The heat is on. Inside Philly’s favorite music venues, that is. Forget the weather report and take a look at some of this week’s hottest shows. We’re not chefs here at Bits & Watts, but we bet you could fry an egg on any one of ‘em.

Tuesday

J-Roddy Walston and The Business w/Josh Olmstead Band @ The Khyber - 8 pm, $10
*Don’t plan on cooling off here. The tunes will be so hot, you’re definitely gonna wanna dance. Maybe bring one of those little spray fans with you to keep hydrated. (Alex blogged 'em up good...clicky click to read.)

Wednesday

Wynrise w/Filligar & Spencer Mulder @ Grape Room – 9 pm
*Filligar is a hot new band out of Chicago. They’ve just released an album with a whole lotta short films by some amazing directors to go with it. Check them out on the band's fancypants website. Then go see them burn it up at the Grape Room.

Thursday

Gold Motel, Mark Rose @ The Fire – 7 pm, $10
*Their hair alone is hot. And have you seen the lovely Greta Morgan? HAWT with a capital A-W-T. You will sweat the sweet sweat of love.

Friday

Restorations w/Ghastly City Sleep, The Summer Pledge & A City Safe From Sea @ Kung Fu Necktie – 7:30 pm, $8
*We can’t predict the weather, but we can predict that things are going to get heated up at Kung Fu Necktie on Friday night. These bands have a new edge on them that could cut through the atmosphere and burn the tiles of the Space Shuttle. Or something.

Saturday

Laura Cheadle @ Blockley – 9 pm, $5
*Take a listen to Ms. Cheadle on the Bits & Watts homepage player and just try to pretend that 5 dolla won’t make you holla. This is a voice so hot, you’re gonna need protective gear.

Sunday

The Wailin’ Jennys @ World Café Live – 8 pm, $25
*Hottest show of the week. Three foxy chicks with one hot sound. They’re Canadian, so perhaps they’ll bring a cool breeze with them. Doesn’t matter. Go anyway. Who cares if it’s a school night?

Monday

Jaded Son, Experience. Hold., The Coastline, Bright and Early @ North Star Bar – 8 pm, $7
*Punky, experimental, rock, electronica. There is some new hotness here that should get you going on a Monday night. Don’t simmer down just because the work week has started again.

If this heat isn’t hot enough for ya’, click here to see a full list of this week’s shows.

All Ages this week:

7/27 Chromeo w/Holy Ghost, Telephoned & Javo @ The Troc – 8:30 pm, $20

7/28 Seu Jorge and Almaz @ The Troc – 8 pm, $27

7/28 Parachuting Apostles w/The Nonstop Mint & Vitamin Cheese @ The Fire – 8 pm, $7

7/29 Bearings, Highlites, Spraynard, Holy Hour @ The Fire – 6 pm, $5

7/30 Voltaire w/Black Tape for A Blue Girl, Unto Ashes, Nicki Jaine & The Twilight Garden @ The Troc – 8 pm, $10

7/30 Will Brown @ MilkBoy Acoustic – 7:30 pm

7/30 Joy Ike w/Kurt Scobie @ Burlap and Bean – 8 pm

7/31 Evolv w/HONOR @ Chaplin’s The Music Café – 8 pm, $10

7/31 David Falcone @ MilkBoy Acoustic – 7:30 pm

7/31 Young Brizz @ The Fire – 7 pm, $8

8/2 Arcade Fire w/Spoon @ The Troc (Mann Center for the Performing Arts) – 7:30 pm, $29