Concerts in Philadelphia

Lancaster, PA's Hunter Root blends folk, grunge, and country into raw, deeply personal storytelling. With viral hit "Town Rat Heathen" and his latest album "Crooked Home," he's PA's best-kept secret no more. Catch him live at MilkBoy Philadelphia on Wednesday July 8!

Friends of Jerry, a Grateful Dead cover band that sounds very little like the Grateful Dead, drawing from punk, post rock, shoegaze, krautrock, and jazz to transform the Dead catalog into trance-inducing improvisation, live at Underground Arts on Friday July 10!

The Reality Check Experiment is a four-piece improvisational jam band from Philly, delivering high-energy psychedelic peaks and spaced-out free-form jams where no two shows are alike. Catch them live at MilkBoy on Saturday July 11!

Born from late-90s basement experiments, New Idea Society unites members of Cave In, Mutoid Man, and Quicksand for adventurous indie rock. Catch them touring their new Relapse Records album Fire On The Hill at MilkBoy Philadelphia on Sunday July 12!

Pennsylvania alt-rockers American Vanity blend punk energy with raw, dual-vocal hooks on their debut album 17, produced by Grammy-nominated Matt Squire. Catch them live at MilkBoy Philadelphia on Thursday, July 16!

Electronic duo Machine Girl (DJ set) produces an explosive, cathartic blend of digital hardcore, breakcore, and rave—described by Pitchfork as "unpredictable and dangerous, full of animalistic rage and uncontrollable energy." Catch them headlining BLOODRAVE at Underground Arts on Thursday July 16!

A noisy and surprisingly infectious West Coast surf-punk outfit who initially formed as a prank, The Frights succeeded almost in spite of themselves. With their latest album "Ready When You Are" out now, see them live at Underground Arts on Friday July 17!

Straight from Manchester (by way of NJ), The Wankers bring the Ultimate Britpop/New Wave Experience to MilkBoy on Wednesday July 22! Rocking classics from Oasis, Blur, Radiohead, The Cure & more with Austin Powers style and cheeky wit.

L.A. garage rock revivalists Allah-Las blend '60s surf, psychedelia, and West Coast sunshine. With their fifth LP Zuma 85 signaling a bold new era, catch them at Underground Arts on Friday, July 24!

Baltimore's Seven Teller blends post-punk, dance, and psych-rock, touring their 2026 album What Are The Chances?, while Philly's own Red Meat Conspiracy brings instrumental synth-funk with cow-themed chaos. Catch this double-header at MilkBoy on Friday July 24!