Uke rock
With powerhouse vocals and power-chord ukulele, Ellia Bisker performs as
Sweet Soubrette, playing the dark vaudeville-pop songs from her sensational new album
Days and Nights at 9 p.m. at
Tritone, 1508 South St. Tickets are $5. Call 215-545-0475.
Monday
Local heroes
The sound of Philadelphia? As Bob Dylan once said, "It used to go like that, and now it goes like this." Ex-Cordalene singer Jamie Olsen's
North Lawrence Midnight Singers purvey complex, country-tinged retro-pop gems. They team with the similarly inclined
Sean Lee of Amnesia Star Hotel at 8 p.m. at
the North Star, 2639 Poplar St. Admission is free. Call 215-787-0488.
Tuesday
Men at war
Lewis Milestone's 1930 film adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque's novel
All Quiet on the Western Front won an Oscar, and the depiction of German soldiers slogging through the Great War's trenches is both meticulously detailed (the director recruited German veterans living in California as extras) and still powerful in its pre-Code depiction of the wasteful violence of combat. The film screens at 7:30 p.m. at
the Bryn Mawr Film Institute, 824 W. Lancaster Ave., Bryn Mawr. Tickets are $10. Call 610-527-9898.
Choral pop
If you've seen the trailer for
The Social Network featuring their haunting, ethereal version of Radiohead's "Creep," you've heard the Belgian girls choir
Scala & Kolacny Brothers. Conducted by Stijn Kolacny and accompanied by pianist Steven Kolacny, the ensemble performs transformative versions of songs by Nirvana, David Bowie, and Rammstein as well as original songs. The choir performs at 8 p.m. at
the Trocadero, 1003 Arch St. Tickets are $24. Call 215-922-6888.
