LOW BUDGETS, (ex-Dead Milkmen), Nixon's Head, M.Appeal, 10pm, $7, North Star Bar, 27th & Poplar Sts., 215-684-0808.
OLIVE, In Meeting House Theatre. May 18, 8pm, $8-$10., Community Education Center, 3500 Lancaster Ave., 215-387-1911.
QUICK STEP JOHN, Deep SX, Suburban Hoodz, Wisher, Garden Verge., Grape St. Pub, 105 Grape St., Manayunk, 215-483-7084.
RYE COALITION, w/Pleasure forever, Oneida, Aim of Conrad, 9pm $8, Khyber, 56 S. 2nd St., 215-238-5888.
UNDERTOW, Down Circle Back, Minus Bluff, Grape St. Pub, 105 Grape St., Manayunk, 215-483-7084.
friday 5/17
BARE JR., w/Grand Fabric, Cordalene, Polar Creep, 9:30pm, $8, Khyber, 56 S. 2nd St., 215-238-5888.
CREATURES OF THE GOLDEN DAWN, w/Little Steven's Favoritist Garage Band, Or So I'm told, 9pm, $4, Arch St. United Methodist Church, Broad & Arch Sts., 568-6250.
ECHOBRAIN, w/Helio Sequence, 9pm, $15, Theatre of Living Arts, 334 South St., 215-922-1011.
ELECTRIC WARRIORS, Spence Cafe, 29 E. Gay St., West Chester, PA, 610-738-8844.
EPIPHANY, w/Bet Williams, John Hodian, 9pm, $14, The Point, 880 W. Lancaster Ave., Bryn Mawr, 610-527-0988.
HATEBREED, w/E-town Concrete, Converge, God Forbid, A Life Once Lost, 7:30pm, $15, Electric Factory, 7th & Willow (between Spring Garden and Callowhill Sts.), 215-627-1332.
MARROW, 9pm, $5, Club Nostradamus, 17th and Green, 215-765-2777.
PALE REASON, w/ Suits Jones, Clear Channel, Heart Like Mine, The Nail, 2580 Haverford Ave., Ardmore, 610-649-NAIL.
PRETTY GIRLS MAKE GRAVES, w/The Panthers, My Friends Enemies, 10pm $8, North Star Bar, 27th & Poplar Sts., 215-684-0808.
SATAN'S RIFF RAFF, w/The Blessed Muthas, Party Wreckers, Primadonnaz, 8pm, $7, The Balcony at the Trocadero, 1003 Arch St., 215-922-LIVE.
WILLIE WALDMAN & ROB WASSERMAN, w/ Dr. Didg, NXNW, 7165 Germantown Ave., 215-248-1000.
saturday 5/18
AL GREEN, w/Ann Nesby, 9pm, $42.50-58.50, Tower Theater, 69th & Ludlow, Upper Darby, 215-352-0313. See Musicpicks on p. 37-39.
BRATWURST: A BENEFIT FOR BRAT PRODUCTIONS, W/Brothers Suggarillo, Strapping Fieldhands, Ty Cobb, 1929, Sand Family Lite, The War Diaries, Shadow Chang, Shards, 7pm, Khyber, 56 S. 2nd St., 215-238-5888.
CLUB AFRICA, 9pm, $5, Club Nostradamus, 17th and Green, 215-765-2777.
DARK STAR ORCHESTRA, 8:30pm, $17;$20, Electric Factory, 7th & Willow (between Spring Garden and Callowhill Sts.), 215-627-1332.
ED HARCOURT, w/Eileen Rose, 10pm, $12, North Star Bar, 27th & Poplar Sts., 215-684-0808.
GRANDMASTER FLASH, doors, 9 p.m., $20, Shampoo, between Seventh and Eighth sts. on Willow, 215-922-7500, www.shampooonline.com.See Musicpicks on p. 37-39.
ILLADELPH XPERIMENT,9 p.m.-2 a.m., $15-$20, The Locust Club, 1616 Locust St., 215-727-3743, www.squarebiz.org.See Musicpicks on p. 37-39.
PALE BY COMPARISON, w/Bent, Stephanies Religion, Sons of Mothers, The Nail, 2580 Haverford Ave., Ardmore, 610-649-NAIL.
ROB DICKENSON BAND, 9:30pm, no cover, McCloskey's Restaurant, 17 Cricket Ave., Ardmore, 610-642-9280.
SATANIC BUTT SLAYER, w/Paddy Wagon, C.A. McNulty, Jay Tartaglia. Brick House Studio, 501 W Washington St., Norristown Pa, 215-673-6117, 8pm, $10.
SUGARTOWN, w/The Day, Tantra, Sweetie, 8pm, $7, The Balcony at the Trocadero, 1003 Arch St., 215-922-LIVE.
SUPERSUCKERS, w/ Jesse Dayton, 8pm, $12, Trocadero, 1003 Arch St., 215-922-LIVE. See Musicpicks on p. 37-39.
ULTIMATE FAKEBOOK, w/Duvall, Breaking Pangea, 2pm, $10, Theatre of Living Arts, 334 South St., 215-922-1011. See Musicpicks on p. 37-39.
sunday 5/19
CANCER CONSPIRACY, w/ Audio Learning Center, Clairvoyants, +/-, 5pm, $7, The Fire, at Philadelphia Bar & Grille, 412 W. Girard St., 215-440-8515. See Musicpicks on p. 37-39.
CUL DE SAC, 9pm, Khyber, 56 S. 2nd St., 215-238-5888.
DAN MONTGOMERY, 9:30pm, no cover, McCloskey's Restaurant, 17 Cricket Ave., Ardmore, 610-642-9280.
INNOCENCE MISSION, 7pm,$18, Tin Angel, 20 S. 2nd St., 215-928-0978.
LOUDON WAINWRIGHT,III, w/ Suzzy & Maggie Roche, $9, Concerts Under the Stars, 175 W. Valley Forge Rd., King of Prussia, 610-265-1071.
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