Summer is here! And ‘tis the season to get out and have some fun. Our Weekend Warrior pick is goin’ to be a fuckin’ great time! So if you can find The Ox (reason one million and one why the El and Broad St. lines should run later), then you should be planted there when Reading Rainbow, Creepoid and Party Photographers hit the stage. You already know The Deli Philly’s recent End of the Year Overall Poll Winner, Reading Rainbow, who combine gorgeous harmonies, raging yet melodic guitar riffs and punchy precise drumbeats to put some serious shakin’ in your bones. Can we still count the number of Creepoid live performances on one hand? Buzz, buzz, buzz…we’re creating some of our own. Check out the review of their debut EP Yellow Life Giver in our CD of the Month section (to the right)! We are definitely digging their live set too. And Party Photographers will give you all the fuzzy walls of sound and feelings of disillusionment that you can handle. As if that wasn’t enough, Miami’s The Jacuzzi Boys will be rockin’ with their beach party enthusiasm to close out the evening. Grab whatever gets you off and head on over to The Ox this Saturday for some fun,fun,fun! ‘Tis the season – remember!?! The Ox, 2nd and Oxford, 8pm, $5, All Ages
Many more things to get you out of your place…
Johnny Brenda’s (1201 N. Frankford Ave.) FRI Prowler, SAT 722
North Star Bar (2639 Poplar St.) FRI The Sermon
The Fire (412 W. Girard Ave.) FRI Cheap Dinosaurs, SAT Electric City and Kuf Knotz
M Room (12 W. Girard Ave.) FRI Anvil Bitch, SAT Gondola and Serpent Throne
The Khyber (56 S. 2nd St.) FRI Bacio, SAT Suttercane SUN The Sobriquets
Tritone (1508 South St.) FRI Sideshow Prophets
Tritone (1508 South St.) FRI Sideshow Prophets
World Café Live (3025 Walnut St.) FRI The Spinning Leaves and Downtown Harvest
Blockley Pourhouse (3801 Chestnut St.) SAT Government Cheaze Album Release Party
Danger Danger Gallery (5013 Baltimore Ave.) FRI The National Rifle
Millcreek Tavern (4200 Chester Ave.) FRI Swift Technique and The Groovement
The Trocadero (1003 Arch St.) FRI Zombie Beach Party w/The Slotcars
The Ox (2nd and Oxford St.) SAT Party Photographers, Creepoid, Reading Rainbow
JR’s Bar (2327 S. Croskey St.) SAT Jukebox Zeros and The Handsome Petes
Pterodactyl (3237 Amber St.) SAT Big Art Show w/ Grandchildren, Oh! Pears, Cheers Elephant
Murph’s Bar (202 E. Girard Ave.) SAT Experience Kef
Crane Arts Building (1400 N. American St.) SAT and SUN Art For The Cash Poor 11 w/ McRad, The Josh and Pete Band, North Lawrence Midnight Singers, Knife Show, and more
Eris Temple (602 S. 52nd St.) SAT “Yellow” / “bunnies” Video Release Party w/ Radio Eris
The Ellen Powell Tiberino Museum (3819 Hamilton St.) FRI Carnivolution w/ Hydrogen Jukebox, The Radarmen, Squidling Bros. Circus Sideshow
First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut St.) SAT Mischief Brew
The Rotunda (4014 Walnut St.) SAT Birdie Busch
The Moonlight Forest (515 Memorial Highway) SAT Iris and Shibley Fest I w/ The Spinning Leaves, Chris Kaspar, Mason Porter, Psalmships, Papertrees, Tin Bird Choir, and more
Dock Street Brew Pub (701 S. 50th St.) SUN Dock Street 2nd Annual Music Festival w/ Grandchildren, The Homophones, Chasing Arethusa, Among Criminals, Stinking Lizaveta