There’s just something about putting a bunch of talented singers together with some top notch producers, dressing them up in sharp suits and letting the cameras roll. It worked with The Monkees, it worked with The Supremes, it worked with The Backstreet Boys and it’s surely working with Why Don’t We. Comprising five promising young singers from around the country, Why Don’t We first came together in 2016. After a requisite string of EPs and a Christmas album—natch—the boys dropped their full-length debut, 8 Letters, last summer. They come to SJSU this weekend.

Why Don’t We
Sun, 7pm, $50+
San Jose State Event Center

No one reps the Yay Area harder than E-40. But with close to 30 full-length solo releases, myriad collaborative projects and a serious knack for coining lyrical lingo, E-40 is sure to leave a lasting legacy in the hip-hop world far beyond the Bay. In addition to coming up with the likes of  Mac Dre, Too Short and Mr. Fab, the man born Earl Stevens has used his Sick Wid It label to put many more on the map—like Vallejo-based up-and-comer Nef the Pharaoh. SJSU students can catch this local legend along with P-Lo for free at SpartanFest. Note: only current students will be admitted.

E-40 & P-Lo
Oct 25, 6:30pm, Free For SJSU Students (Students Only)
San Jose State Event Center

Get ready to roast a fatty. One of the biggest burners in the rap game closes out the 4/20 weekend at the SJSU. Tha Doggfather comes to town riding high on his 420 Wellness Retreat tour. Snoop, who needs no introduction, is sure to play the hits along with new material from the four albums he’s released over the past four years—including the 2015 Pharrell Williams-produced record BUSH and his brand new collection of gospel tunes, Bible of Love. Wiz Khalifa, Migos, Lil Pump and Rae Sremmurd are also rolling up. (SM)

Snoop Dogg
Sun, 7pm, $65+
SJSU Event, San Jose

By all accounts, Lemmy Kilmister should be dead. He drinks a fifth of Jack Daniel’s a day, been smoking since he was 11 and eats only meat and cheese. Anthrax’s Scott Ian put it best when he said Motorhead is one of those metal bands that’s cool for the punks to like. They’re fast, dirty, and louder than a 747. Lemmy, however, has always said Motorhead is not metal band, they’re a rock ‘n’ roll band. They’ll play Thursday at the San Jose State Event Center as part of Megadeth’s Gigantour.

With more than 30 years under their belt and over 20 albums, they show no signs of slowing down. After being fired from Hawkwind in 1975, for “doing the wrong drugs,” Lemmy formed Motorhead, a name derived from a slang term for speed freaks and a song he had written. Throughout their career, they’ve spawned numerous iconic songs, including “Bomber,” “Killed by Death,” “Overkill,” and, of course, their signature “Ace of Spades.”

Also performing at this Gigantour show is Megadeth, a band Dave Mustaine formed out of spite after being fired from Metallica. He wanted to be faster, heavier, and was out for their blood. Their second album, 1986’s Peace Sells…but Who’s Buying? is an essential thrash metal assault, and 1990’s Rust in Peace is the highlight of their career.

Danish rockers Volbeat and Italian gothic metal band Lacuna Coil start things off. – Beau Dowling