January 14, 2012 | 12:52 PM | By Bruce Warren
Tonight around town: The 5th Annual Silver Ages Holiday Spectacular, Pissed Jeans, New Sweden
FILED UNDER: Artists, Events, John Wesley Harding, Mary Lattimore, Meg Baird, New Sweden, Pissed Jeans, The Silver Ages
Tonight at the The Philadelphia Ethical Society the Silver Ages perform with Meg Baird, John Wesley Harding, and Mary Lattimore for “The 5th Annual Silver Ages Holiday Spectacular” at 8 p.m; tickets to the show are $13. Under the guidance of Charlie Hall, expect some sonic seasonings of choral group harmonies, classic popular tunes and other musical surprises. For more information about the show go here
Also tonight: Pissed Jeans performs with Blues Control and Veiled at 9:15 p.m. at Johnny Brenda’s; tickets to the 21+ show are $10–$12; Negative Department + The Only Ghost in Town, Pray For Polanski, Sure Juror at The Level Room (8 p.m., 21+, $8); New Sweden + KeN, Lettuce Prey at Milkboy Philly (9:30 p.m., 21+, $8–$10);
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