Krust Toons: "Wait..." by Tedd Hazard - please feel free to drop him a line at teddandthehazards@gmail.com if you dig or have any funny ideas. You can also check out more of his illustrations and animation shorts HERE.

Party Muscles recently released their debut full-length album, Does It Even Matter. Crisp, melodic tunes stretch out exemplifying white-hot, guitar work, without losing touch with the groove. Uptempo with an energetic yet composed manner, the quartet flexes its charming, retro, songwriting skills. You can join the party this Thursday, August 15, at Ortlieb’s, where they'll be throwing down with BYRH and Night Windows.

Bad Heaven Ltd. is the latest project from Snowing’s John Galm, who is also backed by Tyler Bussey (No Thank You, Strange Ranger, The World Is A Beautiful Place…) on guitar and vocals, Ross Barzuk (Snowing) on bass, and Melissa Brain (Amanda X, MARGE) on drums. The band just dropped its new LP Strength last week, the follow-up to the group’s 2016 debut Cool Hell. Originally inspired by acts like Sparklehorse and Elliott Smith, Galm revealed that “Strength is about being young and stupid and thinking things are good and will continue to be good, when realistically they’re not, and it’s just gonna hit you again.” Bad Heaven Ltd. will be bringing all those feels to Philly’s favorite batting cages/DIY space Everybody Hits this Saturday, where they’ll also be joined by Maxwell Stern (of Signals Midwest). – Alexis V.

Other places where you might catch the feels this weekend…

Everybody Hits (529 W. Girard Ave.) FRI Goodthief, SAT Max Stern, Bad Heaven Ltd.

Johnny Brenda’s (1201 N. Frankford Ave.) SAT Sitcom, AnnonXL, SUN Sparrow Steeple

Boot & Saddle (1131 S. Broad St.) SUN No Thank You, Earth Telephone

Kung Fu Necktie (1250 N. Front St.) FRI Dumal, Sonja/Function, SAT Truculent/Fame Lust

PhilaMOCA (531 N. 12^th St.) FRI The Extraordinaires, Eddie Sids, SUN Talie

Underground Arts (1200 Callowhill St.) SAT Yellowhammer Fund Dance Party: Rana Ransom, DJ Delish, SUN Lovelorn

The Fillmore Philadelphia (1100 Canal St.) FRI August Burns Red, SAT So Far Gone: Dirty South Joe, Magglezzz, SUN Simply Christopher

The Foundry (1000 Frankford Ave.) SUN Function

World Café Live (3025 Walnut St.) SAT (Upstairs) Hoochi Coochi

The Fire (412 W. Girard Ave.) SAT Knightlife, Little Fawn, Service Dog/The Savories, FONVERY, Rubber, SUN Hand Me Downs, Spinechain

MilkBoy Philly (1100 Chestnut St.) FRI The Preps, SAT Full Bush

Ortlieb’s Lounge (847 N. 3^rd St.) FRI Trash Knife, Faking, SAT The Stone Eye, SUN Destiny X

The Barbary (951 Frankford Ave.) FRI Twentythreenineteen, Here/Now

Silk City (435 Spring Garden St.) FRI DJ Sylo, Astro 8000, SAT DJ Deejay

Fergie’s (1214 Sansom St.) FRI Live Band Karaoke, SAT Live Band Karaoke, SUN Rusty Cadillac 

Bourbon & Branch (705 N. 2^nd St.) SAT Homestead Collective, Dylan Jane 

Connie’s Ric Rac (1132 S. 9^th St.) SAT DJ Elijvh Vrms 

Morgan’s Pier (221 N. Columbus Blvd.) FRI DJ Beatstreet, SAT Menace Cartel, SUN New Pony

Frankie Bradley’s (1320 Chancellor St.) FRI DJ Royale, SAT Bye, Bye Boobies! A Top Surgery Celebration / DJ Ian St Laurent, SUN Sinful Sundays 

Voltage Lounge (421 N. 7^th St.) FRI Reef The Lost Cauze, SAT Whitney Peyton

The Tusk (430 South St.) SAT The Mojo Machine, The Outlaw Pandas, Sex with Rollercoasters, Rasan In The Heyday

Century (1350 S. 29^th St.) FRI Episode, The End AD, SAT Loafass (Tape Release), The Barren Marys

The Grape Room (105 Grape St.) FRI Deck 5, Almost There, Modern Mercury, YelloCake, SAT Uncle Dan, Mr. Lisp

Ardmore Music Hall (23 E. Lancaster Ave.) SAT Splintered Sunlight

Creep Records (1050 N. Hancock St.) SAT Gloria Deo, PhillyGreen, Humilitarian, SUN No Option, Freeze, Pit Hair 

The Pharmacy (1300 S. 18^th St.) SUN Soft Crime

Vox Populi (319 N. 11^th St., 3^rd FL) FRI Paradise Gardens, Strawberry Hands, Control Point

Warehouse on Watts (923 N. Watts St.) FRI The Wonder Bars

The Mothership (602 S. 52^nd St.) FRI Datadrift

Tralfamadore (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI FLNG, Screamcloud

Haus of Yarga (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI Magnetic The Shaman w/Calo, ASCXNSION, Jewelssea, SAT Blueprint, Fracture

Anthorna Gallery (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI Alenni, A Million Dollars, SAT The Dark Tournament, Baphomet Nothing

The Tide Pool (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SAT Blame Jakob, Daydrunks

The Buffalo (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI Rubbish, King AniMal, Manikineter, Gutsack

Make It Count, the new LP from No Option, was recently released via Life & Death Brigade. A primal fervor shortens the distance as an urgent, immediacy surges with unrelenting angst. Making you ponder, "What options do you really have?!" You can catch the hardcore quintet this Sunday, August 11 at Creep Records, as part of a lineup that also includes Pit Hair, Freeze, Stepping Stone, and Piece of Mind.