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Music: Music this weekend

Live music tonight and tomorrow, compiled by Shaun Brady, James Johnson, Sara Sherr and Jonathan Takiff. POP . . . plus

Live music tonight and tomorrow, compiled by Shaun Brady, James Johnson, Sara Sherr and Jonathan Takiff.

POP . . . plus

The Fab Faux: This most meticulous Beatles tribute band serves up the studio creation that's selling best of the bunch, "Abbey Road," plus the orchestrally endowed version of "Let It Be" that Phil Spector saved or ruined (your call). With the Hogshead Horns and Creme Tangerine Strings. Keswick Theatre, Easton Road and Keswick Avenue, Glenside, 8 tonight, $42.50-$77.50, 215-572-7650, www.keswicktheatre.com.

Lili Anel: If you dig throaty, jazz-inflected pop chanteuses (think Joni Mitchell, Phoebe Snow, Tracy Chapman), you should pick this Lili, too. With piano-based singer-songwriter John Conahan. Upstairs at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. 8 tonight, $10, 215-222-1400, www.worldcafelive.com.

Broadcast: Dreamy vocalist Trish Keenan and her tinkling synth pop colleagues will hit the stage. With Atlas Sound and the Selmanaires. First Unitarian Church Sanctuary, 2125 Chestnut St., 7:30 p.m. tomorrow, $13/$15 (all ages), 866-468-7619, www.r5productions.com.

Marc Broussard: Louisiana-spawned "blue-eyed soul" revivalist falls between radio format niches, sadly. Broussard is too white for R&B outlets, too old school/Marvin Gaye-ish for rock radio. But that doesn't mean he's not good. Charlie Mars opens. World Café Live, 3025 Walnut St., 7:30 p.m. tomorrow, $35-$45, 215-222-1400, www.worldcafelive.com.

HIP-HOP, R&B

Lupe Fiasco: Chicago native and one of the best artists of hip-hop's past decade headlines Temple's 2009 homecoming concert. Local Asher Roth opens. Liacouras Center, Broad Street and Montgomery Avenue, 9 tonight, $18, $13 with Temple ID, www.liacourascenter.com.

Reggae Attack: The duo of DJ Version Girl and DJ CarryUs, better known as the Philly Reggae Girls, will be joined by the Ital Sound System for a night of dance hall, dub, ska and of course, reggae. Dr. Watson's Pub, 216 S. 11th St., 10 tonight, free, 21-plus, 215-922-3427, www.myspace.com/drwatsonspub.

Writtenhouse: It's two-for-one as the trio of MC Charlie K with producers Chris Conway and Kush Shalimar will be joined by another Philly-based, three-man act, South Broad. Octoraro Hotel & Tavern, 2 S. 3rd St., Oxford, Pa., 9 tonight, $5, 21-plus, 610-932-2290.

ALTERNATIVE

Rockabilly Night at the Record Collector: Catch Full Blown Cherry and the darkly humorous, Mose Allison stylings of Mr. Unloved. Record Collector, 358 Farnsworth Ave., Bordentown, N.J. 7:30 tonight, $10-12, 609-324-0880, www.the-record-collector.com.

Hot Panda: The Rolling Stone-lauded Canadian band is a mix of the lo-fi gems of Guided By Voices with a touch of Roxy Music glam. With All the Day Holiday. North Star Bar, 27th and Poplar streets, 7 p.m. tomorrow, $8, 215-684-0808, www.northstarbar.com.

Voluntary Mother Earth: Tokyo avant rockers make their Philly debut with Austin, Texas', Ringo Deathstarr, the Tweeds and Screen Vinyl Image. Khyber, 56 S. 2nd St., 8 p.m. tomorrow, $8, 215-238-5888, www.thekhyber.com.

JAZZ

Melody Gardot: With her new CD on Verve, "My One and Only Thrill," the Philly-based singer has begun breaking through to a wider audience with her wryly sultry take on the torch song. Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center, Broad and Spruce streets, 7:30 tonight, $35, 215-893-1999, www.kimmelcenter.org.

Ari Hoenig: Animated Philly-born drummer returns leading his fantastic trio, featuring guitarist Gilad Hekselman and bassist Orlando Le Fleming. Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St., 8 and 10 tonight, $20, 215-568-3131, www.chrisjazzcafe.com.

Arturo Stable Quintet: Percussionist and UArts professor tempers his Latin jazz with a graceful touch of classical romanticism. Painted Bride, 230 Vine St., 8 tonight, $20, 215-925-9914, www.paintedbride.org.