Goddamn it, I’m so tired from travelling and eating and more travelling and drinking and more eating that this installment of The Best Shit In Philly listings are going to be pretty bare bones. I think that I’m still drunk on Tofurkey…

FRIDAY
Oh shit, Bleached Black moves from Medusa to Fluid with their High School LSD Party with guest DJ Designer Drugs.

The M-Room welcomes back the Illvibe Collective with their Body Rock party. I’m saying that this jawn is waaaaay underrated. Check it out! 9pm.

Johnny Brenda’s has a fucking awesome local-ish line up with Mountain High, Coyote, FNU Ronnies. Coyote have a new record out. Buy that shit. 9pm. $8.

Seclusiasis brings you the Straight Dope Black Friday jam. I’ve said it before and i’ll probably say it again, Seclusiasis are serious favorites of mine. 9pm. Free

SATURDAY

This is my pick for weirdo bizarre shit of the weekend! Basically, Sharkey from Clockcleaner, Jason and Manny taking over Bleached Black for a night and playing non-dance music like punk rock, early new wave, n.d.w., and krautrock at the Medusa Lounge. Will Sharkey be banned at Medusa? Show up to find out. Free!
Transit has another installment of Mad Pussy and this week it’s a Baltimore invasion with Spank Rock plus the Taxlo dudes - Cullen Stalin, Dave Nada, Chris O and Simon the Phoenix aaaaaaaaand, Philly’s finest - Brendan Bring Em destroying the basement. Last week he fucking murdered it. 10pm-3:30am. $5 on the list.

Upstairs at the Khyber, DJ RMT + Oh Murder! Inc are launchin into An Electronic Renaissance! Disco rap electro snacks to make you shake that ass. 9pm. Free.

Tritone has Sara Sherr’s Sugartown and this month she’s bringing us The Private Sea, Shooting Ropes, Beluga, and DJs Version Girl and Carry Us. 9pm. $7.

SUNDAY
Art metalheads rejoice! Behold The Arctopus, Cleris, the mighty Satanized are at The Khyber. Holla at Alex Nagle. 8pm. $8.

John and Danielle Redden host Socket at The Barbary!