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Paper Route's recent EP poses the question, "" In a weekend where this Phillyist saw six bands—including three of this Phillyist's favorite bands—and Paper Route was the first of those six, it would be easy for the answer to that question to be, "Yep," or at least, "Oh yeah, we did see Paper Route this weekend." But fortunately, Paper Route's set at Festival Pier on Friday night was strong enough that it stuck in our heads, despite seeing some other fantastic performers both Friday night and on Sunday night (which you'll read about tomorrow).

No, not the kind that your parents made you get to earn extra money as a kid, but the kind that will be playing at Festival Pier at Penn's Landing tonight. Paper Route (MySpace) is the opening band on Paramore's Summer Riot tour, and the Philadelphia stop happens to be on this fine Friday. Rain be damned! The band recently released an EP, . And the buzz around them is phenomenal. They've drawn comparisons to The Postal Service. It's kind of there, but based on the admittedly few Paper Route songs we've heard, we think the more appropriate comparison is to another Nashville-based band who's in town this weekend (and who has an eerily similar name), Paper Rival. Paper Rival, Paper Route. Paper Route, Paper Rival. Uma, Oprah. Oprah, Uma.

You know the deal: you want an iPod, but you only have $12 in your wallet. It's a tough situation. And I'm not going to lie to you: there's really no way to get an iPod for $12, unless that iPod is (a) dead, (b) broken, or (c) not actually an iPod. But if you want to watch the band that made the song that, in a way, made you want the iPod, well, you can see them. And only for $12 bucks. How's that for a lede? The Caesars, whose "Jerk It Out" is featured on those funky, roller-skating iPod Shuffle ads, are coming to the North Star Bar with openers The Sights and Golden Republic. The Caesars have been milking the iPod cow by releasing "Jerk It Out" on both of their albums (2003's 39 Minutes of Bliss and this year's Paper Tigers), but they have a bit more to offer than mallable jingles. They're not the indie rock saviors that they may want to be, but they do offer some strong power pop along the lines of Phantom Planet. So if that's your bag, you may want to give up the $12 iPod dream and check out the Caesars. Golden Republic, the opening duo whose self-titled debut was released this year, will have you dancing around if you get there early enough to see them. We love our bass here at Phillyist. Meanwhile, The Sights aim to offer maybe the strongest show of them all. They offer power pop through garage rock, a rich sound produced by a minimal band. Their self-titled third album was released this year, and it's good. It's unfortunate that you only have $12 in your pocket. The Caesars with The Sights and Golden Republic

North Star Bar (2639 Poplar Street)

Tonight - Monday, July 11

8:00 pm

$12