This Saturday night at Johnny Brenda’s, there will be a celebration for the release of Pillar Without Mercy from Deveykus, a new project from trombonist and Pew fellowship recipient Dan Blacksberg with partner-in-crime and alien shredder Nick Millevoi, guitarist Yoshie Fruchter (Pitom), bassist Johnny DeBlase (Many Arms), and drummer Eli Litwin (Normal Love, Intensus). Inspired by acts such as Sunn O))) and Earth, the quintet meshes doom metal with traditional Hasidic melodies. Their debut album is available via John Zorn’s avant-garde music label Tzadik, as part of its “Radical Jewish Culture” series. Deveykus will also be joined by fellow Philadelphians Cleric and labelmates Les Rhinocéros. This will surely be an evening of music that you have never before experienced! Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 9pm, $10, 21+ (Photo by Matt Hurst) – Alexis V.
Weekend Warrior, June 28 – 30
Other things to keep your mind off the heat and thunderstorms this weekend…
Johnny Brenda’s (1201 N. Frankford Ave.) FRI Chronicles of Sound, Close To Good, Montoj, SAT Deveykus, Cleric
Kung Fu Necktie (1250 N. Front St.) FRI (Downstairs) Terrible Things, Modern Suits, (Upstairs) Faking, Ape!, +Church+, The Cloth, SAT (Upstairs) The GTVs, (Downstairs) Stinking Lizaveta, Trophy Wife
Underground Arts (1200 Callowhill St.) FRI Cheers Elephant
North Star Bar (2639 Poplar St.) FRI Drown The Silence, ICD9, SAT George Urgo Band, Anjuli Josephine, Nick Andrew Staver
The Fire (412 W. Girard Ave.) FRI Hurry, Wigwams, SAT (Early) Marinda’s Castle, (Late) My Son Bison, Wild Rompit, SUN Marshall Allen, Extreme Fishkin
MilkBoy Philly (1100 Chestnut St.) FRI Les Professionels and Friends, SAT Nicos Gun, Bridge Underwater
Ortlieb’s Lounge (847 N. 3rd St.) FRI Mozaic Flow, SAT Needle Points, L.U.N.A.R. Revolt, SUN Tinmouth, Reese Van Riper
M Room (15 W. Girard Ave.) FRI The Color Karma, The Unknowns, Get In Gere
Tin Angel (20 S. 2nd St.) FRI Steam Powered Aero Band, SAT La Overtoner, Todd Henkin, SUN Dani Mari, When Ships Collide, Alec Stewart
The Trocadero (1003 Arch St.) FRI 37 Slurp, No Risk, SUN The Lost Season, Last Minute Hero, Forever Is Never Enough, Avenge The Breaking, Varicella, 609
The Blockley (3801 Chestnut St.) FRI Jeremy Isaac, Bohemian Sunrise
Fergie’s (1214 Sansom St.) FRI Dave Steel Blues Band, SAT Cris Valkyria, SUN John Byrne, Rusty Cadillac
World Café Live (3025 Walnut St.) FRI Red Letter Life, The Maine STreet Band, Omnivox, Count Me Out, Spoken Life
The Legendary Dobbs (304 South St.) SAT Sunshine Acid Tabs, SUN Rowboat Casino, Sat-One Skratch Makaniks
PhilaMOCA (531 N. 12th St. Philadelphia) FRI DRGN KING, Busses
Connie’s Ric Rac (1132 S. 9th St.) SAT Glim Dropper, The Pheonix Bridge
Voltage Lounge (421 N. 7th St.) SAT D’Vina
The Grape Room (105 Grape St.) FRI Matt Gauss Band, Happy Little Train Wreck, SAT Devil’s Triangle, The Formless Form
Space 1026 (1026 Arch St.) FRI Savage Relatives
Broad Street Ministry (315 S. Broad St.) SAT Blow The Scene Fest w/ Backslider, Heartless & More
Philadelphia’s Magic Garden (1020 South St.) FRI Johnny Showcase and the Lefty Lucy Cabaret
Nacho House (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SUN The Eeries
Hong Kong Garden (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SUN The Joint Chiefs of Math, Business Models, Celebrations
American Fruit Stand (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI The Love Club,Great Red Spots
A House Named Virtue (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SAT Sandy, Bleacher Heat, Luck Mountain
Who Cares House (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI Drums Like Machine Guns, Gun Muffs, Ex Rev