Undeterred, raunchy riffs and snarly, sweaty vocals fuel the Narcos Family Band. A raw refinement converges as the runaway momentum of the instrumentation plays out like a bull rampaging through a China shop. The rhythmic push pummels everything that dares to enter its path. This Sunday night at Haus of Yarga, they’ll be joined by the agitation-releasing, quick-hitting garage-hardcore hybrid of Trash Knife. A pair of Midwestern punk outfits in Michigan’s Werewolf Jones and Wisconsin’s Fire Heads aid in amplifying the evening, which is also rounded into form by Ghoul Friends. – Michael Colavita
More places to rock at this weekend…
Haus of Yarga (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI Regothereshego, High Noon, SUN Narcos Family Band, Trash Knife
Johnny Brenda’s (1201 N. Frankford Ave.) FRI Rosali, SAT Live Band Karaoke with Pat Finnerty & The Full Band
Boot & Saddle (1131 S. Broad St.) SAT American Trappist (Solo)
Kung Fu Necktie (1250 N. Front St.) FRI Mute Host/DJ Deejay, SAT The Dull Blue Lights, The Naked Sun/Fame Lust
Underground Arts (1200 Callowhill St.) SUN Ruby The Hatchet
Union Transfer (1026 Spring Garden St,) SAT Petal
TLA (334 South St.) FRI Ultimate Live Evil
World Café Live (3025 Walnut St.) FRI (Upstairs) Jesse Ruben/(Downstairs) WXPN’s Decades Dance Party & Live Broadcast, SAT (Downstairs) Basement Party With Lady V & DJ Touchtone
The Fire (412 W. Girard Ave.) FRI The Wordsmith Experience, SAT Tortuga, The Sea Tease, Upstream Color/Ashes ToVanity, Ghost of the Mill, Rambone, SUN Future Stars MetalFest
MilkBoy Philly (1100 Chestnut St.) FRI Heaven Man, Mirrorsigns
Ortlieb’s Lounge (847 N. 3rd St.) FRI Joey Sweeney & The Neon Grease
The Barbary (951 Frankford Ave.) SAT The Shakedown
Silk City (435 Spring Garden St.) FRI DJ Dav, Reed Streets, SAT DJ Deejay
Fergie’s (1214 Sansom St.) FRI Live Band Karaoke, SUN That Totally Unnecessary Drink with Pat Finnerty’s Live Band Karaoke/Rusty Cadillac
Bourbon & Branch (705 N. 2nd St.) FRI Midwestern Exposure, SAT Kenty Love, Maskao, SUN Hazard Sizer
Connie’s Ric Rac (1132 S. 9th St.) FRI Riverside Odds, Molly Rhythm, SAT The Ancient Mariners, Night Mission
Voltage Lounge (421 N. 7th St.) FRI Sad & Boujee: The Emo Meets Trap Dance Party, SAT Unloveable – The Smiths & Morrissey Tribute Band, DJ Chas Paris, DJ Rich Russo
Morgan’s Pier (221 N. Columbus Blvd.) SAT DJ Lean Wit It, SUN Ear Me Now
Frankie Bradley’s (1320 Chancellor St.) FRI The Martha Graham Cracker Cabaret/DJ Chris Urban, SAT DJ Ed Cristof
The Tusk (430 South St.) FRI Hallucinogenic Bulb, Serpent Blight, SAT The Tone Bandits
Century (1350 S. 29th St.) FRI The Whips, Zapf Dingbats , SAT Wormtooth, Gristmill, The Magnificent ShitHawks Of The Greater Northern Americas
The Grape Room (105 Grape St.) FRI Whackbat, Jordan Flaherty, JKannon, Tom Monari&Sara, Danny Varughese, SAT Superunknown, Delmont, Knightlife, The Good Mess, Candice Lee
Ardmore Music Hall (23 E. Lancaster Ave.) FRI Jeff Thomas’ All-Volunteer Army, SAT Billy Joel Tribute (Benefitting Alzheimer’s Research): Mikey B & Friends
Creep Records (1050 N. Hancock St.) SAT Nematode
Green Line on Locust (4426 Locust St.) SAT Benefit Show for March to End Rape Culture: Snakeboy Gang
Warehouse on Watts (923 N. Watts St.) FRI Solomonic Sound System, House Of Roots
The Mothership (602 S. 52nd St.) SAT The Invasive Species (Tape Release), Cult Objects, SUN Drums Like Machine Guns, The Beeps, Foxy Doxies
Tralfamadore (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SAT Impressionist, Buddie, Puppy Angst
Planet Phitness (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SUN Susie Derkins, In Trouble, A Million Dollars
Gay Baby Jail (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI Space Donkey and the Moonbouncers, Mesén Around, Twin Beds, SAT Rego, ASCXNSION, HUEY, the Cosmonaut, Jewelssea, Magnetic The Shaman, Calo
Anthorna Gallery (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI Marcelyn, Elaine Rasnake, Eeden,SAT Yellowhammer Fund Benefit Show: Three Man Cannon, SUN Douse, Computer Dating
The Bass Mint (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI Blushed, Qwark
Truck (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SAT Brackish, Noera, Overwinter
Secret World (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SUN Michael Cormier, Ana Woulfe