Philly Haps

Philly Happenings is WKDU's listing of upcoming Philadelphia area events.
All events for the next two weeks are read on the radio everyday at Noon, 5pm, and 8pm.

Do you have an event you would like to add to Philly Happenings? Email phillyhaps@wkdu.org.

When you send us information don't forget to mention what artists are performing, the location, date, time and any important details (e.g. all ages, 21+, etc...)

Tuesday, Mar 28, 2023
Time Venue Age
Mark Guiliana Quartet (Early Show) 7:00pm Solar Myth 21+
Etran De L’Aïr / Emily Robb 8:00pm Johnny Brenda's 21+
Mark Guiliana Quartet (Late Show) 9:00pm Solar Myth 21+
Wednesday, Mar 29, 2023
Time Venue Age
Avey Tare (of Animal Collective) 8:00pm First Unitarian Church: Basement All Ages
Thursday, Mar 30, 2023
Time Venue Age
Ingrid Laubrock and Tom Rainey 8:00pm Solar Myth 21+
Friday, Mar 31, 2023
Time Venue Age
Godcaster / Empath / Blood 7:30pm Ukie Club Philly All Ages
The Residents 8:00pm Foundry @ The Fillmore All Ages
Sunset Rubdown 8:00pm First Unitarian Church: Basement All Ages
Danava / Ecstatic Vision / Century 8:00pm First Unitarian Church: Sanctuary All Ages
Saturday, Apr 1, 2023
Time Venue Age
St. James & the Apostles / Creem Circus / Kiss Boom Bah 8:00pm Warehouse on Watts 21+
Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs 8:00pm Johnny Brenda's 21+
CH3 / Battalion Zoska / OC Rippers / Degenerate Scum 8:00pm The Fire 21+
Sunday, Apr 2, 2023
Time Venue Age
Caracara / No Stranger / Twentythreenineteen 8:00pm Ukie Club Philly All Ages
Tuesday, Apr 4, 2023
Time Venue Age
Xylouris White 8:00pm Solar Myth 21+
Kath Bloom 8:00pm Brickbat Books All Ages
Jeffrey Alexander & the Heavy Lidders / The Electric Nature / ABACABA 8:00pm Century 21+
Wednesday, Apr 5, 2023
Time Venue Age
FUJI|||||||||||TA / claire rousay 8:00pm Solar Myth 21+
Deerhoof / Hello Mary / Scarlet 8:00pm Underground Arts 21+
Algiers / Party Dozen / Shop Talk 8:00pm PhilaMOCA All Ages
Thursday, Apr 6, 2023
Time Venue Age
WKDU Presents: Molchat Doma 7:00pm Union Transfer All Ages
Immanuel Wilkins 7:30pm Perelman Theater (Inside the Kimmel Center) All Ages
WKDU Takeover of Johnny Brenda’s 8:00pm Johnny Brenda's 21+
Titus Andronicus / Country Westerns 8:30pm Underground Arts 21+
Friday, Apr 7, 2023
Time Venue Age
Bikini Kill / Brontez Purnell 8:00pm Franklin Music Hall All Ages
Tamarisk (Christina Carter/David Menestres/Andrew Weathers) / Fursaxa 8:00pm 2223.fish All Ages
Wiki / AKAI Solo / Papo2oo4 8:00pm Ukie Club Philly All Ages
Unwritten Law / Authority Zero / Mercy Music / Eternal Boy 8:00pm Warehouse on Watts 21+
Marc Broussard 8:00pm Ardmore Music Hall 21+
Saturday, Apr 8, 2023
Time Venue Age
Free Throw / Can't Swim / Heart To Gold / Early Humans 8:00pm First Unitarian Church: Basement All Ages
Zorn / Phantom / Mannequin Pussy 8:00pm Ukie Club Philly All Ages
Sunday, Apr 9, 2023
