Bands like Queen of Jeans, who openly subscribe to the long history of girl-pop groups, are a great indicator of how much has changed or remained the same through the years within the canon. The excessively soluble pop melodies and sequences dating back to legendary 60’s acts like The Shangri-Las remain intact, but today are saturated with the textural bliss of 80’s bands like Cocteau Twins. The uncertainty and feels associated with courtship rituals are also still a heavy source of inspiration to this girl group – albeit now such confessionals are served with a smaller portion of melodramatic candidness and a thick glaze of emotionally insulating ambiguity. There are songs that move with a languid, dreamy stride that resonate with contemporary artists like La Sera, who exhibit similar influences. But Queen of Jeans colors their songs with more of a jazzy hue than most bands, who fixate on the 60’s era, which gives their sound a distinct sophistication. They’ll be celebrating the release of their debut self-titled EP at Kung Fu Necktie this Saturday with garage-rock rompers Louie Louie, who are another girl group whose focus is largely on 60’s pop, but they are more concerned with the psychedelic and garage-y side of the decade, which will also be represented by The Mysteries. Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St, 7pm, $8-$10, 21+ – Bryce Woodcock
Other places to escape the chill this weekend…
Johnny Brenda’s (1201 N. Frankford Ave.) SAT Moon Bounce, SUN Glitter, Crybaby, Long Spells
The Boot & Saddle (1131 S. Broad St.) FRI Shark Tape
Kung Fu Necktie (1250 N. Front St.) FRI The Last Brontosaurus, This is How I Feel / DJ Elijvh Vrms, SAT Queen of Jeans, Louie Louie/ The Mysteries / Ton-Taun, Kodiak Park, Scantron
PhilaMOCA (531 N. 12th St.) FRI Northern Arms, Minka, Taupe, SAT Cayetana (EP Release), Mannequin Pussy, Jeff Riddle & The Bella Vista Social Club
Underground Arts (1200 Callowhill St.) FRI Grimace Federation, SAT Famdoola, 30 And Over League, André Altrez, DJ Kirsh
The Trocadero (1003 Arch St.) FRI (Balcony) Tev Geez, Rahketz, SAT I Vampyre, Ashes of Our Sins, Ashes to Vanity, Suburban Murder, Slyphr
Electric Factory (421 N. 7th St.) FRI Lotus
World Café Live (3025 Walnut St.) FRI (Upstairs) Philly Gumbo, SAT (Upstairs) John Flynn
The Fire (412 W. Girard Ave.) FRI Molly Rhythm, The ATM Machines, SAT Illinois, SUN Joy Riding
MilkBoy Philly (1100 Chestnut St.) FRI Chestnut Grove, SAT RFA, The Chelsea Kills
Ortlieb’s Lounge (847 N. 3rd St) FRI Purple Dialect, SAT Teknacolor Ninja
Silk City (435 Spring Garden St.) FRI Francisco Collazo, SAT DJ Deejay, SUN Fishtown Beats, Frank Sriracha
Fergie’s (1214 Sansom St.) SAT Hank’s Cadillac (CD Release), SUN Rusty Cadillac
Tin Angel (20 S. 2nd St.) FRI Post War Dream, Justin Patrick Foley, Vessna Scheff
Connie’s Ric Rac (1132 S. 9th St) FRI L.A.W., Space Caravan, Danny Justice, Hometown Ghosts
Voltage Lounge (421 N. 7th St.) SUN Track Jumpas, Corey Lee, Fis Geez The Rapper, Chronik
The Grape Room (105 Grape St) FRI Sweet Eureka, Joe Jordan’s Experiment, Mesina, The Terribles, Clint Reid Davis, SAT Keystoned,, The Jackson Rider, Soraia, The Better Half, Dan Callahan,
Bourbon and Branch (705 N. 2nd St.) FRI Starwood, Kim Jong Ill, Revolution, I Love You, SAT Laura Cheadle, Lou, Amy Faden, Amy Saul Zerby, SUN Sad Boys, Chugsley
Ardmore Music Hall (23 E. Lancaster Ave.) FRI Splintered Sunlight, Cabin Dogs, SAT Echotest (Feat. Julie Slick), HMFO
Frankie Bradley’s (1320 Chancellor St.) FRI Illvibe Collective, SAT Ed Christof
The Foundry (1100 Canal St.) SUN Montone
The Pharmacy (1300/02 S. 18th St.) SAT (Matinee) Welter, Teenage Bigfoot, , Seeing Snakes, Lamplighters, Science Club , Down With Homework / (8pm) Humanshapes, Horsecops, Girl Dog, Crime Hands
Everybody Hits (529 W. Girard Ave.) FRI Socialite, The Guests
Mantua Yacht Club (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more information.) FRI Howlish, OhBree, Nark, No Stranger
Pilam (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more information.) FRI Littler, Blowdryer
LAVA Space (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more information.) SAT Sad Hana, Lead Pipe
W/N W/N (931 Spring Garden St.) SUN Aphra, QQQ, Telequanta, Sad Hana
Goldilocks Gallery (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more information.) SAT Arthur Shea, Frontyards, George Quinn, Chad Avery
Haus (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more information.) SUN Wyndwood (Tape Release), Teenage Spaceship, Liz de Lise