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The Showdown: Like Janis if she laid off the booze and pills and wholly dedicated herself to psychedelics

POSTED: Monday, August 31, 2009, 6:07 PM

Filed Under: Music The Showdown

Monday: Get struck by the onset of awesome provided by noisy drum and bass duo Lightening Bolt. And how about 1026 artist Andrew Jefferey Wright getting in on the act with some opening stand-up comedy? With BoBo, Drums Like Machine Guns, 8 p.m., $10, First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St., r5productions.com.

Tuesday: Pistolero explores the darker sides of jangly pop a la the Kinks. With the Ghost on You, 8 p.m., $8, The Khyber, 56 S. Second St.

Wednesday: Why am I recommending this? 'Cause a show headlined by a band called the Crazy Dream Band that can hang at Danger Danger is gonna be trippy as shit to watch. Plus, check out some of those MySpace tunes, the lead singer has pipes like Janis if she laid off the booze and pills and wholly dedicated herself to psychedelics. If only she could be that focused. With Hex Nine, Serpents of W.I.S.D.O.M., Truffle Hunger, 8 p.m., Danger Danger Gallery, 5013 Baltimore Ave.

Thursday: How much did you enjoy last week's cover story? I certainly did (::cough, cough::). Experience Bobby Zankel, the jazz musician/prison music teacher (go to there to also listen to some Zankel tunes), with his Warriors of the Wonderful Sound. 9:30 p.m., $10, Tritone, 1508 South St., 215-545-0475.

Friday: Not only does Miss Tess and the Bon Ton Parade have an excellent name but their titular lead singer combines a folky style with her smoky, jazzy voice. 8 p.m., $16/20, Psalm Salon, 5841 Overbrook Ave., 215-477-7578.

Saturday: Wait, isn't the Layne Staley dead? Go see Alice in Chains make a cash grab. 9 p.m., TLA, 334 South St., 215-922-1011.

Or, go for the Swedish stylings of dreamy Sondre Lerche. With JBM, 7 p.m., $19-26, World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St., 215-222-1400.

Sunday: If Bowie played Americana, it would sound like Benjy Ferree. With , The Cobbs, 9 p.m., $10, Johnny Brenda's, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 215-739-9684.

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