Hoodie Allen is scheduled to perform tonight at the Showbox SoDo in Seattle.

Hoodie Allen is scheduled to perform tonight at the Showbox SoDo in Seattle.

Black Sabbath arrives on what could be final tour

  • By Andy Rathbun Special to The Herald
  • Wednesday, February 3, 2016 3:13pm
  • LifeGo-See-Do

Just days after AC/DC rumbled through the Pacific Northwest, another of hard rock’s great acts will come crashing through town — although in this case, it’s possibly for the last time.

Black Sabbath is billing its current tour as its last. The group headlines the Tacoma Dome at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, bringing together Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler for one final goodbye.

Formed in 1969, Black Sabbath virtually created heavy metal, pairing its lead singer’s howling wail with grinding guitars and eerie lyrics on calling-card singles like “Paranoid” and “Iron Man.”

Since then, the group has weathered plenty of ups and downs, including line-up changes, break-ups, solo outings and reunions. The group’s most recent album together, 2013’s Grammy-nominated “13,” found the three aforementioned founding members recording again, even if original drummer Bill Ward was absent.

Anyone who has seen Osbourne stammer his way through a simple sentence knows there is reason to believe that the group will stay true to its word, and hang it up after this tour. The act certainly has had an epic run.

Tickets are $35 to $150 at ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000.

Hoodie Allen also is headed back to Seattle, with the rapper set to headline the Showbox SoDo at 9 tonight.

Born Steven Adam Markowitz in New York, the rapper serves as a radio-friendly counterpoint to the East Coast’s more famously grizzled hip-hop scene. He got his start after buzz-worthy singles like “You Are Not a Robot” made waves around 2010.

Since then, he’s released two albums. His debut, 2015’s “People Keep Talking,” reached No. 8 on the Billboard 200, fueled by singles like “All About It.” He’s touring now behind its follow-up, “Happy Camper,” which was released digitally this January.

Tickets are $28 at showboxonline.com or 888-929-7849.

The Showbox SoDo also is hosting Logic in the days ahead, as the Maryland-based rapper tours behind his latest, “The Incredible True Story.”

Like Hoodie Allen, Logic built his fame DYI-style. His self-released mixtapes like “Young Sinatra” led to a strong enough following that he was able to tour Europe at age 22 without any major label support.

That said, the labels eventually did woo the young rapper, and he’s since released two albums on Def Jam Records, both of which reached the top 5 on the charts.

Tickets are $29.50 at showboxonline.com or 888-929-7849.

Indie rock heroes Built to Spill, meanwhile, will play two nights at the Showbox, headlining the downtown venue at 9 tonight and Saturday.

The Idaho-borne brainchild of guitarist Doug Martsch, Built to Spill got its start in 1993. Since then, the group has won fame for its idiosyncratic guitar rock, inspiring countless college acts.

Despite its lengthy run, the group has had a somewhat sparse output — just eight albums to its name over the course of its 20-plus years together. The latest of those, “Untethered Moon,” saw release in April, and, like past efforts, wowed the critics and the band’s devout fan base.

Tickets are $25 to $30 at showboxonline.com or 888-929-7849.

Finally, Dr. Dog will return to Seattle for a show at the Neptune Theatre at 9 tonight.

The Philadelphia act has found a way to split the difference between the lo-fi jams of indie rock groups like Pavement and 1960s pop rock.

The group is touring now as it revisits its 2001 debut, “Psychedelic Swamp.” That off-the-cuff album, a 35-track set recorded in a basement, never saw release, instead gaining fame among the group’s fans as a bootleg.

Now, the act is reworking and re-recording the disc, giving a polish to its rough-and-tumble early days.

Tickets are $30 at stgpresents.org or 877-784-4849.

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