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DiPinto Rides Again: It seems like only months ago that DiPinto Guitars announced they were moving from the south side of Second and Market to the north side. That’s because it was. After some wrangling with the new landlord, Chris DiPinto (also known as Wastoid’s axe man) decided to close up shop on the north side of Second and Market and head to the hip fringe of Northern Liberties. The new DiPinto Guitars at 631 N. Second St. (215-923-2353) will have that "Cadillac Showroom" grass wallpaper just like you remember. All of you scrappy post-indie rockers looking for that exotic, dime-store six-string can stop by the grand reopening party on Friday, July 16, from 4 to 7 p.m.

Waiting on Warners: The members of Perils of Pauline have given Warner Bros./Reprise Records the demos they recorded with Shelly Yakus and Mike Musmanno as part of a development deal. As you might expect, Yakus and Mussmano couched the mod rockers in a clean, reverent, mid-’60s-style production for songs that call to mind the rollicking side of the Kinks and Small Faces, with a pinch of Supergrass post-punk grit. Would you sign them? Check out Perils of Pauline on Saturday, July 17, at The Khyber (with Casino Royale) and decide for yourself. I hear some very strong verses and bridges in these tracks, but if it were my company, I might send the band back to the studio to find a chorus or two.

Darla’s Latest Treats: Along with offerings from Apples in Stereo, Louis Philippe and Sushi, the latest sampler from the Darla label, Little Darla has a Treat for You Vol. 12, includes tracks by Philly artists, released by the local Fuzzy Box label via Darla distribution: Tleilaxu, Pacifica and Flowtron. On "Sick," Tleilaxu (which features DJ Crasta, who spins at Silk City every Saturday night) lays down blissful, dub ’n’ bass beats with sparse layers of keyboard. A Tleilaxu full-length is scheduled for release in September. Pacifica’s drum ’n’ bass beats pop a little more frantically manic on "Fresh." Gentle oscillators swoosh intermittently while a verbal sample occasionally jumps into the mix. Bob Brown remixes Flowtron’s "Tickle My Dolphin." Sean O’Neal explains that his work under the name Flowchart is more serious and experimental while "Flowtron is our way of selling out to the rave scene." Synthesizer-generated tribal beats propel the sparse remix of "Tickle My Dolphin," making for the most memorable Philly offering on the compilation. Whether or not it will bring in those rave dollars is another question.

—Neil Gladstone