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Six great reasons to get out of the house.

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Published: Feb 14, 2007

rock/pop

Somewhere between melody and masochism sits A Sunny Day in Glasgow. This Philly family act — twin sisters Lauren and Robin Daniels, brother Ben — loses itself in epileptic reverse loops and distorted drum violence ("5:15 Train"), bent guitar string wails and howling vocals ("C'mon"). Stick out the noise and blissful pop emerges from the chaos. Leave your earplugs at home; you'll feel honored to go deaf from this intelligent, challenging music.

—John Vettese

Sun., Feb. 18, 8 p.m., $7, with Soft People and Up the Empire, The Khyber, 56 S. Second St., 215-238-5888, www.thekhyber.com.

hip-hop

Now that Little Brother is no more, 9th Wonder has more time to devote to his already-thriving solo career. The producer and DJ returns to spin a dose of late '80s/early '90s hip-hop and soul for the grown and sexy crowd. That means keep the sneaks, hats and white tees at home.

—Deesha Dyer

Sun., Feb. 18, 10 p.m., $10-$15, with 9th Wonder and DJ Cuzzin B, hosted by MC Serch, Marathon Commerce Square, 2001 Market St., 215-917-6962.

rock/pop/jazz

All right, so this house show fest is excessive on its face, cramming an I-don't-feel-like-counting number of bands, local and otherwise, from Genghis Tron to Stinking Lizaveta to Normal Love, into 12 or so hours over two nights. But just when you think you've cleared the top by a considerable margin, along comes the Weasel Walter Quartet to find ways of going over even that. The Luttenbachers drum punisher brings bassist Damon Smith with him to join with Arkestra leader Marshall Allen and tenor/poetry howler Elliott Levin.

—Shaun Brady

Fri., Feb. 16, 8 p.m., and Sat., Feb. 17, 7 p.m., $5, Danger Danger House, 900 S. 47th St., 215-726-2332, www.myspace.com/dangerdangerhouse.

folk/blues

Philly native David Bromberg's return to recording after a 17-year hiatus has been eagerly welcomed by fans and critics alike. The resulting effort, Try Me One More Time, has the multi-instrumentalist (skilled on guitar, mandolin, dobro and fiddle) sounding relaxed as all get-out as he shows off his remarkable musical dexterity with a minimal amount of fuss. Expect the same onstage as he performs his trademark mix of folk, blues, country and jazz without a backing band.

—Nicole Pensiero

Thu., Feb. 15, 5:30 p.m., $25-$40, World Café Live, 3025 Walnut St., 215-222-1400, www.worldcafelive.com.

rock/pop

If the voices in your head sound like tortured fairies, you might try to drown them out with monster riffage. That's how native New Yorker Marnie Stern rolls for most of In Advance of the Broken Arm. Sometimes her shredding silences the fairies, and sometimes the fairies bite back. All in all, it's a fair fight, and one that's probably at least as much fun to watch as to listen to.

—M.J. Fine

Mon., Feb. 19, 8 p.m., with BARR, Chiaki and Robeatnik, Clap It Off, 1208 S. 46th St., www.myspace.com/clapitoff.

rock/pop

Yes frontman Jon Anderson joins the ranks of King Crimson alums John Wetton and Adrian Belew as a "guest professor" for the Paul Green School of Rock, offering accompanying vocals while the school's teen and preteen students conquer prog-rock classics like "Roundabout" and "Owner of a Lonely Heart." Anderson's Zen-like demeanor and generosity of spirit make him the ideal fit for the earnest musicality of his young backing band.

—Nicole Pensiero

Thu., Feb. 15, 7:30 p.m., $32-$39, Keswick Theatre, Easton Rd. and Keswick Ave., Glenside, 215-572-7650, www.keswicktheatre.com.

 

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