Incendiary guitarist Nick Millevoi has proven to be a man of many strings throughout the years. And from his explosive trio Many Arms debuting a set of new music at their August 3rd show at Johnny Brenda’s to the debut of his eerily disturbing new video for the track “Bruxer” (which you can check out below) from his highly-praised solo album, Black Figure of a Bird (you can read the review of our April Album of the Month HERE), August has already proven to be a productive month for the artist. To move things along in that trend, Millevoi will be debuting some new pieces when he performs an intimate show at Highwire Gallery tonight. And it will be an especially interesting show since he’ll be joined by Traits, the experimental noise duo of Ben Remsen (Little Ocean, Big Ocean) and Sebastian Petsu (Rain of Belle Isle). Highwire Gallery, 2040 Frankford Ave., 8pm, $6, 21+ – Bill McThrill

Interested in helping a local band in making a full-length album? Then learn how in style as The National Rifle have a preview party for their Kickstarter Campaign at Kung Fu Necktie tonight. The band will be stepping into the studio with Brian McTear of Miner Street Studios to record their first LP that is set to be released at the start of 2012. Like many independent artists these days, The National Rifle are turning to Kickstarter for the much-needed help and will surely have some pretty interesting reward incentives. They will also use this evening’s showcase to share some of their new material with their supportive friends and fans. The National Rifle will be joined by Brooklyn’s Backwords and The Powder Kegs, who will be performing what will most likely be their last show for awhile. Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St., 7:00pm, $8, 21+ – Bill McThrill

Slutever are back from doing America, and they’ll be headlining at Johnny Brenda’s tonight. While some may have been following their adventures in 140 characters or less, you should really come hear for yourself what performing almost every night can do for their chops. Hopefully they’ll have a chance to rest up before belting out favorites like “So Prone” and “No Offense,” but I’m sure that once they see some friendly familiar faces in the crowd, it will give them that much-needed boost of energy. They’ll be joined by Bedroom Problems, the fleshed out basement (bedroom) project of WPRB DJ/Her Jazz blogger Maria Tessa Sciarrino which includes backing by members from A Sunny Day in Glasgow, This Radiant Boy, and April Disaster. She’ll have the opportunity to test out her pipes from her recent voice lessons with Michael Kiley (The Mural and The Mint, Cordalene). The Sniffles (Trey McCoy of TV Dinner, Scotty Leitch of Pirouette, and Mike V of Seminal Youth Madness) will also be opening the evening with their high-energy somewhat apathetic grunge-y indie rock. Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 9pm, $10, 21+ – Alexis V.

So Prone by slutever

No Offense by slutever

Ugh God will be having an album release party tonight at the Spruce Caboose for their latest full-length A Pony On Top Of A Mountain, which was actually released in July, but when the party gods want a celebration, you just have to DO IT! “PARTY TILL WE’RE DEAD. CUT LOOSE TILL THE HOUSE IS DUST.” (You can purchase and download the album HERE.) They’ll also be surrounded by plenty of their musician pals like Your Children is Beautiful, Da Comrade!, Fat History Month, Starwood, and Motel Mattress. So check out A Pony On Top Of A Mountain, and get ready to bring the raucous! Spruce Caboose, (Please contact one of the acts for details.), 8:30pm, $5 donation, All Ages – H.M. Kauffman

By now, you should already know that The War on Drugs is having their Record Release Party tonight at Johnny Brenda’s. But just in case for some reason that you’ve been disconnected from the internet and the outside world, I didn’t want you to miss out on what is going to be a fantastic evening of musicianship. I cannot express enough how much I’ve been enjoying the classic feeling yet forward thinking Slave Ambient. The album might have been a long excruciating wait, but you had to know that mastermind Adam Granduciel would never release anything until he felt it was ready. Well, he was finally ready. Now let’s see if the rest of the world is. (You can read about his meticulous recording process and more in our recent interview with Granduciel HERE.) The War on Drugs will be joined by pal Kiel Everett (bassist for Purling Hiss) whose side project Tin Horses should be a perfect compliment to the evening. Their debut album American Radiance is definitely one worth listening to over and over again (our review of it is available HERE). The local acts will also be hosting Caveman whose iridescent self-released full-length CoCo Beware helped earn them the cover of our latest edition of The Deli Magazine’s NYC print (which you can take a gander at online HERE) as well as accolades from major media outlets like Pitchfork, Fader and The New York Times. BTW: Yes, that’s a lot of Deli links that you need to check out, but at least, you’ll learn why this evening is not to be missed! Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 9pm, $10, 21+ – Q.D. Tran

People should already be making their way to the 40-acre location at Old Pool Farm in Upper Salford Township (near Schwenksville, PA) for the Philadelphia Folk Festival’s 50th Anniversary presented by the non-profit Philadelphia Folksong Society in conjunction with Point Entertainment. The four-day music and art festival will be kicking things off with an exclusive concert tonight for attendees with camping tickets featuring Terrance Simien and The Zydeco Experience, Amanda Shires, and Joel Plaskett Emergency. For the rest of the folks who aren’t planning to build a home this weekend as part of the makeshift town, the music will begin tomorrow morning. You’ll be treated to local favorites like Hoots & Hellmouth and Birdie Busch intertwined among legends like Arlo Guthrie and Levon Helm as well as up-and-comers like Justin Townes Earle and Trombone Shorty. It’s simply a chill weekend to get away from the grittiness of city life. Hopefully the predicted thunderstorms will hold off avoiding putting a damper on things, but I’m sure that it won’t keep the alcohol from flowing. Old Pool Farm, Upper Salford Township, Thurs. – Sun., $10 – $188, All Ages – H.M. Kauffman