While Jay Z (whew…glad that I remembered to leave out the hyphen) and Made in America chose not to include any Philly hip-hop artists on the official bill for this year’s festival, you can still catch a rising star from the city this evening at MilkBoy Philly. Producer/DJ collective Les Professionnels will be bringing out Fools Gold Records signee GrandeMarshall as a special guest for their party this evening. The brash, young buck released another fabulous mixtape earlier this year in Mugga Man, and expectations are high for his upcoming Fools Gold release. Besides appearances at record label and music media showcases, performances have been coming few and far between for the local emcee so tonight will certainly be a treat for all. MilkBoy Philly, 1100 Chestnut St., 10pm, $5, All Ages – H.M. Kauffman
Weekend Warrior, August 30 – September 2
Other things to help you forget that it’s the end of summer…
MilkBoy Philly (1100 Chestnut St.) SAT Demonstrative Girls, The Pretty Greens
Kung Fu Necktie (1250 N. Front St.) SAT Drone Ranger, Gatherings, Air Is Human, Something Like A Monument
Bamboo Bar (939 N. Delaware Ave.) SUN Making Time RAD-B-Q
Union Transfer (1026 Spring Garden St.) SAT Ruin, Mischeif Brew, Pagan Babies, Northern Liberties
Underground Arts (1200 Callowhill St.) SAT Voss Music Video Release Party and Premiere
North Star Bar (2639 Poplar St.) FRI The Districts, Rosu Lup, SAT Siamese Showdown, Ballroom Spies, The Mahlors
The Fire (412 W. Girard Ave.) FRI Commonwealth Choir, Small Houses, Ron Gallo, SAT Andross, The Jantones, Super Friends Fight Club, Soviet Sleeper Agent
Ortlieb’s Lounge (847 N. 3rd St.) FRI Zach and The Outside Eyes, Chris Kolb, Maitland, SAT Gemini Wolf, Diseases of The South
Tin Angel (20 S. 2nd St.) FRI Alfred James Band, Dante Bucci, SAT Bees In A Bottle, Mr. Fuzzy and the Barbarian
The Blockley (3801 Chestnut St.) SAT Mitis
Fergie’s (1214 Sansom St.) SAT Rusty Cadillac, John Byrne
World Café Live (3025 Walnut St.) FRI Start Making Sense, The Great White Caps, The Rent-A-Cops, SAT the HYPE! Presents: BW10 (The Boy Wonder Ten Year Anniversary Show) w/Boy Wonder, Artificer, Aaron Heil & John Dutton, Absolute Zeros, Parachuting Apostles, Catherine Prewitt, City Line
The Legendary Dobbs (304 South St.) SAT Kill Bad Radio, StarSkream, SUN Stardog Champion
Connie’s Ric Rac (1132 S. 9th St.) FRI Time Hitler and the Assholes From Space, Sandcastle, Snoozer, The Love Club, SAT cosmicArms
The Barbary (951 N. Frankford St.) SUN Bucket Flush
Voltage Lounge (421 N. 7th St.) FRI A.M.E.N. (A Mission Ending Never), SAT The Bad Doctors, Bonner
The Grape Room (105 Grape St.) SAT Sought After Saints, Tael, High Olives
Made in America (Ben Franklin Parkway) SAT Restoration, Balance and Composure
LAVA Space (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI Swarm, Nemesisters