Two Piece Fest 7 crash lands upon Pi Lam this Saturday, and whether they’re math rock or metal, electronic or acoustic, musically sound or quirky and action-packed, this year’s festival will feature an eclectic mix of duos that rock. The fest will showcase plenty of out-of-towners like headliners Shellshag, Empty Vessels, and These Branches, but there will also be plenty of locals representing the Philly music community. Co-headliners +HIRS+ may invoke thrills and chills with their slash-and-destroy grindcore, and Driftwood Soldier will stomp a hole in the stage with mandolin-and-bass-infused gutter folk. Weirdo avant-pop outfit Banned Books will show that they haven’t missed a beat since they went from power trio to dynamic duo, and sludge-pop duo Holy Death may preview tunes from their freshly tracked upcoming EP. The fest will also feature the alt-rock sounds of Rasputin’s Secret Police, the fast-paced experimental math-punk of The Joint Chiefs of Math, another sighting of Omar, and a shit ton more! Pi Lam, 3914 Spruce St., 2PM, $5 (before 2pm) – $10 (after 2pm), All Ages – Bill McThrill
Weekend Warrior, February 14 – 16
Other places to go now that you aren’t trapped this weekend…
Johnny Brenda’s (1201 N. Frankford Ave.) FRI Stinking Lizaveta, Gondola, The Company Corvette,
The Boot & Saddle (1131 S. Broad St.) SAT Southwork, Killer Bangs
Kung Fu Necktie (1250 N. Front St.) FRI Tender Vision, Ghost Gum, SAT Duffy’s Cut
Voyeur (1221 St. James St.) Making Time Valentime
Union Transfer (1026 Spring Garden St.) FRI American Babies, SAT American Babies
TLA (334 South St.) SAT G. Love & Special Sauce, SUN G. Love & Special Sauce
The Trocadero (1003 Arch St.) FRI Bong Hits for Jesus, SAT Take the Hint!, An Honest Year, Something Started
World Café Live (3025 Walnut St.) FRI Kwesi K, SAT Long Miles, Reef’d, SUN Tri State Indie Awards
The Fire (412 W. Girard Ave.) FRI The Northern Liberties Winter Music Fest w/Anjuli Josephine, Folly Fields, Acton Bell, Paige Allbritton, SAT The Northern Liberties Winter Music Fest w/Jason Fracticelli and The Wet Dreams, Black Stars, SUN The Northern Liberties Winter Music Fes w/Dirk Quinn Band, Cold Roses, The Wallace Brothers Band
MilkBoy Philly (1100 Chestnut St.) FRI Modern Suits, Desoto Jones, SAT Halfro, Bey, Verbatum Jones
Ortlieb’s Lounge (847 N. 3rd St.) FRI Ang & The Damn Band, St. James & the Apostles, SAT The Pretty Greens
North Star Bar (2639 Poplar St.) FRI Commonwealth, The Sixties, SAT Morning River Band, The People
Silk City (435 Spring Garden St.) SUN Lo Power Plane, Beyonder
M Room (15 W. Girard Ave.) FRI Mike Slo-Mo Brenner, Matt McAndrew Band, SAT Get Involved!, The Future Race, Adalie, Swarms
Tin Angel (20 S. 2nd St.) FRI Hoots & Hellmouth
Fergie’s (1214 Sansom St.) FRI John Train, SUN Rusty Cadillac
Voltage Lounge (421 N. 7th St.) SAT Bosom Band, Inconsiderate Bastards, The Late Greats
Ardmore Music Hall (23 E. Lancaster Ave.) SAT The A’s
Golden Tea House (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI Die Choking, Brontide, Wet Fetish, SAT Hound, Low Charge, SUN Brightside, Ephraim Huit, Vveed Vvolf, Danger O’s
Mt. Thrashmore (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SAT Girl Brains, Bleach Bath, Blank Book
Nacho House (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SUN Bad Canoes, RSO, Great Western Plain, Wet Food
West Kensington Ministry (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI Scott Churchman, Hermit Thrushes
Safety Meeting (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI No Other, Amanda X, Fake Goals
502 House (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SAT The Sixties, Honah Lee, Welter, Circadian Frequency
Freedom 35 (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SAT Ma Jolie, Sic Bacchus, Bleeding Fractals, Good Graces
Trinity House (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SAT Jack Wright/Jim Strong Duo, Zell Row, SM-R, Chalk Teeth