Too much is never enough. It’s going to be close to 100 degrees outside this weekend and there’s literally too many things going on. I love it…

FRIDAY

Whoa! Disgraceland in South Philly has Career Suicide (Canada), Straightjacket Nation (Austrailia) and Stations. C/S are one of the best hardcore bands going. Because what we do is secret (secret!), kindly email andy@r5productions.com for directions. All Ages / $6-8 Sliding Scale / This Show Must End By 10pm So Be Punk-tual!

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are at the Wachovia Center. I saw them last night and it was awesome. 8pm. $75-$95.

The Khyber has a benefit for an excellent cause: Alex’s Lemonade Stand Benefit with The Cobbs, Dark Horse & The Carousels, AR Duvall, It’s A King Thing, and An American Chinese. Plus, DJs upstairs. 8pm. $10 gets you in both upstairs and downstairs.

Drop The Lime is at The Barbary with Gang, The Major Leaguers, and the 4am DJs. 10pm-2am. Free.

M83 and A Sunny Day in Glasgow are at the Sanctuary section of the First Unitarian Church. I’m absolutely loving the newest M83 record. This show is gonna be good. All Ages. $12.

The M Room has the Hip Hop Lives Ten Year Anniversary party. TEN YEARS of rocking crowds! Featuring Outerspace, Electric City, Robothouse, DJ Skipmode and special guests. 9pm. $7.

Making Time is back at Pure with special guests The Presets & These New Puritans plus residents: Dave P, Mike Z, Dave Pak, Rocks Tits, The Tough Shits, Adam Sparkles, and the Broadzilla DJs. 9pm-3:30am. 9pm-11pm free PBR and Sparks. $10/$12.

 It’s Andy Pry’s birthday and to celebrate, come to the Medusa Lounge for a little Excess!  Andy Pry, Meg E. Mitch and Darklord on the ones and twos. 10pm-2am. Free.

SATURDAY

It’s going to be soooo hot out on Saturday. You’ve go two different all day affairs to choose from.

First up, the completely free, completely great Best Fest in Clark Park with L’ananas, Drums Like Machine Guns, Soft People, Serpents of Wisdom, Crestmont Steppers, Club Lifestyle, Beatjams, Vice Versa, City Wide Specials, Kurt Vile, Stinking Lizaveta, The Chimeras, The Extraordinaires. 1pm-7pm. Free.

Or, you could spend some money and head to Festival Pier for The Roots Picnic starring The Roots with Gnarls Barkley, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, DeerHoof, The Cool Kids, Diplo, Esperanza and many more! 2pm. $49.50.

If you somehow didn’t get enough of Kurt Vile at Best Fest then head to Johnny Brenda’s to see him play a show later that night with The War on Drugs, and Ape School. 8pm. $10.

F.O.D.! You cannot front on a band that had represented Philadelphia hardcore punk since 1982! They are playing a basement show with Brody’s Militia and SPG at the Puppy Mill. All Ages. 7pm. $5-$7 sliding scale.

Holy shoegaze reunion! Swervedriver are playing the TLA with Longwave, and Terra Diablo. Man, Swervedriver were sooooo under-rated.  7pm. $18/$20.

At The Barbary you can mash down babylon with Ten Commandments - Reggae and Soul on 45 spun by Kyle M and Darren Saxton. 10pm-2am. Free.

And Dim Sum Presents Hide and Sikh with 2 floors of dancing at the Raven Lounge. Mandip, Gordon Bombay and Black Locust spin the finest in hip-hop, 80s R&B, electro and club music. 10pm - 2am

Fluid has TastyTreats presents the Roots Picnic afterparty with djs ?uestlove & Mike Nyce. Get there early. Doors at 10.  $7. 21+. Ladies free until 11 / $3 drinks & $2 beer specials until 12.

SUNDAY

Sunday is also gonna be super hot. Cruise on over to 12th & Spring Garden for the Mad Decent Block Party. It’s going to be a real-deal block party with DJs in the street, BBQ, a dunk tank, a dude dressed up like Elmo, a moon bounce  etc. It’s seriously going to be awesome. All hail the inventive mind of Diplo!

Later that night, The Breeders are at the TLA. Their new record is pretty deece. 8pm. $21/$23.