THE SHOWDOWN: Very good and very under-the-radar

POSTED: Monday, January 9, 2012, 1:00 PM

Filed Under: Music The Showdown

FRIDAY: Emerging art-rockers the Cults (pictured) are back in Philly with Dirty Fences and Mrs. Magician to play a show that’ll get the blood pumping and the Keds kicking. 8:30 p.m., $15, Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden St., 215-232-2100. ➤ You may have never heard of a hang drum before, but you’ll love it after seeing Dante Bucci, local hang-drum virtuoso, wail away infectious melodies with his solid backing band. 8 p.m., $8-$10, Milkboy Coffee, 2 E. Lancaster Ave., 610-645-5269. ➤ Check out Run of the Mill String Band if you’re trying to relax with traditional/regional folk music in an intimate BYOB environment. 8 p.m., $10, Burlap and Bean Coffeehouse, 204 S. Newtown Street Road, 484-427-4547. ➤ Enjoy an evening of instrumental hip-hop with Baltimore’s A Cool Stick with MH the Verb and local artist Kuf Knotz. 8 p.m., $7, The Grape Room, 105 Grape St., 215-930-0321.

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