Two huge pop acts headline Philly music this week: Olivia Rodrigo and Geese

This week in Philly music features a pair of doubleheaders featuring two of pop music’s most celebrated acts, with both Olivia Rodrigo and Geese playing two shows in town on the same two nights. Plus, Young Miko in South Philly, the Hooters in Glenside, This Is Lorelei at the First Unitarian Church, Steve Earle in Sellersville, and Babyface down the Shore.

Hamilton Leithauser & Rostam

Back in 2016, these two indie songwriters teamed up on a album called I Had a Dream That You Were Mine. Now, the frontman for the Walkmen and the former keyboard player for Vampire Weekend have renewed their partnership on a tour that kicks off in Philadelphia. (Note: This show was initially scheduled for World Stage but has moved across town after that venue closed on Halloween.) 8 p.m., Underground Arts, 1200 Callowhill St., undergroundarts.org.

Kate Nash

Irish singer Kate Nash broke through with her 2007 debut Made of Bricks, then had a costarring role a decade later as Rhonda “Britannica” Richardson in the HBO wrestling series Glow. In 2024 she called attention to the economic challenges facing indie artists by financing concert treks with an Only Fans account with the slogan “Butts for Tour Buses.” Her upcoming Callin’ on the Kill Rock Stars label touts a “Cranberries-meets-Bikini Kill energy.” This show also has been moved from World Stage. 7 p.m., Nikki Lopez, 304 South St., instagram.com/nikkilopezphilly

Hiss Golden Messenger / Sam Amidon

Since 2009, songwriter M.C. Taylor has released 16 albums as Hiss Golden Messenger. The most recent, I’m People, is up there with his best, drawing from folk, rock, blues, and country in empathetic songs that pulse with spiritual possibility. Simpatico multi-instrumentalist folkie Sam Amidon opens. 8 p.m., Ardmore Music Hall, 23 E. Lancaster Ave., Ardmore, ardmoremusichall.com

Young Miko

Young Miko is a Puerto Rican rapper and singer who has created her own lane as a queer woman in reggaeton and Latin trap. She was in the casita during Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show and is now touring behind her 2025 album, Do Not Disturb: Late Checkout. 8 p.m., Xfinity Mobile Arena, 3601 S. Broad St., xfinitymobilearena.com

This Is Lorelei

Nate Amos writes songs for not one but two acclaimed indie bands. Last year, Water From Your Eyes, the band that teams him with singer Rachel Brown, landed on best-of lists with their fifth album, It’s a Beautiful Place. This Is Lorelei is Amos’ solo project and the new The Singer in My Band leans more toward country and bluegrass. 8 p.m., First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St., r5productions.com

Slum Village

Genius drum programmer and producer J Dilla died in 2006, but Slum Village, the Detroit hip-hop group of which he was a founding member, carries on with rapper T3 and DJ-producer Young RJ. 8 p.m., Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia, 1009 Canal St., philadelphia.brooklynbowl.com

Steve Earle

It’s been 40 years since Steve Earle woke up Nashville with Guitar Town, his brash, rockin’ country debut album. Four decades on, Earle has been getting his flowers. Last year, he was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry, and in September, was paid tribute to at San Francisco’s Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival. Earle plays solo. Chris Pierce opens. 8 p.m., Sellersville Theater, 24 W. Temple Ave., st94.com

Black Violin

Hip-hop meets classical in Black Violin, the duo of viola player Wil Baptiste and violinist Kev Marcus, whose string instruments take the lead on a mixture of original material, hip-hop covers, classical repertoire, and even the occasional country showpiece like “The Devil Went Down to Georgia.” Uganda-born songwriter Jon Muq opens. 8 p.m., Lansdowne Theater, 31 N. Lansdowne Ave., Lansdowne, lansdownetheater.com

