We are proud to present at Johnny Brenda’s tonight with Dock Street Brewing Co. one of Philly’s best kept secrets. Join us as we celebrate the long-awaited release of Grandchildren’s buzzworthy debut LP Everlasting! They will be showcasing their stellar album with what is sure to be an inspired performance of precision, collaboration, and good time vibes. Those vibes will get kick started by Philly retro-pop heavyweights The Armchairs, who seem to play every release party under the sun. We here at the Deli are not complaining though, because since much of the Elephant Six collective have retired/given up, it is nice to have these hometown boys keeping up the tradition. The show only gets stranger with experimental folk popsters Hermit Thrushes, who recall Pinback without a need for song structure, and special guest Absolutely Koshers’s Little Teeth, who will be coming in from San Fran for the festivities. It’s about to get awesomely weird very soon! Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 9pm, $10, 21+ (Photo by Tiffany Yoon)
Other things to do when you are not watching the Phillies…
Kung Fu Necktie (1250 N. Front St.) FRI The Young Werewolves SUN King Kong Ding Dong
North Star Bar (2639 Poplar St.) FRI Bleed Radio Bleed, The Silence Kit, The Last Barbarians
The Fire (412 W. Girard Ave.) FRI (Early) When I Was 12 and Slutever, (Late) El Fuego, SAT The Jean Marie and The Fleeting Ends
Tritone (1508 South St.) SAT Prowler and Sunny Ali & The Kid, SUN Fill Catalogue
Danger Danger Gallery (5013 Baltimore Ave.) FRI Doctor Scientist and Extra Tongue
Millcreek Tavern (4200 Chester Ave.) FRI Razorblade Skin
Tin Angel (20 S. 2nd St.) SAT Ben Arnold
The Trocadero (1003 Arch St.) FRI La Violencia and Jill Jacobs and The Know How
Highwire Gallery (2040 Frankford Ave.) SAT Eric Carbonara
JR’s Bar (2327 S. Croskey St.) FRI Ganto Barn, SAT Invisible Friends and The Midnight Beat
Greenline Café (4239 Locust St.) FRI Your Children is Beautiful and Shannon Pelcher
World Café Live (3025 Walnut St.) SAT Big Terrible
The Ellen Powell Tiberino Museum (3819 Hamilton St.) FRI Carnivolution Finale
The Blockley Pourhouse (3801 Chestnut St.) SAT The Fractals and Dukes of Destiny