Tonight Strand of Oaks (a.k.a. Tim Showalter) makes a stop home with Pattern Is Movement’s Chris Ward on drums to take the stage at Union Transfer opening for The Tallest Man On Earth (a.k.a. Kristian Matsson). The duo has been on tour with the Swedish singer-songwriter in support Oaks’ latest release Dark Shores, which was produced by John Vanderslice and Ian Pellicci. They also recently had the honor of backing Matsson during a recording session for Moog Sound Lab (pictured above). I hope that you have your tickets already because this evening’s show is sold out. Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden St., 8pm, $25, All Ages – H.M. Kauffman

The 2nd Street Festival recently announced its full lineup & schedule. Some notable acts added to the initial lineup include Lushlife, Purples, Kuf Knotz, John Francis, and Secret Mountains. You can check out the rest of the schedule above, and for more info about the fest, go HERE.

A dark undercurrent pulls in Creepoid’s music. As electric guitars whine along the exterior issuing a warning cry, Sean Miller’s menacing vocals lay their groundwork placing the listener in a troubled reality. However, these somewhat dreary circumstances also provide comfort, hitting home, in the earnest plucked straight from the gut approach, which they exude. The guitars thrust forward in a jaded screaming manner as the drums continuously crash. When Miller and Anna Troxell’s vocals combine the resulting force is an eerie calm. Creepoid, who recently re-released their first LP Horse Heaven on No Idea Records that also included their debut EP Yellow Life Giver, shifts the lens digging at the dungeon-like core emerging with songs that much like their guitars deeply resonate with brutal honesty. The Barbary, 951 Frankford Ave, 7:30pm, $12, All Ages – Michael Colavita

At first, Arc in Round’s textured sound may sound muddled as if one is standing in a tunnel as numerous vehicles zip by, and it’s difficult to distinguish the various moving parts. However, the more one focuses on the quartet, a clearer direction and method emerges with the constant thump of the rhythm section which simulates the group’s steady pulse, vocals that speak from a spaced-out dreamy distance, atmospheric synths which add sonic flourishes to the compositions, and a guitar that simply blends into the collective ambiance only to skyrocket in select opportune times as a driving-force pushing the outer limits of musical possibility. The brainchild of gifted producer/engineer Jeff Zeigler released a full-length self-titled LP in June, and will be showcasing their latest glimpse into the future at PhilaMOCA tonight. PhilaMOCA, 512 N. 12th St., 8pm, $7, All Ages – Michael Colavita

The R5 Free Summer Concert Series has not yet treated Morgan’s Pier to an adequate serving of teeth-gnashing noise punk about massages and hair loss, but tonight that will be dealt with in short order when Pissed Jeans takes the stage. They’re continuing to mine their blistering triumph King of Jeans, their last LP, for success even as their imitators gain a foothold, and so far none of the upstarts have been able to match their strengths. The inordinate amount of bilious lyrics about mundane things, as well as vocalist Matt Corvette’s delightful smarminess, provide for a live experience that’s a study in misanthropic charisma. They’re supported by the equally dire NYC-ers A Place To Bury Strangers with their juggernaut shoegaze assault, and the Philly-based Gang, who take their propulsive cocktail of punk rock and electro with a twist of operatic harmonizing. Morgan’s Pier, 221 N. Columbus Blvd., 6pm, Free, 21+ – Alyssa Greenberg