What’s Happening this Week

9/17 Yeah Yeah Yeahs
River Stage at Great Plaza, Penn’s Landing
Show at 7:30
$47.35
All Ages

Karen O’s and her Cheshire grin will once again be gracing Philly with her presence. In addition to a Brooklyn show on the Sept. 19, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs have included Philadelphia in a pair of one off dates.  Guttural noises, an array of colorful costumes, and a smorgasbord of tunes spanning the Yeah Yeah Yeah’s entire stellar discography are almost certainly in the cards.

9/20 Deerhunter, Crystal Stilts
Union Transfer
Doors at 10, show at 10:30 

Fresh off the release of their lo-fi, garage rock inspired LP Monomanic is the eclectic and mysterious Deerhunter. Combining a hearty pop background with a range of proto-indie influences spanning the likes of My Bloody Valentine and Sonic Youth, Deerhunter is a rather unique entity. Joining them will be Brooklyn post punks and reverb aficionados Crystal Stilts.

9/22 Congenital Death, Drug Church, Rain Dance, In Between, Grower, The Amblulars
The Barbary
Doors at 6, Show at 7:30
$10
All Ages

Post hardcore quintet and side project of Self Defense Family frontman Patrick Kindlon Drug Church will be hitting the road in support of their debut LP “Paul Walker.” Borrowing in no small part from 90s stalwarts such as Handsome and Quicksand, Drug Church are bringing their grungy sensibilities to The Barbary. Tourmates Rain Dance and In Between will be performing as well. Headlining will be hometown heroes/blast beat connoisseurs Congenital Death.

Last chance for the RiverRink

Ice skating isn’t coming back to the Bell Tower anytime soon. And time at Penn’s Landing is running out, too.

This is your last week to enjoy ice skating at the RiverRink at Penn’s Landing. Its 15th season is coming to an end on Sunday, March 1.

To date, the rink at Market Street and Columbus Boulevard has had 57,000 skaters.

For more info, check out the official Web site.

Photo courtesy gophila.com.