This Weekend: Moms On Acid!
FRIDAY:
>>> The Crimp Yr Hair DJs boldly go where many have gone before: Straight into the heart of the Metro Lounge. Will they be able to get the bar staff to turn the sports TV off? Will the upstairs be open? No guarantees except for this one: TALK TALK NEW YOUNG PONY CLUB TRICK DADDY!
>>> The Espers have a dirty little secret: The Baird Sisters. Check Meg and Laura’s haunting sisterly tones in a rare Friday night show at the Tin Angel. For those on a “Non-Old City-type Activities In Old City” scavenger hunt, you can really do no better than this.
>>> When the grass grows long and your beard goes gray, you will be weary of the indie rock circuit and tap your toes to folk. The Philadelphia Folk Festival (pictured) will be by your side then, as it is now, with host/East-Coast-Folk-Authority Gene Shay from WXPN, ancient folkmasters Hot Tuna (note to self: holy shit, HOT TUNA just made it into picks! AND Gene Shay!), younger legends-in-the-making like Amos Lee and The Duhks, square dancing, and fisting action from Mum Puppettheatre. We promise on that last one. Three days of bittersweet August jams and nights of pretend-rustic camping grounds? Go ahead and disappear.
SATURDAY:
>>> DJ Deejay? Best thing that ever happened to Saturdays at the M Room. His next takeover is The Rock N Roll Circus, a rock-heavy return to the irresistible headbangers of your early years. The ring of fire includes Miss Guy Singer of NYC Squeezebox party fame and, ohhhhhhh snap, Gregg Foreman with his Silk City “Turnaround” past, along with his hair. Expect Brutha Bri to drop in some metal and Foxy Contin to keep things rolling. Van Halen meets Vitamin Water? Believe the dream.
SUNDAY:
>>> Dave P guests at “Sundays Are The New Black” at The Walnut Room. The Walnut Room is pretty much the nicest club in the whole Rittenhouse orbit, so for those looking to take a chance on something new, this is the sure shot.
