Tonight, it would behoove you to check out the newest installments of Fred Knittel’s Folkadelphia concert series. Started as a folk organization/radio show on XPN2, Folkadelphia is a much-needed supporter of the lush, understated folk scene in the Philadelphia area. This week’s show highlights the avant-folk “supergroup” consisting of Ben Chasny of Six Organs of Admittance and Elisa Ambrosio of Magik Markers together creating 200 Years. They released their debut, eponymous LP last November on Drag City, which is the same label that both Six Organs of Admittance and Magik Markers are on. Philly’s own Brendan Codey will be playing this stacked show. He paints himself as a Beat-era vagabond who consists solely on and for music. His dystopian, calm reserve often dissolves into a meditative hailstorm, placing the listener right in the eye of the storm looking out. You can grab a cassette of his newest record Casco, which is out on Treetop Sorbet records. Rounding out the show is Jonathan Byerley of the Brooklyn garage folk rock band Plates of Cake. All this is going down at West Philly utility space Studio 34, and don’t be that guy. Studio 34, 4522 Baltimore Ave., 8pm, $10 adv/$12 door, All Ages – Adam G.
