Thursday, 1/31: Public Enemy and The Roots
The Trocadero, All Ages
Go down to Chinatown and catch the Artists For Heat benefit concert, featuring hip hop legends Public Enemy and The Roots and a special DJ set from Ali Shaheed Muhammad of A Tribe Called Quest. All proceeds from the concert benefit families who need heat during the winter months. $37.50
Friday, 2/1:
Bob Mould
World Cafe Live, All Ages
Check out WXPN's Free at Noon series, weekly concerts at the station every Friday at, well, noon. This week's edition features Bob Mould of Hüsker Dü performing some of his solo work. And the best part? It's free.
MASSIVE 4
The Rotunda, All Ages
Later that evening, stay on campus and head to the Rotunda (40th and Walnut) for an evening of experimental music that will undoubtedly stretch your mind as much as it stretches your ears. You might not be used to the psych-folk drones of WZT Hearts, Wet Hair, Teeth Mountain or Memes, but for only a few bucks you can experience a night of music like no other. Get there right when doors open at 7:30 p.m. to catch the "laptop goodness" of Penn students Steve McLaughlin and Matt Abess in Prince Hand vs. Prince Hand. $5
Saturday, 2/2: Spinto Band
Johnny Brenda's, 21+
Y-Rock and WXPN present a night of music featuring Spinto Band, supported by the Whigs and Plants and Animals. This six-piece turns out catchy indie-pop that is impossible not to dance to. $10 in advance, $12 day of show
Sunday, 2/3: Dan Deacon
First Unitarian Church, All Ages
Fresh off of touring with Penn favorite Girl Talk, Dan Deacon brings the dance party back to the City of Brotherly Love, supported by Philadelphia's Mincemeat or Tenspeed and Jeff Brown Duplex. The show will feature a special screening of Ultimate Reality, a Deacon composition paired with a video collage of Arnold Schwarzenegger films. If you want to catch this extravaganza, you should get your tickets soon. Street predicts this one will sell out. $10 in advance, $12 day of show
