Dark-pop collective She Policeman will be celebrating the release of its debut self-titled LP tonight at Boot & Saddle. It will also mark the band’s debut live performance. Led by singer-songwriter Michelle Spano who is back by Barry Knob, Steve Quaranta, and Claire Quaranta, you’ll find the group of longtime Philly musicians transporting us back in time to what now seems like the carefree 80s compared to 2017our present day circumstances. Opening the festivities is Langor, indie pop from the oddball mind of Brian Langor (Needle Points, ex-Sw!ms), and Philly indie-rock elder statesmen, Purples, will be headlining this evening’s bill.
And if you can find your way to North Philly DIY space Trash House on Sunday, you’ll be treated to a rad lineup of Hello Shark, Power Animal, and The Goodbye Party, playing host to Brookyn’s Bellows. – H.M. Kauffman
More reasons to not sit at home this weekend…
Boot & Saddle (1131 S. Broad St.) FRI Purples, She Policeman (Record Release), Langor
Johnny Brenda’s (1201 N. Frankford Ave.) FRI Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, SAT Hound, SUN Marge
Kung Fu Necktie (1250 N. Front St.) FRI DJ BlackWidow/Backwoods Payback/DJ Deejay, SAT Stadium Armory/Geisha Façade/DJ Baby Berlin, SUN Shots Called, The One2s/In Different Sounds, FLNG, Secret Seahorse
Underground Arts (1200 Callowhill St.) FRI Anjuli Josephine (Release Show), Christine Irizarry, Katie Jo Knaub, SUN Bullbuckers
The Trocadero (1003 Arch St.) FRI Steal Your Face, Mikey B & Miz, SAT JJX, Senvenire, Kailey Prall, C.J. Dunleavy, Peter Mitchell, James Cannon/Eloise Sharkey, Christopher Perry, Calla Bere & The Attitude, Tony Ukes, Livvie Forbes/Flex Squad, Mookie Mook, O.T., YOG JP, Yo Astro
World Café Live (3025 Walnut St.) SAT (Upstairs) A Benefit for Living Beyond Breast Cancer: The Miners, Loose and Alright, Reckless Amateurs
The Fire (412 W. Girard Ave.) FRI Phunkyman, Bosom Band, George Cahill, SAT The Silence (Album Release), Travel Lanes, The Donuts, SUN Kaonashi
MilkBoy Philly (1100 Chestnut St.) SAT Little Stranger
Ortlieb’s Lounge (847 N. 3rd St.) FRI Bill McCloskey, Ali Wadsworth, August John Lutz II, SAT CaveWomen, SUN Owl And Wolf
Silk City (435 Spring Garden St.) SUN Beano, Milano, Domi Jo
Fergie’s (1214 Sansom St.) SUN Rusty Cadillac
Connie’s Ric Rac (1132 S. 9th St.) FRI Red Letter Life, Karmalatta, Effucsion 35, Elephant Odyssey, SAT The Droogettes, The End A.D., Workhorse III
The Grape Room (105 Grape St.) FRI The Royal Ghosts, Age of Truth, Mesmeria, Pravda, Cerebelles, SAT Trap Rabbit, The Sugarpops, Hootsie, Jonny Drucker, The Bent Benjamins
Bourbon & Branch (705 N. 2nd St.) FRI Tasty Face (Album Release), Past Life, Tucker Hill, SAT Stella Ruze, Jamie Gallagher, John Gilbride, Andrew Jude
The Pharmacy (1300 S. 18th St.) FRI Pet, Arthur Shea, SAT Semiotics, Boy Lawyer, Lally, Sunshine Parker, SUN Weller, Water Temple, Sleepy Freak
Creep Records (1050 N. Hancock St., Ste. 76) FRI Mercury Retrogsrade, Dot.gov, Sitting in Cars
West Kensington Ministry (2140 N. Hancock St.) FRI The Mysteries, Tangiers
Tralfamadore (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SAT Trash Boy, Blushed, Busy Bee, Elissa Janelle Velveteen
Pilam (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI RFA
Trash House (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SUN Hello Shark, Power Animal, The Goodbye Party