Levee Drivers, Busses and Paper Cat at The Blockley Sept. 1

If there’s one thing that’s great about Philly, it’s that even on a Wednesday night, there’s a good chance you can find something awesome to do. For example, who would’ve thought that a show like this could happen in the middle of the week? Levee Drivers continue to evoke images of dusty, open roads and girls on the lam with their gritty, barn burning anthems and country rock balladry. Hopefully we won’t lose these Bucks County natives to Nashville, even though they might blow up quicker there. Busses somehow find a happy medium between 90’s indie guitar gods like Built to Spill and older, more “classic” rock gods. And if there’s such a thing as a condensed jam band, Paper Cat (featuring drummer Eric Slick, the newest member of Dr. Dog, and sister Julie Slick) are it. Huge stoner riffs and slightly math-y jams wrapped up in intense three or four minute packages. Hump day isn’t half bad. Blockley Pourhouse, 3801 Chestnut St., 8pm, $7, 21+ – Joe Poteracki