Northern Liberties – No Yuppies Please at Highwire Gallery May 22

Notorious for their unhinged and intense on stage force, post-punk experimenters Northern Liberties give new meaning to (awesome) auditory unpredictability. With three full-length albums, two 7” and one full-length single-song 12” vinyl release, this battered music-meets-performance art trio puts garage rock through the grinder, leaving us with a self-possessed noise meat pie. This evening, Northern Liberties will bring this controlled spazz to the side lot of Highwire Gallery for its Fire Museum Presents: West Philly Heads East! showcase with bands-in-arms Circles (complete with guest choir), and Signals. Digital master Jimbotron will provide the electronics inside the gallery. Highwire Gallery, 2040 Frankford Ave., 6pm, Free, All Ages (Photo by Enid Crow) – Annamarya Scaccia