Ah, alas, we have reached that point in the summer when the novelty of chlorinated city pools and day-drinking in the sun have worn off (night-drinking though, that’s still awesome). The last of the fireworks have fizzled and faded out and most of us are just sitting around the office, playing with the cute office puppy, nodding to our boss while crossing off days 'til our beach excursions. No? Just us here at Bits & Watts? O.k., well, anyway, go see shows in Philly this week. With or without the office puppy.

Tuesday

The Dirty Mac w/ The Bathtub Puppies @ The Note - 8 pm, $5
*Wow, only $5. Gross rubbery foot-long sandwich or rousing blues concert, you decide.

Wednesday

Sonia Leigh w/ Braxton Parker @ World Cafe Live - 8:30 pm, $13
*Scarves, plaid shirts, bangs, alternative rock, oh my!

Thursday

Cameron McGill & What Army w/ Peasant @ Kung Fu Necktie - 7:30 pm, $8
*Cute boys singing good, solid, cute indie songs! LIKE TOTALLY!

Friday

Julie Brown @ Milkboy Acoustic - 7:30 pm
*Julie Brown is really hard to describe, yet really unique and great. Go listen to her on the BitsandWatts.com player!

Heartless Bastards, The Builders and the Butchers, Peter Wolf Crier @ North Star Bar - 9 pm, $14
*Heartless Bastards once opened for and played along with Levon Helm - that is, Levon Helm of The Band fame (Google The Band, surely you will remember them and their greatness). If they’re good enough for Levon, they should be good enough for you.

Saturday

The Spinning Leaves & Chris Kasper band @ Steel City Coffee House - 8:30 pm, $10
*The Spinning Leaves are a vibrant, modern rendition of what happened when the Beatles met Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and all their music got trippy and weird and wonderful. AND the band hand makes and sells beaded necklaces!

Sunday

XPoNential Music Festival @ Wiggins Parks at the Camden Waterfront - 12 pm, $15
*So, this festival is 3 days long, and this is the last day! You know what that means? Last chance of this weekend to meet our staff covered in sweat, drinking too many beers, raising lighters to Dr. Dog (we really aren’t worthy).

Monday

Judy Gold @ World Cafe Live - 8 pm, $37.50
*OK, OK, OK, so maybe Judy isn’t necessarily a musician but who can deny wanting to listen to her tell funny stories about her Jewish childhood? She signs her name, “Jewdy.” Hysterical.

Now what you're gonna wanna do is check out the list of ALL of this week's unmissable shows here.

All Ages shows this week:

6/14 The Parkington Sisters w/ Scott Pryor @ Steel City Coffee House - 7:30 pm, $5

6/14 Vic Ruggiero (the Slackers), Chris Murray, The Forthrights, Curtis Irie @ the Fire - 7 pm, $6

6/15 Setting Sun w/ boog, Quitzow & Chris Milam @ Milkboy Coffee - 8 pm, $8

6/15 The Great Explainer, Timeshares, Frost Watson, Hold Tight @ The Fire - 6pm, $6

6/16-6/18 XPoNential Music Festival @ Wiggins Park at the Camden Waterfront, various times & prices!

6/17 Chris O'Brien & Chuck E. Costa @ Burlap and Bean - 8 pm, $10

6/17 Sound Satellite w/ Miscellaneous, An Eternity's Demise, Born With Open Eyes, & Rough Go @ The Troc - 1:30 pm, $12