Our picks at Philly & the Shore for weekend of 8/12-8/14

The Sax Pack - Jeff Kashiwa, Steve Cole and Kim Waters - simmers down your busy week and calms you into the weekend as the Smooth Jazz Summer Nights Concert Series continues its 14th season of Friday concerts in August.

Great Plaza at Penn's Landing, Chestnut Street and Columbus Boulevard, 7:30 tonight, free, 215-922-2FUN, www.delawareriverevents.com.

PINK & PUNK

Thank heaven for little girls, especially those who like to rock out. Fifteen all-girl bands will play their hearts out as Girls Rock Philly takes over the World Cafe Live Saturday. Now in its fifth year, Girls Rock Philly is a weeklong summer camp that encourages the inner rock star in girls 9 to 17. Camp includes technical instruction and classes in the history of women who rocked the music world. During the week, campers form bands and rehearse their tunes which they showcase at this daylong concert. Don't let their age fool you, camp alumni - like Attia Taylor - have graduated to play Philly's main stages.

World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St., doors at 11:30 a.m., show at noon, Saturday, $10, 215-222-1400, girlsrockphilly.org.

HOT AND HEAVY

You think you've gotten down but you haven't boogied if you've never experienced the ludicrous live set (with backup dancers!) of Philly's own Sweatheart. The six-piece's stylings are power poppy on the surface but without the unnecessary gloss associated with the genre. Sweatheart simply dirties it up and cheeses it out for your viewing and listening pleasures. "Let Me Crazy" from their 2010 EP "Tell Your Sister," for example, has the driving guitars of Rick Springfield's "Jessie's Girl" without all of that messy sincerity. The rest of bill includes party starters Instamatic and Robai.

Kung Fu Necktie, 1248 N. Front St., 7:30 p.m. Saturday, $8, 215-291-4919, kungfunecktie.com.

BETTER ANGELS

Two years ago, folker John Francis left our fair city for Nashville, Tenn. But don't hate. Francis is back for more hometown goodness tomorrow when he plays an Americana-flavored benefit for feel-good worship space the Broad Street Ministry. Joining Francis onstage is John Carter Cash, the only son of Johnny and June Carter Cash and the producer of Francis newest record, "The Better Angels." Also on-hand will be Philly folk mainstays Hezekiah Jones and Langhorne's the Brad Hinton Band.

Fergie's Pub, 1214 Sansom St., 9:30 p.m. Saturday, $10, 215-928-8118, fergies.com.

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