After getting rained out, The Homophones finally have their shot to get in the game at Rittenhouse Square Park. You’ll be treated to a taste of rich baritone vocals, sharp-witted lyrics and a joyously tight musical outfit that has a bright future on the airwaves. We, at The Deli, are very excited to have them performing at our showcase for the Opening Party of the Philly Film and Music Fest at KFN on Sept. 23 w/Univox, TJ Kong and the Atomic Bomb, and Hair Rocket. It should be interesting to see what happens this week in extra innings at PW’s Concerts in the Park Series. We’ve already had police time and tax dollars wasted with the cops being called in for profanity by Gang, a rain out and plenty of last minute lineup changes which include last week’s switch of Peasant for Government Cheaze and this week’s substitution of Post Post for Terrible Things (who will be at FYE on Broad St. today for an in-store performance as well as at The Note tonight for a CD Release Party – you can check out an interview with Fred Mascherino for The Deli’s Where Is My Mind? here). It doesn’t matter. It’s FREE! So grab whatever legal or illegal substances that you’d like to ingest for this evening and head on over to Rittenhouse Square Park because you won’t be able to do this again until next summer. PW’s Concerts in the Park Series, Rittenhouse Square Park, 7pm, FREE, All Ages – H.M. Kauffman

 

If there’s one thing that’s great about Philly, it’s that even on a Wednesday night, there’s a good chance you can find something awesome to do. For example, who would’ve thought that a show like this could happen in the middle of the week? Levee Drivers continue to evoke images of dusty, open roads and girls on the lam with their gritty, barn burning anthems and country rock balladry. Hopefully we won’t lose these Bucks County natives to Nashville, even though they might blow up quicker there. Busses somehow find a happy medium between 90’s indie guitar gods like Built to Spill and older, more “classic” rock gods. And if there’s such a thing as a condensed jam band, Paper Cat (featuring drummer Eric Slick, the newest member of Dr. Dog, and sister Julie Slick) are it. Huge stoner riffs and slightly math-y jams wrapped up in intense three or four minute packages. Hump day isn’t half bad. Blockley Pourhouse, 3801 Chestnut St., 8pm, $7, 21+ – Joe Poteracki

 

Grandchildren have been pretty quiet this summer, but just think of it as the calm before the storm. We’re sure that they are just resting up before what is bound to be a hectic year for the DDG crew. Grandchildren are releasing their long-awaited debut LP Everlasting on Sept. 28 with an album release party on Oct. 8 at JB’s and just announced a U.S. tour with Icelandic indie folk outfit Seabear as well as already booking big gigs in September with Explosions in the Sky, Dum Dum Girls and No Age. Stay tuned folks. This is just the beginning of what should be a great year for the West Philly gang! – The Deli Staff