Weekend Warrior, March 26 – 28

In case you missed our SXSW recap, one of West Philly’s finest Grandchildren wowed audiences during their shows, which included a trippy set with some man-made visuals at The Beauty Bar. This was all part of a southbound tour that included an appearance at this year’s VOV Festival in Arkansas. But now the band is finally ready to return back to homebase West Philly. Before they officially play a show at Danger Danger Gallery, Grandchildren is ready to bring a little bit of action to its neighbor Elena’s, and host an event like it has never seen before. They’ll be joined by another set of West Philly neighbors in Da Comrade!, who have really been making the rounds on the Philly circuit since the release of their newest album. Also on the lineup is TJ Kong and the Atomic Bomb, who may be pulling an all-nighter bender on Baltimore Ave. since they just played Danger Danger Gallery last night. Elena’s, 4912 Baltimore Ave., 9:30pm, $5, 21+ myspace.com/grandchildren

 
Other places to hide this weekend from the flash mobs…
 
Johnny Brenda’s (1201 N. Frankford Ave.) SAT Jukebox the Ghost
 
North Star Bar (2639 Poplar St.) FRI Panic Years EP Release Party w/Robes and Overlook
 
The Fire (412 W. Girard Ave.) FRI The National Rifle, SAT Urban Giants and McRad
 
M Room (12 W. Girard Ave.) FRI Adam & Dave’s Bloodline and Knife Show, SUN Ganto Barn
 
Tritone (1508 South St.) SAT Gemini Wolf, Lillie Ruth Bussey, Attia Taylor, SUN The Wallace Brothers Band
 
Blockley Pourhouse (3801 Chestnut St.) FRI Toy Soldiers, The Tressels, El Fuego,
SAT Igor’s Egg
 
Danger Danger Gallery (5013 Baltimore Ave.) SAT Chasing Arethusa
 
Pi Lam (3914 Spruce St.) FRI Big Attack!
 
Tin Angel (20 S. 2nd St.) SAT Xande Cruz
 
The Trocadero (1003 Arch St.) FRI The Joe Jordan Experiment
 
The Ox (2nd and Oxford St.) SAT Rosetta
 
JR’s Bar (2327 S. Croskey St.) FRI Tough Shits and The Peace Creeps, SAT Party Photographers, Signals