This weekend is the second annual Love on the Streets Festival. Held at Paines Park, it is an all day festival that supports the Franklin Pains Skatepark Fund (FPSF) in its attempt to spread the love of skateboarding and support urban culture in and around the city. While last year the festival filled the park with circus performers, artisan coffee, and a mess of food trucks, this year is really upping the ante in terms of entertainment. Wahoo Tacos, along with The Electric Factory, will be sponsoring a skating competition, where the lucky winner will take home $2,000. New this year are a couple key cogs that were missing last year. First and foremost, Beer. There was not a beer as far as the eye could see last year. Unfortunately, it will be coming from a Budweiser Beer Garden so you might just want to bring your own. Live art has been added to the mix, with renowned graffiti artists Distoart and Getup to make the festival a multi-sensory experience. Another enticing addition this year is a Flea Market with over 40 vendors selling a vast array of lightly used treasures that are just waiting for a good home.
The music is also a strong suit of the festival once again, bringing both variety and congruity to make for an eclectic but fitting lineup of artists. There is a bit of a punk tinge to this years lineup, with artists like Mumblr, JANK (who have a great new album Awkward Pop Song coming out May 20 on Creep Records), Lithuania (DRGN KING’s Dom Angelella and Dr. Dog’s Eric Slick), and Steady Hands (a.k.a. Sean Huber from Modern Baseball). Other artists include The Obsessives, Vicky Speedboat, Plainview, Endless Taile, and RFA. For the skate competition and throughout the day, there will be tunes complimentary of Fishtown Beats, Frank Sriracha, and Aurize. All in all, a pretty dope collection of happenings that are sure to be a good time for a good cause. Paine’s Park, N. 24th St., 12pm-10pm, Free, All Ages – Adam G.
Other places to escape the chill this weekend…
The Boot & Saddle (1131 S. Broad St.) SAT School Dance
Kung Fu Necktie (1250 N. Front St.) FRI Scantron, The Whips / Grimace Federation, Gorgeous Porch, Risky Disko / Hivelords, SAT The Mountain Chiefs, The Russells / The Rectors, SUN The Burgeoning, Hartline, Summer Scouts / Tungsten, Clamfight
Underground Arts (1200 Callowhill St.) SAT Creepoid, Gondola, Kohoutek., SUN Mercury Girls
Union Transfer (1026 Spring Garden St,) SUN DJ Junior
The Trocadero (1003 Arch St.) FRI American Sugar Bitch, Cyanide Saints, Roslyn Creek, SAT Foxtail Fest; Anyee Wright, Miles Chancellor, Marv Mack, Sincerely Tahj, Evan Riley, Ronnie Riggles, Brainrack
TLA (334 South St.) FRI Prince Tribute: Martha Graham Cracker, Northern Arms
World Café Live (3025 Walnut St.)FRI (Downstairs) PhillyBloco SUN (Upstairs) The Wayside Shakeup,
The Fire (412 W. Girard Ave.) FRI The Daylight Savings and Loan, Trash Night, Professor Maybe, SAT (5pm) Jackson May, Tessellation / (8pm) The Rowdies, Overcoming Gravity, Brothers & Sisters, SUN (5pm) El Jugo, Mute Rebel, / (9pm) Relicseed
MilkBoy Philly (1100 Chestnut St.) SAT PHNTMS
Ortlieb’s Lounge (847 N. 3rd St) FRI Laser Background (Record Release), Beth Israel, SAT Mohican, Supine, Dirt Queen, Coronal Mass Ejection
Silk City (435 Spring Garden St.) FRI Lee Mayjahs?, DJ Everyday, SAT DJ Deejay
Fergie’s (1214 Sansom St.) SAT Dave Steel Blues Band, SUN Rusty Cadillac
Connie’s Ric Rac (1132 S. 9th St) FRI Audio Impulse, Palaceburn, Behind Deadlines, SUN Visoon
The Grape Room (105 Grape St) FRI Justin Phillippi, The Sugar Pops, Hopscotch Jefferson, Wolf Accent, SAT The Duke Brothers, Matt Gauss Band
Bourbon and Branch (705 N. 2nd St.) FRI Queen of Jeans, Ceramic Animal, Curtis Coopers, DJ Robert Drake, SUN Lost in the Woods
Ardmore Music Hall (23 E. Lancaster Ave.) SAT Tommy Conwell & The Young Rumblers, Stolen Rhodes, SUN Philadelphia Songwriters Project Final Showcase
Morgan’s Pier (221 N. Columbus Boulevard) FRI DJ Beatstreet, SAT Mr. Sonny James
Frankie Bradley’s (1320 Chancellor St.) FRI DJ Royale
First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut St.) FRI Nick Millevoi
Vox Populi (319 N. 11th St.) SAT Auxcide
All Night Diner (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more information.) FRI Downtrodder, The Up Up Ups
Millcreek Tavern (4200 Chester Ave.) SUN Jenkem, Castle Freak
The Petting Zoo (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more information.) SAT Coping Skills, Stippling
The Pharmacy (1300/02 S. 18th St.) FRI Dreambook, Horsecops, Cellarfox
Birdhouse (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more information.) SAT Mahatma X
Big Cakes (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more information.) SUN Fiona Parker and Stephanie Bonham, Jim Strong
LAVA Space (Please contact one of the acts or vine for more information.) FRI Pinkwash (Record Release), SWARM, Andromeda Sky, King Azaz