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Joey DeFrancesco

On his last Concord album, Falling in Love Again, the organist teamed up with an unlikely partner: actor Joe Pesci, singing throatily under the pseudonym "Joe Doggs." Here DeFrancesco makes a hometown stop without vocals, partway through a world tour. Pesci may not be here, but don't worry -- Joey D, capo of the Hammond B-3, has been known to croon capably himself. --Kyle Parker

Fri.-Sat., Nov. 28-29, 8-10 p.m., $20, Zanzibar Blue, Broad and Walnut sts., 215-732-4500.

Rock/Pop

Liars

The last Liars record began as a Gang of Four tribute and ended with a hissing half-hour noise collage. Pretentious? Well, yeah. Wait till you hear the next one, They Were Wrong, So We Drowned. The only similarity is ironic song titles. Otherwise, it's a conscious stab at Sonic Youth histrionics, only with disembodied vocals and floating instrumentation. It doesn't get much saucier. --Andrew Parks

Sat., Nov. 29, 3 p.m., $8, all ages, with Young People, First Unitarian Church, 22nd and Chestnut sts., 800-594-TIXX.

Rock/Pop

Lauren Hart

It's been too easy to identify Lauren Hart by her life experiences instead of her music: ex-gal pal of John Bolaris, Flyers' National Anthem singer, daughter of radio icon Gene Hart, cancer survivor. But her second CD, the aptly titled Girl Keeps On, puts the focus squarely on Hart's soulful pipes, hopeful lyrics and soft-rock sound, which has a nice, sharp edge on stage. --Nicole Pensiero

Sat., Nov. 29, 7 and 10 p.m., $12, with John Faye, The Point, 880 W. Lancaster Ave., Bryn Mawr, 610-527-0988.

Rock/Pop

Mono

With its frantic power chords and fractal harmonics, Mono -- noisy Japanese guys once signed to John Zorn's Tzadik label -- could seem a cross between Merzbow and King Crimson. But take into consideration the quieter parts of the new One Step More and You Die (Arena Rock), a spacier record, literally and figuratively. Here, the gorgeous crunch of "Where Am I" meets the slow screw-turning tension of "A Speeding Car" for a gentle crash more pleasing than a J.G. Ballard novel.--A.D. Amorosi

Thu., Nov. 27, 9 p.m., $8, with Can/Am Connection and Arkitekchur, The Khyber, 56 S. Second St., 215-238-5888.

Guitar Summit

Acoustic/Folk

Guitarists, don't miss this chance to polish your chops. Our two National Guitar champs, Rolly Brown (fingerpicking) and Mark Cosgrove (flatpicking), are having their 10th post-bird day reunion -- with guest Celtic guitar genius Tony McManus -- this Saturday. The afternoon brings intimate workshops, the evening a similarly relaxed concert. --Mary Armstrong

Sat., Nov. 29, workshops 1-4 p.m., $20, concert 8 p.m., $60, $70 for both, Buckingham Friends School, Routes 202 and 263, Lahaska, 215-297-9660, www.rollybrown.com.

Rock/Pop

FoxyContin

I don't want to lie and say I liked his '80s ensemble, Electric Love Muffin (though 1987's Playdoh Meathook has its charms). But Rich Kaufmann learned enough about sad-eyed songwriting while teamed with Kevin Karg for the country-fried, tear-soaked Rolling Hayseeds to know how to make noisy, guttural, disillusioned pop-punk with his first band in some time, FoxyContin. Look for ex-Sonny Sixkiller skin man Lance Crow to rage through what Kaufmann promises will be "no sensitive-singer-songwriter-singing-about-the-state-of-parenthood here." Good.--A.D. Amorosi

Mon., Dec. 1, 10 p.m., $5, with Nite Lights, Silk City, Fifth and Spring Garden sts., 215-592-8838.