Transforming anxious energy into an uplifting release of emotion, Slow Buzz, the latest album from Remember Sports (Father/Daughter Records), makes you evaluate and take stock of your current situation. Ruminating over the ups and downs and then racing ahead as the freedom of openness provides a sense of relief and a reinvigorating, fresh-start approach. A charm in the directness of the storytelling and that catapulting force of the instrumentation makes these songs’ fiery fragility hit home. On Saturday evening, the playfully bizarre, psych-pop exploits of Michael Stasis and Sam Buck’s confidently, vulnerable, country style will lead the way. – Michael Colavita
Other places to catch a buzz this weekend…
Johnny Brenda’s (1201 N. Frankford Ave.) FRI Tiedye Ky, SAT Remember Sports
Boot & Saddle (1131 S. Broad St.) FRI Stereo League (Record Release Show)
Kung Fu Necktie (1250 N. Front St.) FRI Rexedog/DJ Deejay, SAT DJ Magglezzz, Baby Berlin, SUN AyBe, Cruzko, B. Aquarius, NickyBeFree, MaJa Earth
PhilaMOCA (531 N. 12th St.) SUN Jeff Zeigler
Underground Arts (1200 Callowhill St.) FRI Johnny Popcorn, Ill Fated Natives, Mars Parker, SAT Born To Lose: Motörhead Tribute, System of a TOOL, Vicarious – A Tribute To Tool, Orion, SUN School Of Rock
Union Transfer (1026 Spring Garden St,) SUN School Of Rock All Stars
The Trocadero (1003 Arch St.)SAT Scott C (Album Release)
TLA (334 South St.) SAT Box of Rain
World Café Live (3025 Walnut St.) FRI (Upstairs) John Vettese/Conjunto/(Downstairs) Karen Vaughn, Paris Nicole, SAT (Upstairs) The Peace Creeps, The SB Deluxe
The Fire (412 W. Girard Ave.) FRI 81 Rich, Lucid By Midnight, Breaklite, SUN Dick Vomit
MilkBoy Philly (1100 Chestnut St.) FRI Hannah Taylor and the Rekardo Lee Trio
Ortlieb’s Lounge (847 N. 3rd St.) FRI Sold, SAT Something Like A Monument, SUN Pete Hill, AfroBear
The Barbary (951 Frankford Ave.) SAT The Rectors, Gringo Motel / Darla
Silk City (435 Spring Garden St.) FRI DJ Dav, Reed Streets, SAT DJ Deejay
Fergie’s (1214 Sansom St.) SUN Rusty Cadillac
Connie’s Ric Rac (1132 S. 9th St.) FRI Nick Cianci, Sonja Sofya, SAT Decontrol (Record Release), Disoriental, The Prisoners, Gibbous Moon
Voltage Lounge (421 N. 7th St.) FRI Crash Course in Science, Nightwitch, Dj Strykk9, Shari Vari (DJ Set), SUN
Bourbon & Branch (705 N. 2nd St.) FRI Miss Fareira, SAT 30 And Over League
Morgan’s Pier (221 N. Columbus Blvd.) FRI DJ Beatstreet, SUN Brian McConnell
Frankie Bradley’s (1320 Chancellor St.) FRI DJ Chris Urban, SAT DJ Ed Christof, SUN Honeygasm
The Grape Room (105 Grape St.) FRI The Aesthetic, The 1940’s, Steady State
Ardmore Music Hall (23 E. Lancaster Ave.) FRI Splintered Sunlight, SAT Breakwater, Urban Guerilla Orchestra
Everybody Hits (529 W. Girard Ave.) SAT Dear Althea, Creem Circus, St. James & the Apostles
The Pharmacy (1300 S. 18th St.) SAT The Boardwalk Kings, SUN Alex Noelle
The Tusk (430 South St.) FRI Hollow Harbor, Famous & Fallen
Tralfamadore (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SAT Baby Boomer Dreamer, Uncle Valentine, Too Dogs
Planet Phitness (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI Harmony Woods
Tundra Dome (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SUN Telyscopes, Fairy Godmother
Goo Lagoon (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more information.)
The Catamaran (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SUN Cave People, Who Loves You
2nd St. Festival (2nd St. between Spring Garden St. & Germantown Ave.) SUN Music Schedule