Start your musical weekend with a classic holiday tradition, move into rowdy brass, and finish indie.The Philly Pops: I'll Be Home for Christmas SpectacularFriday through Dec. 22Kimmel Center300 S. Broad St.From $32,Kimmelcenter.orgConductor David Charles Abell returns for a third year to lead The Philly Pops’ Christmas program. Honoring military and first responders, the selection features guest vocalist Lisa Vroman, known for playing Christine in Broadway’s “Phantom of the Opera,” as well as a choir and holiday sing-a-longs.Miley Cyrus &Her Dead PetzSaturday, 8 p.m.Electric Factory421 N. Seventh St.$70, Electricfactory.infoThe befuddling addition of Dan Deacon as an opener for Miley Cyrus’s tour with Her Dead Petz — better known as rock band The Flaming Lips — strangely helps make some sense of her long, public transformation. Known for his electronic dance music, Deacon gives Miley some cred and amplifies her party-starting persona. This show is officially sold out, so you’ll have to go the resale route.Rebirth Brass BandSaturday, 8 p.m.Underground Arts1200 Callowhill St.$25, Undergroundarts.orgThe relentlessly touring and Grammy Award–winning Rebirth Brass Band is an explosive party brought to you by an awe-inspiring wall of sound. The many members of the New Orleans-based second line outfit have a polished, single-minded playing style that creates opportunity for raucous improvisation.DeerhunterSunday, 8:30 p.m.Union Transfer1026 Spring Garden St.$20, Utphilly.comAtlanta's Deerhunter is in town supporting their October release “Fading Frontier,” an entry both laconic and restless, lush and angular — the album of a band in a dreamy transition. Frontman Bradford Cox opens with his pared down solo act, Atlas Sound, a headliner in itself.RELATED:Shop local at holiday markets popping up all over PhiladelphiaComing up next:Dec. 6: We Were Promised Jetpacks, Underground ArtsDec. 11 and 12: Strand of Oaks, Boot & SaddleDec. 15: Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience, Electric FactoryDec. 17: India.Arie, Keswick TheatreJan. 14: Rachel Brathen, The Fillmore PhiladelphiaJan. 23: The Go! Team with Glockabelle, Underground ArtsJan. 29: Lotus, Electric FactoryJan. 30: Jack’s Mannequin, Electric FactoryJan. 31: The Indigo Girls, Keswick TheatreFeb. 12: The Weight, Ardmore Music Hall
