You’re either in the middle of, or recovering from your last long weekend of the summer as you read this. And while the early days of September always mean a frenzy of activity between school starting up and work projects launching anew, there’s still space to have fun. Here are eight concerts to see in the next seven days, all around Philly.
Sunday 9/4: Built to Spill at Musikfest Cafe
Just ahead of COVID, indie icons Built To Spill debuted a brand new trio configuration of the band, which starred singer-guitarist, songwriter and only permanent member Doug Martsch, now backed by bassist Melanie Radford, and drummer Teresa Esguerra. A couple years after their soft launch, they’re able to take the project on the road, and reports indicate that Esguerra and Radford comprise a powerful, at times metal-esque rhythm section to recontextualize BTS’s back-catalog and amplify its latest work, When the Wind Forgets Your Name, out this week on Sub Pop. Tonight the band gives regional fans an early taste of the new jams with a Musikfest Cafe gig; Wetface and Blood Lemon open. // 8 p.m., $25 and up, AA