Two Piece Fest is back this Saturday, and it will be making plenty of noise on Penn’s campus at the legendary Pilam. Starting at 2pm, 20+ dynamic duos will be showing off why less is sometimes more. Now, the event and venue have a storied past so keep your fingers crossed that you’ll be able to catch headliners Pattern is Movement as well as +HIRS+, Slutever, The Joint Chiefs of Math, and a whole slew of others before you see any coppers. Just a heads up that it’s supposed to be a “dry” show. Pilam, 3914 Spruce St., 2pm, $8 ($5 if you get there before 2pm), All Ages – Alexis V.
Other things to keep you entertained this weekend…
Johnny Brenda’s (1201 N. Frankford Ave.) FRI Norwegian Arms, SAT The Great Unknown, KC Jones, Ali Wadsworth
Kung Fu Necktie (1250 N. Front St.) FRI The Downtown Club, SAT Exploding World, Combine, Carved Up, Pete Brangs, Village, SUN St. James and The Apostles, L.U.N.A.R. Revolt
North Star Bar (2639 Poplar St.) FRI Grunge Rock Academy, SAT Bite Size Giants
The Fire (412 W. Girard Ave.) FRI Automoton, Banged Up!, Withered Old Beast, Sinking Ocean Gods, SAT Treehouse, Family Vacation, Maitland, No Stranger; Roof Beams, Jake Lewis, Willy Green
MilkBoy Philly (1100 Chestnut St.) FRI Marc Silver, Mesa Jane, Manatawny Creek Ramblers, SAT The Fleeting Ends
Ortlieb’s Lounge (847 N. 3rd St.) FRI Twister Baby, SAT Ran Tan Toon
Tin Angel (20 S. 2nd St.) FRI Shark Tape, SAT Kat Botak, David Grauel Fusion Project, Dinner – The Band
The Blockley (3801 Chestnut St.) FRI Disco Sucks, SAT Control for Smilers, The 9’s
Fergie’s (1214 Sansom St.) SUN Rusty Cadillac
World Café Live (3025 Walnut St.) SAT Conjunto Philadelphia
The Legendary Dobbs (304 South St.) FRI Bunny Savage, Sparklefight, A Clever Con, Joe Jordan Experiment, White Limo. The Jawns, Mesina, Matt Lancaster, SAT Ghost of Jupiter, Burn Switch, The Wayside Shakeup, Devil’s Triangle, The Lost Will Follow, Party The Hut
PhilaMOCA (531 N. 12th St. Philadelphia) SAT DRGN King, Dangerous Ponies, Idle Idols
Connie’s Ric Rac (1132 S. 9th St.) SAT The Real Feel
TLA (334 South St.) SUN Texas in July
The Grape Room (105 Grape St.) FRI Justin Phillippi, Joe Nicastro Trio, Viv and the Rivival, Amy Fadden, SAT March Lye
Vox Populi (319 N. 11th St., #3) SAT Spacin’, L.U.N.A.R. Revolt
Little Berlin (2430 Coral St.) SUN Hermit Thrushes, Evil Sword
Golden Tea Haus (Please contact one of the acts or the venue for more details.) FRI Woe, Plague Dogs, Sadgiqacea, Cape of Bats, SAT The Greek Favourites, Captain, We’re Sinking, The Holy Mess, Glocca Morra, Kite Party