Rock/Pop

thursday 12/7

• ALRIGHT JUNIOR with Jealousy Curve, The Flood, Fire by Night, Josh Olmstead and The Trick & Candles, 8:15pm, $5, Grape Street, 4100 Main St., Manayunk, 215-487-1226.
• BAYSIDE with The Junior Varsity & Melee, 7:30pm, $12, First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St., 866-468-7619.
• CHERRY POPPIN' DADDIES, 8pm, $29.50, Sellersville Theater, 136 N. Main St., Sellersville, 215-257-5808.
• D. MOCEAN with Mutation Collapse, Bunny Brains, Nathan Whipple & XPPL, 7:30pm, $5, Space 1026, 1026 Arch St., 2nd floor, 215-574-7630.
• DARK STAR ORCHESTRA, 8pm, $28.50, Keswick Theatre, Easton Rd. & Keswick Ave., Glenside, 215-572-7650.
• DAYS AWAY with Unlikely Cowboy, Except After Sea & Boss Tweed, 9pm, $8, Khyber, 56 S. 2nd St., 215-238-5888.
• HEZEKIAH JONES with Barbra Gettes & Lantern Jaw, 9pm, $6, The Fire, 412 W. Girard Ave., 267-671-9298.
• LUPE FIASCO, 8pm, FREE, Trocadero, 1003 Arch St., 215-922-LIVE.
• PERNICE BROTHERS with Elvis Perkins & Bitter Bitter Weeks, 9pm, $10, Johnny Brenda's, Frankford and Girard aves., 215-739-9684.
• PHOSPHORESCENT with Hoots & Hellmouth, Doublehorse! & Canadian Invasion, 9pm, $8, North Star Bar, 27th & Poplar sts., 215-787-0488.
• SLO-MO AND BEN ARNOLD with Trishia O'Keefe, Sarsparilla & Clock Radio, 7pm, $5-$10, Crefeld School, 8836 Crefeld St., 215-242-5545.
• SUBLIMINAL CRIMINALS, $5, Rex's Bar, 344 W. Gay St., West Chester, 610-696-7769.
friday 12/8
• ALL OUT WAR with Merauder, Hard Response, Everyday Dollars & Diehard, 7:30pm, $10, First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St., 866-468-7619.
• ASHLEY PHILLIPS with Kilo, Sata Fe Collective & Naeemah, 9pm, $7, The Fire, 412 W. Girard Ave., 267-671-9298.
• BARRY & THE PENETRATORS with Myrtle Ave, 7pm, $10, Stone Pony, 913 Ocean Ave., Asbury Park, NJ, 201-988-7177.
• BLUE COLLAR with T.S.U., Zodiac, Enfield, Synged & Throws Like a Girl, 6pm, $15, Trocadero, 1003 Arch St., 215-922-LIVE.
• CYNTHIA G. MASON with Larry D. Brown, Amy Pickard & Joshua Marcus, 7:30pm, $5, Philadelphia Ethical Society, 1906 S. Rittenhouse Sq., 215-735-3456.
• FOUR TOPS HOLIDAY SHOW, 9pm, $22.60, Trump Marina, Huron Ave. & Brigantine Blvd., Atlantic City, NJ, 609-441-2000.
• GENTLEMEN CHRIST with Music for Headphones, Gemini Wolf & LO Power Plane, 9pm, $8, Khyber, 56 S. 2nd St., 215-238-5888.
• GOODBYE BEARD with Admiral Eggplant, 9:30pm, Millcreek Tavern, 42nd St. & Chester Ave., 215-222-9194.
• HEROES ANONYMOUS, 10pm, $5, Triumph Brewing Company, 400 Union Sq., New Hope, 215-862-8300.
• MARK FURMAN BAND, 10pm, $3, Dawson Street Pub, 100 Dawson St., Manayunk, 215-482-5677.
• OVER THE RHINE, 9pm, $20-$22, Theatre of Living Arts, 334 South St., 215-922-1011.
• PAT MCGEE BAND & FRIENDS, 9pm, $20, North Star Bar, 27th & Poplar sts., 215-787-0488.
• PAWNSHOP ROSES with Peppers Ghost, The End of Radio, Preston Swift & Adam Neely, 8:15pm, $10, Grape Street, 4100 Main St., Manayunk, 215-487-1226.
• PHILLY FOR CHILDREN BENEFIT SHOW featuring Peelander Z, Loafass, the Handsome Petes, A-Division, The Ray Gradys, New Topic and host Dirty Diamond, $5-$8, Barbary Saloon, Delaware & Frankford Ave., 215-423-8342.
