Bryan Yurcan
Garage folk songwriter working the New Jersey and Pennsylvania circuit, lived-in stories over polish. Free set in the cellar bar, Thursday at seven.
More at Dharma Bums
Beggar's Pay
Dead tribute with a rotating lead guitarist, so no two nights match. This one adds Mark Diomede and a double drum section. Upstairs, twenty one and over.
Lee Ross with special guest Double D
One man party band out of Boston, live-looping sax, keys and flute into funk and reggae. Upstairs, twenty one and over, Saturday at eight.
The Reverend Graham Ford: Sounds from the Reverend's Jukebox
First Sunday solo set digging through the songwriters that shaped him. Free, cellar bar, six o'clock, and the room is small enough to hear every word.
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Acoustic Sunday on the Patio: Trashcan Margaritas
The patio sets run May through September and this is the first of the three left. Trashcan Margaritas play, the tables are outdoors, and the restaurant serves right through it.
We Are Skeletons
We Are Skeletons take the Sunday slot at the Nail, the Haverford Road room that calls its Sunday night just chillin' and still puts a band on the stage.
Jurassic Park (1993)
Last day of the Jurassic Park run over Labor Day weekend. Good rainy-Sunday fallback if the holiday plans collapse.