Raw agitation and frustration over societal changes and issues are delivered via intimate narratives, speaking to the individual and lighting a fire to which a community can gather around in union. LP5000, the latest album from Restorations, which was produced by Jonathan Low and released via Tiny Engines, delivers on that mission statement. There’s an ability to dig down deep, expressing the essence of the present problems. However, rather than languishing and lamenting in a state of stagnation, the band encourages a pulse of positivity, driven by a gritty groundswell of post-punk and the potential impact of an oncoming wave in the distance. This Sunday, Restorations steps into the First Unitarian Church, where they’ll be joined by tour & label mates Wild Pink, whose reassuring, airy, singer-songwriter composure strolls with synth and then spikes when called upon. As we await the release of their forthcoming self-titled debut album, the roaring, grunge-punk surge of Fight Amp-Legendary Divorce hybrid, Low Dose, completes this lineup. – Michael Colavita
More places to hit this fall weekend…
First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut St.) SUN Restorations, Low Dose
Johnny Brenda’s (1201 N. Frankford Ave.) FRI Hardwork Movement, Attic Tapes, SAT Darla (Record Release Show), Square Peg Round Hole, Taylor Kelly
Boot & Saddle (1131 S. Broad St.) SUN Black Dog Gallery Halloween Show: Yuckmouf, Wrists, Haunted Homes, X88B88
Kung Fu Necktie (1250 N. Front St.) FRI Canine 10/DJ Deejay, SUN The Retinas
PhilaMOCA (531 N. 12th St.) FRI Cape of Bats, SAT Lovelorn, Don Devore, Korine
The Trocadero (1003 Arch St.) SAT Scorpio (A Scorpions Tribute)
The Foundry (1000 Frankford Ave.) SUN Varials
World Café Live (3025 Walnut St.) FRI (Upstairs) Red Wheelbarrow Trio, SAT (Upstairs) Christine Havrilla, Vanida Gail, SUN David P. Stevens, Carol Riddick, Deverson Patterson
The Fire (412 W. Girard Ave.) FRI Joe Jack Talcum, Rodney Anonymous, The PLIBmen, F. Woods and The Fellow Humans, 7th Victim, Starwood, SAT Fonvery, Moonroof, Distant Destroyer
MilkBoy Philly (1100 Chestnut St.) SAT Homestead Collective, SUN Matthew Schuler, Joshua Howard, Marielle Kraft
Ortlieb’s Lounge (847 N. 3rd St.) FRI Joey Sweeney & The Neon Grease, Ali Awan, SUN Narcos Family Band, Trash Knife
The Barbary (951 Frankford Ave.) SAT Behind The Grandstand, Swwik/The Rectors, Shy Boyz
Bourbon & Branch (705 N. 2nd St.) FRI Everlit, Dune Puma, SAT Michael Wavves, Tucker Eb’s, Evan Tracy, Jrdn Aris, Alex Catrambone, Malcolm Taylor, SUN Mariano Di Gabriele
Silk City (435 Spring Garden St.) FRI Bo Bliz, SAT DJ Deejay
Fergie’s (1214 Sansom St.) SUN Rusty Cadillac
Connie’s Ric Rac (1132 S. 9th St.) FRI The Louderbacks, The Pink Angels, Weakknees, SAT The TC Cole Riot, The Cheddar Boys, Side Pocket Louie
The Tusk (430 South St.) FRI Lamplighters, The Lot
Voltage Lounge (421 N. 7th St.) FRI Rivers of Nihil, No Gods, SAT DJ Haveboard, SUN Coast 2 Coast Live: Philadelphia Edition
Century (1350 S 29th St.) FRI Fucksake (Tape Release), Los Gueys, Episode, Asthmatix, SAT Body Spray, Faking, Dunning Kruger
Morgan’s Pier (221 N. Columbus Blvd.) FRI DJ Beatstreet, SUN Rich Baker
Frankie Bradley’s (1320 Chancellor St.) FRI The Peek-A-Boo Revue “Dead Sexy”/Ben Aire, SAT The Peek-A-Boo Revue “Dead Sexy”/Ed Christof, SUN TIT: A Burlesque Tribute to Stephen King
The Grape Room (105 Grape St.) FRI Effusion 35, Summer Scouts, Dear Forbidden, The Band Sheep, SAT The Output, The Easily Fooled, Goodthief
Ardmore Music Hall (23 E. Lancaster Ave.) FRI Echoes, the American Pink Floyd/Splintered Sunlight
Everybody Hits (529 W. Girard Ave.) FRI Clasp
The Pharmacy (1300 S. 18th St.) FRI Bad Shapes, Dweller, Tiger Castle, SUN Science Club, Brandish
Creep Records (1050 N. Hancock St.) SAT Skeleton Lipstick, Kiss of the Whip
No Face Studios (5213 Grays Ave.) SAT Grayling (solo)
Planet Phitness (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SAT Halloween cover show: System of a Down (ft mems of (formerly) Old Maybe, Aubergene), Television Personalities (ft mems of Radiator Hospital, Missing Earth, Big Heet), Everclear (ft mems of closer, Corey Flood, Littler, Everywhen, Prawn), Hilary Duff (ft mems of Susie Derkins, Slow Ref, Microsoft Saint, (formerly) the human fly), The Cure (ft members of Bury Your Fish, Jesse Magenta, and Pachyderm), Broadcast (ft mems of Corey Flood), Fall Out Boy (ft mems of Baby Bush, Here Comes Your Arms)