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Hidden Gems
by Peter Burwasser
The theme that coursed through so much of the recently concluded Hidden City Philadelphia Arts Festival is history.

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Japandroids
Tue., July 7, 8 p.m., $10, with Matt & Kim and Team Robespierre, First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St., 866-468-7619, r5productions.com.
by Molly Eichel
Brian King and David Prowse always meant to make their garage rock outfit a trio but never got around to finding a lead singer.

Kindred
Wed., July 8, 8 p.m., $25-$35, , World Café Live, 3025 Walnut St., 215-222-1400, worldcafelive.com.
by Deesha Dyer
Three albums and a few children later, Aja and Fatin still possess that true love of soul and self that you've been reading about in City Paper for almost a decade.

Erik Rico
Wed., July 8, 10 p.m., $10, with Dot.matic, Kanu, Mydnite Angel, Silk City, 435 Spring Garden St, Philadelphia, PA, 215-592-8838, eavesdropsessions.blogspot.com.
by Deesha Dyer
This may be the closest you'll come to someone who was discovered by Randy Jackson.

Witch Hunt
Wed., July 8, 6:30 p.m., $12, with The Subhumans and The Ray Gradys, Barbary, 951 N. Frankford Ave., 866-468-7619, r5productions.com.
by Patrick Rapa
Witch Hunt is pissed off. That they manage to channel it into some furious, glorious music is some kind of public safety miracle.

Cryptacize
Thu., July 2, 7 p.m., $12, with Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, First Unitarian Church Chapel, 2125 Chestnut St., 866-468-7619, r5productions.com.
by Patrick Rapa
Itsy-bitsy California indie project Cryptacize is slowly turning into an actual band.

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Sonic Youth
Thu., July 2, 8:30 p.m., $25-$27, with The Entrance Band and Kurt Vile & the Violators, Electric Factory, 421 N. Seventh St., 215-336-2000, electricfactory.info.
by Michael Pelusi
There was probably a time when it seemed that Sonic Youth might deconstruct rock music into nothingness.

Bobby Zankel and the Warriors of the Wonderful Sound
Thu., July 2, 9:30 p.m., $10, Tritone, 1508 South St., 215-545-0475, tritonebar.com.
by A.D. Amorosi
Bobby Zankel doesn't need a 14-piece ensemble in which to make dense horn charts fly or dynamic rhythms pounce.

Magos Herrera
Fri., July 3, 5:45 and 7:15 p.m., free with museum admission of $16, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Parkway, 215-763-8100, philamuseum.org.
by Shaun Brady
Whether singing in English, Spanish or Portuguese, Magos Herrera's expressive voice bridges language barriers through pure emotion.

MUSIC . Blog Posts
by Holly Otterbein
3 days ago
Don't know what to do tonight? Don't worry, we've got you covered. Combine all of the ICA's events in honor of the late, great jazz artist Sun Ra — »»
by Drew Lazor
3 days ago
Randy Alexander passes along this shot of the Jackson 5 with Leon Huff and Kenny Gamble, back when the Philly International Records producers helped »»
by Holly Otterbein
4 days ago
Don't know what to do tonight? Don't worry, we've got you covered. Well, first of all, we have to admit that we're not too excited about most of the »»
by Patrick Rapa
9 days ago
Remember how we used to gush about Adam Arcuragi around here? We called his first album the awesomest. We kept blaring that "1981" song. We put the dude »»
by Holly Otterbein
11 days ago
Well, get ready to eat your words, cause Uwishunu just dropped the news that The Roots will be joining her at the free July 4th concert at »»

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Thu., July 2, 9:30 p.m., $10, Tritone, 1508 South St., 215-545-0475, tritonebar.com.
by A.D. Amorosi
Bobby Zankel doesn't need a 14-piece ensemble in which to make dense horn charts fly or dynamic rhythms pounce.
Thu., July 2, 7 p.m., $12, with Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, First Unitarian Church Chapel, 2125 Chestnut St., 866-468-7619, r5productions.com.
by Patrick Rapa
Itsy-bitsy California indie project Cryptacize is slowly turning into an actual band.
Wed., July 8, 10 p.m., $10, with Dot.matic, Kanu, Mydnite Angel, Silk City, 435 Spring Garden St, Philadelphia, PA, 215-592-8838, eavesdropsessions.blogspot.com.
by Deesha Dyer
This may be the closest you'll come to someone who was discovered by Randy Jackson.
Tue., July 7, 8 p.m., $10, with Matt & Kim and Team Robespierre, First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St., 866-468-7619, r5productions.com.
by Molly Eichel
Brian King and David Prowse always meant to make their garage rock outfit a trio but never got around to finding a lead singer.
Wed., July 8, 8 p.m., $25-$35, , World Café Live, 3025 Walnut St., 215-222-1400, worldcafelive.com.
by Deesha Dyer
Three albums and a few children later, Aja and Fatin still possess that true love of soul and self that you've been reading about in City Paper for almost a decade.
Fri., July 3, 5:45 and 7:15 p.m., free with museum admission of $16, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Parkway, 215-763-8100, philamuseum.org.
by Shaun Brady
Whether singing in English, Spanish or Portuguese, Magos Herrera's expressive voice bridges language barriers through pure emotion.
Thu., July 2, 8:30 p.m., $25-$27, with The Entrance Band and Kurt Vile & the Violators, Electric Factory, 421 N. Seventh St., 215-336-2000, electricfactory.info.
by Michael Pelusi
There was probably a time when it seemed that Sonic Youth might deconstruct rock music into nothingness.
Wed., July 8, 6:30 p.m., $12, with The Subhumans and The Ray Gradys, Barbary, 951 N. Frankford Ave., 866-468-7619, r5productions.com.
by Patrick Rapa
Witch Hunt is pissed off. That they manage to channel it into some furious, glorious music is some kind of public safety miracle.

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