The joyous sounds of LOUDS will be opening the festivities tomorrow evening at Johnny Brenda’s. I’m certainly digging the first taste of their upcoming album Charm Up! You should expect more of a sampling tonight. They’ll be opening for headliner Ron Gallo, former Philly folky/bluesman turned Nashville garage rocker. Sandwiched between the two will be psych-punks Acid Dad, whom you may recognize from the cover of our current Deli Best of NYC print edition. No worries – you have the long weekend to recover. Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 9pm, $12, 21+ – Alexis V.
Other places to celebrate your 4th of July weekend…
Johnny Brenda’s (1201 N. Frankford Ave.) FRI Mercury Girls
Boot & Saddle (1131 S. Broad St.) FRI Sonny Knockout, The Up Up Ups, SAT Lightning Jones, Civil Holdup
Kung Fu Necktie (1250 N. Front St.) FRI Supine, SAT Scorched/Jesse Tyler, SUN Hivelords, MON Drums Like Machine Guns, Heavy Medical, Unguent, Ghost in the Salad, Wipe Hour, Lead Pipe
PhilaMOCA (531 N. 12th St.) SAT The Divine Hand Ensemble
Bourbon & Branch (705 N. 2nd St.) FRI Red Means Run, The Sparklers, Midwestern Exposure, SAT Cape Wrath (Release Show), Usti Waya, Little Strike
World Café Live (3025 Walnut St.) SAT Brady & The Bear, Melissa Clampffer, Sophie Coran, Man Illuminated, Theologicals, Christopher Davis-Shannon. Chris Zurich, Rachel Schain, Ashton John/Boy Wonder, Chris Gennett, Mineo, The Black Moons, Tracey Chamberlain Band, Alexis Vaganos, Sweet Eureka, Hot Breakfast, ortlElk Embassy
The Fire (412 W. Girard Ave.) FRI Above the Mendoza, The Jumping Juvies, Violent Island, SUN Native Maze, Solar Circuit
MilkBoy Philly (1100 Chestnut St.) FRI Museyroom
Ortlieb’s Lounge (847 N. 3rd St) FRI Andorra, The Loud Company, SAT Edgewise, Easy Creatures
Silk City (435 Spring Garden St.) FRI DJ Dav, Reed Streets
Fergie’s (1214 Sansom St.) SUN Rusty Cadillac
Connie’s Ric Rac (1132 S. 9th St) SAT Cthulhu Martini, The Rectors, Mr. Unloved
Morgan’s Pier (221 N. Columbus Boulevard) FRI DJ Beatstreet, SAT Mr. Sonny James
Frankie Bradley’s (1320 Chancellor St.) SAT Ed Christof
The Grape Room (105 Grape St) FRI Danny Newport & The Show Pony Express, Banned Books, SAT Dear Forbidden, In Bruges, Uncle Walter, Anthony Leitch
Ardmore Music Hall (23 E. Lancaster Ave.) FRI Splintered Sunlight, SAT Splintered Sunlight, The Wallace Brothers Band, SUN Splintered Sunlight, Whiskeyhickon Boys
Creep Records (1050 N. Hancock St., Ste. 76) SAT Doubles, Fake Boyfriend, Coping Skills
The Pharmacy (1300/02 S. 18th St.) SAT Downtrodder, The Cats, Glassgrade Matt (From Jank)
Slime Time Live (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI When Ships Collide, Trash Boy
Lower Level (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SAT Purity Control
Pharmland (Please contact one of the acts ore venue for more info.) SAT Hey Cindy, Busy Bee, White Privilege, A Day Without Love, Readership, SteveO & The Crippling Addictions, LE Yikes SURF CLUB
Sk8ordie (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SUN Space Chumpy, Ramona Cordova, Sad Hana
The BMA (Please contact one of the acts ore venue for more info.) FRI Palm, Jasno