Friday, April 17
Pianos Become the Teeth / Loma Prieta / Gates
First Unitarian Church ($12)
We hear you can get a great study spot in Van Pelt during the Fling Headliner’s show, but where’s the fun in that? Instead of sticking it to the man by getting ahead in school, show everyone at Penn how anti–establishment you really are by heading to Philly’s favorite DIY venue. When you post an Instagram video of Pianos Become the Teeth’s heavy grunge set, all your friends at Kesha just might get jealous. Or blackout. Same thing.
The Mowgli’s / Fences / Hippo Campus
Union Transfer ($15)
Dig pop, but don’t dig Fling’s $50 pricetag? Check out The Mowgli’s, a Los Angeles nine piece that bleeds the fun, California heat we’ve all been wishing for this winter. If you like bands like Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Grouplove or Walk The Moon, head down to Union Transfer on Friday night.
Saturday, April 18
Girlpool / Sad Actor / Cheerbleeders / Easy Creatures / Gondola / Tough Shits / Witch Fist
Repo Records ($0)
It’s our favorite holiday: Record Store Day! Pull on your best ironic band tee, trim your beard, and take the bus to Old City. Jazz & Grooves and SPEC-trum’s Quadfest has a bit more genre diversity than Keshygo (Kygesha?), so leaving campus isn’t too necessary on Saturday. But if you’re into hypnotizing melodic punk rock, you won’t want to miss Girlpool tear it up at Repo at noon. They'll be kicking off a full day of free Record Store Day gigs. By the grace of the Philly Music Gods, Girlpool relocated here from LA earlier this year, and we’ve been smitten ever since. Plus, if you’re into Kesha’s song “Blah Blah Blah,” then Girlpool’s “Blah Blah Blah” might be even better. So buy some records while you rock out at Repo, and then head back to the Quad for Twin Peaks.
Photo via Girlpool's Facebook
