Weekday events, 10/29-11/1:

Halloweenie edition.
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Monday & Tuesday have been cancelled, let's face it.

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Wednesday 10/31:

• Mean Lady (1st DE show in 4 months, and since signing a record deal) at Mojo Main, with Carolina Story (Nashville), Star & Micey (Nashville), and Tail (DE).  9pm-1am (Mean Lady on at midnight).  Costume contest.  All ages, $8 minors, $5 21+.
• Ultimate 80s Halloween Costume / Dance Party at the Queen Theatre, with DJ Robert Drake of WXPN.  Includes costume contest judged by "celebrity guest judges". 21+, 8pm, $10.   Event link.  
• At Theatre N- Hungarian Rhapsody: Queen Live in Budapest 1986. Costumes encouraged. All ages, 7pm, $12.50.
• Delawareans Spinto Band with Toy Soldiers and Delicious Pastries at Johnny Brenda's.
• Tribute Halloween show #2 at The Fire, with The Weaks as Weezer, Black Mountainside as Led Zeppelin, The Really Cooks as RHPC, Polar Ice Caps as The Pixies, Stammer as Joy Division, The Ghost of the Best Westerns as The Band. 8pm, $5.
• The Dead Milkmen at Union Transfer, with MC Lars and Psychic Teens.

~Ongoing~

• Wax Wednesdays at 1984, at 4th & Greenhill. The focus is on vintage music. Bring your own vinyl to play and get $1 off drinks all night. 8pm-1am.
• 4W5 Blues Jam at the Queen. 7pm, free.

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Thursday 11/1:

• Oh Boy! - A tribute to Buddy Holly (and other singers of that era, like Richie Valens) at the Queen Theatre. $25. Event link.
• Better Than Bacon, improv comedy troupe from Chester Co., at the Kennett Flash. 8pm sharp, $10-$12.
• Caulfield Rebellion, The Moms, and Echo Mission at Mojo Main. 9pm, $5
• Crooked Fingers with John Vanderslice at Johnny Brenda's.
• John Legend at the Tower Theatre.

~Ongoing~

• Urban Bike Project (Wilmington) is open from 6:30-9pm for the public to repair their bikes or purchase refurbished bikes. 19th & Market, enter on Race St. side of building.
• 80's karaoke at 1984 (2511 W. 4th St). 9pm, free.
• Karaoke at Mojo Main. 9pm, free.

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Upcoming: Fountains of Wayne & Marshall Crenshaw at the Queen Fri. Liberal Arts & Detropia showing at Theatre N on the weekend. Freelance Whales at UT Fri. Smashing Pumpkins at the SBC Fri. Diego Garcia at the Tin Angel Sat. Hoots & Hellmouth at UT Sat. Social Distortion at the EF Sat. Stinking Lizaveta at JB's Sat. Hop Along at The Fire Sun. Motion City Soundtrack & Jukebox the Ghost at the TLA Sun. Susanna Hoffs at WCL Philly Sun. Tame Impala at UT 11/8.

This weekend, 10/26-10/28:

There aren't many shows to recommend, but this weekend is all about the Halloween event (hayrides, ghost tours, etc.). 

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FRIDAY 10/26:

General Events:

• Fresh Friday Market, Nemours Plaza, 11th & Tatnall. 9-5pm.
• City Theatre Co. presents "Fearless Improv" at the Chris White Gallery downtown. 8-9pm, $5. Event link.
• Showings at Theatre N: For Ellen and Compliance. http://www.theatern.org/Films
• Opening night of The Boys Next Door, a comedy/drama about 4 mentally disabled men and their social worker, at the Wilmington Drama League. Runs through Nov. 4. $10-$17. Event website. 
• At New Candlelight Dinner Theatre all weekend: 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. $44-$56. Event link.

Concerts:

• Ed. pick: At 1984: A New Dakota, Tithonus (ex-i, Fanblades and The Collingwood), A Victim of Good Times, and Rabbi!Rabbi!  Also - zombie costume party.  $5, 10pm. 1984 is an interesting 'barcade' (vintage arcade games + large beer selection) on 4th street, near Greenhill Ave.
• Bela Fleck Banjo Summit at the Grand Opera House, with Tony Trischka and more banjo pickers.  Ticket link.
• Sing OUT Glee presents a Halloween Mash-Up at the Kennett Flash. Songs from Rocky Horror, Michael Jackson, A Nightmare Before Christmas, and more. This is also happening on Monday night, according to The Flash's calendar. Treats included. 7-9pm. $8, $5 with costume.
• Brett Jolly at the Nomad Bar.

