FRIDAY:
>>> Record release mania this weekend! First, there’s The Trolleyvox at the North Star with BC Camplight and The Novenas (see Talk The Talk, below); and not to be outdone, Unlikely Cowboy whoops it up at the Johnny Brenda’s. Give ‘em all some love: Making a record is a pain in the ass.
>>> As giveawayed, Art Brut and Spinto Band at the Starlight Ballroom. Show of the Century.
>>> Geek mating ritual alert: Laptop Battle ‘06 at Tritone.
>>> And the Crimp Yr Hair DJs boldly go into battle at the Metro Lounge. A noble cause, no doubt, but WTF is up with this flyer? We don’t understand! Are you making fun of Ryan Howard because he doesn’t make nearly as much money as he should? NOT COOL!
SATURDAY:
>>> We may have to break our own no-West-Philly-no-way-not-ever policy for this one: The Clark Park Picnic/Music Festival has a lineup anybody could get behind: King Britt, Enon, Himalaya, Adam Arcuragi and more. All the info you could ever want here.
>>> That whole TV On The Radio Saves Darfur By Friend Requesting You On MySpace show is way, way, wayyyyy sold out, but let us take a moment to give it up for openers Grizzly Bear, whom we are feeling in the extreme:
Grizzly Bear: “Lullabye” [mp3]
It’s like Brightblack Morning Beard! Confidential to GB: Don’t go back to Brooklyn after the show. Come back to Miss Honeypenny’s Birthday Flava and let us show you how we do in the 19125.
>>> Relay and Mahogany both have totally great new dreampop-ish records out, both of which you can listen to in full at Apollo Audio, and both of which are celebrated con gusto at Johnny Brenda’s. Hi Soft also makes a rare appearance, and DJs Dave P and Julian S Process DJ, get their rock tickets punched, etc. Do it.
>>> Oh, and let’s see if we can’t shake out the mailbag for a little bit of Medusa-related hilarity: “Check this out: they booked 3 parties in the same night. They booked Let It Ride, they booked AD‚Äôs party and they booked Sorted. Apparently the winner is Sorted. AD knows his party is moved but the Let It Ride guys might not be aware.” Let’s all be aware, then: In the new Philly scenester rock-paper-scissors, Sorted beats A.D. Amorosi, but A.D. Amorosi beats the Let It Ride guys. You WILL be quizzed on this.
SUNDAY:
>>> If you do nothing else on Sunday, put your money where your art is and give lovingly at the Vox Populi Benefit. Features everyone you know, doing everything you love.
>>> And we nearly forgot: Mojave 3, who really and truly did make one of the best records of the summer, come back, with pals Honeychurch and Tim O’Reagan of The Jayhawks. Listen to them on the Philebrity Player. At the North Star.

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