Doll Baby formed a little over a year ago in Richmond, and released their debut EP Polliwog in June. Their sound combines an energetic punk rock with guitar driven heaviness of alternative rock bands like Jawbox and The Smashing Pumpkins. The opening track “The Great Divide” puts frontwoman and guitarist Julie Stroey’s flexible vocals and introspective lyrics on display, while the layered guitars help to drive the track’s moody atmosphere. Following song “Drift” was originally included on their 2015 demo, but appears on the EP with a reimagined sound characterized by swift, crashing drums, shouted vocals, and distorted glistening guitars that show the band’s versatility. Doll Baby will be playing Strange Matter on August 12th in support of Solids. – John Honan
Philadelphia
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Weekend Warrior, August 5 – 7
Politically-charged experimental artist Moor Mother, a.k.a. Camae Ayewa/Camae Defstar, just closed an over decade-long chapter of her life earlier this week with the final ROCKERS event, a heavy rockin’ Philly music series that showcased acts fronted by women and queer musicians of color. However, the next chapter of her artistic career is looking quite promising with her recent signing to Don Giovanni Records. There is a European tour and residency on the horizon for her this month, but before she heads out overseas, Camae will be bending and twisting sound this Sunday at PhilaMOCA opening for emerging NYC dance-punks Guerilla Toss. They’ll also be join by the lo-fi stylings of Old Maybe and avant-pop/rock trio Banned Book. PhilaMOCA, 531 S. 12th St., $10, 8pm, All Ages (Photo by Eva Wo) – H.M. Kauffman
More places to get weird this weekend…
PhilaMOCA (531 N. 12th St.) FRI Callowhill, SAT Residuels, Groovy Movies, Aunt Dracula (DJ Sets), SUN Moor Mother, Banned Books, Old Maybe
Johnny Brenda’s (1201 N. Frankford Ave.) FRI Tinmouth (Solo), SAT Creem Circus, Soraia, Scantron
Boot & Saddle (1131 S. Broad St.) FRI Flyermile, Cave Women, SAT Black Horse Motel, Apache Trails
Kung Fu Necktie (1250 N. Front St.) FRI Violent Island, Stealing From Theives Dentana, Secret Societies, Stroker, Nephthys/DJ Deejay, SAT Brandon Can’t Dance, Doggo/Bonfire, Brian TV, Black Archie/All Else Failed, Dull Knives, SUN Overcoming Gravity, SINS, Phoenixhiphop/Deer Scout
Underground Arts (1200 Callowhill St.) SAT Nation Of Wolves
Bourbon & Branch (705 N. 2nd St.) SAT The Chip Breakers, Jeremiah Tall, Red Means Run, Matthew Sharayko, SUN Chelsea Pedano
The Trocadero (1003 Arch St.) SAT Mantis, Stone, Initial Kick
TLA (334 South St.) FRI Box of Rain, SAT Rocky Horror Live, Rocky Horror Party! featuring Candy Volcano & More
Electric Factory (421 N. 7th St.) This is Hardcore (FRI-SUN), FRI Year of the Knife, SAT Ten Ton Hammer, SUN All Else Failed, Jesus Piece
World Café Live (3025 Walnut St.) FRI (Upstairs) Birdie Busch/(Downstairs) Jerry Garcia Birthday Bash: Featuring Mason Porter, SAT (Upstairs) American Dinosaur, Chalk & the Beige Americans/(Downstairs) PhillyBloco, Paulette Branson & Mixed People
The Fire (412 W. Girard Ave.) FRI The End A.D., Hellblock 6, Stepping Razor, Ganto Barn, SAT Wizard Eye
MilkBoy Philly (1100 Chestnut St.) FRI The Captain The Pilot The Driver, Blame Candy, SAT Lou, SUN Doubles
Ortlieb’s Lounge (847 N. 3rd St.) FRI The Silence Kit, Maps & His Mothball Fleet, Janelle, SAT Brother JT, St. James and The Apostles, Canyon
Silk City (435 Spring Garden St.) FRI DJ Dav, Reed Streets, SAT DJ Deejay
Connie’s Ric Rac (1132 S. 9th St.) FRI Above Connecticut, Taking October, Kamakaze, SAT Bunny Savage, SUN You Do You, EchoTest, Shawn Touhill
Morgan’s Pier (221 N. Columbus Blvd.) FRI DJ Beatstreet, SAT Mr. Sonny James
Frankie Bradley’s (1320 Chancellor St.) FRI DJ Chris Urban, Franky’s Foxes, SAT Ed Christof
The Foundry (1000 Frankford Ave.) SAT Peek-A-Boo Revue
The Grape Room (105 Grape St.) FRI Cupid’s Victim, The Sixth Year, Christina Brennan, SAT Argonautic
Ardmore Music Hall (23 E. Lancaster Ave.) FRI Transistor Rodeo, SAT Splintered Sunlight, Old Soul Revival
The Pharmacy 1300/02 S. 18th St.) SAT Pet, Hello Shark Tombo Crush, Boy Lawyer, SUN Thief, Steal Me A Peach (Record Release), Mumblr, Spill, Glenn Matthews
LAVA Space (4134 Lancaster Ave.) SUN Congenital Death, Socialite, Blue Smiley, Fraktur
