FRIDAY:
>>> 215 FESTIVAL: John Hodgman & Friends, 8pm doors, show at 9pm. $10. NOTE: A very limited amount of tickets will be released at the door, otherwise the show is sold out. Afterparty with DJ Ian Svenonius is FREE, and will begin downstairs at 11pm. All at The Latvian Society, 531 N 7th St. For more, see post here.
>>> Oh, but there’s more to life than books, you know, but not much more, not much more: A Place To Bury Strangers, this generation’s living answer to the Jesus & Mary Chain AND drugs, are gonna make your ears bleed ecstacy at Johnny Brenda’s. It’s just going to happen. CONFIDENTIAL TO PHILLY JAY: Come to Latvian after yr set, I got a big Polish beer for you, lad. Also not to be denied: Mirah! She’s kinda doing everything The Microphones promised to do but were too chicken to write pop songs. At the First Unitarian Church. And at the Barbary, DJ Deejay’s Rock ‘N’ Roll Circus — always a great party that surpasses mere “show status” with Deejay’s mix of classic rock tunes in between and after bands — w/ Goonsquad, The Rocknrollovers, The Old Souls.

SATURDAY:
>>> 215 FESTIVAL: Lovingly Bound: Book And Arts Fair, 11am-6pm, $2 suggested donation. The Latvian Society, 531 N 7th St. See post here. The Magnetic Fields, Merriam Theater, 7pm. See post and info on two-for one ticketing here.
>>> Weather permitting, WORLD SERIES: GAME 3 on a huge screen serves as the pre-party for Making Time (see flyer). Need I remind you of free PBR/Sparks from 9-11pm? Holy mother of God. Afterwards, game or no game, it’s Soulwax Nite Versions/2ManyDJs and the usual MT gang, at Transit. $15 gets you a whole lotta everything.
>>> But if you wanna keep it mellow, do jazz legend Paul Bley at International House, 8pm.
>>> And in the majesty of rock, we recommend Deerhoof at the Starlight Ballroom and Les Enfants du Prague with Women at Johnny Brenda’s. Those Enfants sure are BITCHIN’!

SUNDAY:
>>> 215 FESTIVAL: Official 215 Fest Meet N Greet Brunch at National Mechanics, 11am-3-pm. Build yr own bloody mary bar and records played by Laris Kreslins. Oh my snap, it’s the first-ever LIVE STUDIO TAPING of THE PHILEBRITY TELEVISION HOUR with BC Camplight/Steven Bloodbath/Erik Bader/Joey Sweeney/Dorothy Robinson/Catherine Lucey/Shawn Kilroy!!! Show begins at 6pm SHARP, $5. The Latvian Society, 531 N 7th St.
>>> Dead Milkmen is totally sold out. Try Craig.
>>> And as noted below, Rhys Darby. Have a good one, people!

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