SHELBY R. KING
Powell’s City of Books, 1005 W Burnside, 7:30 pm, FREE