Intern Matthew’s Weekend Picks: Go Ahead. You Can Still Wear a Costume.

Every week, intern Matthew Albasi brings you his musical selections for the coming days …

Post-Halloween weekend is going to be filled with shows and, probably, people still dressing up in all manner of awful costumes. There are tons of big shows that I’m not going to talk about like Cyprus Hill, Smashing Pumpkins and Justin Bieber. I’m sure they’ll be fun but they get enough press. I am going to talk about everything from toe-tapping folk to soul-crushing womp-womp. So, throw on your ninja turtles costume and get out there. If you can’t have fun this weekend, then you may just be boring.

FRIDAY

Datsik, Terravita, xKore and Getter @ SoundGarden Hall

Philly’s newest concert venue, SoundGarden Hall will be hosting some of the bigger names in dubstep. You can expect tons of womp-womp and awful dancing. But, seriously though, Datsik is crazy talented. He’s a young guys who manages to bring some interesting offerings to a genre that can get kind of bland.

Atlas Sound, School of Seven Bells and Slow Dance Chubby @ The Rotunda

Bradford Cox, the frontman of Deerhunter, will be playing his solo stuff under the moniker Atlas Sound. He will be joined by the New York electro-pop duo School of Seven Bells and Slow Dance Chubby. Aside from having to put up with Penn students, this could be an amazing show.

SATURDAY

Hoots and Hellmouth, Creepoid and David Mayfield Parade @ Union Transfer

Philadelphia locals Hoots and Hellmouth have that kind of folk-y sound that makes you want to go home and learn how to play the washboard. They’re touring to promote their newest album, Salt. So expect a bunch of new tunes from these guys.

Twenty | One | Pilots,  COME WIND and W.C. Lindsay @ North Star Bar

Aside from their awful-to-type name, Twenty | One | Pilots is actually pretty cool. Their style is all over the place. Sometimes it’s auto-tuned pop, sometimes it’s white-boy rap and, occasionally, it’s just a dude with a uke. So, you never know what to expect. They apparently have crazy amounts of energy onstage too.

SUNDAY

The Luyas, Ladies Auxiliary and Silly Heart @ Kung Fu Necktie

This show will be nice and ambient. All the bands on this bill have managed to capture that atmospheric sound that quells the soul and enlivens the heart. The Canadian indie-weirdos The Luyas will bring their strange instruments to promote their new album, Animator. PA locals Silly Heart will make you wish you had a ukelele.

Hop Along, The Sidekicks, Johnny Foreigner and Kite Parade @ The Fire

Hop Along‘s Frances Quinlan is probably my biggest crush in the Philly music scene. She and, by extension, the band, are amazing. So amazing, in fact, JUMP covered them in the last issue (photo above by Colin Kerrigan). Mix this with the rare appearance of Johnny Foreigner and you’ve got the recipe for a great show.

Go ahead, Philly. Dress up like a dismembered zombie, a turtle turned trollop, a reindeer or, you know, whatever else you kids do these days. Regardless of how much fake blood you use, have a great weekend.