This Weekend’s Concert Pick: WHYY Connections Festival Concert (featuring Dr. Dog, Justin Townes Earle, + more)

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3
An Acoustic Evening With The Weepies at TLA (8 p.m., $29); Pink Skull at Sigma Sound Studio (8 p.m., 21+, free); The Cute Lepers + Something Fierce, The Blessed Muthas, Mean Streets at Kung Fu Necktie (7:30 p.m., 21+, $8); Wise Blood + Supreme Cuts, Hott Tubb at Johnny Brenda’s (9:15 p.m., 21+, $10); Danielle Ate The Sandwich at Tin Angel (7:30 p.m., all ages, $10)

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3
This weekend, WHYY will sponsor a free concert at the River Stage at the Great Plaza in Penn’s Landing as part of its 2011 Connections Festival. Saturday’s line-up includes a host of local favorites, including Toy Soldiers, The Baseball Project, and Kuf Knotz. Dr. Dog will headline the show, going on at 7:30; the group (originally from West Philly) is currently touring behind their latest album, 2010’s Shame, Shame. The festival, which starts on Friday at 9:30pm, will also feature film screenings and visual art displays. Check the festival’s website for more information and a full listing of the bands involved.

Also Playing: Polar Bear Club + Fireworks, Balance And Composure, Make Do And Mend at First Unitarian Church (6 p.m., all ages, $12-$14)

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4
XPN Welcomes The Camden Backyard BBQ at Wiggins Waterfront Park And Marina (2-10 p.m., free)