This weekend, 2/1-2/3:

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FRIDAY 2/1:

General Events:

• Showings at Theatre N: Knife Fight and Oscar Nominated Short Films. http://www.theatern.org/Films

Concerts:

• Editor's pick: NY-based Freelance Whales and Hundred Waters at the Queen Theatre. $16
• Seldom Scene at the Baby Grand. "Vintage bluegrass quintet with intricate vocal harmonies".  $37
• Americana/Alt-country band Yarn at the Kennett Flash.  No advertised opener. 8pm, $12-$15. More info.
• 4 band bill at Mojo Main, headlined by A Victim of Good Times, who call their influences Pixies, Weezer, Pavement, Nirvana, Modest Mouse, Pinback, The Misfits.  No info available on the other 3 bands. 9pm, $6.

~In Philly and non-nearby PA and NJ~

• Concert at World Cafe Live to benefit Sandy relief efforts: Highway 41, an Allman Brothers tribute. Ticket link.  All ages, $19
• Buke & Gase with Ahleuchatistas and Norwegian Arms (with Dr. Dog's drummer), at Johnny Brenda's. $12
• A Sound Garden tribute band and a Rage Against the Machine tribute band at the North Star Bar in the Art Museum neighborhood.  $12. More info here.
• Grace Potter & the Nocturnals at House of Blues, Atlantic City. $30-$45
• The Fractals and Transistor Rodeo at Steel City Coffeehouse in Phoenixville, outside of Philly. $14

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SATURDAY 2/2:

General Events:

• Showings at Theatre N: Knife Fight and Oscar Nominated Short Films. http://www.theatern.org/Films
• Jazz jam session at The Nomad Bar at 9th & Orange. Every Saturday, 4-7:30pm, FREE.

Concerts:

• Editor's pick: At Arden's Gild Hall -  School of Seven Bells (electronic and modern in a Metric way, but the guitar work reminds me of "Streets Have No Name" era U2 and the none-too-unattractive lead singer's voice has an earnest 80s/90s quality to it.  Dolores O'Riordon, maybe) and Nightlands (in my opinion the more unique of the two bands - see the video below - though both are worth seeing). $20, but if you buy them through the Funsavers entertainment discount website, you might be able to get them for $10, plus $3 fee.  Doors at 7, show at 8.
• Oh Boy! - a Buddy Holly tribute, at WCL at the Queen. The show occurs on the 54th anniversary of the night Holly, Richie Havens, and the Big Bopper died in a small plane crash. $25. Ticket and info link.
• Good local show at Mojo Main: Butterscotch Grim, Soraia, Old Baltimore Speedway (members of Modern Exile), and The Future Unwritten. 9pm, $6
• British singer-songwriter Lloyd Cole at the Kennett Flash.  The opener is West Chester native Ben Smith, of the acclaimed PA bands Wise and Foolish Builders and Missing Palmer West.  8pm, $20-$23.

~In Philly and non-nearby PA~

• Reel Big Fish at the TLA, $22.
• Great White Caps at the Mauch Chunk Opera House in central PA. $15
• Folk: Lili Anel and John Byrne at the Burlap and Bean coffee shop. $15
• For jazz heads: The Monterey Jazz Festival 55th Anniversary tour is at the Merriam Theatre, featuring Christian McBride (I realized recently that he's a Philly native), Dee Dee Bridgewater, Benny Green, Lewis Nash and Chris Potter. $28-$60
• The Kopecky Family Band show at Milkboy Philly is SOLD OUT.

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SUNDAY 2/3:

General Events:

• Free Superbowl ("Har-bowl") viewing at Theatre N.  Ravens vs. the Niners. There will also be an unlimited buffet available for $20.  Doors open at 6, kick-off is at 6:30.  This raises the question: Is it too late for me to get out of my extended family member's stiff and predictable party?
• Other showings at Theatre N: Knife Fight and Oscar Nominated Short Films. http://www.theatern.org/Films

Concerts:

• Dong Johnson (I'm usually against word-play band names, but I hear they're a fun band to watch) at Kung Fu Necktie. $8

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Upcoming: Jeff Mangum is at the DuPont Theatre Tues but it's SOLD OUT. Rufus Wainwright is at the McCarter Theatre Wed. Cheers Elephant and Honeychurch play JB's Wed. RJD2 is at the Chameleon Club in central PA Fri. Frontier Ruckus is at JB's Fri. Spokey Speaky and Splashing Pearls at the Queen Fri. Free Energy and Bleeding Rainbow at Gild Hall Sat. Can You Canoe and Juston Stens at the Queen Sat. Ape School at JB's Sat.

Nightlands, "So Far So Long", one of several strong tracks on Dave Hartley's just-released sophomore album on Secretly Canadian.