Sunday, October 16, 2011

Weekday events of note, 10/17-10/20:

Notes: Thursday's Gillian Welch show at Union Transfer is now sold-out.

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Monday:

  • Open mic night at Mojo Main, 9pm, free.
  • Movie Monday at the Kennett Flash: Poltergeist. Free, donations encouraged. Doors at 7pm, show at 7:30.
  • Movie Monday at the Trocadero: Horrible Bosses. 21+, $3.  Doors at 6:30, show at 8, arrive before 7 and get a free beer and popcorn.
  • One last showing of  Senna, the documentary about a Brazilian auto racer, at Theatre N.  7pm, $7. The theatre is calling this "Missed-It Monday".  I like it!   And if you miss it on Monday, I guess tomorrow is Tough-Shit Tuesday. Ha.
  • Duran Duran at the Tower Theatre. 8pm. "Oh, I wonder why this isn't sold out?" I asked myself.  "Um, maybe because tickets are $55-$175" is the answer I came up with. Ticket link.
  • The Jayhawks at the Queen Theatre. But only XPN members can get in. 8pm, $25. Details here.
  • Sara Bareilles at the Electric Factory. 8pm, $32. Ticket link.
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Tuesday:
  • Seryn (from Denton TX - baroque folk pop with viola.  Sounds familiar).  Mojo Main.  The Cocks and George M. Murphy open. 18+, 7pm, $5. (By the way - they're playing at the North Star Bar in Philly on Monday 10/17).
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Wednesday:
  • The FINAL Wilmington Farmers' Market of the season (sad face). Rodney Square, 10-2pm.
  • "Shine A Light" block party at the Grand Opera House.  Free music in the Grand (Cole Younger band), party at Chelsea Tavern, facade-lighting ceremony.  5-8pm, free.  Details.
  • DJ workshop at the Music School of Delaware.  DJ Amaze gives a masterclass on the art of DJing, part of the music school's new series on non-classical music. 12+,  7-9pm, $5. Details.
  • 4W5 Blues Jam at the Queen. 7pm, free.
  • The Delaware Humanities Forum presents a one-off showing of Justice For All at Theatre N.  Justice For All is a documentary about the juvenile justice system in America.  7pm, $7. Details.
  • Grafitti Radio Presents: Battleshy Youths, Ryan P. Conaty, and Chris Bathgate at Mojo Main. 9pm, $5.
  • British folkie Richard Thompson with DE native Richard Julian, at The Grand. 8pm, $34-$39. Ticket link.
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Thursday:
  • Brandywine Village bi-monthly Farmers' Market. 3-6pm. Market St. & Concord Ave.
  • (Whoops - just to be clear, the Seryn show was Tuesday, not Thursday.  I somehow mentioned it twice.  And man, was that a rad show).
  • The Collingwood and Archie Powell and the Exports at Logan House.  9pm, $5.
  • Karaoke at Mojo Main. 9pm, free
  • Comedian Brian Posehn at the Trocadero. 18+, 8pm, $24.  Ticket link.
  • Jackson Browne at the Grand.
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Upcoming:
Mean Lady at Mojo Main on Friday. Villains Like You and Robot House at the Kennett Flash on Friday. Forbert and Ben Arnold at the Queen on Friday. CSS at Union Transfer on Friday. Andrew Bird at the Grand on Sat.  Geology (a mewithoutYou side project) at KFN on Sat. Dum Dum Girls at Union Transfer on Sunday. Sting at the Tower Theatre all next week.  Ted Leo and the Pharmacists at Mojo Main next Tuesday (yes, really!).  Cant (a Grizzly Bear side project) at JB's next Thurs. Dawes and Blitzen Trapper at the TLA next Thursday. Local legends Spindrift open for The Black Angels at Union Transfer next Thursday (a good but puzzling gig for them).

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