A DJ Jazzy Jeff Juneteenth block party, Meek Mill down the Shore, and an all-Philly Kinks tribute headline Philly music this week

This week in Philly music features a DJ Jazzy Jeff Juneteenth block party, country star Charley Crockett at the Met, Meek Mill’s Lit in AC show down the Shore, rock and roll legend Dion in Glenside, a classic reggae band on the Main Line, and a terrific Spoon and the Beths double bill in Fishtown.

The band was founded in Kingston, Jamaica by Derrick “Duckie” Simpson and built a global audience with albums like Sinsemilla in 1980 and Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner in 1983. Its body of work from that decade places the band in the pantheon of the great reggae groups of all time. With Ear Me Now. 8 p.m., 118 North, Wayne, 118NorthWayne.com

West Point, Ga., native Brother Wallace’s music exudes a joyous, Southern soul energy. He impressed this spring at a WXPN-FM (88.5) Free at Noon and the NON-COMMvention and now he is playing the free Chill on the Hill concert series in Malvern. Philly based Mexica Japanese art rockers Kikashima open. 6:30 p.m., Valley Creek Park, 361 N. Morehall Road, Malvern, EastWhiteland.org.

Basic is the self-titled sophomore release on No Quarter records from the experimental rock trio featuring Philly guitarist Chris Forsyth, who also fronts the Solar Motel Band. and the Neil Young jam band Coca Leaves & Pearls. Named in honor of a 1984 project by Robert Quine and Fred Maher, Basic’s improvised music rides a mighty groove and includes drummer and percussionist Mikel Patrick Avery and bassist Douglas McCombs. Victor Viera Branco’s Bark Culture and Emily Robb’s the ER Band also play. 8 p.m., Johnny Brenda’s, 10201 N. Frankford Ave., johnnybrendas.com

Like Elvis Presley and Diplo, Paul Thorn hails form Tupelo, Miss. The Southern rock, country and blues songwriter — and former middleweight boxer, who once fought Roberto Duran in Atlantic City — is out with his latest album, Life Is A Vapor, which is partly inspired by eating ice cream with John Prine. 7:30 p.m., Sellersville Theater, 18 W. Temple Ave., Sellersville, st94.com and 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Levoy Theatre, 126 N. High St., Millville, N.J., levoy.net.

Philly emo band Algernon Cadwallader released Trying Not To Have A Thought, its first album in 14 years, last September. Now the band is playing two hometown shows before touring England later this month. 7:30 p.m., Wednesday and Thursday, Ruba Club, 415 Green St., algernoncadwallader.com

At Bruce Springsteen’s “Music America: The Songs That Shaped Us concerts" this month in New Jersey, Dion DiMucci displayed both his 1950s rock and roll beginnings and his 1960s folk rock transformation with “The Wanderer” and “Abraham, Martin and John.” For this show, he’s billed as “The Rock N’ Roll Philosopher.” 8 p.m., Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside, keswicktheatre.com.

One half of the Bird & the Bee, Los Angeles songwriter and song interpreter Inara George is always up to something intriguing. Her new album Songs of Douglas and Littell is a gorgeously executed collection spotlighting Los Angeles theater veterans Eliot Douglass and Philip Littell. 7:30 p.m.,The Loft at City Winery, 990 Filbert St., CityWinery.com/philadelphia

Last year, experimental art-rock sibling band the Fiery Furnaces reissued its 2004 breakthrough Blueberry Boat. Now, singer Eleanor and keyboard player Matthew Friedberger are on a limited tour, with Philly being the last of only six headlining dates. 8 p.m., Philadelphia Ethical Society, 1906 Rittenhouse Square, r5productions.com

Alynda Lee Segarra, the Puerto Rican songwriter and activist who leads Hurray for the Riff Raff, was born in the Bronx and spent 20 years in New Orleans before recently relocating to Chicago. The band’s 2024 studio album The Past Is Still Alive nods to Bob Dylan and William Faulkner, and the new Live Forever was recorded at Chicago’s Old Town School of Folk Music. 8 p.m., Concerts Under the Stars, 175 W. Valley Forge Road, King of Prussia, concertsunderthestarskop.com

Philly musicians Zeek Burse and Laurin Talese’s Sound of History project grew out of residencies at the Museum of the American Revolution. Their Juneteenth performance piece is in partnership with ArtPhilly and Black Music City. Free at Noon, World Stage, 23025 Walnut St., xpn.org and 6 p,m, Museum of American Revolution, 101 S. 3rd St., artphilly.com/projects/sound-of-history

DJ Jazzy Jeff — who will be reuniting with Will Smith on the Ben Franklin Parkway in July — headlines this free outdoor event. Also on the daytime show: rappers Slick Rick and Doug E. Fresh and singer Leah Jenea. Patty Jackson is the emcee. Noon, African American Museum, 701 Arch St., July4Philly.com

“Let’s get Los. The Brotherhood Tour” pairs up Los Lobos, the great Chicano band from East L.A. (that also features Steve Berlin, a Jewish guy from Philly, on saxophone) with Los Lonely Boys, the “Texican” rock and roll and brown-eyed soul band from San Angelo, Tex. 8 p.m., Tropicana Showroom, 2831 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, caesars.com/tropicana-ac

Father’s Day weekend down the shore with Meek Mill: The Philly “Dreams and Nightmares” rapper is the headliner on a multiact bill that includes T.I. Eve, Havoc of Mobb Deep, Shyne, and Ms. Jade. 7 p.m., Boardwalk Hall, 2301 Boardwalk, boardwalkhall.com.

Celebrating 60 years of British Invasion greats The Kinks, this benefit includes the 1971 album Muswell Hillbillies played in its entirety. Wesley Stace, Adam Weiner, John Faye, Roberta Faceplant, the No Good Crowd, and Citizen Riot are among the performers. Proceeds go to Juntos, the South Philly Latino immigrant organization. 8 p.m., The Fallser Club, 3721 Midvale Ave., thefallserclub.org.

Scottish rock band Del Amitri, which scored 1990s hits like “Roll to Me” and “Nothing Ever Happens,” is touring the U.S., timed to the Scottish soccer team’s east coast World Cup dates. The Tisburys open. 7:30 p.m., Underground Arts, 1200 Callowhill St., undergroundarts.org.

Super prolific country singer Charley Crockett is a busy guy. He’s released 17 albums since 2015, including Age of the Ram and Clovis this year. Last summer, his tour with fellow Texas Leon Bridges was one of most rewarding of the season. 8 p.m., Met Philly, 858 N. Broad St., themetphilly.com.

Austin, Tex. instrumental band the Animeros were standouts at the NonCommvention this year. Their self described sound moves “between the lush jungles of Colombia, the palm-lined streets of 1960s coastal Mexico, and the dusty cantinas of West Texas.” They’re signed to Black Keys leader Dan Auerbach’s Easy Eye Sound label. 8 p.m., Ortlieb’s, 847 N. 3rd St., ortiebsphilly.com

A top notch double bill. Spoon, the remarkably consistent indie band from Austin, Tex. is led by Britt Daniel and Jim Eno. They are playing with New Zealand indie power pop outfit The Beths, led by Elizabeth Stokes, whose 2025 album Straight Line Was A Lie was one of the year’s best. 8 p.m., Fillmore Philadelphia, 29 E. Allen St., thefilllmorephilly.com