~In Philly~

• Aimee Mann and Ted Leo at Union Transfer. $33-$38.
• Milo Greene and Lucius at Johnny Brenda's.
• For David Lynch fans, of which I know several: "Silencio: A Tribute to David Lynch and Angelo Badalementi", at World Cafe Live Philly, upstairs. $12-$15
• Brandi Carlisle at the Merriam Theatre.

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SATURDAY 10/27:

General Events:

• Monthly Americana / Bluegrass jam session at the Music School of Delaware. Join music school faculty and students, all ages and levels welcome. 3pm, free. Event link.
• All-American Day at Hagley Museum, with a 19th-century baseball game being staged at 2pm.  Also: last day for hayrides and seasonal crafts at the museum. Event link. Those with kids may also be interested in the Festival of Goblins at the Delaware Art Museum on Sat.
• 2nd & final installment of "Ghosts in the Graveyard" at Old Swedes Church on the east side of Wilmington. Hear ghost stories and learn about famous Wilmingtonians buried there.  Tours start every 30 min. and last 45 min., starting at 6:30pm. $10 adults, $6 kids under 12. (Have you ever taken a ghost tour in another city, like Charleston? Ish is usually mad expensive). Event listing.
• Ghost tours at Rockwood museum, using real paranormal investigation equipment. 9-midnight. $40 (speaking of mad expensive...). Event listing.
• Haunted Hayrides at Brandywine Creek State Park. "Call 302-655-5740 to make your reservation [and for more details], wagon space is limited!"
• Showings at Theatre N: For Ellen and Compliance. No extra matinee movie today. http://www.theatern.org/Films
• The Halloween loop in Trolley Square, for those who have not yet reached the curmudgeonly age where such things are unbearable. 

Concerts:

• Ed. pick: 5 band bill at Mojo Main: Robot House, Travel Songs (ex-Diego Paulo), Kitty Rotten, Dancylvania (cute), and The Hook. 9pm, $5. Event link.
• Jazz jam session at The Nomad Bar at 9th & Orange. Every Saturday, 4-7:30pm, FREE.
• Shawn Dougherty at the Nomad Bar.

~In Philly~

• Dinosaur Jr. and Shearwater at Union Transfer. $28-$30.
• Mono (GY!BE-ish post-rock band that's been around a few years) at Kungfu Necktie. $14
• Those Darlins with Heavy Cream and Philly's Slutever at Johnny Brenda's. $12
• Black Landlord and St. James and the Apostles (who just appeared at Mojo 13) at Kung Fu Necktie.

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SUNDAY 10/28:

General Events:

• 2nd and final day for Shakespeare & Poe readings at the Rockwood Museum, put on by the Delaware Shakespeare Festival. 5pm & 7pm, $18. Event link.
• "Cultural Crossroads": A celebration of the 1960s at the Music School of Delaware. Featuring 60's fashion, a Jimi Hendrix tribute, a Philip Glass quartet, a bossa nova retrospective, and a 60's trivia game. 3pm, $5-$10. Event link.
• Co-Op Farmers' Market, Sundays 10-2. East Main St, Newark. Thru mid-Nov.
• Showings at Theatre N: For Ellen, Compliance, and Opera in Cinema: Un Ballo En Maschara. http://www.theatern.org/Films
• Probably mostly for kids, but I have a soft spot for this park: Halloween Hayrides at Bellevue State Park. "Wear your costume and bring your trick or treat bag! Hop on board for a ride around beautiful Bellevue State Park. Afterward, we’ll enjoy s’mores and beverages by the campfire." Meet at the Percheron Barn (that would be the big green one down the path from the office, by the garden plots.  Lots of bats in there, incidentally).  Pre-register by 4 p.m. on Friday, October 26 by calling (302) 761-6963. 7-9pm, $8 per person.

Concerts:

• Blackmore's Night at the Queen.  (Ritchie Blackmore in a renaissance ensemble...whaaat?). Ticket link.
• Deftones and Scars On Broadway at the Electric Factory.
• Walk Off the Earth with Julia Nunes and The Mowgli's at the TLA.

