If you are looking to efficiently max out your support of local music this weekend, then you definitely want to hit the 3^rd annual Good How Are You Fest. Brought to us by Good How Are You Records and Paper Scissors Media, the two-day event will be kicking things off this afternoon at its de facto homebase, South Philly’s Tralfamadore, where Philly acts such as Gender Work and Yeenar will be getting folks warmed up for the stacked Day 2 festivities. On Saturday at Pleasure Mountain Ballroom, you might notice some familiar names on the billing from this corner of The Deli. There will be past Record of the Month recipients Curtis Cooper, Secret Nudist Friends, and Blushed, alongside former Featured Artist(s) Poll nominees and winners Kelsey Cork & The Swigs, Puppy Angst, and Busy Bee Project, so it should be easy to see why we think this is the place where you need to be this weekend. Because you surely deserve a bit of pleasure in your life! – H.M. Kauffman

More places where you can support local music this weekend…

Pleasure Mountain Ballroom (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SAT Good How Are You Fest: Curtis Cooper, Trash Boy, Secret Nudist Friends, Blushed, Kelsey Cork & The Swigs, Puppy Angst, Busy Bee Project, Too DoGs 

Tralfamadore (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI Good How Are You Fest: Gender Work, Elaine Rasnake, Overwinter, yeenar, Broke Body, BB GUNS, Elissa Janelle Velveteen, Rebecca Zimmerman

Johnny Brenda’s (1201 N. Frankford Ave.) FRI Oldermost, SAT Don McCloskey

Boot & Saddle (1131 S. Broad St.) SAT Cypher Clique

Kung Fu Necktie (1250 N. Front St.) FRI Nematode/DJ Deejay, SAT Something Like a Monument

The Fillmore Philadelphia (1100 Canal St.) SUN Naeem

World Café Live (3025 Walnut St.) FRI (Upstairs) Alex Shaw, SUN (Upstairs) Grace Vonderkuhn/(Downstairs) Ruder Than You, Catbite

The Fire (412 W. Girard Ave.) FRI Youthfool, SAT Black Cat Habitat, Sharon Lia Band, Steady State, 100 Men On Mars, SUN Twice Brothers, Rowhome

MilkBoy Philly (1100 Chestnut St.) FRI Creem Circus, SAT Dave Patten, Psychic Agency, Aaron Parnell Brown 

Ortlieb’s Lounge (847 N. 3^rd St.) FRI Line Leader, The Bigness, Rare Spirits, SAT I Think Like Midnight/MCA Day: Stop Not Playin

The Barbary (951 Frankford Ave.) FRI Felipe Pupo, Shane Reimer, Family Friend, Egocentric Plastic Men, Vassal, SAT Kissing The Klepto, Twin Beds, Bored As Hell

Bourbon & Branch (705 N. 2^nd St.) FRI Johanna Baumann, SAT Delmont (EP Release), Stealing From Thieves, Goodthief

Silk City (435 Spring Garden St.) SUN Omni MC, Teef and E1 Beats present: Da Vida, Kahlil Ali 

Fergie’s (1214 Sansom St.) SAT Paul Green Punk Rock Brunch, SUN Rusty Cadillac 

Voltage Lounge (421 N. 7^th St.) FRI All That 90s Party

Frankie Bradley’s (1320 Chancellor St.) FRI Cabaret Sauvignon/DJ Chris Urban, SAT Philadelphia Burlesque Academy Student Showcase/Ed Christof, SUN Honeygasm

Century (1350 S. 29^th St.) FRI E.D.S., The Stutter, SAT Ritual Earth, Space Caravan, Bear/moth

The Grape Room (105 Grape St.) FRI Presidential Top Knot, Knightlife, The Missing Frets, The Jumping Juvies, SAT SomaRai, Slophouse, Dead in Dog Years, Little War

Ardmore Music Hall (23 E. Lancaster Ave.) SUN Under The Oak

Everybody Hits (529 W. Girard Ave.) FRI Caracara (EP Release Show), Cave People (Solo)

The Pharmacy (1300 S. 18^th St.) SAT Bree and the Reeds, Sophie Coran/Humilitarian

Warehouse on Watts (923 N. Watts St.) FRI Astro 8000, 1-800 Happy Hour, DJ Kenny Dollaz

The Music Ward (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI Gnarbot, Medusa's Disco, Miss Cantaloupe

Cousin Danny’s (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI Downtrodder (Last Show), Demodex

Truck (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SAT Tombo Crush

Free Candy (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more infor.) FRI Slenko & McKeys, Kyle Press, Guitars and Drums

