Check out the new EP below from Great Thunder entitled Strange Kicks! The lo-fi, psych-rock project is brought to us by Waxahatchee‘s Kate Crutchfield and Swearin’s Keith Spencer. It also includes a rather upbeat cover of Mazzy Star’s "Fade Into You." You can "name your price" to download the album. Enjoy!

It’s been quite some time since the release of Modest Mouse‘s last album 2007’s We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank, but a new one might be on the horizon, since the band has been sharing a few new songs live. Below is their perfomance of "Be Brave" from Coachella.

Tonight, the Cinedelphia Film Festival and Tuesday Tune-Out celebrate Philly’s punk scene with the screening of LOUD! FAST! PHILLY!, a video history of Philly hardcore punk that was put together by Joseph A. Gervasi and Eric Bresler. Below is a description of what you can expect to see this evening at PhilaMOCA.

Loud! Fast! Philly! explores Philadelphia’s hardcore punk underground with a clear-eyed view that eschews golden-hued nostalgia and instead brings into sharp focus (and blurry VHS) the true ugly beauty of the scene. Featuring rare footage of local bands playing basements, churches, bars, crappy clubs, and warehouses throughout the city, the program captures what it was like living in a moment but without the pervasive reek of b.o. Loud! Fast! Philly! has selected footage dating from the early 1980s to the now, much of which has never been seen and has been assembled, digitized, and edited for this program. Special guests will be in attendance to introduce clips and talk about Philly’s vibrant underground, back then and today.

There will also be footage of local acts like McRad, Ruin, Sickoids, F.O.D., The Dead Milkmen, The Ghouls, 2.5 Children, and many others. Unfortunately, the 8pm screening is sold out, but there has been a 10:30pm showing (doors at 10pm) added this evening. Hopefully you will get a chance to view what will surely be rare moments in Philly’s music history. PhilaMOCA, 531 N. 12th St., 8pm (Sold Out)/10:30pm, $10, All Ages – Alexis V. 

It was just announced yesterday that the Mad Decent Block Party is officially coming to Philly on July 27. The summer rager has expanded to 13 cities this year. You can check the rest of the dates in the flier above as well as its promo video below.

Local drummer Ryan Crump started Philly Drum Project after breaking a wing nut for his Ludwig drum set and discovering on eBay how expensive it would be to purchase a replacement that is probably laying around someone’s garage not being used. This inspired him to organize a way to pool together the resources of local area drummers. Tonight, the percussive collective will be celebrating its one-year anniversary at World Café Live with performances by Philly native Ari Hoenig heading his jazz trio and Brooklyn percussion duo Loop 2.4.3. Philly Drum Project has gone on to become more than just a place to get some free gear. It is helping to bring the local music community together by hosting monthly workshops at Roosevelt Pub with talented artists like Dr. Dog’s Eric Slick and Pattern Is Movement’s Chris Ward, creating a space for musicians and fans to discuss and learn more about music, art and instruments, especially drums. Crump is also organizing DrumPhil, a single-day percussion workshop available to high school students. If you are interested in helping out a good cause, please donate what you can HERE, and swing by Philly Drum Project’s one-year anniversary celebration this evening to show some support. World Café Live, 3025 Walnut St., 7:30pm, $10 – $15 (+processing fee), All Ages (Photo by Dan Brightcliffe) – H.M. Kauffman