Time Venue Age
Elkhorn / Mike Gangloff / Kohoutek (note start time) 4:00pm DuBois Robeson People's Center All Ages
Black Eyes / Pissed Jeans / Blacks' Myths 8:00pm First Unitarian Church: Basement All Ages
Tuesday, Apr 11, 2023
Time Venue Age
Sleaford Mods 8:00pm Underground Arts 21+
Wednesday, Apr 12, 2023
Time Venue Age
Morbid Angel / Revocation / Vitriol / Crypta 8:00pm Warehouse on Watts 21+
Thursday, Apr 13, 2023
Time Venue Age
Arturo O’Farrill and his Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra 7:30pm Harold Prince Theatre All Ages
MIKE / Slauson Malone 1 8:00pm First Unitarian Church: Basement All Ages
Poison Ruïn (Record Release) / Puffer / Invertebrates / Blank Spell 8:00pm Johnny Brenda's 21+
Art Heist 8:00pm Solar Myth 21+
Codeine / Barbara Manning 8:30pm Underground Arts 21+
Friday, Apr 14, 2023
Time Venue Age
Connie Han 7:30pm Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts All Ages
James "Blood" Ulmer (solo) 8:00pm Solar Myth 21+
Willie Lane & Wednesday Knudsen 8:00pm Brickbat Books All Ages
Booker T Jones: Celebrating 60 years of Green Onions 8:00pm Ardmore Music Hall 21+
Saturday, Apr 15, 2023
Time Venue Age
James "Blood" Ulmer (Black Rock Trío) 8:00pm Solar Myth 21+
Live Skull / Martin Bisi Band / Bitter Wish 8:00pm Kung Fu Necktie 21+
Tuesday, Apr 18, 2023
Time Venue Age
Edition Redux (ft. Ken Vandermark,Lily Finnegan,Erez Dessel,Beth McDonald) / Bark Culture (Victor Vieira-Branco,John Moran,Joey Sullivan) 8:00pm The Rotunda All Ages
Wednesday, Apr 19, 2023
Time Venue Age
Masayo Koketsu - Bill Nace duo / Kensington Stranglers / Apologist 8:00pm Pageant : Soloveev All Ages
Thursday, Apr 20, 2023
Time Venue Age
Rid of Me / Djunah / Tulip Head 7:00pm Ortlieb's 21+
Xiu Xiu / Jakob Battick 8:00pm PhilaMOCA All Ages
Sun Ra Arkestra 8:00pm The Music Hall at World Cafe Live All Ages
Friday, Apr 21, 2023
Time Venue Age
Purling Hiss / Chris Forsyth 8:00pm Johnny Brenda's 21+
Plunky & Oneness of Juju 8:00pm Solar Myth 21+
Sunday, Apr 23, 2023
Time Venue Age
Against All Authority / Catbite / Plan A Project 8:00pm Ukie Club Philly All Ages
The Wailers / Reggae Thunder 8:00pm Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia 21+
Monday, Apr 24, 2023
Time Venue Age
Shana Cleveland (of La Luz) 7:30pm PhilaMOCA All Ages
Wednesday, Apr 26, 2023
Time Venue Age
Bailter Space 8:00pm Johnny Brenda's 21+
100 Gecs / Machine Girl 8:00pm Franklin Music Hall All Ages
Thursday, Apr 27, 2023
Time Venue Age
Tomberlin / Trace Mountains 8:00pm PhilaMOCA All Ages
Screaming Females / Iron Chic / Eye Flys 8:00pm Union Transfer All Ages
Fucked Up 8:00pm Johnny Brenda's 21+
Friday, Apr 28, 2023
Time Venue Age
Built to Spill 8:00pm Union Transfer All Ages
Hodera / Kicker / Swim Camp / Elephant Jake 8:00pm Ukie Club Philly All Ages
Worm Eater / Travis Johns 8:00pm Vox Populi All Ages