• PISSED JEANS with Arboreteum & Leprechaun Catering, 9:30pm, $8, Johnny Brenda's, Frankford and Girard aves., 215-739-9684.
• RAQ, 10pm, $10-$12, North By Northwest, 7165 Germantown Ave., 215-248-1000.
• TIT PATROL with Teeth of Mammals, $5, Rex's Bar, 344 W. Gay St., West Chester, 610-696-7769.
• TRENT TOMLINSON, 8pm, $12-$14, Crocodile Rock, 520 W. Hamilton St., Allentown, 610-434-4600.
saturday 12/9
• THE ART OF PRINCE featuring Paul Green School of Rock Music, 3pm, $10, Downstairs at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St., 215-222-1400.
• ASOBI SEKSU with The Lulls & A Study in Her, 9pm, $8, Khyber, 56 S. 2nd St., 215-238-5888.
• AUSTRALIAN PINK FLOYD, 8pm, $39.50, Tower Theater, 69th & Ludlow sts., Upper Darby, 215-352-0313.
• BOY WONDER'S BIRTHDAY BASH featuring The Solitary System, Riverside, Outset, Laura Cheadle, Nichole Lynn & Boy Wonder, 8pm, $6-$8, Upstairs at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St., 215-222-1400.
• CIARA, 9pm, $22-$32, House of Blues, 801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ, 609-236-2583.
• CIRKESTRA, 8pm, $3, Wired Gallery, 520 Main St., Bethlehem, 610-317-8010.
• THE CREATORS OF S.O.A.P. IN CONCERT featuring The Thunder of the E-Street Band, Garry Tallent, Vini Lopez, Ken Pentifallo, Donne Lowell, Billy Ryan & the Bluescasters, Steel Mill Retro, Norman Seldin, Billy Lucia, John Consoli, Gary Arntz, Jim Cattanach, Fast Eddie, Nicky Addeo, Rick DeSarno, Jay Pilling, Lance Larson, Bill Chinnock, Mickey Holiday, Lisa Lowell, Patsy Siciliano, Same Siciliano, Anthony Mirabile & Craig Krampt, 8pm, $15, Stone Pony, 913 Ocean Ave., Asbury Park, NJ, 201-988-7177.
• CROSSTOWN TRAFFICE, 10pm, $3, Dawson Street Pub, 100 Dawson St., Manayunk, 215-482-5677.
• KELLY BELL BAND with Status Green, The Grundles, Seeking Homer & The Frequency Holders, 8:15pm, $10, Grape Street, 4100 Main St., Manayunk, 215-487-1226.
• MARAH with The Shalitas & Adam and Dave's Bloodline, 9pm, $18-$20, Theatre of Living Arts, 334 South St., 215-922-1011.
• PAT MCGEE BAND & FRIENDS, 9pm, $20, North Star Bar, 27th & Poplar sts., 215-787-0488.
• RED ROCKET, 9:30pm, Millcreek Tavern, 42nd St. & Chester Ave., 215-222-9194.
• RED ROOSTER, 8:30pm, $7, Puck, 1 Printer's Alley, Doylestown, 215-348-9000.
• ROBBERS ON HIGH STREET with Dirty On Purpose, Office & Our Kid, 9pm, $8, Johnny Brenda's, Frankford and Girard aves., 215-739-9684.
• SAINT CAINE with Quicksand Jaggernaut & Bucket, $5, Rex's Bar, 344 W. Gay St., West Chester, 610-696-7769.
• SIZZLA with Precious & Wareika Hill, 9pm, $29-$36, Trocadero, 1003 Arch St., 215-922-LIVE.
• STEVE FORBERT with Terence Martin, 8pm, $23.50, Sellersville Theater, 136 N. Main St., Sellersville, 215-257-5808.
• TRESSELS with Falkonr, The Alphabetical Order & North Star Infinite, 9pm, $7, The Fire, 412 W. Girard Ave., 267-671-9298.
sunday 12/10
• THE ADEPT with When Skies Fall, Nothing Graceful & NU World Disorder, 6pm, $10, The Balcony at the Trocadero, 1003 Arch St., 215-922-LIVE.
• THE ART OF PRINCE featuring Paul Green School of Rock Music, 3pm, $10, Downstairs at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St., 215-222-1400.
• AUSTRALIAN PINK FLOYD, 8pm, $39.50, Tower Theater, 69th & Ludlow sts., Upper Darby, 215-352-0313.
