Five Upcoming Free Music Things You Can Do (Plus A Few $ Shows With Philly Acts).

If Greg Laswell‘s music sounds familiar, you probably watch too much television. His haunting songs have been played on popular programs like Grey’s Anatomy, House, One Tree Hill, True Blood, NCIS and Glee. You can see him at the World Cafe today for the Free at Noon show.

If you can’t get out for the noon show, he’ll also play upstairs at the World Cafe Live tonight.

Grandchildren (above) and Free Energy will play at Morgan’s Pier on Saturday starting around 6:30. Details are here.

Slavic Soul Party – a band with an amazingly apt name – will play at 40th and Walnut at 6 PM as part of the University City District’s 40 Street Summer Series.

Kuf Knotz will host The Boombox Collective Sunday upstairs at the World Cafe Live. It’s the CD release party for My Man Shafe. There are a bunch of acts on the lineup, including Chuck Treece, Attia Taylor, The Rebel Yell and house band LP Stiles. This would be a lineup worth paying for. And it’s free, so you have no excuse not to go.

Brian Medlin (above) and Jack Devine will play Monday upstairs at the North Star Bar in their Victorian Dining room. The intimate venue makes for special performances.

If you have a few bucks to spare, here are a few Philly bands taking the stage in town this weekend …

FRIDAY:

Swift Technique plays The Blockley with Orgone and Close to Good. Details here.

Cheers Elephant plays the TLA with Rubblebucket and Dinosaur Feathers. Details are here.

Turning violet Violet plays Johnny Brenda’s with The Deer Tracks and Nouela. Details are here.

SATURDAY:

Arc in Round, Pet Milk and Tadoma play Johnny Brenda’s. Details are here.

Jill Scott‘s Summer Block Party takes over The Mann Center, with a lot of special guests. Details are here.

RONE celebrates the release of his first album at Milkboy. Details are here.