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Upcoming: Mean Lady at Mojo Main on Halloween, Queen Live in Budapest 1986 at Theatre N on Halloween. DJ Robert Drake brings his 80s dance party to the Queen on Halloween. Spinto Band & Toy Soldiers at JB's on Halloween. The Dead Milkmen at UT on Halloween. Crooked Fingers & John Vanderslice at JB's Thurs. Hoots & Hellmouth at UT next Sat. Social Distortion at EF next Sat. Hop Along at The Fire next Sun.

Weekday events, 10/22-10/25:

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Monday 10/22:

• The Story of Film: An Odyssey, Parts 11 & 12 at Theatre N. 7pm, $7. http://www.theatern.org/Films
• The Dead Ships (from Los Angeles) with Robot House at University of DE. Trabant Center. 8pm, $3-5.
• Health book signing at Harvest Market Natural Foods: Your Natural Medicine Cabinet will be signed by the author, Burke Lennihan, from noon to 2:30 in the store.  Lennihan is an RN and a natural homeopath.  12-2:30. Free.
• Poe at the Woodlands (the historic cemetary in University City, West Phila.). "Literary historian and playwright Rob Valella will bring the work of Edgar Allan Poe to life. Valella specializes in 19th century American literature and in his ongoing efforts to bring the writers of yesterday back to the readers of today, will demonstrate some of Poe's most loved works.
  Liquid courage will be served help calm your jitters!"  The drinker in me wants to know more about this 'liquid courage'. 6:30pm, most likely free.
   
• Movie Monday at the Trocadero: Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom. 21+, $3. Doors at 6:30, show at 8, arrive before 7 and get a free beer and popcorn.
• Franz Nicolay and Erik Peterson at the First Unitarian Church, $10.
• The Divine Fits and Cold Cave at Union Transfer
• Com Truise (is it me or do bands not even try hard anymore when giving themselves a wordplay name?), Bonde Do Role, and Poolside at the TLA.

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Tuesday 10/23:

• "Cocktails & Conversation" at the DCCA. 5-6:30pm, talk starts at 5:30. No word on what the conversation will be about. $15-$20. http://thedcca.org/calendar
• "Remix Disco[tech]" at Mojo Main. REMIX DiSCO[tech]™ is a dance Party featuring "guest DJs and performers from all around the US" [ed. note: the names all look local to me] "showcasing their skills & mixing mainstream with underground & remix-format dance music."  9pm.  The official poster is saying that it's free, Mojo Main's website is saying it's $5.
• The Sea and Cake with Matthew Friedberger at Union Transfer. $15
• Grilled cheese & craft beer tasting at the Queen Theatre. 6pm.
• Kopecky Family Band, Juston Stens & the Get Real Gang (ex-Dr. Dog), and Marigolds at Milkboy Philly.
• Urban Bike Project (Wilmington) is open from 6:30-9pm for the public to repair their bikes or purchase refurbished bikes. 19th & Market, enter on Race St. side of building.
• Beach: Rehoboth Farmers' Market, Tuesdays 12-4 thru late Oct. At lower end of Reho. Ave.

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Wednesday 10/24:

• Philly's St. James and the Apostles at Mojo 13 in Claymont. From a founding member of Marah and Asteroid #4, along with his two cousins: 'The sound of this group could be best summed up as The Doors' "Strange Days" meets Black Flag's "My War", or "Saucerful of Secrets" era-Pink Floyd meets Mudhoney. In essence, a cross between the raw power of garage rock, grunge and punk, and the strange ethereal qualities of psychedelia.' Time Hitler opens. Doors at 8, $5.
• Ingrid Michaelson Fall Acoustic Tour at the Queen Theatre. $25. Ticket link.
• Margot and the Nuclear So-And-So's with Gentleman Caller and The Drowning Men at Milkboy Philly.
• Bear In Heaven and Pink Skulls at Johnny Brenda's.

~Ongoing~

• Wax Wednesdays at 1984, at 4th & Greenhill. The focus is on vintage music. Bring your own vinyl to play and get $1 off drinks all night. 8pm-1am.
• 4W5 Blues Jam at the Queen. 7pm, free.

