SHOWDOWN: Live music in Philly from April 30-May 6

Every Monday, James Friel rounds up the week's sure-bet live acts. This week? Woods, We Were Promised Jetpacks, Future Islands and more.

options

SHOWDOWN: Live music in Philly from April 30-May 6

POSTED: Monday, April 30, 2012, 1:00 PM

Wednesday: Better known in her native Sweden than here in the U.S., Ane Brun (pictured) is a folk/pop artist known for being a reliably talented singer-songwriter who doesn’t bowl you over with any type of absurd quality. But she is easy to listen to with a stand-out track here and there. On Brun’s fifth album, Do You Remember, spare instrumentation is employed with her sweet and honest vocals, which puts it in the realm of folk/pop or, at times, adult contemporary. 8:30 p.m., $13-$15 Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden St., 215-232-2100. ➤ San Diego surf-rockers Mrs. Magician come complete with edgy distortion, waving vibrato, relentlessly surging rhythms and close vocal harmonies that harken back to the classic surfbeat sound of the Beach Boys, but with a little bit of punk attitude. 7 p.m., $8-$10, The Barbary Saloon, 951 Frankford Ave.

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Posted by James Friel @ 1:00 PM Permalink | Post a comment

Comments (0)

Q&A with SHARI SOLANIS: "The goal isn't pornography"
What we're trying to do this weekend
SEXY TIME Q&A: I've never had an orgasm during sex with a man — and I'm 30!
Q&A with Tony Goldwyn: "Life is gray, and relationships are, too"
CONCERT REVIEW: Primus (3D & quadraphonic sound) @ The Tower 10/17
NOW SEE THIS: Transit cop arrests marijuana activist for alleged disorderly conduct.
ICE CUBE: In Memoriam: Joe Tartaglia
ICEPACK ILLUSTRATED: The Archbishop meets the Geator, the Mayor goes suit shopping, Le Bec Fin fin.
Coming soon to Philly: Two cockamamie movie promotion schemes
NOW SEE THIS: Tim and Eric direct Terry Crews for Old Spice

About this blog

Featuring everything from event roundups to concert reviews and sex talk, City Paper's Critical Mass is a space for off-the-wall coverage of Philly's A&E scene.

Follow Critical Mass editors Patrick Rapa and Emily Guendelsberger on Twitter:

@mission2denmark | @emilygee

Search this blog:

Topics:

Blog archives:

May
April
March

February
January

Past Archives: