The Regional Weekend

Wow, so this is a strange weekend. There is a huge line-up in Philly and it is sort of quiet elsewhere. That said, there is plenty to choose from and pretty much everyone can find something that interests them.

Friday

I will be at Milkboy Coffee in Ardmore with Jukebox The Ghost, but if you must go elsewhere, here's what to check out:

-Cat Power/Appaloosa @ Starlight Ballroom SOLD OUT!
-The Major Leagues/Wild Sweet Orange @ North Star
-Photon Band (CD release)/Canadian Invasion @ Johnny Brenda's
-White Williams/Ecstatic Sunshine @ Ottobar

Jukebox The Ghost - Hold It In
Cat Power - Found A Reason (via Hard To Find A Friend)
Appaloosa - The Day (We Fell In Love)
The Major Leagues - Fire
Wild Sweet Orange - Wrestle With God
Photon Band - Cry, CryCryCry
Canadian Invasion - Juvenilia
White Williams - The Shadow
Ecstatic Sunshine - Tuscan

Saturday

The big show for Saturday is the long awaited state-side return of Gene Loves Jezebel at The Khyber with Spear of Destiny. They will also be at Bedrock in Baltimore on 2/23.

-White Williams/Ecstatic Sunshine/Rings @ Johnny Brenda's
-Squaaks @ Metro Gallery

Gene Loves Jezebel - Killer Hurts (Love and Rockets Remix)
Rings - Mom Dance
Squaaks - Be Dry My Bleeding Heart

Sunday

-Liars/No Age @ First Unitarian Church (Also at 9:30 Club on 2/12)

Liars - Plaster Casts of Everything
No Age - Boy Void

Wednesday in Philly

Photo by Aubrey Edwards

Ah, experimental synth-pop from Austin. There are times I miss Texas. If you missed The Octopus Project show in DC last night, go to their show in Philly at Johnny Brendas. Also, different openers than last night, with Bucks County's Drink Up Buttercup and from San Fran, Sky Pilots, who go on tour with our friends Low Red Land throughout the IA area the next few days.

The Octopus Project - I Saw The Bright Shinies
Sky Pilots - Mussels and Clams

Down at The Khyber, a four band set featuring two Philly locals, The Major Leagues and Papertrigger ("they'll blow your nuts off"), and two Midwesterners, Head of Femur, out with a new EP, and The Roman Numerals, sporting members from all sorts of other bands.

Head of Femur - Leader and the Falcon
The Roman Numerals - Induce
The Major Leagues - Fire