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Thursday 10/25:

• "Luminaria Labyrinth Walk" at the Del. Art Museum. "There is no fee for this candle-lit labyrinth walk, but donations are accepted to help maintain the labyrinth." 6pm, free.
• Shakespeare and Poe readings at the Rockwood Museum, by the Delaware Shakespeare Festival. 7:30pm, $18. Also happening on Sunday.  http://www.delshakes.org/

"DSF presents an evening of readings from “the dark side” by two masters of the macabre – William Shakespeare and Edgar Allan Poe. Only 40 seats are available each night! Just in time for Halloween, DSF actors will read from Shakespeare plays (including Hamlet, Macbeth, The Tempest, and Titus Andronicus) and Poe poetry (including The Raven, Annabel Lee, and The Conqueror Worm) -  all in the intimate setting of Rockwood Museum’s atmospheric, candelabra-lit drawing room."

• Comedy night at the Queen, featuring Todd Chappelle, Hot Breakfast, and Shari Short.  7:30pm, $10. Info link.
• Halloween trivia night at Mojo Main:

"Think you know horror movies and other terrifying facts? Come out and win 2 tickets to the Bates Motel & Haunted Hayride! $160 value. 8-10pm"

• Kennett Square Independent Film Series presents Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom.  Doors at 7, movie starts at 7:30.  BYOB, may be a small corkage fee. Snacks available to buy. $5
• Ozomatli at the Queen, 8pm.
• Joe Allegro at the Nomad Bar. 9-12.
• SHOW POSTPONED: Cat Power at the Electric Factory. As of the morning of the show, this show has been postponed until January 30th, 2013.  All tickets will be honored then.
• Nightlands (Dave Hartley of The War On Drugs and other bands, on Secretly Canadian), Soft Cat (from Baltimore), and Ape School at PhilaMOCA, N. 12th St. All ages, 9pm, $7-$10.  Facebook event link.
• AC Newman and Mynabirds at the First Unitarian Church. $15
• Jeffrey Lewis and Birdie Busch at WCL Philly, upstairs.

~Ongoing~

• Cool Spring Farmers' Market, Thursdays 4-8pm thru late Oct. At the park at 10th & Jackson.
• Urban Bike Project (Wilmington) is open from 6:30-9pm for the public to repair their bikes or purchase refurbished bikes. 19th & Market, enter on Race St. side of building.
• 80's karaoke at 1984 (2511 W. 4th St). 9pm, free.
• Karaoke at Mojo Main. 9pm, free.

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Upcoming: Aimee Mann & Ted Leo at UT Fri. Dinosaur Jr at UT Sat. DJ Robert Drake at the Queen 10/31.

This weekend, 10/19-10/21:

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FRIDAY 10/19:

General Events:

• Fresh Friday Market, Nemours Plaza, 11th & Tatnall. 9-5pm.
• Comedian Bill Engvall at the Grand Opera House.  
• The Outgoing Tide at the Delaware Theatre Co., now through October 28.  After this, the play does an off-Broadway run. Info link.
• Showings of Side By Side (interviews of top movie directors) and Celeste and Jesse Forever (SNL rom-com) at Theatre N. http://www.theatern.org/Films

Concerts:

• Ed. pick: The Felice Brothers at Arden Gild Hall.  Established Philly band Toy Soldiers opens. $28. Facebook event page.
• The Racket Boys, Tweed, and The Common Room at Mojo Main. 9pm, $5
• Joe Trainor Trio at Kelly's Logan House. 9pm, $5
• At the Queen Theatre, you have your choice of Philly funk/r&b band Breakwater or WXPN-style vanilla singer/songwriter Jon McLaughlin.
• Classical: because everyone should witness an organ concert once in their lifetimes.  It gets pretty intense (think the Dracula theme or the music towards the end of Godfather 1).  David Schelat performs organ works by Bach, Franck, and more, at the church on Rodney Square (1st & Central).  Part of the Market Street Music Festival. 7:30pm, $15-$20. Info link.

~In Philly~

• My Life With The Thrill Kill Cult and Panzer Division at the North Star Bar.
• The Psychedelic Furs and The Lemonheads at the Keswick.
• Savoir Adore (indie-pop from Brooklyn) at Ortlieb's Lounge.
• Auctioneer (good indie rock from a guy who has been a sideman in many Philly bands and is also the subject of the latest Shaking Through episode) at Kung Fu Necktie.
• Generationals and Juston Stens and the Get Real Gang (ex-Dr. Dog) at Johnny Brenda's.
• Misfits at the Trocadero.
• Cuddle Magic at the Tin Angel.

