Former Be Your Own Pet singer Jemina Pearl still rules the mic on her solo debut, Break It Up (Ecstatic Peace), while ex-BYOP drummer John Eatherly plays just about everything else. The somewhat-less-rambunctious pace may reflect their relative maturity (Pearl's 22, Eatherly turns 20 in March), but it sounds like someone's been digging through old LPs by Suzi Quatro, The Runaways and Kiss.
Fri., Feb. 12, 9 p.m., $10, with The Successful Failures and The Edison Proposal, M Room, 15 W. Girard Ave., 215-739-5577, themanhattanroom.com.
Tue., Feb. 16, 9 p.m., $10, with Conversations With Enemies and The Daredevil Christopher Wright, Johnny Brenda's, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 215-739-9684, johnnybrendas.com.
I do like that Jemina Pearl album, though. Good stuff.