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...)

Friday, Oct 18, 2024
Time Venue Age
Orville Peck 7:00pm The Met Philadelphia All Ages
Mr. Unloved 7:30pm Wissahickon Brewing Company 21+
Cartoon / Cell\Borg / Wasnt Wisnt 8:00pm Century 21+
WKDU Supports: Ginger Root 8:00pm Union Transfer All Ages
GEL / MSPAINT / Destiny Bond / The Mall 8:00pm First Unitarian Church: Basement All Ages
Saturday, Oct 19, 2024
Time Venue Age
Kississippi / Talker / Twin Princess / Sunday Evening Drive 7:30pm Ukie Club Philly All Ages
Boris / Strawcrawler 8:00pm Union Transfer All Ages
Nels Cline (Night #4) with Glenn Kotche 8:00pm Solar Myth 21+
WEIRDO Fest - The Next Weird! (Rope Trick / Kulfi Girls / St. Sol / Ishtar Sr. + Dan Blacksberg + Vidrozhena / Spectral Forces) 8:00pm OG Pizza front lot All Ages
Richard Thompson 8:00pm Lansdowne Theater All Ages
Swami John Reis & The Bed of Nails / Lippy 8:00pm First Unitarian Church: Basement All Ages
Sunday, Oct 20, 2024
Time Venue Age
Coalesce / Cave In / Rid Of Me (Matinee Show) 4:00pm First Unitarian Church: Basement All Ages
LSDXOXO 7:00pm Johnny Brenda's 21+
Acid Mothers Temple 8:00pm Milkboy Philly 21+
Photay 8:00pm Solar Myth 21+
Monday, Oct 21, 2024
Time Venue Age
Rival Schools / Webbed Wing / Hollow Suns / Twowayradio 7:30pm First Unitarian Church: Basement All Ages
Tuesday, Oct 22, 2024
Time Venue Age
Loboko 8:00pm The Rotunda All Ages
Wednesday, Oct 23, 2024
Time Venue Age
Sheer Mag / The Out-Sect / Happy Body 7:00pm Johnny Brenda's 21+
Naima Bock 8:00pm First Unitarian Church: Chapel All Ages
Thursday, Oct 24, 2024
Time Venue Age
Fog Lake / Foxes in Action 7:30pm Ukie Club All Ages
Robyn Hitchcock 7:30pm City Winery Philadelphia 21+
Sunset Rubdown 8:00pm First Unitarian Church: Basement All Ages
Friday, Oct 25, 2024
Time Venue Age
SOUND TYPE Seminar: ASA-CHANG & Junray x Joshua Minsoo Kim with Eugene Lew 4:00pm - 5:30pm Asian Arts Initiative All Ages
Hello Mary / Bleary Eyed / more TBA 7:30pm Ukie Club All Ages
French Police / Wisteria / Johnny Dynamite and the Bloodsuckers 8:00pm Johnny Brenda's 21+
Die Antwoord 8:00pm Union Transfer All Ages
Spindrift w/ Nick Leon / Huerco S. / Kissen / DJ Papaya 8:30pm The Pottery Gym 21+
Saturday, Oct 26, 2024
Time Venue Age
Osees / Godcaster 8:00pm Union Transfer All Ages
SOUND TYPE Concert: ASA-CHANG & Junray 8:00pm Asian Arts Initiative All Ages
Sunday, Oct 27, 2024
Time Venue Age
Tubey Frank / The North Country / Erin Incoherent 7:00pm Silk City 21+
Avlis Sotnas Anasus & Jordan Glenn Duo / The Early 8:00pm Studio 34 All Ages
Glass Band (Steve Gunn - guitar, John Truscinski - drums, electronics, Bill Nace - guitars) / Angelo Outlaw 8:00pm Solar Myth 21+
Monday, Oct 28, 2024
Time Venue Age
Pain of Truth / Dying Wish / balmora / discontent 6:00pm First Unitarian Church: Basement All Ages
Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
Time Venue Age
Cloud Nothings / Equipment / Farmer's Wife 8:00pm Johnny Brenda's 21+
Thursday, Oct 31, 2024
Time Venue Age
Saturdays At Your Place / Carpool / Harrison Gordon / TRSH 7:30pm Ukie Club All Ages
Evil Sword / Kilynn Lunsford / My Wife's An Angel 8:00pm - 10:30pm PhilaMOCA All Ages
Friday, Nov 1, 2024
Time Venue Age
WKDU Presents: Uz Jsme Doma 7:30pm Milkboy Philly 21+
The Mummies / Brower 8:00pm Underground Arts 21+
Wicca Phase Springs Eternal / OLTH / Pictureplan / Sun Organ 8:00pm First Unitarian Church: Basement All Ages
Wednesday, Nov 6, 2024
Time Venue Age
FEVER 333 / Zulu / Move 7:30pm First Unitarian Church: Basement All Ages
Friday, Nov 8, 2024
Time Venue Age
Valley Lodge / Mikey Erg / The Blackburns 8:00pm PhilaMOCA All Ages
Saturday, Nov 9, 2024
Time Venue Age
Spiral Q Puppet Theater - The 24th annual PEOPLEHOOD! 1:00pm Spiral Q's Studio All Ages
