Check out the new track from Young Gliss called “Deflated Dreams,” which you can listen to and download below! Also keep a look out for his upcoming album High on a Weekday.
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Neighborhood Choir Altering Moods at The Dream Oven Nov. 12
Neighborhood Choir, originally the solo project of Bennett Daniels (Laser Background, Hippy Johnny), makes delicate, lo-fi indie pop that dreams are made of, well, the happy ones. With simple drum tracks and airy guitars and vocals, Daniels floats across his compositions with help on stage from pal Paul Saukeena (Spacin’, ex-Spooks), altering the moods of his audiences. Neighborhood Choir will be entering The Dream Oven tonight when they join Olympia, Washington’s Generifus (K Records) and Snow Caps, a.k.a. Andrew Keller (Hermit Thrushes). The Dream Oven, 2464 Emerald St., $3 – $5, All Ages – H.M. Kauffman
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Dark electro-rock from NYC: TV Baby
Neo-No Wave band TV Baby continue their onslaught of metal machine music with the summer 2012 single “New York Is Alright.” The duo (Matthew McAuley and Brain McPeck of downtown noise act A.R.E. Weapons) send up the city’s cultural (read: pretentious) aspirations with astute lyrics like: “New York is alright if you’re 12 years old sittin’ in your bedroom all alone at home dreaming about being Lou Reed or James Chance, doin’ some brand new 21st Century dance across the skyline of Manhattan where anything can happen.” TV Baby had a chance to play with Chance (a.k.a James White) at Don Hill’s (511 Greenwich Street) last year in support of their self-titled debut EP, itself a wild if derivative ode to No Wave pioneers like Suicide and the Bush Tetras. The duo’s squelching guitars and grimey synth sound took on ironic material by Bo Diddley, Little Richard and an echoey version of Chuck Berry’s “Mabelline” that was slowed down to reach maximum sensuality. Three years along, TV Baby have yet to transcend their obvious influences, but this latest single should be enough to keep interested parties, well, um, interested. – Brian Chidester
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Weekly Feature: Being Experimental in NYC
A few days before I started writing this article, I learned of a serious fight involving NYC drummer Kevin Shea and the son of the owner/talent buyer of an East Village venue, iconic for its historical interest in avant jazz and experimental music. The owner wanted the musicians to pay her $50 bucks since no one came to hear them. The owner’s son punched Kevin in his left eye when he refused. The musicians chased him into Tompkins Square Park. Read Valerie Kuhne’s essay ‘The Sporting Life: Being Experimental in NYC’ here.
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Free Show w/Watery Love & Birds of Maya at KFN (Upstairs) Nov. 11
It’s hard to beat getting something for free, especially music. Well, tonight Watery Love and Birds of Maya will be putting on a free show upstairs at Kung Fu Necktie. It’ll be a good opportunity for you to toast Watery Love’s drummer and Philly folk darling Meg Baird, and wish her the best of luck in her future adventures as she gets ready to make a big move to San Francisco. You’ll also have a chance to soak up the sonic blasts from Birds of Maya, whom you should already know by now put on a helluva jamtastic show. (Remember to buy Meg a drink for all her contributions to Philly’s music scene, and after all, you didn’t have to pay to get in you cheap bastard so hook a sista up.) It’ll be a rager with plenty of familiar faces so don’t miss out! Kung Fu Necktie (Upstairs), 1250 N. Front St., 8pm, Free, 21+ (Watery Love Photo by Tony Rettman; Birds of Maya Photo by Brandi Lukas) – Alexis V.
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Weekly Feature: Call of the Wild
Brooklyn, NY’s Call of the Wild is an unhinged rock ‘n roll trio that plays from the heart and goes for the throat on their eight-track endeavor LEAVE YOUR LEATHER ON. When corresponding with guitarist/vocalist Johnny Coolati, we spoke about the origins of their band’s name, what makes them a must-see act in the NYC scene, and the process of making their debut recording. Having kicked off a US tour last week, the band will be off the roads November 21st – stay tuned for new local dates & read Mike SOS’ interview with the band here.
Stream ‘Autobahn’, off ‘Leave Your Leather On’ here.
