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Saturday

Desert rock: Joshua Tree recording studio Rancho de la Luna will be taking over Pappy and Harriet's on Saturday night with a fundraiser for Eagles of Death Metal bassist Brian O'Connor and drummer Adam Maples of KingSizedMaybe, Legal Weapon and Sea Hags. O'Connor has been fighting cancer since 2010, and Maples and his wife are experiencing health problems.

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On the bill are the bands Mojave Lords and Earthlings? which both include guitarist, producer and Rancho de la Luna co-founder Dave Catching. Mojave Lords includes the all-star lineup of multi-instrumentalist and producer Bingo Richey, Barrett Martin of Screaming Trees, Chris Goss of Masters of Reality, and Brian O'Connor and Gene Trautmann of Eagles of Death Metal.

Earthlings? includes Catching, Maples, guitarist Edmund Monsef, and vocalist Peter Stahl of the Virginia punk band Scream, which included Nirvana drummer and Foo Fights frontman Dave Grohl during the 1980s. Since Stahl and Catching started the band in 1994, Grohl, Victoria Williams and Joshua Homme of Queens of the Stone Age have participated in recording sessions.

Mojave Lords and Earthlings? Saturday, 7 p.m., Pappy and Harriet's, 53688 Pioneertown Rd, Pioneertown. $20. 760-365-5956

Thursday

Rock and roll: Local rock band Gutter Candy takes you back to the Sunset Strip of the '80s, an era of bands like Poison and Guns N' Roses. They are known for covering Def Lepperd, Van Halen and Social Distortion all in the same night, including some of their originals like "Party At Your Own Risk" and "God Doesn't Like Me Very Much."

Bassist Frankie Kazarian is also a professional wrestler with World Wrestling Entertainment, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and is currently on the roster in All Elite Wrestling.

Gutter Candy, Thursday, 8 p.m., Red Barn, 73-290 Highway 111, Palm Desert. Free. 760-346-0191.

Friday

Magic: Lance Burton is best known as the magician who narrowly dodged a roller coaster by a tenth of a second for a television special in 1999, stating to the camera, "I was stupid... I was really stupid." But he was also one of Las Vegas' popular attractions for 30 years, performing for 14 years at the Monte Carlo Resort and Casino.

He's taken his show of illusions and magic tricks on the road, changing it up from his usual Vegas routine and including his friends in the live show. Expect a night of comedy, juggling and something for everyone.

Lance Burton, Friday, 8 p.m., Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, 84-245 Indio Springs Pkwy, Indio. $29 to $49. 760-342-5000

Friday

Vocal pop: The Great American Songbook, the Gypsy jazz of Django Reinhardt and the comedy style of the Rat Pack are all part of The Black Market Trust's live repertoire. You can expect the feel of a gypsy campfire in a metropolitan nightclub.

They've played on some of the world's biggest stages and are a popular live act, and this is a show you won't want to miss.

The Black Market Trust, Friday, 8 p.m., The Purple Room, 1900 E Palm Canyon Dr, Palm Springs. $35 to $40. 760-322-4422

Saturday

Jazz: Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band is a popular Grammy Award-winning 18-piece big band jazz orchestra. Goodwin was also employed at Disneyland, and also did soundtrack work on films such as "Armageddon," "Star Trek: Nemesis" and "Snakes On A Plane."

When he founded the Big Phat Band in 1999, he was working for Warner Brothers as a composer for cartoons. Since then, they've released 10 records.

Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band, Saturday, 7 p.m., Pete Carlson Golf and Tennis Shop, 73-741 Highway 111, Palm Desert. $50. 760-568-3263

Desert Sun reporter Brian Blueskye covers arts and entertainment. He can be reached at brian.blueskye@desertsun.com or (760) 778-4617. Support local news, subscribe to The Desert Sun.