Marty O'Reilly (Solo) 7:00pm Kung Fu Necktie 21+
Thee Sacred Souls 8:00pm The Fillmore Philadelphia All Ages
Honey Radar / Smug Brothers 8:00pm Ortlieb's 21+
Sunday, Nov 10, 2024
Time Venue Age
WKDU Presents: Sunday Brunch @ Johnny Brenda’s 1:00pm - 5:00pm Johnny Brenda's 21+
Abdullah Ibrahim Trio 7:00pm Zellerbach Theatre All Ages
Tycho 8:00pm Union Transfer All Ages
Wednesday, Nov 13, 2024
Time Venue Age
Jazz Jam w/ Orrin Evans - Featured Artist: Imani Records Artists 8:00pm The Lounge at World Cafe Live All Ages
Friday, Nov 15, 2024 - Sunday, Nov 17, 2024
Time Venue Age
WKDU Supports: Dilly Dally Fest 2 3:00pm Underground Arts All Ages
Friday, Nov 15, 2024
Time Venue Age
Chat Pile / Mamaleek / Traindodge 7:30pm First Unitarian Church: Basement All Ages
Six Organs of Admittance / Tashi Dorji 8:00pm Johnny Brenda's 21+
Saturday, Nov 16, 2024
Time Venue Age
Odie Leigh 8:00pm First Unitarian Church: Basement All Ages
Lavender Flu / Emily Robb 8:00pm Jerry's on Front All Ages
Dezron Douglas Quartet 8:00pm Solar Myth 21+
Octave Cat 8:00pm Johnny Brenda's 21+
Tuesday, Nov 19, 2024
Time Venue Age
Extra Life / Nick Millevoi & Mental Jewelry 8:00pm Milkboy Philly 21+
Cortex with guitarists Hedvig Mollestad and Nels Cline (Night #1 Seated Show) 8:00pm Solar Myth 21+
Wednesday, Nov 20, 2024
Time Venue Age
Cortex with guitarists Hedvig Mollestad and Nels Cline (Night #2 Standing) 8:00pm Solar Myth 21+
Thursday, Nov 21, 2024
Time Venue Age
Wild Pink / John Francis Flynn / more TBA 7:30pm Ukie Club All Ages
J Mascis 8:00pm Underground Arts 21+
Friday, Nov 22, 2024
Time Venue Age
Body Meat / Anysia Kym / DORIS 8:00pm PhilaMOCA All Ages
Saturday, Nov 23, 2024
Time Venue Age
Horse Jumper of Love / Spencer Radcliffe and Everything / Primal Rat Screw 8:00pm Johnny Brenda's 21+
Sunday, Nov 24, 2024
Time Venue Age
Godspeed You! Black Emperor 8:00pm Union Transfer All Ages
Saturday, Nov 30, 2024
Time Venue Age
Sun Ra Arkestra 7:30pm City Winery Philadelphia 21+
Wednesday, Dec 4, 2024
Time Venue Age
Uniform / Pharmakon / True Body 8:00pm Johnny Brenda's 21+
Thursday, Dec 5, 2024
Time Venue Age
They Might Be Giants (Night #1) 8:00pm Union Transfer All Ages
Friday, Dec 6, 2024
Time Venue Age
They Might Be Giants (Night #2) 8:00pm Union Transfer All Ages
Tuesday, Dec 10, 2024
Time Venue Age
The Blood Brothers (Night #1) 8:00pm Union Transfer All Ages
Wednesday, Dec 11, 2024
Time Venue Age
The Blood Brothers (Night #2) 8:00pm Union Transfer All Ages
Jazz Jam w/ Orrin Evans - Featured Artist: Imani Records Holiday Jam 8:00pm The Lounge at World Cafe Live All Ages
Friday, Dec 13, 2024
Time Venue Age
Air Repertory Trio (performing the music of Henry Threadgill) 8:00pm Solar Myth 21+
The Jesus Lizard 8:00pm Union Transfer All Ages
Monday, Dec 16, 2024
Time Venue Age
Billy Harper Quintet plays Black Saint 8:00pm Solar Myth 21+
Tuesday, Dec 17, 2024
Time Venue Age
Billy Harper Quintet plays The Believer 8:00pm Solar Myth 21+
Thursday, Dec 19, 2024
Time Venue Age
Mendoza Hoff Revels (Ava Mendoza - guitar, Devra Hoff - bass) 8:00pm Solar Myth 21+
Sunday, Jan 26, 2025
Time Venue Age
Mali Obomsawin Quartet 8:00pm Harold Prince Theatre All Ages
Friday, Mar 7, 2025
Time Venue Age
Jontavious Willis 7:00pm Harold Prince Theatre All Ages
Tuesday, Mar 11, 2025
Time Venue Age
Palace 8:00pm Union Transfer All Ages
Sunday, Mar 30, 2025
Time Venue Age
The Kronos Quartet performs the music of Terry Riley 7:00pm Zellerbach Theatre All Ages
Tuesday, Apr 8, 2025
Time Venue Age
Mogwai 8:00pm Theatre of the Living Arts All Ages
Tuesday, Apr 15, 2025
Time Venue Age
Ty Segall / more TBA 7:30pm Ukie Club All Ages
Saturday, Apr 26, 2025
Time Venue Age
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds 8:00pm The Met Philadelphia All Ages