What’s the plan for this weekend? We’ll be heading over to Kung Fu Necktie Saturday night for Drink Up Buttercup’s debut Album Release Party for Yep Records’ Born and Thrown on a Hook, our March CD of the Month (check out our review below to the right). They’ll be joined by the monster-lovin’ crew Conversations with Enemies. For once, KFN’s weekend band curfew works in our favor. Since the night will still be young, we’ll be making the trek to West Philly to the Mar Bar for the homecoming of Free Energy who just released their debut album earlier this week Stuck on Nothing on Astralwerks/DFA Records (check out our interview with singer Paul Sprangers below). We’ll hopefully be rockin’ out with you at both shows! Drink Up Buttercup – Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St., 7:30pm, $8, 21+ (Photo by Bryan Bruchman) myspace.com/drinkupbuttercupband, Free Energy – Mar Bar, 200 S. 40th St., 9pm, $10, 21+ myspace.com/freeenergymusic
It might be wet, but at least it’s pretty warm. Don’t be a baby! Go out and put some money back into the economy. Here are some other places to do it…
Johnny Brenda’s (1201 N. Frankford Ave.) FRI Faux Slang, SAT Oh! Pears Record Release Party w/The Mural and The Mint
The Fire (412 W. Girard Ave.) FRI The Parsnip Revolt, The Roddies, Hair Rocket, SAT TJ Kong & The Atomic Bomb, Cheers Elephant, Sisters Three, Toy
Soldiers
Soldiers
North Star Bar (2639 Poplar St.) FRI Phantasm, Even The Res, Metroplex, SAT PhillyBloco, SUN Ganto Barn
M Room (12 W. Girard Ave.) FRI Lauryn & EgBot, SUN Red Devil
Tritone (1508 South St.) SAT The Lopez, Betty Iron Thumbs, SUN antiEmz
World Café Live (3025 Walnut St.) FRI Swift Technique, The Hustle, Black Landlord
Blockley Pourhouse (3801 Chestnut St.) FRI Chris Kasper and Andrew Lipke
Millcreek Tavern (4200 Chester Ave.) FRI Clamfight and Wizard Eye
Greenline Café (4239 Locust St.) FRI Music & Mentorship Showcase w/Clean Equations and Jim Thomas
Tin Angel (20 S. 2nd St.) Don McCloskey
The Trocadero (1003 Arch St.) SAT Ruder Than You
The Ox (2nd and Oxford St.) SAT Bubonic Bear
Danger Danger Gallery (5013 Baltimore Ave.) SAT The Chimeras and Casual Viking