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Every Tuesday and Thursday, we'll be posting events that are going on sale during the current week. This Thursday post only collects the latest announcements, so definitely check the Tuesday post for any you may have missed.

Scout Niblett (that's her with the monkey) is a woman who sings and plays guitar, and we like her 3-song EP Dinosaur Egg, released back in May. The title track is about really hoping your dinosaur egg hatches and your robot slave springs to life in time for that party on Friday, so of course we love it. There's also a neat cover of The Cars' classic "Just What I Needed," and a slower, lengthier, but still very groovy track entitled "Just Do It." It's all fun stuff, so we're betting when Scout plays the North Star on Sunday, July 15, it'll be a good time, especially since Scout will be there supporting St. Vincent, which is the band of singer and multi-instrumentalist Annie Clark, who's played for such indie luminaries as The Polyphonic Spree and Sufjan Steven.

Let's start with Jesca Hoops. From what we briefly heard and read on her MySpace page, she sounded like an interesting singer/songwriter that should be supported. We even told you to get to The Polyphonic Spree's concert early to check out her out. After a very stern give-your-undivided-attention speech by The Polyphonic Spree's frontman, Tim DeLaughter, Hoops came on with her sparkly shirt-dress and acoustic guitar. After what seemed like an eternity she finally...

Last Friday, we decided to grab some food at World Cafe Live and enjoy the opening band, The Kin. We were headed off to The Polyphonic Spree later in the evening, but instead of the regular restaurant in Northern Liberties, we thought we would try something new. Not only was the food great (though they don't have many menu items) the entertainment was even better. The Kin are from Adelaide, Australia though they just...

We'll be honest. The main reason we want to see The Polyphonic Spree is to see how they logistically put together a concert with their twenty-four-plus-member band. Promoting peace with energized anthems and thoughtful ballads, The Polyphonic Spree will impress you with their music and symbolic clothing choices: this time, it's black military-style fatigues, replacing their well-known robes. Tim DeLaughter, the musical director and co-leader, Julie Doyle fuse strings, brass, choir into an exuberant rock-music orgy.

Phillyist loves giant bands with interchangeable members. Bands like The Polyphonic Spree, Belle and Sebastian, and The Hidden Cameras, to name a few. Well, there's another one you may not have heard of: Willard Grant Conspiracy, who will be performing Upstairs at the World Cafe Live tonight. The band has one consistent member and a lot of rotating musicians, and a harder, almost bluesy folk-rock sound than their other megagroup counterparts.

Her resume includes opening for acts such as Television, Xiu Xiu, and most recently, on her previous jaunt to Philadelphia, indie up and comers Midlake. You may also recognize her as one of The Polyphonic Spree. Or, perhaps you caught her as part of Sufjan Stevens’s touring band.