Philly indie label Lame-O Records is celebrating 10 years in business with a three-show festival highlighted by songwriter Shannen Moser. And there’s country, soul, alt-rock, and a tribute to a great 1970s power-pop band on this week’s calendar.Maxwell takes his time. The silky, sophisticated, and unhurried soul man who was into Kate Bush way beforecame out that year, andfollowed in 2016.
The fest continues downstairs Saturday afternoon with Dazy — the one-man band project of Richmond, Va., based James Goodson — plus Thin Lips, Hurry, and Big Nothing. On Saturday evening, there’s a third show upstairs, inside the sanctuary of the Frank Furness-designed church, with Slaughter Beach, Dog, the Philly rock band formed by Jake Ewald of Modern Baseball. That’s not it! Portland, Ore., power-popper Mo Troper, and Yours Are The Only Ears also join the mix.
$50 for a three-show pass. $15, 8 p.m. 12/2 and 3 p.m.,12/3. $25, 12/3, 8 p.m., First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St.,Will he or won’t he? The once brilliant former Smiths front man Morrissey has canceled some shows on his current tour and ended others abruptly, in some cases because it seemed