A. D. Amorosi, June 2014

Ana Castillo

The goddess of Chicana letters, known for her poetry and essays that embrace the spirits of oppression, tradition, and modern feminism, heads into sensualist territory with her newest novel, Give It To Me.

6/2, 7:30 p.m., Free Library, 1901 Vine St., www.freelibrary.org

La Roux

6/7, 8 p.m., The Trocadero, 1004 Arch St.., www.thetroc.com

King Khan and the Shrines

The Supreme Genius and Idle No More are just the two most recent reasons to love King Khan’s prickly ensemble. Make no mistake, though—Berlin, Germany’s favorite sons of lo-fi garage rock and psychedelic soul have been loud and proud for 15 years.

6/5, 8 p.m., Theater of the Living Arts, 334 South St., www.ticketmaster.com

Philly Beer Week

In actuality, Philly Beer Week 2014 started days before, but my guess is that the city which raised craft beer to an art form will still be pretty focused on this until the last drop runs dry and the brats cease to wurst.

6/1 – 6/8, www.phillybeerweek.org for locations.

The Fourth Annual Burger Brawl

Usually held in an Italian Market parking lot, the annual Brawl pitting Philly’s toniest chefs (and not so tony, which is half the fun at twice the taste) against each other for meaty supremacy moves further south to Broad and Pattison’s sports complex and its recently erected Xfinity Live!

6/8, 3 p.m., 1100 Pattison Ave, www.phillyburgerbrawl.com

Die Antwoord

South Africa’s favorite multi-tattooed electro-rap duo take all that the likes of LMFAO and Diplo have to offer and squelch it into a violent, slang-heavy mélange.

6/8, 8 p.m., Electric Factory, 421 N. 7th St., www.electricfactory.info

The Kids in the Hall

Canada’s calm, collected sketch comic answer to Monty Python’s Flying Circus reunite the old gang—Dave Foley, Bruce McCulloch, Kevin McDonald, Mark McKinney and recent Colbert Show Russian Olympics contributor Scott Thompson—for their greatest hits (surely “Chicken Lady” will be performed) and a gay old time in general.

6/8, 8 p.m., Merriam Theater, 250 S. Broad St., www.kimmelcenter.org

Rain: The Beatles Experience

Not to disagree with The Clash’s Joe Strummer and the sentiment of London’s Calling, but it seems phony Beatlemania has not bitten the dust. Then again, Lansdale’s Steve Landes (he plays John Lennon) and the rest of the Faux Fab Four are dedicated to the cause, constantly update their insistently touring production with new songs, and it is the 50th Anniversary year of the Beatles’ arrival in the US, so koo-koo-ka-choo.

6/11-6/15, 7:30 p.m., Academy of Music, 240 S. Broad St. www.kimmelcenter.org. 6/22, Sands Bethlehem Event Center.

Vetri Foundation’s Great Chefs Event

Here’s a food event worth singling: nearly 50 chefs from around the country and Italy, a mountain of sponsors, and over 1,200 eaters working with Philly’s Marc Vetri to benefit Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation and the Vetri Foundation for Children usually to the tune of one million dollars or more. Plus Questlove from The Roots DJs after party. That’s a win-win for everyone.

6/10, 6 p.m. Urban Outfitters HQ at the Navy Yard, 5000 S. Broad Street, www.vetrifoundation.org

Damian Jr. Gong Marley & Atmosphere

Bob Marley’s most sonically adventurous son and one of hip hop’s most experimental MCs and producers get together for what promises to be a night of testy reggae and weird, but pointed rap.

6/10, 7:30 p.m., Free Library, 1901 Vine St., www.freelibrary.org

Dom Irrera

Though uncertain why audiences outside of our area flock to see this longtime stand-up comedian, I totally get that South Philadelphians and fans of the Goodfellas/Sopranos axis know Irrera’s humorous connection to the made-up word “fuggedaboudit” and what it conveys, along with all things red gravy and mothballs.

6/12 – 6/14, 8 p.m., Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St, www.heliumcomedy.com

John Waters

Waters is best known for his work as independent cinema’s gross-out enfant terrible for early 70s film fare such as Female Trouble and Pink Flamingos. Within the last 20 years, he’s become quite the entertainer with his one-man shows and readings of his various various. The premise of his newest book is simple: John Waters Hitchhikes Across America, gets picked up, and reacted to. Plus, it happens to be Friday the 13th. What could go wrong?

6/13, 7:30 p.m., Free Library, 1901 Vine St., www.freelibrary.org

Willie Nelson & Family/Alison Kraus/Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas

The Texan who penned hits such as “Hello Walls” (Faron Young), “Funny How Time Slips Away” (Billy Walker), and “Crazy” (Patsy Cline), hasn’t had an album of predominately new original material since 1996. Band of Brothers is that album, a new one with as many slow and studied ballads of deep introspection (“Send Me a Picture”), as there are hollering C&W rockers (“Wives and Girlfriends”). Yee. And. Hah.

6/13, 7 p.m., Mann Center for the Performing Arts, 5201 Parkside Ave., www.manncenter.org

Hank3

The most fascinating thing about the grandson of Hank Williams, Sr. and the son of Hank Williams, Jr. is that you’re never quite sure who you’re going to get when he plays as Hank3. It could be the dirty, dusty road mix of lo-fi country and blousy honky tonk that is his recent Brothers Of The 4x4. It could be the raging hi-energy hardcore of his new punk album A Fiendish Threat. Just wait and hear.

6/18, 8 p.m., Trocadero, 1003 Arch St. www.thetroc.com

Raphael Tiberino Exhibition

The Tiberino family museum (The Ellen) is just around the corner in Powelton Village, but to celebrate the aging process and show off a past-and-present retrospective of his dark, comix-heavy work, Raphael Tiberino hosts both a gallery-wide exhibition and his birthday party at the University City comic book salon.

6/20, 7 p.m., Locust Moon Comics, 34 S. 40th St, www.locustmoon.com

Diana Ross

You could hurry love if you really wanted to, but with the first-and-only true queen of Motown’s sound around, why would you want to? 6/25,

7 p.m., Mann Center for the Performing Arts, 5201 Parkside Ave., www.manncenter.org. 6/26, Sands Bethlehem Event Center.