Weekend Warrior, November 3 – 5

Tonight, Johnny Brenda’s will be hosting melodic punk outfit Worriers. Commemorating its freshly issued album, Survival Pop, which is now available via SideOneDummy, the band captures a reflective, rambunctious, magnetizing current. Developing transferable narratives whose loose, focused build reaches undeniably momentous ends, these songs strike a nerve as one plants oneself in the midst of the storylines, letting the plot play out.  Reevaluating flashbacks with future projections and the in-between (now), Lauren Denitzio and company push forward, producing a consistently adapting perspective that imparts an emotive recognition, reconciling with the causes of conflicts and embracing the points of positivity. Worriers will be supported this evening by the kindred spirit of Thin Lips and the harmonious, open-book powerpop of Katie Ellen. – Michael Colavita

Other places to be this weekend…

Johnny Brenda’s (1201 N. Frankford Ave.) FRI Worriers, Thin Lips, Katie Ellen

Kung Fu Necktie (1250 N. Front St.) FRI Backslider, Congenital Death/Daytime Cleaners/DJ Deejay, SAT Gibbous Moon, Thee Minks/Full Bush, Yeenar/DJ Baby Berlin, DJ Jem/Night Drive, SUN The Hell Hole Store/Wolf Dem, Woody, Stateschoolgirl

PhilaMOCA (531 N. 12th St.) SAT Haunted Homes, SUN Tim Woulfe

Underground Arts (1200 Callowhill St.) FRI Ruder Than You, SAT Mark Lanky

Union Transfer (1026 Spring Garden St.) SAT theMIND, SUN Good Old War

The Trocadero (1003 Arch St.) FRI (Balcony) Physis, Dino Petaccio & The Intruders, The Ryan Murray Band

The Foundry (1000 Frankford Ave.) FRI Speedy Ortiz, Ursula, SUN Corpse Hoarder, Humo

Tower Theatre (69th & Ludlow) FRI Kurt Vile

World Café Live (3025 Walnut St.) FRI (Upstairs) Conjunto/(Downstairs) Liz Longley, SAT (Upstairs) Christine Havrilla & Gypsy Fuzz

MilkBoy Philly (1100 Chestnut St.) FRI Darlingtyn (Album Release), SAT Foxtrot & The Get Down

The Barbary (951 Frankford Ave.) FRI Little Strike, Femme Collective, Tiny Hueman, Lulu Wish, Darla

Ortlieb’s Lounge (847 N. 3rd St.) FRI Yikes the Zero, John Morrison, Static Brothers, Attic Tapes, SAT Dear Forbidden, Wyldflowers, SUN Kirby & The Vibetribe, Sam Steffen

Bourbon & Branch (705 N. 2nd St.) FRI The Captain The Pilot The Driver, Matt Spitko, SAT Emily Drinker (EP Release), Frequent Flyers, Rachel Andie

Silk City (435 Spring Garden St.) SUN DJ Sylo

Fergie’s (1214 Sansom St.) SUN Rusty Cadillac

Connie’s Ric Rac (1132 S. 9th St.) FRI Stereotytans, SAT Moonstomp, Devil’s Grippe, Truant Minds

Century (1350 S. 29th St.) FRI Neophobe, Disjawn, Disogny, SAT Tiny Vices (EP Release), Worst Ones, Somethin’ Divine

Voltage Lounge (421 N. 7th St.) SAT Cognitive, SUN The Droogettes

The Grape Room (105 Grape St.) FRI James Daniels & the Random Banter, SAT Spaghetti Vacation, Ryan Corcoran, Tony Ukes, Justin Kerecz

Ardmore Music Hall (23 E. Lancaster Ave.) FRI Splintered Sunlight, Control For Smilers

The Pharmacy (1300 S. 18th St.) SAT Emmett Drueding/Violet Waves, The Bigness, Pretty Words

LAVA Space (3134 Lancaster Ave.) FRI Bore War, Josh Agran

Tralfamadore (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI Swim Camp, Tombo Crush, Kate Dressed Up

Sound Hole (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SAT Laura Baird

Planet Phitness (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SAT Santi Suede, Ganou

JJ’s Diner (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI Whine Moms, SAT Weller (Record Release), Three Man Cannon, Allegra