Internationally renowned death metal outfit Nile will take the stage on Saturday, Dec. 14 at The Firmament, 5 Market Point Drive, Greenville. The band, which was founded in Greenville more than a quarter-century ago, just released its newest album, “Vile Nilotic Rites,” on the Nuclear Blast label and continues to build on its reputation for delivering pulverizing but technically solid music. Showtime is 7 p.m., and the bill also includes Terrorizer. Tickets are $20. For more information, call 864-616-5101 or visit www.firmamentgvl.com.
Marc Higgins & the Chainsaw Bears will perform, along with North Carolina’s Laura Blackley and Phil Lomac, on Saturday, Dec. 14 at Delaney’s Irish Pub, 117 W. Main St., Spartanburg. The show promises to be a treat with the rootsy power pop of the Spartanburg-based Higgins providing a perfect complement to Blackley’s soulful folk-rock and Lomac’s indie rock. Notably, Lomac recorded a song called “Marc Higgins Said.” Showtime is 8:30 p.m. For more information, call 864-583-3100 or visit www.facebook.com/hubcitydelaneys.
Spartanburg’s Howl in the Valley will share a bill with Greer-based singer-songwriter Angela Easterling at The Eighth State Brewing Company, 400 Augusta St., Greenville. The former is an up-and-coming folk-rock trio that draws from such influences as The Lone Bellow and Langhorne Slim while the latter is a veteran of the Americana circuit who’s recorded multiple albums produced by Will Kimbrough. Showtime is 8 p.m. For more information, call 864-609-4590 or visit www.facebook.com/eighthstatebrewing.
The Get Right Band will perform Saturday, Dec. 14 at Gottrocks, 200 Eisenhower Drive, Greenville. Hailing from Asheville, N.C. and led by veteran singer-songwriter Silas Durocher, The Get Right Band has been cranking out a hip-shaking mix of funk and progressive rock for nearly a decade. Showtime is 9:30 p.m. with the Andrew Thelston Band opening. For more information, call 864-235-5519 or visit www.gottrocksgreenville.com.
R&B singer Tony Grant will bring his “Soulful Christmas” show to the Tryon Fine Arts Center, 34 Melrose Ave., Tryon, N.C., for a performance on Saturday, Dec. 14. A native of western North Carolina, Grant has built a nationally renowned career in film, television, theater and music, appearing on Oprah Winfrey’s OWN network and in acclaimed productions from Tyler Perry. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. and tickets are $35-$40. For more information, call 828-859-8322 or visit www.tryonarts.org.