Best Bets
Music Beretta 76, Doughboys Come early, leave late, rock out. Headliners Beretta 76 and openers Jukebox Zeros bring a blast of South Philly rawk-and-roll north of Girard to sandwich Jersey garage legends the Doughboys. Beretta always satisfies with tender
Music
Beretta 76, Doughboys
Come early, leave late, rock out. Headliners Beretta 76 and openers Jukebox Zeros bring a blast of South Philly rawk-and-roll north of Girard to sandwich Jersey garage legends the Doughboys. Beretta always satisfies with tender-hearted yet plenty tough rock. Camille Escobedo's spirited vocals justify comparisons from Debbie Harry to Chrissie Hynde and Joan Jett, and Pete Rydberg provides generous guitar crunch. Jukebox Zeros will preview their forthcoming album of Dolls/Ramones/
Replacements-inspired guit-punk. Plainfield, N.J.'s, Doughboys (formed in 1964, with an early Stones sound) are the night's living-history lesson. Championed by Little Steven on his Underground Garage show, they're back with mostly original members, including drummer/songwriter Richard X. Heyman, and a searing debut disc, 2007's Is It Now? After 40 years - oh yeah.
- David R. Stampone
9 tonight at Johnny Brenda's, 1201 N. Frankford Ave. Tickets: $10. Phone: 215-739-9684.
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Film
New this week:
Revolutionary Road
*** Director Sam Mendes' devastating, if flawed, adaptation of the Richard Yates' novel that stars Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio as an unfulfilled 1950s couple whose Technicolor dreams have given way to greige realities. R (profanity, brief nudity, sexual and surgical candor).
- Carrie Rickey
Family
James and the Giant Peach
Families can catch performances of this kid-friendly show this weekend at the Arden Children's Theatre. Based on Roald Dahl's popular children's book, the production is directed by Whit MacLaughlin and tells the story of a young boy's adventures in an abnormally large piece of produce. The show will run at the theater through Feb. 8.
Noon and 4 p.m. today and Sunday at the Arden Children's Theatre, 40 N. Second St. Tickets are $26-$30, $18-$22 for teens ages 13-17, and $14-$16 for children 12 and under. Information: 215-922-1122 or
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Gustafer Yellowgold
A pointy-headed alien who hails from the sun, Gustafer is a tiny, animated chap with two DVD/CD collections of delightfully melodic pop already under his belt and a third due for release in the spring. Gustafer - and a menagerie of his similarly unusual buddies - will appear this morning at World Cafe Live. (Their images will be projected on a screen as the real musicians play on the stage.)
- Sam Wood
11:30 a.m. today at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. Tickets: $10 adults; $7 children 1 to 12; free for infants under 1. Phone: 215-222-1400.