mewithoutYou enjoy a sold out holiday homecoming at Johnny Brenda’s tonight before they embark on an early 2015 tour of Australia with Dr. Dog. And if you weren’t able to finagle tickets to this evening, then you still can grab ones for a mysterious show at First Unitarian Church this Tuesday headlined by Thy Foes Profanely Rage (“long time band from Philly”) with Eight Legged Prawn (a band “from a little town called Lititz”). Welcoming them home for the holidays this Sunday will be indie R&B/soul fusionists Pattern is Movement. The duo of Andrew Thiboldeux and Chris Ward had a great 2014 emerging from hibernation with a self-titled full-length release, which stands to be their best to date. Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 9pm, SOLD OUT, 21+ – Bill McThrill
NYC
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MC Lex Rush releases “Unbridled Enthusiasm” EP at Trash Bar tomorrow (12.28)
Queens-born MC Lex Rush gives new weight to the notion of “Femme Fatale.” Having quickly risen through the ranks of the NYC battle-circuit, she is known for her strong stage presence, deft wordplay, and ability to quickly cut down her competition. This Sunday Dec 28th, she celebrates the release of her new EP "Unbridled Enthusiasm," headlining an indie-rap tour-de-force featuring the polymath Mike Larry Draw, B.S., and DJ Rickman. Trash Bar in Williamsburg doesn’t usually cater to the rap crowd, so this Sunday night, show up and support the movement. 7pm, $7, open bar 8pm-9pm. – BrokeMc
Philadelphia
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Legendary Divorce Opening for Creepoid & Amanda X at Boot & Saddle Dec. 27
Boot & Saddle must be in the holiday spirit, because tonight’s lineup is packed with talent from top to bottom. Let’s start with the opener, Legendary Divorce, a four-piece who originally came together as a Nirvana tribute band for Halloween show in 2012. Their debut EP Make Me is a rugged blend of agitated aggression. The songs have a tendency to immediately pounce on one’s ears. Itarya Leo’s vocals occupy a space were pensive rage and sadness compact themselves. The unfiltered byproduct joins up with steady, slightly dark instrumental tones, which are forceful yet frayed. Leo’s voice etches a path through the noise-punk, thumping music like a fireball amid organized chaos. The soothing psych-shoegaze-y buzzsaw of Creepoid headlines the evening orchestrating a haunting beauty through ominous layers of noise that has a cathartic effect. The garage-pop power trio of Amanda X bridges the gap of their personalized sincere yet catchy tunes. Boot & Saddle, 1131 S. Broad St., 8:30pm, $12, 21+ – Michael Colavita
Philadelphia
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The Holiday Fistival for Philabundance at Connie’s Ric Rac Dec. 27
Connie’s Ric Rac and Philly-based folk music collective A Fistful of Sugar host a special 13-hour Holiday Fistival that benefits Philabundance today. There will be a special raffle featuring prizes from South Philly businesses, food offerings from trucks like the Flying Deutschman and some of the Italian Market’s finest, drink donations from Naragansett beer, and music from an eclectic lineup of 15 acts. The event will be headlined by chiptune veterans Cheap Dinosaurs, and will also feature Sam Vile of Vilebred (who will show that his older brother Kurt isn’t the only one with musical skills in the family), multi-instrumentalist and looper extraordinaire Brian Fitzy, Reverend TJ McGlinchey, , and more. Connie’s Ric Rac, 1132 S. 9th St, 1pm, $20, All Ages – Bill McThrill
San Francisco
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Down and Outlaws Support Reignwolf at the Independent TONIGHT
The San Francisco based rock band, Down and Outlaws will be performing tonight at the Independent in support of the Canadian powerhouse of a one man band, Reignwolf. This is going to be a night of heavy fuzzed out blues rock. Reignwolf has been compared to Jack White and loved to listen to Ray Charles and Howlin’ Wolf when he was a kid. If you’re into any of those artists you should check out Down and Outlaws early in the evening and stay late to get the full effect of the garage rock blues experience of Reignwolf.
L.A.
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Stream: We Are The West, “Regards”
The latest track by duo We Are The West, "Regards", couldn’t be more apropos for this holiday season. The tender, meditative track by members Brett Hool and John Kibler appears on their latest EP of the same name, which is composed of three tracks that are meant to be a "thank you" to their fans as they continue to work on their continuing four part album series.