World Cafe Live will be showcasing a trio of local talents tonight. Clarity of thought arrives via youth as Masie Blu hits the stage. Blu blends soulful vocals, while also injecting a poetic, spoken-word approach. An unwavering confidence and wisdom shine throughout her music, providing a reassuring stability that cultivates a peaceful, motivating atmosphere. When paired with an array of refreshing, liquidy grooves, the power of those words/mantras is unlocked. This evening’s billing will be fortified by the genre-melding electro-experimentations of Kilamanzego, whom continuously creates an imaginative landscape, weaving a seamless quilt of sound that simultaneously celebrates the details and transitions. The silky, synthpop exploits of Gender Work comfortably complete this lineup, sharpening the mind whilst providing the body a vehicle or catalyst to let loose and get down. – Michael Colavita

Other places to chill this Thanksgiving weekend…

World Café Live (3025 Walnut St.) FRI ( Upstairs) Masie Blu, Kilamanzego, Gender Work, SAT (Downstairs) Beru Revue

Johnny Brenda’s (1201 N. Frankford Ave.) FRI Octave Cat, Wax Future, SAT Killiam Shakespeare, Bilal, DJ Aktive, SUN Michael Stasis 

Boot & Saddle (1131 S. Broad St.) SAT Lower Wolves, Gigantic

Kung Fu Necktie (1250 N. Front St.) FRI ZekeUltra, Hello Jordan, Pastel Williams/DJSC, SAT Squawk Brothers, Spelling Reform/Fame Lust: HomeGirl, SUN Riverside Odds, The Bad Ups, Roadkiller

Underground Arts (1200 Callowhill St.) FRI A Philadelphia Tribute to The Last Waltz 2018: A Benefit For Philadelphia School Music Programs

Union Transfer (1026 Spring Garden St,) FRI DJ Mighty Mike Saga, SAT The Menzingers

The Trocadero (1003 Arch St.) SAT Alcyon Lake

TLA (334 South St.) SUN Frost Giant

The Fillmore Philadelphia (1100 Canal St.) SAT So Far Gone: Dirty South Joe, Magglezzz, SUN Sy Mosquiat

The Foundry (1000 Frankford Ave.) FRI LiMM, NxG, SAT Kur, Lil Na, LHU Chainz

The Fire (412 W. Girard Ave.) SAT Jamie and the Guarded Heart, Moment To Capitalize, Qwirk, Dune Puma/Glassgrade, Rally, Old Head

MilkBoy Philly (1100 Chestnut St.) FRI Max Swan, My Funky Brethren, Taylor Kelly, SAT Afterimage, All Good People

Ortlieb’s Lounge (847 N. 3^rd St.) SAT Liam and Me, SUN Yankee Bluff, Los Ricos

Silk City (435 Spring Garden St.) FRI DJ Aktive, SAT DJ Deejay

Fergie’s (1214 Sansom St.) SAT Mighty Joe Castro and the Gravamen, Three Chord Money, SUN Rusty Cadillac

Connie’s Ric Rac (1132 S. 9th St) FRI The Brown Stripes (Ween Tribute), SAT Corfu, Space Kamp

Frankie Bradley’s (1320 Chancellor St.) FRI DJ Chris Urban, SAT DJ Brian Toll

The Tusk (430 South St.) SAT Overcoming Gravity, The Good Mess

Century (1350 S 29^th St.) FRI Chalk & The Beige Americans

The Grape Room (105 Grape St.) FRI Sage Turtle, El Dwellers, SAT Expansion Project

Bourbon & Branch (705 N. 2^nd St.) FRI Ill Fated Natives, OOLALA, SAT Andorra (Beard Oil Launch), Leo Moon, Summer Scouts, Evergo

Ardmore Music Hall (23 E. Lancaster Ave.) FRI The Quixote Project, SAT Huffamoose, Cookie Rabinowitz, SUN Swwik, Heaven Man, Bird Watcher, Souls On Fire, Dylan Hepner

The Maas Building (1325 N. Randolph St.) SUN Julia Rainer

Everybody Hits (529 W. Girard Ave.) FRI Dark Thoughts, E.D.S.

The Pharmacy (1300 S. 18^th St.) FRI Lil Bøyband, Lil Grime, SAT Apollo Oko, Juanny Makk, Eddie Madrid

Creep Records (1050 N. Hancock St.) FRI Paul Green Academy

Hovering on the threshold of a refreshing, meditative state and the sadness brought on by internal/external crisis, “Summer Rain,” the collaborative single from Gender Work & Murayama, hits complex notes. There’s a sense of destruction, which attaches itself to the intense storm of drums, while the flute, synth, and vocals softly unite in the cleansing opportunity for a fresh start. Gender Work will be performing this evening at Kung Fu Necktie, with Ships In The Night, Overwinter, and Ethan Lipscomb. (Photo by Yassine Boundouq)

Gender Work recently released Disruption, a full-length series of synth-pop that could (at least temporarily) relax the tensions caused by the daily news cycle. In its place, warm vapors of keys, mingling with decisive backbeats, uncoil the body, breathing in a refreshing atmosphere. Gender Work is penciled into the lineup at South Philly's Tralfamadore on Thursday, August 24, with Slow Clover, Missangelbird, and Busy Bee. (Photo by Sam Hollander)