On a good day, Marah might be Philly’s version of Bruce Springsteen, anchored in rootsy songwriting that abandons its humble origins a little more as each successive layer of grandiose rock instrumentation is added. On a really good day, they’ll get the Boss himself to sing backup vocals, as they did on 2002’s Float Away With The Friday Night Gods. He’s been a bit too busy for that lately, but hey, we can totally substitute that dude from The Hold Steady and nobody will even know the difference.

Adam Smith opens with a special acoustic set.

Adam Smith and the Invisible Hand - There’s Room In My Will