Babyface

It’s a big comedy weekend down the Shore at the Ocean with Jon Stewart on Friday and Steve Martin and Martin Short on Saturday. There’s music, too, with Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds at the Tropicana. Babyface was an unstoppable force in smooth R&B in the late 1980s and 1990s, between his own hits like “Whip Appeal,” and those written for artists like Whitney Houston and Boyz II Men. 9 p.m., Tropicana Showroom, 2831 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, ticketmaster.com

Daniel Villarreal

The Panama-born and formerly Chicagoan drummer and percussionist now lives in Philadelphia. He skillfully blends jazz, funk, and psychedelia. His set at the XPoNential Music Festival in September was transporting. Here, he’ll be joined by his longtime Chicago band as well as guests Charlie Hall of the War on Drugs and DM Hotep of Sun Ra Arkestra. 8 p.m., Solar Myth, 1131 S. Broad St., arsnovaworkshop.org

The Hooters

Last fall, as always, enduring Philadelphia rock band the Hooters was introduced on both nights of their weekend stand at the Keswick Theatre by longtime superfan and WMMR-FM (93.3) deejay Pierre Robert. Just days later, Robert’s unexpected death sent the Hooters and Philadelphia rock communities into mourning. This weekend, the band will be back at the Keswick, with Robert in spirit. 8 p.m., Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside, keswicktheatre.com

Ami Taf Ra & Kamasi Washington

Moroccan vocalist Ami Taf Ra collaborated with maximalist jazzman Washington on The Prophet and the Madman, her 2025 spiritual jazz debut that bears the influence of Sun Ra and mixes Arabic music with gospel and jazz. 8 p.m., City Winery Philadelphia, 990 Filbert St. citywinery.com/philadelphia

Carsie Blanton with the Burning Hell

Carsie Blanton identifies as “a songwriter with hooks, chutzpah, and revolutionary optimism.” The formerly Philly- and now New Jersey-based formidable and funny firebrand released two records this year: the tongue-in-cheek Everything Is Great, recorded in Ireland with Canadian folk-punk band the Burning Hell, and The Red Album, Vol. II, which pokes fun at serious subjects such as “Elon Musk” and “The Future.” 8 p.m., Underground Arts, 1200 Callowhill St., undergroundarts.org.

Olivia Rodrigo

On “The Cure,” the second single from her third album, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love, Olivia Rodrigo repeats “I’m unraveled,” as she reels from a breakup. That leads us to “The Unraveled Tour,” the second arena trek from the former Disney star who hosted her own all-woman Daisy Chain Fields festival in August. “Expectations” is a new single remix with Chappell Roan, and she’s just released her first Christmas song, “Take Me Home (4 Christmas).” 8 p.m., Xfinity Mobile Arena, 3601 S. Broad St., xfinitymobilearena.com

Geese

Incredibly brilliant indie art-pop band or nefarious industry plant that owes its success to TikTok payola? The debate around Geese’s breakthrough as (almost) universally praised critics’ darlings is silly. The band led by Cameron Winter — who is the subject of a Paul Thomas Anderson-directed concert film hitting theaters Nov. 20 — was terrific at a super sold-out Union Transfer last year. 8 p.m., Fillmore Philly, 29 E. Allen St., thefillmorephilly.com

Last year, veteran San Francisco indie pop noise rock band Deerhoof pulled its music from Spotify, which the members called a “widely hated data-mining scam masquerading as a ‘music company’.” The band’s new album, Divine Schism, described as a “sci-fi oratorio,” was released last month through the Joyful Noise label. Eraser and Nympho open. 8 p.m., Underground Arts, 1200 Callowhill St., undergroundarts.org

As a producer, Daniel Lanois is known for bringing moody, richly textured soundscapes to his work with a long list of big names, including U2, Bob Dylan, Emmylou Harris, and Peter Gabriel. His new album, Belladonna Nocturne, is a sequel to 2005’s Belladonna, and is a largely instrumental work, though that is Harris’ wordless voice heard on “Advent.” With Hunter Roots. 8 p.m., Ardmore Music Hall, 23 E. Lancaster Ave., Ardmore, ardmoremusichall.com