THE SHOWDOWN: Bodily fluid-soaked garage punks.

Tuesday: In the event that Dan Bejar’s luscious sounds seeped into the First Unitarian Church’s walls after last night’s Destroyer show, The Black Angels are without a doubt the band to serve as sonic exorcists. Though their most recent album, last year’s Phosphene Dream, streamlined the band’s doom-rock sludge into a more palatable Nuggets style, The Black Angels can still bring the fuzz in abundance. With chilly atmospherics and warbled, processed vocals, the Angels fill every crevice (including those tiny folds in your inner ear) with a booming haze. w/ Suuns, 8 p.m., $13, First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St., 215-563-3980.

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THE SHOWDOWN: Bodily fluid-soaked garage punks.

POSTED: Tuesday, April 5, 2011, 12:00 AM

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Tuesday: In the event that Dan Bejar’s luscious sounds seeped into the First Unitarian Church’s walls after last night’s Destroyer show, The Black Angels are without a doubt the band to serve as sonic exorcists. Though their most recent album, last year’s Phosphene Dream, streamlined the band’s doom-rock sludge into a more palatable Nuggets style, The Black Angels can still bring the fuzz in abundance. With chilly atmospherics and warbled, processed vocals, the Angels fill every crevice (including those tiny folds in your inner ear) with a booming haze. w/ Suuns, 8 p.m., $13, First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St., 215-563-3980.

Wednesday: Take a break from the subtle and spend your night with MEN, the garishly fun dance-rock project from Le Tigre’s JD Samson. Originally a DJ and remix-production duo featuring Samson and fellow Le Tigre album Johanna Fateman, MEN became a proper band a few years ago. In February, Men released their debut album, Talk About Body, which features the aggressively political and socially conscious idealism that Le Tigre fans would immediately recognize. Since the group was conceived (and effectively operates) as a performance art collective, you know that they were meant for the stage. w/ Romy, 8 p.m., $12, Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St., 215-291-4919.

Thursday: If Glenn Tilbrook is forever known as the leader of new wave icons Squeeze, well, he could do a lot worse. When not prepping for a new Squeeze album with co-founder Chris Difford, Tilbrook performs on his own and with his backing group, The Fluffers. These intimate performances are often showcases for untested material and acoustic arrangements of Squeeze favorites. They also serve as great opportunities to hear Tilbrook sing lead on “Tempted,” as he totally should’ve done on the classic recording (sorry, Paul Carrack). 8 p.m., $25, Tin Angel, 20 S. Second St., 215-928-0770.

Friday: Even if you haven’t yet heard anything from TV On The Radio’s new album, Nine Types Of Light (which, by the way, comes out mere days after this show), you should still have an idea of the album’s quality and meticulously assembled mastery. Their fourth proper release, Nine Types Of Light features all the luminaries of TVOTR’s output: danceable beats, souful jams, vocal variety thanks to Kyp and Tunde, impossibly catchy grooves and irresistible rhythms. And, given the acclaim that their previous records have rightfully garnered, selections from Dear Science and Return To Cookie Mountain should be plentiful. w/ Celebration and Saturn Never Sleeps, 8:30 p.m., $30.50-$40.70, Electric Factory, 421 N. 7th St., 215-627-1332.

Saturday: Like any good gang of bodily fluid-soaked garage punks, The Black Lips have been quite busy since the release of 2009’s 200 Million Thousand. Aside from a continuous string of their infamous live shows, they’ve been working with mega-producer Mark Ronson on a new record (due out this summer), and embarked on a number of delectably grimy side-projects. Now that the band’s back on the road, there’s no telling what particular demonstration of mayhem is in store for attendees of this show. You might want to bring a towel if not a full change of clothes. w/ Vivian Girls and Moon Women, 9 p.m., $17, Trocadero, 10th & Arch Sts., 215-922-6888.

Sunday: By now, you should recognize Loudon Wainwright III for more than just his last name. The patriarch of the Wainwright-McGarrigle has dabbled in everything from bawdy sea chanteys to movie soundtrack recordings in his over forty years of activity. One of Loudon’s most fascinating projects of late is High Wide & Handsome, a Grammy-winning multimedia tribute to 1920s banjo player Charlie Poole. Last year, Loudon released an album of new original material inspired by the recent economic upheaval. In addition to his musical knowledge, Loudon offers a wealth of amusing and touching stories from throughout his career. Talk about a music lifer. w/ Carsie Blanton, 7:30 p.m., $33 - $47, World Café Live, 30th St. & Walnut St., 215-222-1400.

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