Hotline TNT / Toner / ME N U 8:00pm Foto Club 21+
Sunday, Apr 30, 2023
Time Venue Age
Steve Gunn & David Moore 8:00pm Solar Myth 21+
Monday, May 1, 2023
Time Venue Age
T.S.O.L. 7:00pm Kung Fu Necktie 21+
Thursday, May 4, 2023
Time Venue Age
Ministry / Gary Numan / Front Line Assembly 7:30pm Franklin Music Hall All Ages
Thursday, May 4, 2023 - Friday, May 5, 2023
Time Venue Age
WKDU Takeover of Johnny Brenda’s 8:00pm - 12:00am Johnny Brenda's 21+
Friday, May 5, 2023
Time Venue Age
Mount Eerie 8:00pm First Unitarian Church: Chapel All Ages
Moor Mother / Ka Baird / Jessica Moss 8:00pm Solar Myth 21+
Saturday, May 6, 2023
Time Venue Age
No More Dysphoria Fest (Day 1) - Petal / Crooks and Nannies / Hit Like a Girl / Lisa / Spring Silver 8:00pm Ukie Club Philly All Ages
Nazir Ebo 8:00pm Solar Myth 21+
Monday, May 8, 2023
Time Venue Age
GBH / MDC / Niis 8:00pm Theatre of the Living Arts All Ages
Thursday, May 11, 2023
Time Venue Age
Meg Baird / Damon & Naomi 8:00pm Jerry's on Front All Ages
Friday, May 12, 2023
Time Venue Age
Kamasi Washington 6:00pm City Winery Philadelphia All Ages
Chisel / SAVAK 8:00pm First Unitarian Church: Basement All Ages
Saturday, May 13, 2023
Time Venue Age
The Virus / Blanks77 / Cheap Sex / Doc Rotten / Revelatours 8:00pm The Fire 21+
Sunday, May 14, 2023
Time Venue Age
Celebrating Giuseppi Logan (w/ Matt Lavelle – trumpet, Darius Jones – saxophone, Dave Burrell – piano, Pete Dennis – bass, Bobby Kapp – drums) 7:00pm Solar Myth 21+
Monday, May 15, 2023
Time Venue Age
Forests (Singapore) / Ben Quad 8:00pm Ukie Club Philly All Ages
Come / Sun Organ 8:00pm Johnny Brenda's 21+
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Time Venue Age
FACS / P.E. / Heavenly Bodies 8:00pm PhilaMOCA All Ages
Y La Bamba 8:00pm Johnny Brenda's 21+
Thursday, May 18, 2023
Time Venue Age
Acid Mother's Temple / ST 37 8:00pm Johnny Brenda's 21+
hypersurface & Fred Lonberg-Holm/Toshi Makihara/Victor Vieira-Branco/Todd Margasak/Matt Engle 8:00pm 2223.fish All Ages
Brandon Seabrook Epic Proportions 8:00pm Solar Myth 21+
The New Pornographers 8:00pm Union Transfer All Ages
Friday, May 19, 2023
Time Venue Age
Julianna Barwick 8:00pm Harold Prince Theatre All Ages
Sexmob 8:00pm Solar Myth 21+
Saturday, May 20, 2023
Time Venue Age
Helen Sung 7:30pm Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts All Ages
David Murray Trio (Night 1) 8:00pm Solar Myth 21+
Sunday, May 21, 2023
Time Venue Age
Helen / Bill Nace 8:00pm Johnny Brenda's 21+
David Murray Trio (Night 2) 8:00pm Solar Myth 21+
Thursday, May 25, 2023
Time Venue Age
Evan Dando 7:30pm City Winery Philadelphia All Ages
OFF! 8:00pm First Unitarian Church: Basement All Ages
Friday, May 26, 2023
Time Venue Age
Ex Reverie / Blues Ambush 8:00pm Ortlieb's 21+
Saturday, May 27, 2023
Time Venue Age
Le Tigre 8:00pm Union Transfer All Ages
Baba Commandant and The Mandingo Band 8:00pm PhilaMOCA All Ages