Slime Time Live (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SAT Trash Boy, Busy Bee
Beaumont Warehouse (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SAT Crazy Bull, Dridge, The Company Corvette, Green Meteor
Cat House (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI A Planned Parenthood Benefit: Last Full Measure, Past Life, RFA
Century (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SAT Honeytiger, Hopscotch Jefferson
Level 1 (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SUN The Charley Few, Disjawn, Planet 88, Disogyny
2nd St. Festival SUN (Germantown) Hound, (Piazza) SelfHelpMe, Bohemian Mule, Sweet Eureka, Song Dogs, Nik Greeley & The Operators, Modern Colour, Cold Roses, Brothers & Sisters (Brown St.) Man About a Horse, Dr. Beardface & The Spacemen, Tommy Froelich Band, Fitch Bros, Tinmouth
NYC
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Bummer punks Panoramic release new album “Not Exactly”, tour with Talk, Tired Thanatoid
Panoramic are sad boys who rock, as well as sad boys who also happen to be DIY4LYFErs. Respectively prolific and intimately tied to DIY scenes of Orange County and the Inland Empire, members Alex Vercnocke, Austin Jenkins, Jonathan Modell (The Human Machine, Tririlla Recordings), and Matt Sturgis (The Palisades, Hillary Chillton, Model Talk) are running out to the southwest from August 5th till August 11th with mathpop duo Talk, Tired Thanatoid, coinciding with the release of Panoramic’s debut album Not Exactly. Recorded at hideout/traphouse/lovenest The Palisades, the quartet’s first full-length sees an expansion beyond the pop punk roots of EP "Rule of Thirds". Polyrhythmic piano solos and tight harmonies combine with quintessential tropes of the post-teen years including walking away from love, addiction, lost friendships, and suburban malaise.
The album is being released on cassette (/25) and on CD via Pacific Nature Records: each cassette and CD will be scented with pine essential oil. See their tour kickoff/album release party at Beatnik Bandito tonight, and listen to the first track of the debut album, "Not Exactly", below.
NYC
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A Deli Premiere: “Jumpstart” by Saint Adeline
The words "close-knit" are definitely appropriate when referred to NYC rootsy pop band Saint Adeline, since the it’s comprised of three sibilings: Drew, Kasie and Chloe Gasparini. After trying separate artistic careers, the trio almost accidentally found themselves on a stage performing together, only to realize what kind of rare chemistry existed between them. Since then, they’ve been working on material for a debut record, and what we are premiering here is the band’s first single, entitled Jumpstart. Written by Drew, this is a song about reclaiming control of one’s life narrative after a negative (sentimental) experience. Chloe’s bright and optimistic soprano fits the theme perfectly, while the acoustic arrangement and well orchestrated vocal harmonies convey an uplifting and hopeful sonic carpet.
Saint Adeline is holding an EP release show on 9/19 at Joe’s Pub. —Henry Solotaroff-Webber, photo Credit: Michael Hull
Philadelphia
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In the Cut: Residuels
We first came upon Justin Pittney as the frontman for rad, mysterious, post-punk outfit Moon Women. After the group’s disbandment, he went on to form Residuels with Creepoid drummer Pat Troxell, who eventually left the group to live in Savannah, GA for a short stint to record an album and concentrate on touring with his Creepoid bandmates. Pittney continued to record under the French-inflected moniker, expanding the project to a trio that would include Mike Cammarata (Suburban Living, Drink Up Buttercup, Night Panther) on drums and Kyle Garvey (The Interest Group) on bass. The band recorded some new originals and covers that would eventually catch the attention of Iggy Pop, along with us here at The Deli Philly. We had a chance to chat with him before he takes the stage tomorrow night at PhilaMOCA to perform “a sorta of psychedelic improvised piece of music” called “Gravity”. You can check out our interview with Pittney HERE as well as a new video that he created for the centerpiece of tomorrow evening’s set (below).