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Rosetta Opening for Fight Amp at The Barbary Nov.11
Locals Rosetta will be helping Fight Amp celebrate their new release Birth Control at The Barbary tonight. Rosetta, an intricate, alluring hybrid of metalcore, sludge, doom and gossamer space-rock, are humble dudes with an incomparable sound. I’ve taken to avoiding "epic" as a descriptor as much as humanly possible, but sometimes you are bludgeoned with a ten-minute leviathan like "The Determinism of Morality" or "TMA-3," and few other adjectives will get the job done. Rosetta are always cerebral (self-labeled “DIY nerds”), but never tedious, with crunching riffs and soaring atmospherics in abundance. A look at their social media reveals an onslaught of ecstatic fans proclaiming their devotion (with one going so far as to say that they’ve filled the Isis-shaped void in her heart), whether they’re playing shows or not. Coming at you from a different end of the spectrum are Ape!, grunge-loving stoner metalheads with a fondness for guitar acrobatics, Dridge, a New York sludge/drone outfit with sepulchral odes given joyous titles like "Black Vomit," and finally Fight Amp, one of New Jersey’s most beloved post-hardcore enthusiasts, bringing the sound of classic 90s to close out the night. The Barbary, 951 Frankford Ave., 6pm, $10, All Ages – Alyssa Greenberg
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Mike Bruno and the Black Magic Family Opening for The Fresh and Onlys at JB’s Nov. 10
Sometimes music is constructed around a setting; certain instrumental tones seem to project cinematic imagery. Mike Bruno and the Black Magic Family conjure a dark mysterious folk sound – one that lures the listener into a great abyss in search of the truth that lies beyond the void. Each song performed by the revolving door of the Black Magic Family Band leads the listener further into the thick of it. Orchestrating a dynamically haunting atmosphere created by a wide array of instruments including a Theremin, guitar, harp, various woodwinds, etc. This band pulls you into their ongoing narrative, sending chills up your spine and looking over your shoulder. Mike Bruno and the Black Magic Family Band will open for the psychedelic harmonies of Boston trio Quilt. Bay Area native’s The Fresh and Onlys headline the evening at Johnny Brenda’s. Merging harmonious west coast pyschedelia with a touch Americana and New Wave, this group can lead you anywhere, but the trip will certainly be memorable. Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 9pm, $10 – $12, 21+ – Michael Colavita
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Buke and Gase release new track off ‘General Dome’ + play Red Hook benefit at Saint Vitus 11.10
If at The Deli, we’ve seized just about every opportunity to share some love for Buke and Gase, a relief initiative definitely seems as good a chance as any, so here’s spreading the word. Joining the effort of many local musicians to raise funds for the victims of hurricane Sandy, the band released a new single off their forthcoming album ‘General Dome‘, the adequately-titled ‘Hard Times” (streaming below), the proceeds from which are being donated to the Red Hook Initiative.
Garnering a growing crowd through the success of their first album ‘Riposte’ (2010), the duo released in September a four-track EP, consisting of a deconstructed, discordant take on New Order’s Blue Monday (also on the ‘Hard Times’ single) and three other improv-based songs written over a week.
Compared to previous outputs, both ‘Hiccup’ and ‘Hard Times’ find the band adopting more linear a structure, making both polyrhythmic and dissonant efforts far more subtle, blending into the grit-laden stream of the song. Whether or not it is a new direction, we’ll find out as the full album becomes available, early 2013.
Coming back to the point, Arone Dyer & Aron Sanchez will be playing a Red Hook benefit at Saint Vitus, alongside Walter Schreifels, Believer/Law, Neon Indian and Bloodyminded, tomorrow evening (11.10 – $10 minimum donation). Find all the info here. TM
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Weekend Warrior, November 9 – 11
With the frosty chill entering Philly’s night air this week, it just makes sense to me to hunker down in the Side Chapel of the First Unitarian Church tonight for a performance by Bad Braids. The wintry psych-folk project of Megan Biscieglia carries me away to an isolated, drafty old cabin on a mountainside yet still provides a warming comfort that somehow allows me to brave the loneliness and frigid calm as the winds howl for me to join the pitch black night. Sounds like feel good music, right? Well, perhaps to some as will headliner Cold Specks, a.k.a. Al Spx, who’ll also set just the right mood for a much-needed evening of contemplation. First Unitarian Church – Side Chapel, 2125 Chestnut St., 8pm, $10, All Ages (Photo by April Heliotis) – Alexis V.
