The assemblage of Port Arthur creates engaging, intimate folk. The proximity of the storytelling exhibits a trustful confidence, opening the curtains for all to see and coaxing communicable scenarios in the process. One finds joy in pensive vulnerability, which retains an elevated touch as a cavalcade of instrumentation paints the finer details. Tonight at Kung Fu Necktie, they’ll be joined by the unwavering, straight-shooting songwriting of Shannen Moser, which aches while simultaneously exuding a heartwarming resilience. Signals Midwest’s Maxwell Stern will also invite you on an observational caravan, tying together external sensations and circumstances with internal revelations. Chicago’s Friends of the Bog completes this formidable, folk lineup. (Photo by Raz Elaine) – Michael Colavita
Other places to hear more tales this weekend…
Johnny Brenda’s (1201 N. Frankford Ave.) FRI Tall Friend, SAT Tweed
Boot & Saddle (1131 S. Broad St.) FRI Carly Brand, SAT Pete Donnelly (Record Release), Chris Kasper, SUN Rosetta, Psychic Teens
Kung Fu Necktie (1250 N. Front St.) FRI Port Arthur, Shannen Moser, Maxwell Stern/ialive/DJSC/Night Sweats, SAT The World At Large/Midnight Singers/Fame Lust/Speaking Parts, Plastic Ivy, Diamond Girl, Lisa, SUN Lord Crow, Yeenar/Full Bush, Neophobe, Thee Minks
The Trocadero(1003 Arch St.) FRI Nugent’s Follies
The Fillmore Philadelphia (1100 Canal St.) SAT Orchestra 2001 Celebrates Frank Zappa’s The Yellow Shark
World Café Live (3025 Walnut St.) Fri (Upstairs) Feels Good: A Soulidified Tribute to Raphael Saadiq, SAT School of Rock Presents Tributes to Pink Floyd & Metallica/The Side Chicks, Cara Cartney/A 75thBirthday Tribute To George Harrison:
Charlie Phillips Band, Old Baltimore Speedway, Derek Chafin, Elwood James Band, The Mighty Manatees, Justin DePaola Band, Nik Everett Band
The Fire (412 W. Girard Ave.) FRI Young Graves, Snake Charmer, Flowercrown, SAT The Disgruntled Sherpa Project, Hootsie, Readership, Deep City Healers
MilkBoy Philly (1100 Chestnut St.) FRI Young Friends String Quartet, SAT Center City Jazz Festival /Tpatt
Ortlieb’s Lounge (847 N. 3rd St.) SAT Wax Wav, Taxes, SUN Heavy Harold
The Barbary (951 Frankford Ave.) FRI Body Spray, Tile, Slophouse, Hover/Siravo, SAT The Jersey Corn Pickers, The White Cheddar Boys, Sam Steffen/Hypothetical, Clyde Kelly, The Separators
Bourbon & Branch (705 N. 2ndSt.) FRI E-Hos, XPresidents, John Bickel Band, Elizabeth Rose, Vessna Scheff/DJ Jay-Ski, SAT Dogs On Main Street, Oldermost (solo), Michael Southerton, Natalie Butts/Jacob Herschel, Dentana, ILY, Roma-Sem
Silk City (435 Spring Garden St.) FRI DJ Aktive, SAT DJ Deejay, SUN The 1910 Chainsaw Company, Past Life
Fergie’s (1214 Sansom St.) SAT V. Shayne Fredericks, Diane Monroe & Tony Miceli, SUN Rusty Cadillac
Connie’s Ric Rac (1132 S. 9th St.) FRI Bern & The Bastards (EP Release), Erin Cookman
Voltage Lounge (421 N. 7th St.) SAT Mike Saga, SUN Cleric, Collider
Century Bar (1350 S. 29th St.) FRI Dunning Kruger, Shit City, SAT Goddamnit!, The Barren Mary’s, Brandish, SUN Scarlet and the Degenerates, Draco The Unabomber
Frankie Bradley’s (1320 Chancellor St.) FRI DJ Chris Urban, SAY Philadelphia Burlesque Academy Student Showcase/DJ Brian Toll
The Grape Room (105 Grape St.) FRI At Best, Primatives, SAT Sansom, Double Leo
Ardmore Music Hall (23 E. Lancaster Ave.) SAT David Uosikkinen’s In The Pocketsound
Everybody Hits (529 W. Girard Ave.) SAT No Thank You, Jess Sands
The Pharmacy (1300 S. 18th St.) FRI Tiny Hueman, Grace Vonderkühn, Breaklite/The Stammer, Dreamswell, Rabbits to Riches, Sandcastle, SAT Pithair, Goalkeeper/Felipe Pupo (Release Show), Torito, Darko The Super
LAVA Space (4134 Lancaster Ave.) FRI Ronnie Vega, Felipe Pupo, Torito, The Magnificent ShitHawks Of The Greater Northern Americas
Colorspace Labs (1714 N. Mascher St.) FRI Abi Reimold
The Inconvenience Store (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SAT Lazy Eye, Daydrunks (Split Release show), Pretty Words, Slow Reader