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Fun around town, for $10 or less: Reelblack: Wu: The Story of the Wu-Tang Clan and Chief Rocker Busy Bee: The Architect Vol. 1 at the International House (3701 Chestnut), 7PM. $7 Armed America: Author Kyle Cassidy speaks about his book Armed America: Portraits of Gun Owners in Their Homes at Germ Books and Gallery (2005 Frankford Ave), 7PM. Free Margot & The Nuclear So and So's: Margot & The Nuclear So and So's, Le...

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We'll make this short and sweet: Voxtrot (MySpace) is a good band. Their self-titled full-length release is a super-fun disc, full of catchy pop rock. Download a great track from the album ("Kid Gloves" - wherein vocalist Ramesh Srivastava cries, "Cheer me up, cheer me up, I'm a miserable fuck") right here. They're playing an all ages show at the First Unitarian Church this Sunday with 1990s and The Little Ones. Check out the R5 Productions site for more information, and for more free MP3 downloads. Then consider going to the show.

You can worship local music down at the church this Friday when local boys Hoots & Hellmouth (MySpace) take the stage, along with Rocky Votolato and Langhorne Slim (a Pennsylvania-born defector to New York). It promises to be a good old-fashioned country-inflected hillbilly ho-down. Which normally wouldn't be our cup of tea. And indeed, the first time we listend to Hoots & Hellmouth's recently released self-titled album (their first), we weren't sure we cared for it very much. Country, after all, is one of our least favorite music genres. But H&H aren't just country. They're part alt-country, part folk, part roots-rock. And during our second listen to their disc, we noticed that our feet were tapping and our head was bobbing uncontrollably to the music. This is catchy, fun stuff with strange, intriguing, and sometimes silly lyrics, as well as a hand-clapping, foot-stomping beat that's undeniable. We're particular fans of the songs "Abattoir Altar Boy and Girl" and "Two Hearts, a Snake and a Concubine," and not just because they have awesome titles. Hoots and Hellmouth weren't named WXPN's Artist to Watch in July for nothing!

Summer is here. The humidity and heat were in full force at The First Unitarian Church Friday night. Though it was a relatively cool night, the body heat of hundreds of teenagers made up for that in the dark, dank basement of the Church. Everyone seemed to be sweating, even the people standing away from the crowd on the sides. Though there were several bands that played Friday night, The Graduate is who we went...

A couple of months ago, we tried seeing The Graduate's concert and we also interviewed the lead singer, Corey Warning. We were very excited for the concert because Anhedonia, their newly released record, was playing non-stop. Unfortunately we missed most of the show, so we promised that we would see them again when they came through Philly. Finally, they will be here at the First Unitarian Church on Friday night. If you hadn't heard...

The Graduate's debut CD entitled Anhedonia is definitely not lacking what the CD's title refers to. Anhedonia is the loss of capacity to experience pleasure. It usually occurs in people with depression and schizophrenia. This is not what we felt as we listened to their new CD. Again, Philly's music scene is rockin' and this is a show you should run to before The Graduate becomes so big you'll have to buy lawn tickets at...

The Graduate lead singer, Corey Warning

Tired of sifting through that same-old same-old at your local shops and malls? Get your holiday shopping done tomorrow, flea-market style. R5 Productions is hosting the holiday edition of its Punk Rock Flea Market at the Starlight Ballroom. Almost 100 tables will be filled with new and used fare, from wearable art by local artists to used vinyl and CDs. We find ourselves especially interested in table 56, which promises to be full of "kickass...

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Well, we haven't got Wilco in town tonight, but we do have a couple of guys from Wilco. It's guitarist Nels Cline and drummer Glenn Kotche, and they're playing the First Unitarian Church at 8PM. Each guy will do a solo set, and then they'll form together ("just like Voltron," R5 tells us) to perform as a live improv duo. But if you're expecting a Wilco-esque show, it sounds like you're out of luck. Separately they are known for pretty strange, experimental, avant garde kind of music; together they are apparently even weirder. Should be an interesting show! For more info and some intriguing music samples, skip on over to the R5 website.

Free Chicago: Not the city - the band. They're giving a free performance at the Willow Grove Naval Base at 7PM. Directions and more info here.

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Music at the Church: R5 Productions presents Kayo Dot, Rosetta, Belegost & Tower at The First Unitarian Church (22nd & Chestnut) at 7:30 PM. $8. All Ages. Moshav: Moshav plays the Tin Angel (20 S. 2nd Street) at 8:30 PM. $10 Plain Parade Presents: The Doctor and Philip, Dilly Dilly, and Fence Kitchen at 10 PM at Tritone (1508 South Street). $7 Adam Arcuragi: Adam Arcuragi, The Whigs, The Annuals & El Dorado at The Khyber (56 S. 2nd Street) at 8PM. $8 Got a frugal tip? Don't be stingy! Send it here and share the wealth!

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Music at the Church: Joan of Arc, Owen and Our Brother, The Native at The First Unitarian Church for $10 at 7:30 PM. More info on the R5 Productions page. The Hyde: The Hyde with Caliver King at The Fire (412 W. Girard) at 9PM. $6 Sherman Arts Show: Little Bird, Death Tarte & Univox at L'Etage (6th and Bainbridge Street) at 9PM. $5 "Sad-core troubadour:" Ashton Allen at the World Cafe (3025 Walnut Street) with Johnny Action Figure & Adam Kowalczyk at 9PM. $10 Free Fringe: Don't forget it's Fringe season, and several shows are free. Got a frugal tip? Don't be stingy! Send it here and share the wealth!

It's become cool to watch family slideshows, thanks to the Trachtenberg Family Slideshow Players. As we explained in our ticket giveaway post (congrats again to the winner, btw!), this band is a real family of three - which includes a talented twelve-year-old girl on drums - who add their own bouncy indie pop musical commentary to a live slideshow of real photos taken by other families and collected by the band at yard sales and the like. Sounds weird and fun to us, but if you're still confused about their style and their mission, just listen to the explanatory theme and various other songs playing on their ecard, check out their MySpace page, or read about them on the R5 Productions site. This seems like the kind of band you can't really enjoy to the fullest unless you see them live, so join us down at the First Unitarian Church tonight for their all ages show.

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The World Cafe has a number of things to recommend it to music lovers: it's easy to get to; it has great acoustics; it has a strong focus on independent artists (which we dig); there are two separate stages so they can offer a variety of programming each night; it is large enough to comfortably accommodate a reasonable crowd, yet still intimate enough for the audience to connect with the performers; their staff is friendly and helpful; and - perhaps our favorite feature - there are seats. Seats where they'll even bring your drinks to you.

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