More things for your entertainment this weekend…
Johnny Brenda’s (1201 N. Frankford Ave.) FRI Low Cut Connie, Adam & Dave’s Bloodline, SAT Mike Bruno and The Black Magic Family
Kung Fu Necktie (1250 N. Front St.) FRI Tin Horses, Nona, Amanda X, SAT A Life Once Lost, SUN (Upstairs) Watery Love, Birds of Maya
North Star Bar (2639 Poplar St.) FRI The Breaks
The Fire (412 W. Girard Ave.) SAT (All Ages) The District, (Late) Former Belle, SUN Hezekiah Jones
The Trocadero (1003 Arch St.) SUN The Mahlors
Fergie’s (1214 Sansom St.) SAT Dave Steel Blues Band, SUN Rusty Cadillac
The Legendary Dobbs (304 South St.) FRI (Downstairs) Thee, Idea Men, The Standing Cinema, Venice Sunlight, Marc Lancaster, (Upstairs) Full Blown Cherry, SAT Bohemian Sunrise CD Release Party w/Griz, Lupe Garu, SUN Herostreet
Triumph Brewery (117 Chestnut St.) FRI Natural Selection, SAT The Looseleaf Trio
PhilaMOCA (531 N. 12th St. Philadelphia) SAT Animal Style
The Barbary (951 N. Frankford St.) SUN Rosetta, Ape!
Milkboy Philly (1100 Chestnut St.) FRI Willpowerless, Moonstriker, Terrible Friends, SAT Lefty’s Deceiver, Karl Hendricks Trio, JJL
Ortlieb’s (847 N. 3rd St.) FRI Ron Gallo, SAT Coco Sol, Blaq Mel
The Blockley (3801 Chestnut St.) SUN Mont Brown w/Pace O Beats
The Rotunda (4014 Walnut St.) FRI Gina Ferrera, Twyndyllyngs
The Grape Room (105 Grape St.) FRI Curt Chambers, Rowboat Casino, Phil La Placa, SAT Sinphonix, Telequanta, Fanatastic Planet, A Victim of Good Times, Bohka, Sara B
Motel Hell (Please contact one of the acts or the venue for more info.) FRI Backwoods Payback, Black Cowgirl, Ape!
Moonbase Nix (Please contact one of the acts or the venue for more info.) SAT Girl Scouts, Bratcore, Bleeding Fractals, Callow
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We Are The Woods play Mercury Lounge on 11.11
It’s pretty clear that the US music blog establishment is MUCH keener to give exposure to any lo-fi indie band (no matter how instrumentally inept) rather than to highlight deserving, original, "mellowish" folky acts (rocking ones have more luck). It’s a shame because there are a lot of fantastic bands in NYC that craft quality music of this kind (Lucius, Pearl & The Beard, Swear & Shake, to name a few), and who – onstage – can tear to pieces 90% of the indie rock bands out there.
Mostly driven by Jessie Murphy’s thoughtful songwriting and Marcia Webb’s multi-instrumental talent, We Are The Woods – whom we had the pleasure to see live at our CMJ rootsy show in 2011 – is a band that manages to blend an exhuberant creativity with the intense nature of the rootsy genre. They just released their full length "Whales and Roses" in November, and we recommend you go see them at Mercury Lounge on November 11.
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NYC Artists on the rise: Black Light Dinner Party
Time to get magical. I’m talking about that all-night trip that can only be properly delivered by skinny doods dancing and singing along to deep bass, chirpy keys and auto-tuned lead vocals. This has become the sound of revelation for late-night revelers, so maybe Black Light Dinner Party have plenty to be happy about… but they’re admittedly very good at making this combo work.
With a sound conjuring Passion Pit’s penchant for inserting anthem-ready hooks into deep house grooves, BLDP have a couple good reasons for you to stay up late tonight. From the ridiculously catchy ‘Older Together’ (streaming below), to the house-party ready ‘Gold Chain,’ these guys have to dance about, and that’s probably what we need right now. Check out their sampler on their Facebook, and tell them to start announcing some more dates! – Mike Levine (@Goldnuggets)