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The Showdown: Get Pissed.

POSTED: Monday, March 9, 2009, 9:52 PM

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Our weekly musical calendar for everyday people.

Monday: Get in touch with your inner Juno fan. Ex-Moldy Peach Kimya Dawson plays a set of quirky anti-folk. With Jeffery Lewis. At First Unitarian. Doors at 7 p.m., tickets are $12.

Tuesday: Party animals and Philly three-piece Algernon Cadwallader rock out at Circle Thrift. Grab a friend and sing along. With Attack in Black, Shotgun Jimmie & Restorations. Doors at 7 p.m., tickets are $8.

Wednesday: Screams, guitars, and booze. Yards Brawler presents Pissed Jeans. With Mi Ami & Lexie Mountain Boys. At Johnny Brenda's. Doors at 9 p.m., tickets are $10.

Thursday: Grrr! It's Bishop Allen! Their songs are wicked catchy, plus band member Justin Rice was such an indie darling in 2006's Mutual Appreciation. With Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band and Sing Sing and Mar Mar. At First Unitarian. Doors at 7:30 p.m., tickets are $10-12.

Friday: Ghetto fab and full of rhymes, Spank Rock (see the vid) headlines Making Time with Hearts Revolution, Dave P, Dave Pak, Mike Z, Adam Sparkles, Russ Alexander, Steve Vena, Julian S. Process and Broadzilla DJs. Doors at 9 p.m., tickets are $10-12.

Saturday: Shoegaze indie rock with hypnotic qualities, Bells Bells Bells play a set of lovely haunting songs. With Frisky or Trusty, Art of Shooting and Cinema Cinema. At North Star Bar. Doors are at 9 p.m., tickets are $8.

Sunday: Philly acts pay tribute to Bob Dylan at the Fire. Mike Schmidt with the Grass Is Greener, Blue Star All-Star Band, the Great Unknown, Hezekiah Jones, Skrappy, Cowmuddy, Mason Porter, Toy Soldiers, TJ Kong & the Atomic Bomb, Matt Landis, Jason Cohn, Wissahickon Chicken Shack, the Spinning Leaves, Spirit and Dust, Nicole Erin Carey, Joshua Park and Kevin James Devine. Doors at 8 p.m., tickets are $10.

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