There is a lot going on at your favorite indie music haunts tonight. If you don’t have a ticket for anywhere yet and still aren’t sure where to go, then we’d like to suggest a low-key, under the radar option for the evening with Hop Along, On the Water, Thom McCarthy, and Sgt Dunbar and the Hobo Band at The Spruce Caboose. All proceeds go to funding a zine/compilation scheduled for release in the spring. It’s also On the Water’s Taylor Jamison’s birthday so there’s another reason to go, drink up and celebrate! The Spruce Caboose, (ask a friend or one of the acts), 8:30pm. $3 – $5, All Ages
Other shows this weekend…
Johnny Brenda’s (1201 N. Frankford Ave.) FRI Creepoid, SAT The Bigger Lovers
Kung Fu Necktie (1250 N. Front St.) FRI Ominous Black, SAT The Defog, Tongue Sculptors
North Star Bar (2639 Poplar St.) FRI Val De Vel
The Fire (412 W. Girard Ave.) SAT Benefit for Buildadelphia w/Sunny Ali & the Kid, Nicos Gun, Girls Dressed As Girls
M Room (15 W. Girard Ave.) FRI Dime Store Joker and Big Fat Marker, SAT Sgt. Sass
Tritone (1508 South St.) FRI St. James & the Apostles and Chalk & the Beige Americans, SAT The Improbables, The Blessed Muthas, The Keefs, SUN The Wallace Brothers, The Newton Gang, The Lawsuits
The Trocadero (1003 Arch St.) SAT The Anchor Boys and American Royalty, SUN Delco Nightingale
JR’s Bar (2327 S. Croskey St.) FRI Cannons and Ape!, SAT Vintage Kicks
World Café Live (3025 Walnut St.) FRI Mason Porter
The Blockley (3801 Chestnut St.) FRI Jake Lefco and Storyville SAT Close to Good
Fergie’s (1214 Sansom St.) FRI (Early) John Train, (Late) The Heat Run Album Release Show
Connie’s Ric Rac (1132 S. 9th St.) FRI McRad
The Barbary (951 N. Frankford St.) SUN Halo of Snakes
Danger Danger Gallery (5013 Baltimore Ave.) SAT Northern Liberties and Akasha Blade
The Legendary Dobbs (304 South St.) FRI June Divided, SUN Steppin Razor
First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut St.) FRI (Basement) Conversation With Enemies, (Side Chapel) Blood Like Mine
Cedar Street Studios (3211 Cedar Street Studios) Calico Fields