By Dan Gross
Philadelphia Daily News

WITH PETE WENTZ expecting a baby any day now with wife, Ashlee Simpson, he and his multiplatinum pop-punk act Fall Out Boy play an intimate all-ages show at the North Star Bar (27th & Poplar) at 7 p.m. Friday. The band, whose new CD, "Folie A Duex," is out Dec. 16, last played the here at the Wachovia Spectrum. Tickets are $20 and sold only at the venue Friday. Doors open at 6, but we expect teenage girls and some guys too, to start lining up long before that.  

After supporting The National in Europe, completing a sold out theater tour of Canada and an April tour supporting Feist, Canada's Hayden continues to tour his latest release In Field & Town, this time headlining in the States. While touring, Hayden is playing with a full band including Corey Wood on drums, Wayne Petty on guitar, Paul Loman on bass, and Dale Murray on guitar and keys. The use of a full band has provided Hayden with a hard rocking, dynamic sound the held the audience rapt.

Seated and surrounding the North Star's elevated stage, the audience was completely enthralled with the sounds filling the bar. Hayden's fans displayed the utmost respect for the Canadian musician by remaining perfectly still, eyes fixed on stage during each and every song the band played. Hayden's rich and smooth voice coupled with his acoustic riffs were complimented wonderfully by three part guitar harmonies, pulsing bass lines and driving percussion.