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Time Venue Age
William Hooker & Matt Lavelle (duo) 8:00pm The Rotunda All Ages
Thursday, Jun 1, 2023 - Monday, Jun 5, 2023
Time Venue Age
WKDU Takeover of Johnny Brenda’s 8:00pm - 12:00am Johnny Brenda's 21+
Friday, Jun 2, 2023
Time Venue Age
Craig Taborn 8:00pm Harold Prince Theatre All Ages
Saturday, Jun 3, 2023
Time Venue Age
The Sisters of Mercy 8:00pm The Fillmore Philadelphia All Ages
Roots Picnic (Day 1) 8:00pm Mann Center for the Performing Arts All Ages
Sunday, Jun 4, 2023
Time Venue Age
Roots Picnic (Day 2) 8:00pm Mann Center for the Performing Arts All Ages
Dreamer Isioma / Amindi 8:00pm PhilaMOCA All Ages
Thursday, Jun 8, 2023
Time Venue Age
black midi 8:00pm Union Transfer All Ages
Saturday, Jun 17, 2023
Time Venue Age
Falsa & Kamyar Arsani / Sunken Cages (duo) 7:30pm The Rotunda All Ages
Bobby Watson 7:30pm Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts All Ages
Protomartyr 8:00pm Johnny Brenda's 21+
Sunday, Jun 18, 2023
Time Venue Age
Protomartyr (Night 2) 8:00pm Johnny Brenda's 21+
Thursday, Jun 22, 2023
Time Venue Age
Puffer / Sociedad Bastarda / Organ-ism / Nightfall / Spore / The Slads / Innuendo / Woodstock 99 / Phantom 6:00pm Foto Club 21+
Friday, Jun 23, 2023
Time Venue Age
Warthog / Vaaska / Electric Chair / Public Acid / Alement 8:00pm First Unitarian Church: Basement All Ages
Saturday, Jun 24, 2023
Time Venue Age
Destruct / The Mall / Beton Arme / Concealed Blade / No Time / Stigmatism / Invertebrates / Lysol / Mutant Strain / Faze + More 3:00pm First Unitarian Church: Basement All Ages
Sunday, Jun 25, 2023
Time Venue Age
Zorn / Beton Arme / Concealed Blade / No Time / Stigmatism / Invertebrates / Lysol / Mutant Strain / Faze + More 2:00pm First Unitarian Church: Basement All Ages
Swearin' / Sheer Mag / Dark Thoughts / TVO 8:00pm First Unitarian Church: Basement All Ages
Wednesday, Jun 28, 2023
Time Venue Age
Sparks 8:00pm Keswick Theatre All Ages
Sunday, Jul 2, 2023
Time Venue Age
Catbite / We Are the Union / Kill Lincoln / Bad Operation 8:00pm Underground Arts All Ages
Saturday, Jul 8, 2023
Time Venue Age
Kirk Whalum 7:30pm Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts All Ages
Friday, Jul 21, 2023
Time Venue Age
Horsegirl / Lifeguard 7:30pm Ukie Club Philly All Ages
Sunday, Jul 23, 2023
Time Venue Age
Clutch / Dinosaur Jr. / Red Fang 7:30pm Franklin Music Hall All Ages
Saturday, Aug 26, 2023
Time Venue Age
Alex G / Alvvays 6:00pm Dell Music Center All Ages
Monday, Sep 25, 2023
Time Venue Age
Osees 8:00pm Union Transfer All Ages
Saturday, Oct 14, 2023
Time Venue Age
Agent Orange / Spice Pistols 8:00pm Kung Fu Necktie 21+
Sunday, Oct 29, 2023
Time Venue Age
Mudhoney / Hooveriii 8:00pm Underground Arts 21+
Friday, Nov 3, 2023
Time Venue Age
Amyl and The Sniffers / Die Spitz 8:00pm Union Transfer All Ages