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Lord of Discord
World-famous Japanese pianist Ryuichi Sakamoto reintroduces himself to America with a self-duet.
by A.D. Amorosi
There will be two Yamaha concert grand pianos on the Keswick stage on Sunday, but only one piano player. With Ryuichi Sakamoto, that's all you need.

Music Picks:
Raul Malo
Mon., Oct. 18, 7:30 p.m., $29.50-$44.50, with Shannon Whitworth, World Café Live, 3025 Walnut St., 215-222-1400, worldcafelive.com.
by Mary Armstrong
Raul Malo went to Texas to record his latest, but Saints and Sinners echoes with some of that midcentury Nashville sound.

Extra Lens
Tue., Oct. 19, 8 p.m., $18, with John Vanderslice, Tin Angel, 20 S. Second St., 215-928-0770, tinangel.com.
by Matthew Hotz
Somewhere in the overlapping part of their Venn diagram, Darnielle and Bruno collaborated as The Extra Glenns on a few songs released on Shrimper compilation cassettes.

First Aid Kit
Tue., Oct. 19, 9 p.m., $10-$12, with Ferraby Lionheart and Sisters 3, Johnny Brenda's, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 877-435-9849, johnnybrendas.com.
by Patrick Rapa
Sometimes First Aid Kit sound like they're riding the tiny, pretty wave of modern folk-pop.

Till Fellner
Tue., Oct. 19, 8 p.m., $10-$27, Kimmel Center, 300 S. Broad St., 215-569-8080, pcmsconcerts.org.
by Peter Burwasser
In the lineages of the classical music world, being an important student of the great pianist Alfred Brendel is a big deal.

Hang The DJ:
In Bloom
Brandon Flowers' Flamingo
by J. Edward Keyes
Of all of Brandon Flowers ' gifts — and there are many — the best, by far, is his fearlessness.

Music Picks:
Frankie Rose and the Outs
Wed., Oct. 20, 8 p.m., $8 with Woven Bones, Reading Rainbow, Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St., 215-291-4919, kungfunecktie.com.
by K. Ross Hoffman
Frankie Rose has played, sung and written songs for some of the buzziest bands — both sonically and reception-wise — of the past couple years.

Two Door Cinema Club/Penguin Prison
Thu., Oct. 14, 8 p.m., $13, with Grouplove, First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St., 866-468-7619, r5productions.com.
by K. Ross Hoffman
The way these things go, these fresh-faced purveyors of fizzy electro-pop blog-fodder could be headlining the Mann next summer.

Dangerous Ponies
Fri., Oct. 15, 7 p.m., $5-$7, with Arrah and the Ferns, Sisters 3, Philly AIDS Thrift Warehouse, 514 Bainbridge St., 215-922-3186.
by John Vettese
We underestimate Dangerous Ponies by calling them "pop."

The Heavy/Mayer Hawthorne and the County
Sat., Oct. 16, 9 p.m., $29, with Childish Gambino, TLA, 334 South St., 215-922-1011, livenation.com.
by K. Ross Hoffman
The Heavy, who hail from the awesomely-named U.K. town of Noid, resurrect an electrified, Anglified take on Afro-American roots forms.

MUSIC . Blog Posts
ADVENTURES OF AN OPEN-MIKER: Mugshots Coffeehouse in Fairmount
by Matt Cantor
809 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
810 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
810 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
811 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
811 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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Fri., Oct. 15, 7 p.m., $5-$7, with Arrah and the Ferns, Sisters 3, Philly AIDS Thrift Warehouse, 514 Bainbridge St., 215-922-3186.
by John Vettese
We underestimate Dangerous Ponies by calling them "pop."
Tue., Oct. 19, 8 p.m., $18, with John Vanderslice, Tin Angel, 20 S. Second St., 215-928-0770, tinangel.com.
by Matthew Hotz
Somewhere in the overlapping part of their Venn diagram, Darnielle and Bruno collaborated as The Extra Glenns on a few songs released on Shrimper compilation cassettes.
Tue., Oct. 19, 9 p.m., $10-$12, with Ferraby Lionheart and Sisters 3, Johnny Brenda's, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 877-435-9849, johnnybrendas.com.
by Patrick Rapa
Sometimes First Aid Kit sound like they're riding the tiny, pretty wave of modern folk-pop.
Wed., Oct. 20, 8 p.m., $8 with Woven Bones, Reading Rainbow, Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St., 215-291-4919, kungfunecktie.com.
by K. Ross Hoffman
Frankie Rose has played, sung and written songs for some of the buzziest bands — both sonically and reception-wise — of the past couple years.
Mon., Oct. 18, 7:30 p.m., $29.50-$44.50, with Shannon Whitworth, World Café Live, 3025 Walnut St., 215-222-1400, worldcafelive.com.
by Mary Armstrong
Raul Malo went to Texas to record his latest, but Saints and Sinners echoes with some of that midcentury Nashville sound.
Sat., Oct. 16, 9 p.m., $29, with Childish Gambino, TLA, 334 South St., 215-922-1011, livenation.com.
by K. Ross Hoffman
The Heavy, who hail from the awesomely-named U.K. town of Noid, resurrect an electrified, Anglified take on Afro-American roots forms.
Tue., Oct. 19, 8 p.m., $10-$27, Kimmel Center, 300 S. Broad St., 215-569-8080, pcmsconcerts.org.
by Peter Burwasser
In the lineages of the classical music world, being an important student of the great pianist Alfred Brendel is a big deal.
Thu., Oct. 14, 8 p.m., $13, with Grouplove, First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St., 866-468-7619, r5productions.com.
by K. Ross Hoffman
The way these things go, these fresh-faced purveyors of fizzy electro-pop blog-fodder could be headlining the Mann next summer.
 
 
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