Philadelphia
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Weekend Warrior, December 26 – 28
It only happens once a year. Philly pop-punk favorites The Starting Line (featuring Kenny Vasoli of Vacationer) is back for their holiday reunion show. Crushing punk hearts across America, the band originally broke up in 2008. However, to appease a still active fan base, they started an annual Christmas reunion show tradition in 2009. This concert is the only chance for at least aother year to hear them live, which guarantees a special show. Relatively new to the Philly music community, Beach Slang, who had a pretty rad year themselves, will be kicking the night off. In 2014, they released not one but two EPs: the summer release, Who Would Ever Want Something So Broken?, and fall follow-up, Cheap Thrills on A Dead Street. While they may have come together from various outfits including Weston, NONA, and Ex Friends, their new project is all their own, with crashing drums that are meant to be played loud and totally meme-able lyrics (check out their Tumblr). Scream at the top of your lungs tonight at The Troc with your best friends! The Troc, 1003 Arch St., 7:30pm, Sold Out, All Ages – Emily Dicicco
Other places to escape the chill this weekend…
The Trocadero (1003 Arch St.) SUN (Balcony) Founders, Final Showcase
Johnny Brenda’s (1201 N. Frankford Ave.) SUN MewithoutYou, Pattern is Movement
The Boot & Saddle (1131 S. Broad St.) FRI Rolling Stones Tribute: Jesse Lundy Band: Mach 4, North Lawrence Midnight Singers, Brown Sugar, SAT Creepoid, Amanda X
Kung Fu Necktie (1250 N. Front St.) FRI F1lthy, SAT Chalk & The Beige Americans, Something Like A Monument/Blaze Atoms, SUN Fourth Line, Reward/The Great Vibration, Friendly Lounge
PhilaMOCA (531 N. 12th St.) SAT 1994!, Secret Cutter, Cassilis, The Beds, Mike Bell & The Movies, Shelf Life
Underground Arts (1200 Callowhill St.) FRI The Feast of Krampus: Wizard Eye, Skeleton Hands, The Company Corvette, Chimpgrinder, SUN Ten Ton Hammer
Electric Factory (421 N. 7th St.) SAT Lotus, The Beating, SUN Lotus, KiloWatts
Bourbon and Branch (705 N. 2nd St.) SUN Beano, Alisa Joe & Gyrl Problems
World Café Live (3025 Walnut St.) FRI (Downstairs) John Faye & Those Meddling Kids,Tess Emma & The Monthlies, The Great Socio, WaveRadio, Minshara, Joe Jordan’s Experiment/(Upstairs) D& M, SAT (Upstairs) Melissa Clampffer , Dana K Fiero, Emily Mineo, SUN (Downstairs) WCL 7TH Annual Winter Beer Festival: Whiskeyhickon Boys/(Upstairs) Bloody Catholics
The Fire (412 W. Girard Ave.) FRI McRad, Dubsmith, I Yahn I Arkestra, SAT Devil in the Radio: A Tribute to the Music of Shane Gooding: Stephen Quaranta, Morgan Pinkstone, SUN Skysleeper
MilkBoy Philly (1100 Chestnut St.) FRI The Once Was, The Racket Boys RFA, SAT Crucial
Ortlieb’s Lounge (847 N. 3rd St.) SUN Come as You Are with DJ Brandon Setta (of Nothing), Marge, Clementine
North Star Bar (2639 Poplar St.) FRI Under This Fire, Cardigan Terrace, The Flashing Thoughts, Mike Bailer, Sat Grand Strangers, No Outlet, The Good Mess
Tin Angel (20 S. 2nd St) SUN Boy Wonder
Fergie’s (1214 Sansom St.) SAT Jonathan Monument, SUN Rusty Cadillac
The Legendary Dobbs (304 South St.) SAT (2pm) Ashton John, Brian Harmer/Next to None, Dead:Stop, A.D.D./Elizabeth Rose, Cris & Lou (of the Valkyrians), Liz De Lise
Connie’s Ric Rac (1132 S. 9th St) FRI Cheerbleeders, Beer Me, 66 Stitches SAT A Fistful of Sugar, Cheap Dinosaurs, The Bird Choir, Sweet Briarrose, Cask & Co., The Late Saints, Burning Bridget Cleary, Beaucoup Blue, Jason Ager, Brian Fitzy, E.J. Simpson, Mel Alston, The Wayside Shakeup, Andrew Napoli, Vilebred, The TJ McGlinchey Band, Griz
Voltage Lounge (421 N. 7th St.) SUN Spoken Life
The Grape Room (105 Grape St) FRI No Outlet, Pocket Dial, Mic Stew, Dustin Poole, SAT Jesse Gimbel, Natalie Chapkis
Ardmore Music Hall FRI Beru Revue SAT Splintered Sunlight
