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FRIDAY

Jay Z, TI, Ne-Yo, Keyshia Cole, T-Pain
Wachovia Center
Shaboy. 6pm, tickets from $10.

Ian Svenonius
The Latvian Society, 531 N 7th
215 Fest afterparty for the sold out John Hodgman thing with the Spiv DJing. 11pm, free.

The Hour of the Furnaces (1968) International House, 3701 Chestnut Epic revolution cinema. Info at the link. 7pm, $7.

Mirah, No Kids
Unitarian Church Sanctuary, 22nd and Chestnut Philadelphia’s precious wayfaring princess, home in the Church’s big room. Sounds at R5. 8pm, $12.

SATURDAY

Bleached Black with Bad Party and Joe Lentini Medusa, 21st and Chestnut The monthly party favorite is a noise show beforehand, I guess since it’s Halloween or something? Detroit freaks Bad Party and harsh local dogg Joe Lentini play for $5 at 8pm, then it’s free and typical after ten.

David Macaulay
Free Library, 19th and Vine
The dude who drew The Way Things Work. 2pm, free.

Live Forever
The Barbary, Frankford and Delaware
JHN RDN’s monthly stocking-ripper. 10pm, $5.

Deerhoof, Experimental Dental School, Flying Starlight Ballroom, 460 N 9th Flipped out sunstroked pop bands. Sounds at R5. 8pm, $15.

Grief, Black Cobra, Sourvein, Serpent Throne, Jail The Khyber, 52 S 2nd Black-wearing bands. Doom grandfathers Grief, southern Sabbath team Sourvein, local smoked-out summer of ’69 unit Serpent Throne and ultra bad attitude team Jail. 9pm, $10.

Best of Philly Murals Trolley Tour with Philadelphia Magazine dudes Paradiso Restaurant, 1627 E Passyunk Larry Platt and Sam Katz from Philadelphia Mag are leading this one time mural arts trolley tour. Cost includes lunch. 10am, $45.

SUNDAY

Loui 6-10: R5, Bushy, Andy Pry and Nick
Loui, 128 S 19th
Loui’s start early/end early Sunday night thing, with four DJs who will definitely be watching the game. 6pm, free.

Born Ruffians, Plants and Animals, sBach Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N Frankford
Post-9/11 rock bands. Sounds at R5. 9pm, $10.

ONGOING

215 Festival The Latvian Society, 531 N 7th The killer (but horrendously, vaguely named) annual literary arts fest. John Hodgeman reads and Ian Svenonius spins at the Latvian Hall Friday, a book arts sale/exhibition is there Saturday with Latvian Happy Hour following, and there’s fest brunch at National Mechanics and Philebrity TV Hour (“not on TV and more than an hour”) back at the Latvian Hall Sunday. Full info at the link, and tons of coverage at Philebrity these past few days.

Phillies vs. Rays
Every single bar
Saturday and Sunday night are games three and four of the World Series. HOLLER. (Meanwhile, the Eagles are playing like crap, pass me another beer.) 8pm.

Terror Behind the Walls
Eastern State Penitentiary, 2124 Fairmount Avenue The annual haunted house in a prison. Go crazy in the insane 3d glasses Slimer blacklight room. Lots of times at the link, tickets from $20.

Pennsylvania
Renaissance Faire
Mount Hope Winery, Manheim PA
I’m not big on picking things that are going on waaaaay out of the city, but this is one of my favorite/funniest Fall things, and its season closes Sunday. Tickets at the link.