The weather is going to be fanfuckintastic this weekend (finally)! And as we come towards the end of summer, I’m sure a lot of people are heading out of town for your last chance to hit the beach. Good! Because while you’re heading back in traffic from the Jersey Shore on Sunday after your weekend of watching “The Situation” and “Snookie” wannabes fighting and doing body shot off of each other, we’ll be eating and drinking as much as humanly possible at the Black Landlord 2nd Annual BBQ while watching Maxx and the crew battle it out with the Philly Roller Girls in volleyball as well as listening to kick ass acts like our hosts, Bardo Pond, Gildon Works, Ben Dickey and Drew Mills of Blood Feathers, BC Camplight, Naked Hearts and many more. Hehe…we wonder if Black Landlord will have their suits on for the game. If you’ve ever been to one of their live performance, then you know Maxx isn’t afraid to go skins, but obviously, we’d prefer the honors going to the Philly Roller Girls. We went to the inaugural event last year and thought that it was pretty damn awesome, and this year actually looks even better so we already have our wet naps ready for some juicy ribs. It’s also for a good cause (The SalvationArmy Foster Care Program) so if you’re not at the Festival Pier for MMJ, then we better see you drunk, full and getting’ down at the Uke Club! Uke Club, 847 N. Franklin St., 12pm, $25, All Ages
If you have to go indoors, here are some places to chill…
Johnny Brenda’s (1201 N. Frankford Ave.) FRI Arc in Round and Busses, SAT The Dude Hates Cancer Benefit Afterparty w/ Swift Technique, Oso, The Spinning Leaves, SUN The Mural & The Mint
Kung Fu Necktie (1250 N. Front St.) FRI Live Not On Evil, SAT The National Rifle Album Release w/ The New Connection and Goodnight Lights
North Star Bar (2639 Poplar St.) FRI Common Enemy, SAT The Groovement, Flux Capacitor, High Kick
The Fire (412 W. Girard Ave.) FRI Spirit and Dust
M Room (15 W. Girard Ave.) FRI Goodnight Lights
Tritone (1508 South St.) FRI Organ Blues, SAT Pet Primitive and Kitten Disaster
Danger Danger Gallery (5013 Baltimore Ave.) FRI Pissed Jeans and Hot Guts
Tin Angel (20 S. 2nd St.) SAT Gillian Grassie
Highwire Gallery (2040 Frankford Ave.) SAT Birds of Maya
Pterodactyl (3237 Amber St.) SAT Big Art Show w/ Grandchildren, Oh! Pears, Cheers Elephant
Greenline Café (4239 Locust St.) SAT Variety Show featuring Oh! Pears
World Café Live (3025 Walnut St.) SUN Animus
The Blockley Pourhouse (3801 Chestnut St.) FRI Philadelphia Slick
Fergie’s (1214 Sansom St.) FRI New Pony
Pubb Webb (1527 Cecil B. Moore) FRI The Lawsuits
Liacouras Center (1776 N. Broad St.) SAT Swift Technique