Philadelphia
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Hitch a Ride w/The Captain The Pilot The Driver at MilkBoy Aug. 5
Whether it’s soulfully simple, folk sounds or a boozier southern-inflected rock, Paul Hocynec-led The Captain The Pilot The Driver invites one to hitch a ride. Tonight, the band steers into Milkboy, where they’ll showcase songwriting that contextualizes the ongoing sojourn, rolling through bumps with eyes focused on the final destination, while you’re temporarily passengers consuming those earnest-exposed stories. This evening will also feature the layered experimental electro-R&B of Paris Monster and Blame Candy to solidify this billing. Milkboy, 1100 Chestnut St., 8:30pm, $12, 21+ – Michael Colavita
Philadelphia
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New Music Video: “Punks In A Disco Bar” – Beach Slang
Beach Slang have a new album coming out September 23 on Polyvinyl, entitled A Loud Bash Of Teenage Feelings. They recently shared their first single from the record, "Punks In A Disco Bar," and it is now accompanied by a Jason Lester music video. Those "teenage feelings" spill out onto the screen as we follow a gang of rowdy kids out looking for a good time, which is abruptly ended by a mysterious cowboy. You can catch Beach Slang at the E Factory on Saturday, October 8 as part of a stacked lineup for the Project Pabst Citywide Festival that will also include Hop Along, Guided by Voices, Animal Collective, Mac Demarco, Diarrhea Planet, Downtown Boys, and Rebirth Brass Band.
L.A.
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Talk Before Sleep offer gentle dream pop on their self-titled EP
A calm, gentle drift washes over like a rippling tide in "Winona", the reverb-drenched track that opens Talk Before Sleep’s self-titled debut EP. Not to be confused with that other shoegaze ode to "Winona" by Drop Nineteens, but of a similar vein in how it treats distortion with a considerate touch, the El Monte trio later follow suit with a pair of tracks that veer from lushly poppy ("Clean") to more tensioned in its drige-like songwriting approach ("Lights"). A promising debut, Talk Before Sleep is a prudent first effort that emits a tranquil energy with its ambiguous curiosity. – Juan Rodríguez
Toronto
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OL’CD – “PREMIUM TRASH” EP!
These 4 Toronto garagers are back with a brand new bangin’ EP. Ol’CD play rippin’ garage rock with a lil bit of surf rock and a whole lotta party mixed in. The new EP titled "Premium Trash" starts with a straight up mosher "Hang Nail" which seems to tell the tale of a serious lingerer. "Not Me" is a sweet tune with some nice solo action. Everything gets a bit hectic on the last track "Paralyzed" which was a nice change in feels to finish off this record. "Premium Trash" available on their bandcamp page now! Ol’CD hits the road for the east coast today so have a look at their tour dates on their facebook page. Their Toronto release party for "Premium Trash" goes down on August 27th at Silver Dollar. – Kris Gies
Chicago
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Hieroglyphic Being
The latest album from Hieroglyphic Being (aka Jamal Moss), The Disco’s of Imhotep, offically drops tomorrow, August 5th. The physical LP is being released by London’s Technicolour Records, but can be purchased digitally here. Moss has accomplished a lot of his 20 year career and this album finds him blending an array of sounds and styles into a hypnotic rhythmic journey.
NYC
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Cloud Becomes Your Hand talk about recording on Delicious Audio
NYC’s Cloud Becomes Your Hand‘s creative potential is on full display in their sophomore album "Rest In Flea," a multi-colored sonic adventure released by intrepid Queens label Northern Spy, home to an enviable collection of NYC’s best experimental talents of all ages. But the record, a brilliantly quirky but very musical collage of robotic numbers, psychedelia and musical deconstruction, doesn’t tell the whole story. With electronic xylophone, clarinet and electric violin rounding up their drum/bass/guitar sonic backbone, the sextet offers a monstrously tight live show featuring perfectly choreographed movements and sublime moments of absurdity, reminiscent of a DIY blend of Devo, Wire and The Residents.
Read the Delicious Audio Q&A with Cloud Becomes Your Hand about gear and the recording process.
NYC
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The Wimps bring their throwback rock and roll to Strange Matter on 8.09
The Wimps could easily be mistaken for a 60s band that never quite made it big, instead they’re a young Richmond based quartet who formed less than a year ago and take inspiration from prominent artists such as The Beatles, The Velvet Underground, and The Stooges. In April they released their debut self-titled full length, which features 10 garage pop tracks dripping with infectious melodies and catchy lyrics. The record highlights a variety of different sounds from the 60s that range from the easy going melodic pop of female singers like Lesley Gore to the R&B soul of artists like Percy Sledge. It also contains the energy and attitude of garage rock characterized by buzzing guitars and precise drumwork. The Wimps will be playing Strange Matter on August 9th in support of Lady God. – John Honan