Post-finals rager Too Cool For School Winter Fest sets to start winter break with a bang. The perfect combo between house show meets house party, tonight’s celebration includes an impressive lineup of Philly’s next generation of lo-fiers for the affordable price of FREE. Dreamy tracks like “Smile” by Gypsy Death and You fit the mood of the occasion with upbeat chords and optimism while the two-piece’s fuzzed-out revamp of Jesus and Mary Chain’s “Something I Can’t Have” plays out lush and loud. Boy plus girl punks Omar (Candice uses picks and Nick uses sticks and they both lalala) might incite a blitzkrieg bop with fast paced anthems like “Triracial Cat” and “Jumping Jacks”. Add in self-proclaimed "shit-fi" compliments of Slutever with washed out pop by Slow Animal and you’ve got the perfect prelude to the freedom of yet another semester’s end. Too Cool For School Winter Fest, (we know but just ask a band or a friend), 8pm, All Ages (Photo by Corinne Ryan) – Dianca Potts