• THE DRAMA CLUB, 6pm, $8-$12, Crocodile Rock, 520 W. Hamilton St., Allentown, 610-434-4600.
• ICE CUBE, 9pm, $22-$32, House of Blues, 801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ, 609-236-2583.
• THE LOCAL MATINEE with Sixteen Star General, This is How People Get Shot & Colour Reporter, 2pm, $10, Stone Pony, 913 Ocean Ave., Asbury Park, NJ, 201-988-7177.
• PNUMA TRIO with Bodega, 8pm, $8-$10, North Star Bar, 27th & Poplar sts., 215-787-0488.
• SON OF A GUN with The New Rivals & Women, 8pm, $7, Khyber, 56 S. 2nd St., 215-238-5888.
• SUZY BOGGUSS with Craig Bickhardt, 7:30pm, $39.50, Sellersville Theater, 136 N. Main St., Sellersville, 215-257-5808.
• WE ARE SCIENTISTS with Oxford Collapse, The Grates, 7:30pm, $14, First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St., 866-468-7619.
• ZACK, 10pm, $3, Dawson Street Pub, 100 Dawson St., Manayunk, 215-482-5677.
monday 12/11
• JEREMY HOLLIS, 10pm, $3, Dawson Street Pub, 100 Dawson St., Manayunk, 215-482-5677.
tuesday 12/12
• ARCHER PREWITT with Angela Desveaux, Honeychurch & Ponie Heart, 8pm, $8, Khyber, 56 S. 2nd St., 215-238-5888.
• THE BEACH BOYS HOLIDAY SHOW 6 & 8:30pm, $49-$69, Scottish Rite Auditorium, 315 White Horse Pike, Collingswood, NJ, 609-983-2566.
• BOUND STEMS with Rahim, 9:30pm, $7, Johnny Brenda's, Frankford and Girard aves., 215-739-9684.
• KIDNAPKIN with The Foundry, Derek James & The Williamboyz, 8:15pm, $5, Grape Street, 4100 Main St., Manayunk, 215-487-1226.
• SPOONS FOR ADAM with Cool Kids Going to the Beach, DayGlow & Val Emmich, $8, Manhattan Room, 15 W. Girard Ave., 215-739-5577.
wednesday 12/13
• BRADDIGAN Todd Martin & Ryan Heenan, 8pm, $13-$17, Upstairs at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St., 215-222-1400.
• THE COLOUR, 7pm, $8-$10, North Star Bar, 27th & Poplar sts., 215-787-0488.
• DMONSTRATIONS, 8pm, $8, Khyber, 56 S. 2nd St., 215-238-5888.
• GWAR with The Red Chord, Bloody Chrackdown & Municipal Waste, 7:30pm, $17.50-$20, House of Blues, 801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ, 609-236-2583.
• THE LEMONHEADS with Vietnam & Hymns, 8pm, $20, North Star Bar, 27th & Poplar sts., 215-787-0488.
• Q102 JINGLE BALL 2006 featuring the Pussycat Dolls, Nelly Furtado, Nich Lachey, The Fray, JoJo, Rihanna and Chingy & Cherish, 6pm, $49.50-$65, Tweeter Center, Delaware River Waterfront, Camden, NJ, 609-635-1445.
• RODRIGO Y GABRIELA, 8pm, $20, Theatre of Living Arts, 334 South St., 215-922-1011.
• SURGEON with Fractals, 9pm, $6, The Fire, 412 W. Girard Ave., 267-671-9298.
thursday 12/14
• THE EX with Aloha & DJ Rupture, 8pm, $12, First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St., 866-468-7619.
• MATISYAHU with Moshav Band, 9pm, $30, Theatre of Living Arts, 334 South St., 215-922-1011.
• PANDA RIOT with Colour Revolt, The Tiddies & The Collingwood, 9pm, $8, Khyber, 56 S. 2nd St., 215-238-5888.
• PRIMADONNA with September, 9pm, FREE, Upstairs at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St., 215-222-1400.
• SINNERS SAINTS with Randori, Stellarbelly, Stillicide & Shotgun Etiquette, 8:15pm, $5, Grape Street, 4100 Main St., Manayunk, 215-487-1226.
• SUBLIMINAL CRIMINALS, $5, Rex's Bar, 344 W. Gay St., West Chester, 610-696-7769.
• THE TROLLEYVOX with Matt Keating, J. Roddy Walston & The Business, 9:30pm, $8, Johnny Brenda's, Frankford and Girard aves., 215-739-9684.