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SATURDAY 10/20:

General Events:

• "Ghosts in the Graveyard" at Old Swedes Church, east Wilmington. Hear a couple of ghost stories and learn about famous people buried at the churchyard.  6:30-?.  Tours start every half hour and last 45 minutes. $10 adult, $6 children under 12. More info.
• Hagley Craft Fair. 10am, $3-$5. (Also on Sunday)
• Art talk at the Delaware Art Museum, part of the Centennial Juried Exhibition series. The subject: "the figure".  1pm.  Free with museum admission. 
• Showings of The Nightmare Before Christmas (matinee) Side By Side (interviews of top movie directors) and Celeste and Jesse Forever (SNL rom-com) at Theatre N. http://www.theatern.org/Films

Concerts:

• "Americana jam band" Boris Garcia at the Queen Theatre. Info link.
• Tower of Power and The Average White Band at the Grand Opera House. Ticket link.
• Local main-stays Universal Funk Order and Spokey Speaky at Mojo Main. $5
• Rust, a Neil Young tribute band, at the Kennett Flash. $15-$18. www.kennettflash.org '
• Xtra Alltra at Kelly's Logan House.  Their sound?  You guessed it: jam/funk. 
• Jazz jam session at The Nomad Bar at 9th & Orange. Every Saturday, 4-7:30pm, FREE.

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SUNDAY 10/21:

General Events:

• Hagley Craft Fair. 10am, $3-$5.
• Co-Op Farmers' Market, Sundays 10-2. East Main St, Newark. Thru mid-Nov.
• Art book sale from the museum's libary/archives, at the Delaware Art Museum.  "the Museum Council has gathered over 1,000 unique volumes spanning every art period. Some books are duplicates of Library holdings, while other volumes are written on subjects that fall outside the focus of our collections or research needs." Noon. 
• Showings of Side By Side (interviews of top movie directors) and Celeste and Jesse Forever (SNL rom-com) at Theatre N. http://www.theatern.org/Films
• Delaware Wine & Beer Festival in Kent Co., at the Delaware Agriculture Museum. Noon, $25-$30. More info.
• Cult movie night at Mojo Main, though as of 3 days beforehand they weren't saying what the film will be.  Check this link to see if they've updated it.  9pm, free.

Concerts:

• For complete lack of anything better to put in this spot: Asia is playing at the Grand Opera House.  I can't see that band name without thinking of The 40 Year Old Virgin.

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Upcoming: The Sea And Cake at UT Tues. Margot and the Nuclear So-And-So's at Milkboy Philly Wed. Cat Power at EF Thurs. Aimee Mann and Ted Leo at UT Fri. Milo Greene at JB's Fri. Dinosaur Jr. at UT 10/27.

Just another Tuesday morning rant about the lack of musical diversity in Delaware shows

Sometimes I feel like it's really hard to find music playing in Delaware and nearby PA that doesn't fall into one of three categories: adult contemporary (world music, vanilla-lite or generally over-produced singer/songwriters, country crossover), reggae/rock/funk/jam band (oh my God there are so many of them around here), or hardcore. 

Most of the time I end up publicizing these concerts, simply because I can't *only* publicize the (usually more interesing) Philly shows, and also because I allow that there is room for that type of music.  I'm not hating on those sounds.  I just wish it wasn't every weekend in every club that I'm trying to help promote.  Like The Grand Opera House, World Cafe Live at the Queen Theatre, Kennett Flash, Mojo 13, Mojo Main, and Logan House.  Even my personal favorite, Arden Gild Hall, leans towards adult contemporary world music, but in their case that really is their core fanbase, and even so, they at least try to mix in equal amounts of indie rock and indie folk.

I just feel like clubs around here are geared towards two demographics: the middle-aged with safe tastes (I'm not being ageist, I'll be in that category in a scant handful of years myself), or college kids/recent grads whose preferences don't go beyond "give me a beat I can dance to or thrash to!"   I understand that part of the challenge is just drawing good bands here.  More interesting shows *do* happen from time to time, but more often than not the band in question is trying to play in all 50-states.  I wish that weren't the main reason, but I guess we'll take what we can get. 

I guess I've just had several weekends in a row where I've looked at my listings and thought "Gee, a gentle singer-songwriter at the Kennett Flash.  Wow, funk jam band at Mojo Main or Logan House.  World music at the Queen.  Some 70's band doing a nostalgia tour at the Grand.   Oo, some band with a name like Skull Abortion at Mojo 13.  Local band that plays almost every weekend at any available festival".  There needs to be more diversity out of those specific genres.  I know there *is* more diversity sometimes; I just wish it was more frequent.  The music calendars of certain clubs are becoming very predictable to me, having put together my lists for the past year-and-a-half. 