First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut St.) SUN (Side Chapel) Cassavetes
Lava Space (4134 Lancaster Ave.) SAT Free Cake For Every Creature, Cyberbully Mom Club, Tombo Crush, Shannen Moser, Cullan Bonilla
Yarga’s Basement (Please contact one of the acts ore venue for more information) SAT Kat Kat Phest Day 1: Mumblr, Left & Right
Lavender Town (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more information) Kat Kat Phest Day 2: Secret Plot, Shannen Moser, Robins
Philadelphia
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New Video: “Common Ground” (Episode 10) – Ground Up
Watch this behind-the-scenes video (episode 10 of "Common Ground"), which highlights Ground Up’s activities leading up to their performance on November 14, 2014 at Union Transfer. It starts at the end, and then reverses course to demonstrate how they got there. The video includes a practice, an awkward radio spot at Wired 96.5, soundcheck and much more.
Portland
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Video Premier Exclusive: Seance School’s “Carcajou”
One of the Deli Portland’s current Artists of the Month (we have two bands sharing the AOTM title resulting from a tie in the polls), Seance School who is more or less a brand new band to the city, is hitting the ground running fast as hell. The man behind the curtain of sound, Robin Washburn, creates a unique blend of ambient shoe-gazey indie pop with dark melancholic melodies and vocals reminiscent to Elliott Smith. With two full-length albums released in late october, the self-titled Seance School and Skeletal Noise: More Songs From the Static, there’s no doubt in my mind that Seance School will be gracing ears with a whole new plethora of recordings in 2015.
It is our pleasure to present the exclusive premier of Seance School’s brand new, trippy ass light party of a music video for the track "Carcajou" off of the self titled album.
– Travis Leipzig
NYC
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All The Deli NYC’s 2014 Records of the Month (emerging artists)
Was 2014 a good year for the emerging NYC bands? Did the local scene produce new, exciting acts and records? A look back at The Deli NYC’s records of the month of the past year should shed some light about the health of the local scene:
January 2014 – Porches – "Slow Dance in the Cosmos"
February 2014: Cloud Becomes Your Hand – "Rock or Cakes"
March 2014: Frankie Cosmos – Zentropy
April 2014: Passenger Peru: Self Titled
May 2014: Skull Practitioners – "st1 – tape"
June 2014: Cantina – "Horizons EP"
August 2014: Crying – "Get Olde"
September 2014: Buscabulla – "Kitsune‘"
October 2014: Zula – "This Hopeful"
November 2014: Mitski – "bury me at makeout creek"
December 2014: Future Punx – "I’m So Inspired"
Enjoy!
The Deli NYC
Philadelphia
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New Cyberbully Mom Club EP Available for Streaming & Purchase
Cyberbully Mom Club leaves the bedroom door cracked open. Encapsulating sad-tinged honesty, their folk tunes invite you inside their collective minds, drawing happiness from out of a dimly lit room. You can stream and purchase their EP Amy Locust Whatever below, and catch them performing live this Saturday, December 27 at Lava Space.
NYC
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For the lovers of lush pop, a New Year’s Eve with Dear Georgiana and Elizabeth & The Catapult at Rockwood
If you are not a fan of sweaty and chaotic New Year’s Eve parties, or if you’d like to take it easy in the early evening hours, Rockwood Music Hall has put together a very civilized – but extremely enjoyable – early show for the last day of 2014: Elizabeth & the Catapult (pictured) and Dear Georgiana are the brainchildren of two of the most talented NYC based female songwriters. and will take the stage of Rockwood 2, in that order, starting at 8pm on December 31. Check out these two catchy and lush singles from their recent albums.