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Music Picks:
Best Coast
Tue., Sept. 7, 8 p.m., $12-$13, with Cults and Slutever, First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St., 877-435-9849, r5productions.com.
by K. Ross Hoffman
"Fine, fresh, fierce" doesn't quite hit the mark.

Suite Spot:
The Glass House
The Kimmel Center celebrates a decade.
by Peter Burwasser
As the Kimmel Center observes its 10th anniversary this fall amid various and sundry controversies, it is impossible to deny it one high tribute: It has become the vital, beating heart of the Philadelphia classical music community.

Music Picks:
Delaware Valley Bluegrass Festival
Fri.-Sun., Sept. 3-5, $30-$85, Salem County Fairgrounds, Route 40, Woodstown, N.J., 302-321-6466, delawarevalleybluegrass.org.
by Mary Armstrong
In addition to pure bluegrass from legends like Dan Paisley, Friday offers a treat for kids: Riders in the Sky. Yes, from the Cartoon Network.

Hot Hot Heat
Sun., Sept. 5, 8 p.m., $15, with 22-20's and Hey Rosetta!, North Star Bar, 2639 Poplar St., 215-787-0488, northstarbar.com.
by K. Ross Hoffman
Future Breeds is more fun and more fierce than they've been in ages, a throwback to the jittery dance-punk firepower that earned them their name.

Marina & The Diamonds
Fri., Sept. 3, 8 p.m., $18-$26, with Young the Giant, World Café Live, 3025 Walnut St., 215-222-1400, worldcafelive.com.
by K. Ross Hoffman
Did I mention the melodies? Aw, shine on, you kerrrazy diamonds.

MUSIC . Blog Posts
by Matt Cantor
449 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 »»
by Massimo Pulcini
450 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 »»
by Eric Schuman
450 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 »»
by Eric Schuman
451 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 »»
by Matt Cantor
451 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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Tue., Sept. 7, 8 p.m., $12-$13, with Cults and Slutever, First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St., 877-435-9849, r5productions.com.
by K. Ross Hoffman
"Fine, fresh, fierce" doesn't quite hit the mark.
Fri.-Sun., Sept. 3-5, $30-$85, Salem County Fairgrounds, Route 40, Woodstown, N.J., 302-321-6466, delawarevalleybluegrass.org.
by Mary Armstrong
In addition to pure bluegrass from legends like Dan Paisley, Friday offers a treat for kids: Riders in the Sky. Yes, from the Cartoon Network.
Sun., Sept. 5, 8 p.m., $15, with 22-20's and Hey Rosetta!, North Star Bar, 2639 Poplar St., 215-787-0488, northstarbar.com.
by K. Ross Hoffman
Future Breeds is more fun and more fierce than they've been in ages, a throwback to the jittery dance-punk firepower that earned them their name.
Fri., Sept. 3, 8 p.m., $18-$26, with Young the Giant, World Café Live, 3025 Walnut St., 215-222-1400, worldcafelive.com.
by K. Ross Hoffman
Did I mention the melodies? Aw, shine on, you kerrrazy diamonds.
 
 
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