Light up, and head on out to High Reeper’s record release this Sunday at Johnny Brenda’s. The local ensemble fearlessly dives head first into multiple chasms of the metal genre, while keeping true to its stoner roots and retro 70’s aesthetic. The quintet’s riff-tastic LP is a fine example of why Philly’s underground sounds can’t be put in a box. High Reeper will also be joined at the beloved Fishtown watering hole by celestial beings Green Meteor and NYC hard rockers Mick’s Jaguar. So feel free to bang your head, and let those locks/freak flags fly! – Alexis V.
Other places where you can rock or not this weekend…
Johnny Brenda’s (1201 N. Frankford Ave.) FRI The Clap Back – Benefiting Small But Mighty Arts: Rieko Copeland, SUN High Reeper (Record Release), Green Meteor
Boot & Saddle (1131 S. Broad St.) SAT Baker Man (Record Release), Mesmeric Haze, Aspect Ratio, SUN Augusta Koch
Kung Fu Necktie (1250 N. Front St.) FRI Gringo Motel, The Rectors/Shake It Off: Taylor & Friends Dance Party, SAT HIPS, DJ Lean Wit It
Underground Arts (1200 Callowhill St.) FRI RFA, Secret American, Ali Awan
Union Transfer (1026 Spring Garden St,) SAT Brainrack
The Trocadero (1003 Arch St.) SAT The Pogos, Floaters, Voodoo Death Cult, Standard Bearer, SUN Man Like Machine, Timelost
TLA (334 South St.) SUN Lee Mazin, Bry Greatah
The Fillmore Philadelphia (1100 Canal St.) FRI DJ Diamond Kuts, Lee Mazin, Bri Steves, Summer Valentine, Wyo Chi, Mamba Cinco
The Foundry (1000 Frankford Ave.) FRI DJ Kaz: Drop It Like It’s Hot
World Café Live (3025 Walnut St.) FRI (Upstairs) Reverend TJ McGlinchey, Mason Porter, Christopher Davis-Shannon, Alec Stewart/(Downstairs) Marah, John Train, SAT New Sound Brass band, Scantron,The Dull Blue Lights
The Fire (412 W. Girard Ave.) FRI Jaxy & the Three 57s, SAT Drums Like Machine Guns, Aggressive Trial Attorney, Paradise Gardens, Night Terrors, SUN Broad Cast, The Zheroes/Slokey (EP Release), 3hibachi, BK Friendly, Mr.Hideyoshi, Toadofsky, Magnetic The Shaman
Ortlieb’s Lounge (847 N. 3rd St.) FRI S.R. Frost (Record Release), SAT Goddamnit
The Barbary (951 Frankford Ave.) FRI Crozet, XXIIIXIX/November Lounge, Det Cart Sid, The Third Arrangement, SAT Mirrorsigns
Silk City (435 Spring Garden St.) FRI Rich Medina, SAT DJ Deejay
Bourbon & Branch (705 N. 2nd St.) FRI Bill Guy and The Essentials (EP Release), Referee, Puppy Angst, SAT American Dinosaur, Lady HD, Stonewall Vessels, SUN Christian Real Keez, Tori Seven
Fergie’s (1214 Sansom St.) SAT Hannah Taylor and the Rekardo Lee Trio, Transistor Rodeo, SUN Rusty Cadillac
Connie’s Ric Rac (1132 S. 9th St.) FRI Only on Weekends, Wolves Can’t Dance, SAT Raw Street Cabaret
The Tusk (430 South St.) SAT GHOUL B.C., Night Mission
Century (1350 S 29th St.) FRI The Age Of Truth, Thunderbird Divine, Ritual Earth, Grey C.E.L.L., SAT Tartarus Horde, Stopping Power, Hallucinogenic Bulb
Frankie Bradley’s (1320 Chancellor St.) SAT Hot Damn, SUN Necrosexual, Rockers Galore
The Grape Room (105 Grape St.) FRI Darlingtyn, Briz & the Revival, SAT Viewing Party, Chaos Theory, Minerva
Ardmore Music Hall (23 E. Lancaster Ave.) FRI Big Mind, Crucial, Solomonic Sound System, SAT Breakwater
The Pharmacy (1300 S. 18th St.) FRI Murayama, Overwinter, Expansion Project, SAT SteveO & The Crippling Addictions, Lost Boys Lottery, SUN Gloves Off, World Below, Snake Charmer
Tralfamadore (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI Rebecca Zimmerman (Album Release), Canine 10, Stereotytans, Drew Arden, SUN all boy/all girl, Phoebe Fm
The Music Ward (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI Medusa’s Disco, SAT Full Bush, Dweller
Warehouse on Watts (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SAT DJ Everyday, Rob Paine & Francisco Collazo