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Music this week

Philadelphia Independent Craft Market: Includes music by Bevin Caulfield, Jubel Jenkins, Toy Soldiers and Lady. Best of all, Liz Rega, an artist who shows you how to make a wallet out of tape. 941 Theater, 941 N. Front St., noon-7 p.m. Sunday, $2 or free for kids, 215-235-5603 http://www.myspace.com/randomsquirrellab.

Sound Fountain: Aesop Collective DJs Jesse Merlin, Radere and Accidentally. A summer day in front of the singing fountain, what more can you ask? Singing Fountain, Passyunk Avenue at Tasker Street, 1-8 p.m. Sunday, free, www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=96352041778#/group.php?gid=96352041778.

Three 4 Tens: Jamie Mahon, co-owner of the Green Rock, brings his psych-rock band out of hiatus with the Love Club, Band of Skulls and Effusion 35. North Star Bar, 27th and Poplar streets, 7 p.m. Monday, $8, 215-684-0808, www.northstarbar.com.

The Big Jangle: Members of the Blood Feathers and guests pay tribute to Tom Petty. With Birds of Avalon and Gondola. Johnny Brenda's, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 8 p.m. Monday, $10, 215-739-9684, www.johnnybrendas.com.

Monday Night Club: The A.D. Amorosi-curated, Needles Jones-hosted weekly throws a pre-bash for the Q Fest with Sgt. Sass, TDM, Ghost of Sound and Technophobes. National Mechanics, 22 S. 3rd St., 9 p.m. Monday, free, 215-701-4883, www.nationalmechanics.com.

Robes: The Philly Anglophiles finish their monthly residency at Silk City with Chang Chang and DJs Stereofaith and Sammy Slice. Silk City, 5th and Spring Garden streets, 9 p.m. Tuesday, $5, 215-592-8838, www.myspace.com/phillysilkcity.

Paleface: The Daniel Johnston-schooled anti-folk star returns with And the Moneynotes and Birdie Busch. Johnny Brenda's, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 9 p.m. Thursday, $10, 215-739-9684, www.johnnybrendas.com.

Sonic Youth Afterparty: Rocco Renzetti-led Elevator Parade's beautiful noise is as indebted to Sonic Youth as it is to '60s psych rock. With the shoegazing Music For Headphones. JD McGillicuddy's, 421 N. 7th St., 9 p.m. Thursday, free, 215-925-5310, JDMcGillicuddys.com.

JAZZ

Stephanie Nakasian: It's a family affair as singer Nakasian teams with husband/pianist Hod O'Brien and singing daughter Veronica Swift O'Brien to ply their timeless sound, which they've shared since Stephanie and Hod met while on tour with vocalist Jon Hendricks nearly 30 years ago. Philadelphia Museum of Art, 26th Street & Ben Franklin Parkway, 5:45 and 7:15 tonight, free with regular museum admission of $14, 215-763-8100, www.philamuseum.org.

Bootsie Barnes/Larry McKenna: Philly jazz history is in the spotlight whenever these two tenor giants share the stage, as they will tonight leading their organ quartet. Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St., 8 & 10 tonight, $15, 215-568-3131, www.chrisjazzcafe.com.

Balanced American Music: Husband-and-wife duo of vibist Randy and flutist Marianne Sutin distill their jazz influences into a meditative new-age haze equally influenced by folk, classical Indian, classical European and Native American music. PSALM Salon, 5841 Overbrook Ave., 8 p.m. tomorrow, $10, 215-477-7578, www.psalmsalon.org.

Sci-Fi Philly: Three solo performances: steel guitarist Susan Alcorn, vocalist/cellist Fatima Adamu and saxophonist/bassist Drew Ceccato. Gojjo, 4540 Baltimore Ave., 8 p.m. Sunday, $5, www.scifiphilly.com.

CLASSICAL

Philadelphia Orchestra: The free Neighborhood Concerts series comes to Philadelphia University, in East Falls. Rossen Milanov leads a program of Overtures by Brahms ("Academic Festival"), Wagner ("Tannhauser") and Verdi (the scorching "Forza del Destino"). Also included: excerpts from Mendelssohn's glorious incidental music to "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Gallagher Athletic and Recreation Center, 4201 Henry Ave., 7 p.m. tomorrow, free, 215-893-1999, www.philorch.org.

Dolce Suono: Flutist Mimi Stillman's ensemble combines guitarist Allan Krantz, violist Burchard Tang and double bassist Emilio Gravagno (the latter two Philadelphia Orchestra musicians) in a collaboration with the American Composers Forum. First Unitarian Church, 7:30 tomorrow, free, 267-252-1803, www.dolcesuono.com.

Delaware Valley Opera Company: Gounod's evergreen "Romeo and Juliet" kicks off the summer season, with Akiko Hosaki as piano accompanist and music director, plus Jay Anstee, Rebecca Fetrow and Michael Dura. Roxborough High School Theater, 6498 Ridge Ave., 8 p.m. tomorrow, $15, 215-725-4171, www.dvopera.org.

Philadelphia Orchestra chamber musicians: The season of chamber gems concludes with Mozart's K.407 Horn Quintet plus String Quartets by Brahms (No. 3, Op. 67) and Dvorak (No. 6, Op. 96, the "American"). Also on the bill are three contrasting miniatures for clarinet, double bass, percussion and keyboards: Bill Douglas' "Feast," Jeremy Wall's "The Circular Word" and "Goodbye" by conductor/arranger/composer Gordon Jenkins. Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center, Broad and Spruce, 3 p.m. Sunday, $18-$27, 215-893-1999, www.philorch.org.

Wagner's "Das Rheingold": The first opera in the colossal four-evening "Ring" cycle offers an inventive staging by the Barcelona-based theater group La Fura dels Baus, who have integrated dance, acrobatics and computer projections to emphasize the epic legend. This production from Milan's La Scala opera house was led by Zubin Mehta. Bryn Mawr Film Institute, 824 W. Lancaster Ave., Bryn Mawr, 1 p.m. Sunday, $25, 610-527-4008, www.brynmawrfilm.org.

Di Wu: Chinese-born pianist, another esteemed alumna of Curtis Institute and finalist in the recent Van Cliburn Competition, returns for an outdoor recital. She'll perform Beethoven's Op. 22 Piano Sonata, the five ravishing sections of Ravel's "Miroirs" and Liszt's paraphrase of the Waltz from Gounod's opera "Faust." Longwood Gardens' Open Air Theater, Route 1, Kennett Square, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, $16, 610-388-1000, www.longwoodgardents.org.

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