Part of it is also probably lack of an audience.  I know there are promoters trying to bring more outside-of-the-box music here, and I know there is an audience for it, but I get the feeling this group doesn't go to many shows.  There is a "scene", I've seen it.  But it's small, and not very active.  So, in a way, who can blame the local clubs for going back to the same stand-bys that have sold tickets in the past?  How do you build that scene of people willing to go out on a Tuesday night for an interesting show that's not the usual safe bet?  I'm trying to help by promoting the hell out of those odd shows when I see them, but I don't know if anyone has ever actually gone to a show on my recommendation. 

No "weekday events of note" or whatever the hell I'm calling it these days...

I'm taking the week off from the weekday listings - I'm just too swamped to do anything more than a half-assed job on it, and I'd rather focus my free time on putting out a more comprehensive list for next weekend. 

One note: Beach House (another band that, like Wye Oak, has lately put Baltimore on the map in the music world. Many people came to know them after they recorded with and toured with Grizzly Bear) is playing at Union Transfer on Tuesday. 

See you Friday!

This weekend, 10/12-10/14:

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FRIDAY 10/12:

General Events:

• Fresh Friday Market, Nemours Plaza, 11th & Tatnall. 9-5pm.
• "Spay Away Costume Ball" at the Arden Gild Hall.  7-midnight, $50, benefits Delaware Humane Association, Forgotten Cats, and Response-A-Bull. http://inwilmingtonde.com/events/spayaway
• Showings of Bringing Up Bobby and Little White Lies at Theatre N. http://www.theatern.org/Films

Concerts:

• The Lift Up (feat. the remaining members of once-popular defunct local band The Situation), Fair Warning, and Blag'ard (from Chapel Hill, NC) at Mojo Main.
• Tom Petty tribute band The Big Jangle at the Queen.

~In Philly~

• Calexico and Dodos at Union Transfer.
• Heart and Alejandro Escovedo at the Tower Theatre.
• Bleeding Rainbow and Far-Out Fangtooth at Johnny Brenda's.
• Marky Ramone's Blitzkrieg at the North Star Bar.
• Rush at the Wells Fargo Center.
• GWAR at the Electric Factory.  (I was at a club this summer, might have been Birmingham, where a soundman pointed at a huge red stain in the hallway between the green room and the stage and said "See that stain?  Gwar did that").

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SATURDAY 10/13:

General Events:

• Funny guy John Caparulo at the Keswick.
• Showings of The Nightmare Before Christmas (matinee), Bringing Up Bobby, and Little White Lies at Theatre N. http://www.theatern.org/Films

Concerts:

• Universal Funk Order and Spokey Speaky at Mojo Main.
• Mike Doughty at the Queen.
• Jazz jam session at The Nomad Bar at 9th & Orange. Every Saturday, 4-7:30pm, FREE.

~In Philly~

• Adrien Reju at Milkboy Philly.
• Sloan at Underground Arts.
• Swans at Union Transfer.
• Peelander-Z at the North Star Bar.

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SUNDAY 10/14:

General Events:

• Co-Op Farmers' Market, Sundays 10-2. East Main St, Newark. Thru mid-Nov.
• Showings of Bringing Up Bobby, Little White Lies, and Opera in Cinema: L'Italiana In Algeri. at Theatre N. http://www.theatern.org/Films

Concerts:

• New Age Brass at the DCCA.
• Smoking Popes at the North Star Bar.

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Upcoming: Beach House at UT Tues. Primus at the Tower Wed. The Felice Brothers at Gild Hall 10/19. Side By Side (interviews of movie directors like Lynch, Scorcese, Soderbergh) at Theatre N next weekend.

Weekday events, 10/8-10/11:

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Monday:

• Das Racist at Union Transfer.
• One final showing of Mike Birbiglia's Sleepwalk With Me at Theatre N.  7pm, $7.
• Movie Monday at the Trocadero: Aliens. 21+, $3. Doors at 6:30, show at 8, arrive before 7 and get a free beer and popcorn.

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Tuesday:

• Los Lonely Boys at the Grand Opera House. $32-$40. Ticket link.
• Clap Your Hands Say Yeah at the First Unitarian Church.
• Urban Bike Project (Wilmington) is open from 6:30-9pm for the public to repair their bikes or purchase refurbished bikes. 19th & Market, enter on Race St. side of building.
• Beach: Rehoboth Farmers' Market, Tuesdays 12-4 thru late Oct. At lower end of Reho. Ave.

