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Reverse Engineering
South Philly hip-hop producer Haj reinvents the frontman.
by John Vettese
Haji Rana Pinya has a tough time explaining his Philadelphia hip-hop project to the casual listener.

Music Picks:
The New Pornographers
Mon., June 21, 7 p.m., $27, with The Dodos and The Dutchess & the Duke, Trocadero, 1003 Arch St., 215-922-6888, thetroc.com.

by Patrick Rapa
File all that cold, minimalist no-fi noise back in the crates. It's summer — time to go huge, happy and catchy.

Thao and Mirah with The Most of All
Mon., June 21, 8 p.m., $13-$14, with These United States, First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St., 877-435-9849, r5productions.com.

by M.J. Fine
Following a successful pairing at San Francisco's Noise Pop Festival earlier this year, two of indie rock's most captivating performers are taking the show on the road.

Neutral Uke Hotel
Tue., June 22, 8 p.m., $8, with The Spotted Atrocious, Ukulele Orchestra and Solved with Science, The Khyber, 56 S. Second St., 215-238-5888, thekhyber.com.

by Patrick Rapa
Yeah, yeah, Neutral Milk Hotel was amazing, but do we need to be so glum and reverent?

Aid or Invade:
Nigeria!
So infectious it should come with directions to the free clinic.
by Rodney Anonymous
If the song "Awa Na Re" doesn't stir something inside you, then you are dead. Stop reading and lie down.

One Track Mind:
Pernice Brothers
"Bechamel"
by Patrick Rapa
The new Goodbye, Killer is a wonderful specimen of acoustic pop.

Album Reviews
Nina Natasia | Crystal Castles | Dot Allison

Music Picks:
Danzig
Sat., June 19, 7 p.m., $28, Trocadero, 1003 Arch St., 215-922-6888, thetroc.com.

by Patrick Rapa
I first saw Danzig years ago, at one of those early indoor Ozzfests, and damned if the dude didn't open with "Mother."

The Golden Filter
Sat., June 19, 7:30 p.m., $10, with Hundred in the Hands, Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St., 215-291-4919, kungfunecktie.com.

by K. Ross Hoffman
They've crafted one of the more assured, subtle and strikingly pleasant synth-dance debuts in recent memory

Crossing Over
Want to describe Nu Directions? You better have plenty of hyphens.
by Shaun Brady
"Not one person is a strict straight-ahead jazz player or a strict orchestral musician; everybody's got a pretty varied background."

Music Picks:
Tia Fuller
Fri., June 18, 5:45 and 7:15 p.m., free with museum admission of $16, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Parkway, 215-763-8100, philamuseum.org.

by Shaun Brady
Tia Fuller is determined to make herself heard.

Disappears
Thu., June 17, 7:30 p.m., $8, with Woven Bones and Far-Out Fangtooth, Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St., 215-291-4919, kungfunecktie.com.

by K. Ross Hoffman
Nobody wears black leather jackets anymore, but I sure feel like I should when I'm strutting down the street with Disappears in my ears.

Eddy Current Suppression Ring
Thu., June 17, 9 p.m., $10, with Pissed Jeans and Pop. 1280, Johnny Brenda's, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 877-435-9849, johnnybrendas.com.

by K. Ross Hoffman
In one of the great rock 'n' roll origin myths of our time, some employees at a Melbourne record pressing plant started jamming at a Christmas party and decided to cut a 7-inch.

MUSIC . Blog Posts
ADVENTURES OF AN OPEN-MIKER: Mugshots Coffeehouse in Fairmount
by Matt Cantor
807 days ago
There were only six performers Tuesday night at Mugshots in Fairmount—and it was wonderful. Everyone got to play four or five songs, and »»
VIDEO REVIEW: Lady Gaga's "Born This Way"
by Massimo Pulcini
808 days ago
Alien outer space births, DMT trip sequences, facial spikes, and unicorns — what will she (err…Capital S-H-E) think of next? When Lady Gaga released »»
10 Track Mind: Playfully subversive
by Eric Schuman
808 days ago
I set my iPod on shuffle. Here’s where it led me … 1. Alice Cooper - “Teenage Lament ‘74” From Muscle Of Love, the last album where “Alice Cooper” referred »»
The Roots Picnic 2011 Lineup!
by Eric Schuman
809 days ago
Behold, the lineup for this year's Roots Picnic! As usual, it's anything but your average day-festival lineup. As always, The Roots Crew themselves will »»
CONCERT REVIEW: The Low Anthem @ First Unitarian Church, 2/25
by Matt Cantor
809 days ago
The Low Anthem got their timing right. At a moment when woodsy, Americana-inspired lyrics are approaching the mainstream (think Fleet Foxes, »»

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MUSIC . Picks
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Sat., June 19, 7 p.m., $28, Trocadero, 1003 Arch St., 215-922-6888, thetroc.com.

by Patrick Rapa
I first saw Danzig years ago, at one of those early indoor Ozzfests, and damned if the dude didn't open with "Mother."
Thu., June 17, 7:30 p.m., $8, with Woven Bones and Far-Out Fangtooth, Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St., 215-291-4919, kungfunecktie.com.

by K. Ross Hoffman
Nobody wears black leather jackets anymore, but I sure feel like I should when I'm strutting down the street with Disappears in my ears.
Thu., June 17, 9 p.m., $10, with Pissed Jeans and Pop. 1280, Johnny Brenda's, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 877-435-9849, johnnybrendas.com.

by K. Ross Hoffman
In one of the great rock 'n' roll origin myths of our time, some employees at a Melbourne record pressing plant started jamming at a Christmas party and decided to cut a 7-inch.
Tue., June 22, 8 p.m., $8, with The Spotted Atrocious, Ukulele Orchestra and Solved with Science, The Khyber, 56 S. Second St., 215-238-5888, thekhyber.com.

by Patrick Rapa
Yeah, yeah, Neutral Milk Hotel was amazing, but do we need to be so glum and reverent?
Mon., June 21, 8 p.m., $13-$14, with These United States, First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St., 877-435-9849, r5productions.com.

by M.J. Fine
Following a successful pairing at San Francisco's Noise Pop Festival earlier this year, two of indie rock's most captivating performers are taking the show on the road.
Sat., June 19, 7:30 p.m., $10, with Hundred in the Hands, Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St., 215-291-4919, kungfunecktie.com.

by K. Ross Hoffman
They've crafted one of the more assured, subtle and strikingly pleasant synth-dance debuts in recent memory
Mon., June 21, 7 p.m., $27, with The Dodos and The Dutchess & the Duke, Trocadero, 1003 Arch St., 215-922-6888, thetroc.com.

by Patrick Rapa
File all that cold, minimalist no-fi noise back in the crates. It's summer — time to go huge, happy and catchy.
Fri., June 18, 5:45 and 7:15 p.m., free with museum admission of $16, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Parkway, 215-763-8100, philamuseum.org.

by Shaun Brady
Tia Fuller is determined to make herself heard.
 
 
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