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Published: Jan 23, 2008

James Mejia

You're going to laugh when you see this Toronto foursome's stage setup. Two foldout tables are placed next to one another, and dudes pile them with gear. Cables and laptops, antique tools, a tangled network of effects pedals. It'll look like the Holy Fuck is going to be the wankiest thing in the universe, but wait: They groove. Damn do they groove. Drummer Glenn Milchem keeps a steady backbeat and his bandmates' instrumental improv wanders, but never reaches noodling blip-bloop territory, since every stray noise serves the overall arrangement. You're going to laugh and dance your ass off.

—John Vettese

Sat., Jan. 26, 7:30 p.m., $16, with Super Furry Animals, Starlight Ballroom, 460 N. Ninth St., r5productions.com.

Formed officially in late 2005, OFS are on their grind to establish themselves as familiar faces in the local underground. Individual artists for a few years, MCs ?-Not, Perk Money and Rockz will take the stage at Tipsy's Bar and Lounge, performing material from mix tapes Beat Hackerz Volume 1 (2006) and 2 (2007), and giving a preview of Volume 3. They'll be sharing the time with their homie, producer/MC S.U.P. from independent record label Evialicer.

—Deesha Dyer

Sat., Jan. 26, 9 p.m., $5, with S.U.P., Tipsy's Bar and Lounge, 3904 Frankford Ave., myspace.com/ofs2006.

Third wave '90s alt-rock had one thing going for it: distortion. Remember that Hum single, the way the first big guitar chord unfurled, wrapped itself around your head, engulfed everything in fuzz and static and thump-a-thump-a noise as singer Matt Talbott murmured, "She's out back counting STAARRRS!" Yeah. That was awesome. Philly kids Hans the Double dug through the dreck of this era to rediscover the goodness overdrive has to offer, using their Vessels EP to rock out Billy Corgan-style, toss off the odd prog solo and show us that loud amps still work outside the stoner metal world.

—John Vettese

Wed., Jan. 30, 8 p.m., $8, with Music for Headphones, the Sobriquets and Petland, Khyber, 56 S. Second St., 215-238-5888, thekhyber.com.

In between serving his signature "block and fall" drink and gripping up anybody caught tagging the venue, Beat Garden manager Big O will be co-hosting the second installment of the Money Folders hip-hop showcase. This edition welcomes a packed roster, including Jersey's Slim DSM, the Flight Brothers and Scanz, whose debut just dropped on Rawkus.

—Deesha Dyer

Fri., Jan. 25, 10 p.m., $10 (women free before 10:30 p.m.), with DJ Gravity, S-Five, MAGr, Slim DSM, Expo, Flight Brothers, Scanz, Triple Nicklez and Ask?, hosted by Big O and 2ew Gunn Ciz, Arts Garage, 1535 Ridge Ave., 215-765-2702, beatgardenentertainment.com.

Drummer David King's other trio is in many ways the mirror image of his more well-known gig with The Bad Plus. Where TBP is a jazz trio who bend, spindle and mutilate pop music to their own delightfully snarky ends, Happy Apple has the feel of a garage band who suddenly discovered an aptitude for improvisation, and likes to show it off, retaining a snarl of offhanded rock form. Regardless of what you want to call it, King, saxophonist Michael Lewis and bassist Erik Fratzke will most likely play their, and rock your, ass off.

—Shaun Brady

Sat., Jan. 26, 8 p.m., $12, International House, 3701 Chestnut St., 215-387-5125, arsnovaworkshop.com.

Tempesta di Mare

Don't feel bad if you haven't heard of Johann Gottlieb Janitsch, a court composer of Frederick the Great. His music was saved from destruction during World War II by the Russian army, only to languish in storage in the Ukraine for a generation. Oops! It's out again, and you can sample it this weekend in fine, period-instrument renditions.

—Peter Burwasser

Fri., Jan. 25, 8 p.m., Trinity Episcopal Church, Rte. 320, Swarthmore; Sat., Jan. 26, 8 p.m., Old St. Joseph's, 321 Willings Alley; free (but tickets required), 215-755-8776, tempestadimare.org.

R&B/SOUL

Boyz II Men

The three remaining members of Boyz II Men continue to harmonize across the globe. Sporting ties, suit jacket and denim shorts, the hometown group contributed greatly to the New Jack swing era in 1991 with the album, Cooleyhighharmony. Recent effort, Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA (Universal), covers popular cuts from the label's golden era, but it's their original material that makes us proud to call them Philly boys.

—Deesha Dyer

Fri., Jan. 25, 8 p.m., $39.50-$59.50, with Angie Stone, Tower Theater, 19 S. 69th St., Upper Darby, 610-352-2887, livenation.com.

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