There are way too many things to do this weekend, but these are our picks. Of course, you should be at the Cloud Entertainment and Deli Magazine presented Rock and Read Festival on Saturday which aims to raise awareness of educational and musical organizations while delivering a heaping pile of music at Bookspace on Saturday. Headlining the event will be legendary carnival punk rockers Mischief Brew, and this might just be the bands last Philly show before the release of their upcoming album, The Stone Operation. Another appropriately featured act will be Harry & The Potters, who have traveled the U.S. and several foreign countries performing their book themed music to the masses. Add in the psychedelic grunge of Dragon King, the jangly pop of New Motels, the soulful twang of Satellite Hearts, and plenty more to help make it a magical occasion. But the fun doesn’t end there this weekend because the 3rd Annual 2nd Street Festival is happening down the road in Northern Liberties on Sunday. It will be the first one to be programmed by the Philadelphia Folksong Society in partnership with Point Entertainment. This year’s festival is gaining some serious attention with buzz-worthy indie darlings tUnE-YarDs and Delicate Steve scheduled to perform. And there will also be the always welcomed ass-shaking funk of Black Landlord along with other local acts like East Hundred, Toy Soldiers, The Great Unknown, Cheers Elephant, Banned Books, and many more (which you can check out HERE). Like we said earlier, TOO MANY THINGS TO DO, and there is not enough time in the weekend to do them all, but we’ll try our best.
As if you needed more to keep you entertained this weekend…
Bookspace (1113 Frankford Ave.) FRI Hermit Thrushes and Scott Churchman,
Johnny Brenda’s (1201 N. Frankford Ave.) FRI Norwegian Arms
SAT Reef The Lost Cauze, SUN Livers Wanna Live: a Benefit for Pete Angevine w/West Philadelphia Orchestra and Satanized
SAT Reef The Lost Cauze, SUN Livers Wanna Live: a Benefit for Pete Angevine w/West Philadelphia Orchestra and Satanized
Kung Fu Necktie (1250 N. Front St.) FRI Sensory Whore, Mast, Double D, SAT Barbara Sheree and Kareem, SUN Washington Square Park
North Star Bar (2639 Poplar St.) FRI The New Connection, SAT Sisters 3, SUN Mikingmiharb
The Fire (412 W. Girard Ave.) FRI Surgeon and The Last Barbarians, SAT Modern Colour, SUN The Day Life and Ghost House
Tritone (1508 South St.) FRI A Stick and A Stone, Sisters Sirens, Timaree Leigh,
SAT Ang & the Damn Band and Arrah & The Ferns
SAT Ang & the Damn Band and Arrah & The Ferns
The Trocadero (1003 Arch St.) FRI Jawnzap7, Unique, Kariege, Nothin 2 Sumthin,
SAT Where the Ocean Meets the Sky
SAT Where the Ocean Meets the Sky
The Blockley (3801 Chestnut St.) FRI Freeway and Ms. Jade, SAT American Babies and The Great Unknown, SUN Close to Good
The Rotunda (4014 Walnut St.) SAT Vie Boheme, Sharon Hazel, Flow of The New Night Babies, SUN Elle and Rafiya
Danger Danger Gallery (5013 Baltimore Ave.) FRI The Best Westerns, Polar Ice Caps, CowPals, SAT Folkadelphia w/The Lightning Bug Situation, SUN The Pregnancy
World Café Live (3025 Walnut St.) FRI The Kawari Sound Throwdown Final Event,
SAT The Better Half , Willpowerless, Stolen Rhodes, SUN Animus
SAT The Better Half , Willpowerless, Stolen Rhodes, SUN Animus
The Legendary Dobbs (304 South St.) FRI Stereo Deluxe and Forward Motion, SAT Bong Hits For Jesus, The Great Socio, Lucky Dub
PhilaMOCA (531 N. 12th St. Philadelphia) FRI Trophy Wife, SUN Busses and Virtual Virgin
The El Bar (1356 N. Front St.) SAT Gold Crowns
JR’s Bar (2327 S. Croskey St.) SAT Total Fucking Destruction, Gloominous Doom, Abserdontist
Connie’s Ric Rac (1132 S. 9th St.) SAT Benefit for Beth Ann Lejman w/ Bunnydrums, The Blessed Muthas, Trained Attack Dogs, 25 Cromwell Street
Highwire Gallery (2040 Frankford Ave.) FRI Zillions
Philadelphia Magic Garden (1020 South St.) TJ Kong and the Atomic Bomb, Cheers Elephant, Toy Soldiers, Tongue Sculptors, Bells Bells Bells, Lion Versus, Swift Technique, Guerilla Funk, Is And Of The
Colors by Padmini (906 N. 2nd St.) SAT Lillie Ruth Bussey
Voyeur (1221 St. James St.) Making Time
Electric Factory (421 N. 7th St.) SAT The National Rifle
Spruce Caboose (Please contact one of the acts for details.) FRI Arrah (of Arrah & the Ferns), Cranes Are Flying, Busses, Tamarin
IHOP (Please contact one of the acts for details.) FRI Grown Ups and Spraynard