This weekend, 11/30-12/2:

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FRIDAY 11/30:

General Events:

• Fresh Friday Market, Nemours Plaza, 11th & Tatnall. 9-5pm.
• Showings at Theatre N: Searching for Sugar Man and Holy Motors. http://www.theatern.org/Films

Concerts:

• 61 North with Still Moon Servants and Villains Like You at the Queen, $12.
• The Melton Brothers Band and Alfie Moss at the Queen, upstairs. $19
• The Last Valorians head a 5-band local bill at Mojo Main. 9pm, $5

~In Philly~

• Wilmington's New Sweden plays in the middle of a 4-band bill at Milkboy Philly. $10
• Ross Bellenoit and Levee Drivers at Underground Arts in north Center City. $10
• Pearl and the Beard with Lucius and You Won't at Johnny Brenda's. $12
• Public Enemy and Biz Markie at Temple's Liacouras Center. $35-$100. Oof.
• Arlo Guthrie at the Scottish Rite Auditorium. $29-$45
• Lotus at the Electric Factory. $25
• Loretta Lynn at the Keswick Theatre, $55-$67

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SATURDAY 12/1:

General Events:

• Special free matinee at Theatre N- Christmas Animated Classic Films: A Charlie Brown Christmas, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. 11am, $0.
• Other showings at Theatre N: The Search for Sugar Man and Holy Motors. http://www.theatern.org/Films
• Jazz jam session at The Nomad Bar at 9th & Orange. Every Saturday, 4-7:30pm, FREE.

Concerts:

• Ed. pick: Red Baraat at Arden Gild Hall. $25. "Led by dhol player Sunny Jain, the nine piece comprised of dhol (double-sided barrel shaped North Indian drum slung over one shoulder) drumset, percussion, sousaphone and five horns, melds the infectious North Indian rhythm Bhangra with a host of sounds, namely funk, go-go, latin, and jazz."
• Martin Sexton and Adam Gontier at the Queen, downstairs. $20-$25.
• Matthew Ryan (alt-country singer-songwriter, billed as being from Chester County and also "a legend"), at the Kennett Flash. $12-$15
• Nik Everett Band at the Queen, upstairs.

~In Philly~

• Other Lives and Indians at Johnny Brenda's. $13-$14.
• Tanlines and Supreme Cuts at Union Transfer. $14.

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SUNDAY 12/2:

General Events:

• Showings at Theatre N: The Search for Sugar Man, Holy Motors, and Ballet In Cinema: The Pharoah's Daughter. http://www.theatern.org/Films

Concerts:

• Pink Martini at the Keswick, $40-$60.
• Sold Out: Dar Williams at the Tin Angel, old city.

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Upcoming: O'Brother at the North Star Wed. Juicy-looking film about in-fighting in a long-established string quartet at Theatre N (A Late Quartet). Rachel Yamagata at the FU Church Fri. Japandroids at UT Sat. Carbon Leaf at WCL Sat.