If you are looking for something to do this weekend that simply ROCKS, then Phonographic Arts’ Liberty Fest has got you covered. The DIY festival will be hosting 30+ predominantly garage-psych-rock and hardcore-punk acts at The Level Room and Emoda Gallery. It’s going to be intense! Will you survive this weekend? Maybe. We hope. But you’ll have the scars and bruises to prove that you were there so wear them with honor. You can check out the full lineup on the flier above as well as a list of the fine locals below.
Liberty Fest (Locals):
The Level Room (2102 Market St.) FRI (Early – Upstairs) Ladder Devils, Salvation, GA$H, (Late – Downstairs) Void Vision and M Ax Noi Mach, SAT Birds of Maya, Far-Out Fangtooth, L.U.N.A.R. Revolt, SUN Bardo Pond, Creepoid, Purling Hiss, Spacin, Psychic Teens, True Gold
Emoda Gallery (302 Moore St.) SAT (Early) Leather, War Emblem, Backslider
Other things happening this weekend…
Johnny Brenda’s (1201 N. Frankford Ave.) FRI Busses, Break It Up, Orbit to Leslie, SAT York Street Hustle, SUN Norwegian Arms
Kung Fu Necktie (1250 N. Front St.) FRI Val de Val, Goddammit, Facts!, SAT Tin Horses and Song Dogs & the Nightjar
North Star Bar (2639 Poplar St.) FRI LP Stiles and Matt Gauss Band, SAT Stars Apart, Jesus’s Older Brother, The Kai-Yotes
The Fire (412 W. Girard Ave.) FRI Matt Lyons Band and Tale to the Head, SAT Joshua Bright (Man Like Machine), SUN Verbatim Jones, KQuote Author, Ganou, France
M Room (15 W. Girard Ave.) FRI Platinum Mustache and Joe Jordan Experiment
Tin Angel (20 S. 2nd St.) SAT Johnny Miles and Brad Hinton
The Trocadero (1003 Arch St.) SAT Adalie and The Sea Above Us
The Blockley (3801 Chestnut St.) FRI Boris Garcia
Fergie’s (1214 Sansom St.) SAT Consenting Adults
World Café Live (3025 Walnut St.) SAT Femme Fatale Philly w/Teddi Tarnoff, Hay Sugar, Bahner/Slick Duo
The Legendary Dobbs (304 South St.) FRI The Musical Chairs, I Yahn I Arkestra, Yeah Son, Band Droidz, SAT Electric Boa and John the Conqueror, SUN Ena of an Era and Goddamn Zombie
PhilaMOCA (531 N. 12th St. Philadelphia) FRI The National Rifle and Tamarin
The Barbary (951 N. Frankford St.) SAT Bouffant Bangout w/Full Blown Cherry, SUN Restorations, Kite Party, Bearings (Last Show)
The El Bar (1356 N. Front St.) SAT Rigor Mortis Revue w/Mr. Unloved and Sparklefight
Angler Movement Arts Center (1550 E. Montgomery Ave.) FRI Superlith and Larry Toft
MilkBoy Philly (1100 Chestnut St.) FRI Juston Stens & The Get Real Gang and The Quelle Source, SAT The Lawsuits EP Release w/Levee Drivers, Penrose, Mountjoy
Hex Factory (2080 E. Cumberland St.) FRI Lisa Sunshine
Eris Temple (602 S. 52nd St.) FRI Oral Sex Suicide and Bunny Savage
Green Line Café (4426 Locust St.) FRI Snowcaps and Br’er, SAT On The Water and Spirit & Dust
PiLam (3914 Spruce St.) SAT Human BBQ 34 w/Acid Kicks, Sunny Ali & the Kid, Tough Shits, Dry Feet, The Shakes, MC Digga, Catnaps, Norwegian Arms and more
Warehouse 24 (Please contact one of the acts for details.) SAT John Barlow Benefit w/Rumpelstiltskin Grinder and Bottom Feeder