This weekend, 2/3-2/5:

General Events:
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Friday 2/3:

• Free Lunchtime Live show at the Queen.  Noon. More details.
• Kennett Square Outdoor Winter Market.. 1st & 3rd Fridays of the month. 2-5pm. 
• Wilmington Art Loop. 5-9pm.  Click here for a PDF guide to the loop, including exhibits and transportation options. 
• Dan Akroyd will be making an appearance at the Total Wine in Claymont, and will be signing bottles of his Crystal Head vodka (priced $10-$100).  4-6pm.  Would make a great gift for that one brother-in-law who you never know what to buy for...
• Showings of the Ryan Gosling film Drive, and Addiction Incorporated, story of one of the most influential whistle-blowers of all time, at Theatre N. http://www.theatern.org/Films
• Movie night at the Queen Theatre: Groundhog Day (good choice, and I love that they're trying to do movies, given the venue's history.  Support this so they keep it up!). $3 craft beer specials. Doors at 7, show at 8, $5.
• Blast at the DuPont Theatre. $35+. Info.

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Saturday 2/4:

• Dog owners: there will be a vaccine and micro-chip clinic at the Stanton SPCA this Saturday, 9-11am.  http://www.delspca.org/services/vaccine-clinics
• Showings of the Ryan Gosling film Drive, and Addiction Incorporated, story of one of the most influential whistle-blowers of all time, at Theatre N. http://www.theatern.org/Films
• $1 admission to Hagley Museum every Saturday in February and March.
• Blast at the DuPont Theatre. $35+. Info.

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Sunday 2/5:

• Superbowl Sunday, and it's Patriots vs. Giants, for those who don't care if Tom Brady gets his beautiful, cheating face smashed in.  I'm a fan of the Manning family of football players, so... go lil' bro!
• As such, Theatre N will be broadcasting the super bowl for free, and it will be catered by Rick's BBQ (good to see he's still around.  Remember when he had cafes in N. Wilm. and S. Newark?).  The movie is free, the buffet is $19, and will include pork or brisket sliders, wings, ribs, hot dogs, and a lot of sides.  Alcohol, as always, will be available in the theatre, with a $2 Yuengling or Miller Lite special.  The festivities start at 5pm. 
• Showings of the Ryan Gosling film Drive, and Addiction Incorporated, story of one of the most influential whistle-blowers of all time, at Theatre N. http://www.theatern.org/Films

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Band shows:
And I apologize for the Philly-centric-ness of the list this week.  I try to keep a healthy balance, but there were just more interesting shows up north this time out. 

Friday 2/3:

• Stallions and several other local bands at Mojo Main (once again, I've heard really conflicting info on who's playing Mojo Main this weekend, mainly in the form of bands announcing line-ups that don't jibe with with MM has listed.  I tend to believe the bands, but it makes me feel iffy about reporting any line-up at all.  True, the online calendar is an improvement over when I was a young musician cutting my teeth on the East End stage, and the only way to tell who was playing was a big calendar pasted to the wall.  But seriously - in this age, if you want to be taken seriously as a rock club, you need to keep your calendar updated and full of info.  (Frankly, the old wall calendar was more reliable).  If you post a band's bio and it's a jokey ramble that says nothing about the music they play (like one of the bands listed for this weekend), give your own little synopsis of the music, or at least a good link to a video.  It's not that difficult - dedicate a couple of hours a week to it). 9pm, $5.
• White Birds (formerly Drink Up Buttercup) with Univox at Kung Fu Necktie, $8+. Ticket link.

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Saturday 2/4:

• Brown Recluse at Milkboy Philly. Ticket link.
• Jack's Mannequin and Jukebox the Ghost at the TLA. $43+.  There is a 2nd show on Monday.  Ticket link.
• Hezekiah Jones opens for midwestern songstress Samantha Crain at Kung Fu Necktie, $10+. Ticket link.
• Jedi Mind Tricks at Union Transfer. $20+, all ages. Ticket link.

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Sunday 2/5:

• Classical: Serafin String Quartet at the Queen Theatre.  Noon, $15-$20.

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Upcoming: Bob Mould at WCL Philly on Wed., Sharon Van Etten at JBs next Fri., gypsy jazz at the Queen next Sat., The Summer Set at UT next Sat., Cate Le Bon at KFN next Sat., Whitest Kids U Know at the Troc next Sat., Adam Ant at the Troc 2/14, Mates of State at UT 2/16, David Johansen of the New York Dolls at Gild Hall 2/18, Otis Day at the Blockley 2/18, Islands at the FU Church on 2/24, Spinto Band at JB's 2/25.