With the strength to reveal emotively vulnerable narratives, giving those pensions melodic instrumental legs to run on, Petal, a.k.a. Kiley Lotz, flourishes, sharing confidential tales that bloom with beautiful, rolling, instrumental momentum. She captures personal imagery, which realistically illustrates a full spectrum of emotion, while simultaneously unlocking universal threads. On Sunday night, Petal plants the initial seeds for fellow Run For Cover labelmates, Pinegrove, who shell out contemplative, earnest, alt-country stews, bringing one in close, and then forging fairly enthusiastically ahead on the heels of releasing Instigator, Kevin Devine & The Goddamn Band welds insightful, society-reflecting songwriting with exuberant powerpop possibilities. Union Transfer 1026 Spring Garden St., 8pm, $21, All Ages (Photo by Danielle Parsons) – Michael Colavita
More places to hide out this chilly weekend…
Johnny Brenda’s (1201 N. Frankford Ave.) SAT Serpent Throne
Boot & Saddle (1131 S. Broad St.) SAT Eliza Hardy Jones, Geology
Kung Fu Necktie (1250 N. Front St.) FRI Scantron/Sad Actor, Starter Jacket/DJ Deejay, SUN Mike Burns, Jermie Falcone, Cloud Atrium, Simba Amir, Keys Era
PhilaMOCA (531 N. 12th St.) SAT Instupendo, Haven
Underground Arts (1200 Callowhill St.) FRI Joy Riding
Union Transfer (1026 Spring Garden St,) SUN Petal
Bourbon & Branch (705 N. 2nd St.) FRI Sublaymen, Honeytiger, Kenny, Truant Minds, SAT The Captain, The Pilot, The Driver, Josh Miller w/Darla
The Trocadero (1003 Arch St.) FRI Fools Reign, Murders In Bloom, Signal To Noise, Senvenire, Civil Holdup, SAT Peek-A-Boo Revue
TLA (334 South St.) FRI Grayscale
The Foundry (1000 Frankford Ave.) SUN Questlove
Electric Factory (421 N. 7th St.) FRI Get The Led Out
World Café Live (3025 Walnut St.) SAT (Downstairs) Selfhelpme, The Heat Run, SUN (Upstairs) Kaylé Brecher (CD Release)/(Downstairs) Lizanne Knott, Cliff Hillis, Gillian Grassie, Billy Penn Burger
The Fire (412 W. Girard Ave.) SAT The People, Secret Nudist Friends, SUN The Phonies, Paperface, Kingfisher
MilkBoy Philly (1100 Chestnut St.) SAT Darlingtyn
Milkboy South (401 South St.) FRI Nicklas Hughes, Clarabell
Ortlieb’s Lounge (847 N. 3rd St.) FRI Bryant Eugene Vazquez, Katie Jo Knaub, R.R. Perkins, Joshua Bright, SAT OddKidOut, Josh Hey
Silk City (435 Spring Garden St.) FRI Lee Mayjahs?, DJ Everyday, SAT DJ Deejay, SUN Francisco Collazo, DEL
Fergie’s (1214 Sansom St.) SAT Dave Steel Blues Band, SUN Rusty Cadillac
Tin Angel (20 S. 2nd St.) SAT Matt Santry
Connie’s Ric Rac (1132 S. 9th St.) FRI Siravo, Dead: Stop, The Royal Ghosts, Pravda, SAT Fastride, TC Cole Riot, Whiskey Effect
The Barbary (951 Frankford Ave.) FRI Cold Roses, Thee Idea Men, Big Terrible
The Grape Room (105 Grape St.) FRI Spaghetti Vacation, Bazmati Vice, Abe Froman, Christine Irizarry & The Foolhardy, SAT The Duke Bros., Rowboat Casino, Cracker Rogers Gang
Ardmore Music Hall (23 E. Lancaster Ave.) SAT Mason Porter, Hezekiah Jones, The End of America, SUN The Roddenberries
Everybody Hits (529 W. Girard Ave.) SUN Marge, Yankee Bluff
Creep Records (1050 N. Hancock St) FRI Goddamnit, Faringwell, SAT SteveO & The Crippling Addictions, Logan Carpenter
The Pharmacy (1300 S. 18th St.) FRI Old Maybe, What Nerve, SUN Population Zero, Disjawn, Disogyny
Magic Pictures (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SUN Evil Sword, Shadow Band
Fort Tender (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SUN Unguent, Roughage, Madam Data
LAVA Space (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI The Afterglows, King Azaz, SAT Sour Spirit, EX. By V. Hermit Papess
All Night Diner (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI Snake Boy Gang
Pilam (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI Yankee Bluff, Grace Vonderkuhn, Darling Run
Birdhouse (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SAT Death’s Dynamic Shroud.wmv, QQQ, Cumquat, Tristan Kavanagh, ARKIV
Tralfamadore (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SUN Whaler, Ringtail Howitzer, Thought Patterns
The Waiting Room (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SAT Birthday Ponies, Past Life, Rabbits to Riches, Line Leader
Spruce Caboose (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more information.) FRI On the Water, Mud Guppies, Child Savage