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Wednesday:

• Touring band show at Mojo Main: Riverboat Gamblers, punk rock from Austin, TX. Also playing are Cobra Skulls, Fresh Kills, The Keefs, and Disaster Committee.  All ages, 9pm, $10.
• Dr.Fameus (Allen Aucoin) at the Queen. 9pm, $10. Ticket link.
• Menomena at Union Transfer.
• Wax Wednesdays at 1984, at 4th & Greenhill. The focus is on vintage music. Bring your own vinyl to play and get $1 off drinks all night. 8pm-1am.
• 4W5 Blues Jam at the Queen. 7pm, free.

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Thursday:

• Real Vocal String Quartet at the Queen Theatre. It is what it sounds like - a young, all-female string quartet from the San Francisco area who sing while they play.  Or something.  Sorry, I'm running on fumes right now. 
• Jens Lekman at Union Transfer.
• The Mountain Goats at the TLA.
• Public Image Ltd. at the Electric Factory.
• Buke and Gase at Kung Fu Necktie.  
• Cool Spring Farmers' Market, Thursdays 4-8pm thru late Oct. At the park at 10th & Jackson.
• Urban Bike Project (Wilmington) is open from 6:30-9pm for the public to repair their bikes or purchase refurbished bikes. 19th & Market, enter on Race St. side of building.
• 80's karaoke at 1984 (2511 W. 4th St). 9pm, free.
• Karaoke at Mojo Main. 9pm, free.

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This weekend, 10/5-10/7:

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FRIDAY:

General Events:

• Fresh Friday Market, Nemours Plaza, 11th & Tatnall. 9-5pm.
• Showings of Sleepwalk With Me (from Mike Birbiglia/This American Life) and Stars In Shorts at Theatre N. http://www.theatern.org/Films

Concerts:

• Very late addition to Mojo Main's calendar: Aunt Artica, Magnifus, and The Splashing Pearls. 9pm, $5.
• Sonny Landreth at the Queen Theatre. $25. Ticket link.
• Adam Ant and Brothers of Brazil at the Trocadero. $25.
• Sun Airway at Voyeur (Making Time), Philly. $2-$10.
• The Soft Pack (southern CA) at Kung Fu Necktie. $12.  

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SATURDAY:

General Events:

• Showings of Sleepwalk With Me (from Mike Birbiglia/This American Life) and Stars In Shorts at Theatre N. http://www.theatern.org/Films

Concerts:

• Melvins Lite (some members of hard-core band The Melvins, plus the bassist from Mr. Bungle) stop at Mojo 13 as part of their 50 states tour.  $18.
• Aer at the Queen Theatre. "... of Wayland, MA, create music that finds its roots in reggae, acoustic pop and indie rock, with smooth guitar riffs and a strong rap component". $16.  Ticket link.  
• Becca Stevens (jazz/folk/singer-songwriter) at the Grand.
• Jon Spencer Blues Explosion at Underground Arts. $17.
• Jazz jam session at The Nomad Bar at 9th & Orange. Every Saturday, 4-7:30pm, FREE.
• The Walkmen / The War On Drugs show at the Electric Factory has been canceled.  It may or may not be rescheduled.  Ticket refunds are being issued.

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SUNDAY:

General Events:

• Co-Op Farmers' Market, Sundays 10-2. East Main St, Newark. Thru mid-Nov.
• Showings of Sleepwalk With Me (from Mike Birbiglia/This American Life), Stars In Shorts, and Ballet In Cinema: La Sylphide at Theatre N. http://www.theatern.org/Films

Concerts:

• Balmorhea (Austin, TX) and Eliza Jones at Johnny Brenda's. $10.
• Ben Folds Five at the Tower. $38-$48.
• Matt & Kim at the Electric Factory. $22.

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Upcoming: Das Racist at UT Mon. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah at FU Church Tues. Dr.Fameus at the Queen Wed. Menomena at UT Wed. Jens Lekman at UT Thurs. Public Image Ltd. at EF Thurs. The Mountain Goats at TLA Thurs. Calexico at UT next Fri. Heart & Alejandro Escovado at the Tower next Fri. Rush at WF Center next Fri. Sloan at Underground Arts next Sat. Smoking Popes at the North Star next Sun.