“Go see my namesake,” Hatchet-face

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Every Monday, the Showdown tells you who to see and where to see ‘em.

Monday: Teddy Geiger was introduced to a small portion of the trash TV-obsessed population (we prefer cultural critic, thank you very much) as a finalist on VH1’s “In Search of the Patridge Family,” as neo-Keith. He’ll get an introduction to people with taste, as a member of Rainn Wilson’s band in “The Rocker,” out on August 20. Brag that you saw him when. With Hilary McRae and Scott Harris, World Cafe Live, doors at 7:30 p.m., tickets are $19-24.

But if pretty boy pop ain’t your style, check out the sludgly, trudgy all-lady metal of Philly’s own Hatchetface, who get extra points for presumably naming themselves after the best character in “Crybaby.” With Amplified Heat and the Murderkill 100, at Johnny Brenda’s, doors at 8 p.m., tickets are $8.

Tuesday: Anthony David is swanky to the max. “Though he’s got that new jack Musiq Soulchild-meets-Talib Kweli thing down cold, David is even more reminiscent of Bill Withers in the way his trilling vocals and supple flow take to funked-up acoustic instrumentation,” says A.D. Amorosi. Need we say more? No, we think not. At the World Cafe Live, doors at 7:30 p.m., tickets are $19.

Wednesday: Out of the entire Tim Kinsella arsenal (Make Believe, Cap ‘n Jazz), A.D. Amorosi calls Joan of Arc, “the most experimental and melodic of them all.” With 10-plus records under his belt (not to mention all those other bands), Kinsella’s got to have this live thing down pat. With Ponytail and Olafur Arnald, at the First Unitarian Church, doors at 8 p.m., tickets are $10.

Thursday: The name of Lyfe Jennings‘ summer tour is “Baby, I’m star.” Oh, honey you are. With Ray Lavendar, at the TLA, doors at 8 p.m., tickets are $28.50-32.

Friday: Tonight’s all about movie star cred. There’s the boy-girl indie pop of She & Him featuring guitar-virtuoso M. Ward and Zooey Deschanel, who is one of few actors to try their hand at music making without thoroughly humiliating themselves. But how can you ignore the queen of soul. You say Aretha’s got no movie star cred? We beg to differ.

At the Borgata, show at 9 p.m., tickets are $95.

Saturday: Mark Knopfler sailed to Philadelphia on one of his many post-Dire Straits solo albums. Ask him how his trip was, then stay for one of the best guitarists still working today. At the Mann Center, doors at 8 p.m., tickets are $69.50.

Sunday: The Showdown has always had a soft spot in our hearts for the great state of Tennessee: Graceland, Dollywood, the Grand Ol’ Opry, oh my! That’s why we got to give it up for Ten out of Tenn, a tour featuring some of the best and brightest folkers of the Volunteer State. With Butterfly Boucher, Griffin House, K.S. Rhoads, Erin McCarley, Andy Davis, Tyler James, Trent Dabbs, Matthew Perryman Jones, Katie Herzig, Jeremy Lister, at the World Cafe Live, doors at 6 p.m., tickets are $14-19, with a $10 food and drink minimum.

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