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Denison Witmer Plays Gentle-Hearted/Strong-Willed Acoustic Tunes
Sat., April 27, 9:30 p.m., $12-$14, with Soporus, Johnny Brenda’s
Patrick Rapa, City Paper
Early in an artist’s career, the self-titled album is usually an earnest and unpretentious introduction: This is me, plain and simple, hope you...
Buried Beds Debut a New Album
Sun., April 28, 8 p.m., $8, with Auctioneer and Great American Canyon Band, Kung Fu Necktie
Patrick Rapa, City Paper
You never know what to expect from Buried Beds. For a while they were a rustic little acoustic duo, just Eliza Jones and Brandon Beaver hitting sweet...
 
Kaki King Celebrates the 10th Anniversary of Her Debut Album 04/25/2013
Sun., April 28, 8 p.m., $15-$27, World Café Live
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The Star-Studded Philadelphia Book Festival Returns 04/09/2013
April 14-20, various locations
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Philly’s Reigning Guitar God Gets Ready for His Close-Up 04/09/2013
On the set of Kurt Vile's music video shoot
Patrick Rapa, City Paper
Vile likes to go big and bold, even if he’s only half-serious.
 
Black Flag Bearers 04/02/2013
A new book chronicles a cross-country quest for meaning in an enigmatic punk tattoo
Patrick Rapa, City Paper
The logo signifies not so much an appreciation for a band, but a vague sense that the person with the tattoo knows what it’s like to be a little different on some level.
 
George Saunders Gives a Reading 03/26/2013
Thu., March 28, 7:30 p.m., free, with Jonathan Dee, Free Library, Central Branch
Patrick Rapa, City Paper
Saunders is the funniest and most scathing satirist of modern America.
 
Sky Ferreira 03/19/2013
Sat., March 23, 9 p.m., $13-$15, with How To Dress Well and High Highs, Johnny Brenda’s
Patrick Rapa, City Paper
Hints of Garbage. A little Courtney Love-ly.
 
Schwervon 03/19/2013
Wed., March 27, $8, 9 p.m., with Thalia Zedek Band, Religious Girls and Broke­back, Kung Fu Necktie
Patrick Rapa, City Paper
This ex-NYC/currently Kansas City boy-girl indie rock duo really shines when they’re getting all poppy and weird.
 
Scott Churchman 03/05/2013
Fri., March 8, 8 p.m., $8-$10, with Nor­we­gian Arms, Laser Background and Circadian Rhythms, PhilaMOCA
Patrick Rapa, City Paper
Some noises can’t be ignored.
 
Wussy 03/05/2013
Fri., March 8, 9 p.m., $10, with The Quixote Project, Seamus Browning and Midwestern Exposure, North Star Bar
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A dazzling unknown hailed by apex critic Robert Christgau as “the best band in America” since 2005.
 
U.S. Girls 02/12/2013
Fri., Feb. 15, 8 p.m., $7-$10, all ages, with Birds of Maya, Slim Twig and Profligate, PhilaMOCA, 531 N. 12th St.
Patrick Rapa, City Paper
When we put U.S. Girls on our cover back in 2010, it was kind of a curveball.
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