Satellite Hearts convene at Ortlieb’s this evening to celebrate the release of their sophomore LP Desire Forces The Flow. While their debut album occupied a loud, raw and rugged garage space, the peeks into their latest work suggest a more polished pop sensibility. Those tasty stick-to-your-bones guitar riffs remain, but the spectrum of sound for the trio seems to have broadened. The best way to find out after all is to hear it live in the flesh. The thunderous up-tempo smash and grab blues rock of fellow locals Thee, Idea Men open the proceedings, while the multifaceted Virginia-based rock trio of The Dawn Drapes, which combines airy, stabilizing vocals with a heavier instrumental environment, will be sandwiched between the two. Ortlieb’s, 847 N. Third St., 9pm, $10, 21+ – Michael Colavita
Johnny Brenda’s (1201 N. Frankford Ave.) SAT Goodnight Lights, Spelling Reform, Shark Tape, SUN Perseverance
The Boot & Saddle (1131 S. Broad St.) FRI Hells, VVeed VVolf, SAT The Danger O’s, Night Windows
Kung Fu Necktie (1250 N. Front St.) FRI The Scovilles, Mr. Unloved/Cold Fronts/The Philly Reggae Band, SAT Night Raids, SUN Wizard Eye, Thee Nosebleeds
PhilaMOCA (531 N. 12th St.) SUN Spraynard (Record Release), Dogs on Acid, Year of Glad
Underground Arts (1200 Callowhill St.) FRI Ruby The Hatchet
The Trocadero (1003 Arch St.) FRI (Balcony) Nations, SUN (Balcony) Young Graves
TLA (334 South St.) SAT E-Hos and Patrick Donovan
World Café Live (3025 Walnut St.) FRI (Upstairs) Philly Gumbo, SUN (Downstairs) Bob Broudy, Michael J. Vitale Band, Flowering Youth, The Stone Eye, Natalie Chapkis, Red Rising, Post War Dream
The Fire (412 W. Girard Ave.) FRI The Original Crooks and Nannies, The Naked Sun, SAT (4pm) Heal the Night, Danger Club/(9pm) Ganou, Verbatum Jones SUN (5pm) Reward, Bystander, Home Again/(9pm) Frankie Vado, Khiry Kool, Fonte Cruise, Andrea Valle
MilkBoy Philly (1100 Chestnut St.) FRI Sunblaze Lane, The Moxy, Aponic Blue, SAT Brad Hinton, Dirty Dollhouse, Caroline Reese and the Drifting 5th
North Star Bar (2639 Poplar St.) FRI King Bison, Brontide, SAT Modern Suits, The Last Measure
Silk City (435 Spring Garden St.) FRI Bo Bliz, Low Budget, SAT DJ Deejay, SUN DJ Skipmode, Reed Streets, Caliph Now
Fergie’s (1214 Sansom St.) FRI Dr. Ketchup, SAT Low Rise with The Commiserators, SUN Rusty Cadillac
The Legendary Dobbs (304 South St) FRI E-Hos, Carrera Shante, Tye Gunna & JayMar, Boy Wonder/OHMS, Ashes of Our Sins, The Unknown, SAT (1pm) Knightlife. Weekday Warriors/(7pm) The Modalizers, Scars Like These, Sunblaze Lane, Darwin Candidate, Audio Impulse, A Better Class of Criminal, SUN (10am) Andorra/(4pm) Smacking Madison, Generation Empty, The Good Mess, Little War Twins, Sucker, Beyond Eden
Connie’s Ric Rac (1132 S. 9th St) FRI Voss & The Jawn, Weekday Warriors, Mixed People, Danny Newport, SAT Dirty Robots, Spin, SUN Oolala, Shy Boyz, Layers and Frames
Voltage Lounge (421 N. 7th St.) FRI King Magnetic, Jim B-Dot, SUN Hold Down the Ocean
Morgan’s Pier (221 N. Columbus Boulevard) FRI DJ Beatstreet, SAT Mr. Sonny James, SUN (2pm) DJ Jugo w/percussionist Josh Robinson/(9:30pm) DJ Royale
Frankie Bradley’s (1320 Chancellor St.) FRI DJ Deejay, SAT DJSC, SUN Franky’s Foxes
The Grape Room (105 Grape St) FRI Howlish, Moonstriker, A Day Without Love, SAT Matt Gauss Band, The Rothland
Bourbon and Branch (705 N. 2nd St.) FRI Seagulls
Ardmore Music Hall (23 E. Lancaster Ave.) FRI BlendMode, Psychedelic Traffic Director, SAT Mr. Sampson, SUN American Babies
Everybody Hits (529 West Girard Ave) FRI Crash Course in Science, Total Discharge
The Pharmacy (1300/02 S. 18th St.) FRI Travis J & The Rhinestones, Weekender, SUN Kahlil Ali
Creep Records (1050 N. Hancock St., Suite 76) FRI Night Trip, Northern Lakes
Vox Populi (319 N. 11th St) Sat Trey Frey, Solarbear
Safety Meeting (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI The Pretty Greens, RIP Stickers
Hong Kong Garden (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI Thin Lips, lowercase roses.
Girard Hall (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SAT Arthur Shea, Andrew Meoray
Pariah (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SAT The Dolts