Krust Toons: "The Break Down" by Tedd Hazard – please feel free to drop him a line at teddandthehazards@gmail.com if you dig or have any funny ideas. You can also check out more of his illustrations and animation shorts HERE.
San Francisco
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The Truants Release Two Singles – Wasted Youth & Millennial
The San Francisco based post punk band, The Truants are a breath of fresh air as their vintage punk sounds bring a welcomed dose of nostalgia to any punk music aficionado. New music lovers will be into these songs just as much as The Truants’ sound can skate across eras, giving them the ability to touch listeners of different ages and music tastes. Check out their newest singles, Wasted Youth and Millenial. Both songs are about the folly of youth and reality of growing up in a generation of gentrification and the modern age. The guitar riffs and vocals are epic and their entire sun drenched, angry punk aesthetic is appealing and hard to ignore.
Philadelphia
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New Loose Tooth Album Available for Streaming & Purchase
Released via Lame-O Records and Father/Daughter Records, Big Day, the new album from Loose Tooth, will shake you out of your Monday zombie-like state. The quartet plays off juxtaposing emotive states, languishing in melodic desolation and then smashing ahead in an agitated state of aggression. Consistently shifting gears, the band creates a brutally catchy record. On Saturday, April 29 at Cat House, Loose Tooth will be taking part in the recently announced, multi-venue showcases of Alright? Okay Fest, presented by Lockjaw Media.
Philadelphia
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New Poor Devils EP Available for Streaming & Purchase
Psych/surf/garage rockers Poor Devils sound like they are up to no good on their new EP Idaho. From the get-go, a dark cloud hovers over the outlaw tales strung together by the Philly four-piece. It’s a menacing yet mesmerizing batch of recordings that’s the perfect soundtrack for a good night of drinkin’, brawlin’, and even a little lovin’. Simply badass!
Philadelphia
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Weekend Warrior, April 7 – 9
The world continues its trend of being a chaotic and confusing place. So as the week reaches its tail end, the Pilam Human BBQ XXXIX will be offering a refreshing daylong reprieve this Saturday combining music, eats and whatever your debaucherous heart desires. The noon till midnight billing will include nearly 20 acts in all. Among them, the incisive lyricism of Sad13 delivered on an enthusiastic uplifting danceable platform and the emotive electro-pop/rock of Brandon Can’t Dance, who hovers between a solemn solitude and then swims in a sea of infectious grooves. With a new album Dark Nuclear Bogs set to arrive on April 28, the candy-coated psych-carnival of Laser Background will alter one’s perspective, while the reverberating, relatable melodies of Clique lock into your head as will the spellbinding narratives of this year’s Deli Philly Best Emerging Alt Rock Artists Poll winner, Curtis Cooper. These are but a small sampling of the lineup, which can view in full HERE, so head over to Pilam for a day of sonic sustenance. – Michael Colavita
More places to enjoy this weekend…
Pilam (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SAT Human BBQ XXXIX: Sad13, Brandon Can’t Dance, Laser Background, King Azaz, Curtis Cooper, JamForceF!ve, Darling Run, Glassgrade
Rotunda (4014 Walnut St.) SAT Electrifest: King Azaz, Wordz the Poet Emcee, Downtrodder, Sour Spirit, Interminable, EX. By V., Pinkwash, SUN Madam Data, Kilamanzego, Anatomy Of An Outcast, Carl Kavorkian, Sheena & Thee Nosebleeds, Swarm, Mighthaunt, Solarized
Johnny Brenda’s (1201 N. Frankford Ave.) FRI Vertical Current, SAT Jesse Hale Moore, Birdie Busch, Rosali, Zach Eggleston, Lord’s Delight, SUN Beaucoup Blue
Boot & Saddle (1131 S. Broad St.) FRI Grandchildren, SAT Lizdelise, SUN Eaten Alive, Sweet FA
Kung Fu Necktie (1250 N. Front St.) FRI The GTVs, Sarah M. /Coronal Mass Ejection, Acolytes/DJ Deejay, SAT Sour Kid, Gender Work/Fame Lust
Underground Arts (1200 Callowhill St.) FRI American Dinosaur, SAT The Tough Shits, Taiwan Housing Project
The Trocadero (1003 Arch St.) SAT Chestnut Grove, Whiskeyhickon Boys, The Hoppin’ Boxcars, Christine Irizarry & The Foolhardy, SUN The Evergreen Drive, Bodies Under Siege, Kevin Cox
TLA (334 South St.) FRI 30 and Over League, Warchyld, SAT Jealousy Curve, Pawnshop Roses
World Café Live (3025 Walnut St.) FRI (Upstairs) Conjunto Philadelphia, SAT (Upstairs) Matt Duke
The Fire (412 W. Girard Ave.) FRI Karl K BMA, Funklord,, SAT E. Grizzly, Teef, Yorito
MilkBoy Philly (1100 Chestnut St.) FRI Among Criminals (Release Show), Alright Junior
MilkBoy South Street (401 South St.) SAT A Day Without Love
Ortlieb’s Lounge (847 N. 3rd St.) FRI Thom McCarthy, Katie Jo Knaub, Cult Class, SAT The Binary Sea, Secret Nudist Friends
Silk City (435 Spring Garden St.) FRI DJ Dav, Reed Streets, SAT DJ Deejay, SUN Francisco Collazo
Fergie’s (1214 Sansom St.) SAT Dave Steel Blues Band, SUN Rusty Cadillac
Connie’s Ric Rac (1132 S. 9th St.) FRI The Virus, SAT Joe Jack Talcum, Dandrew, Bunny Savage, Whiskey Effect, The Founders, Dirty Soap Blues Band
Voltage Lounge (421 N. 7th St.) SUN Mass Folk Commons
The Grape Room (105 Grape St.) FRI Palaceburn, Sucker, SAT The Space Cats, The Electives, Vanderlyle, Jac Carson, George Obrien
Ardmore Music Hall (23 E. Lancaster Ave.) SUN Steal Your Peach
Everybody Hits (529 W. Girard Ave.) FRI Brandon Can’t Dance, Shannen Moser, Russel the Leaf
The Pharmacy (1300 S. 18th St.) SAT Joy Again, Heavy Harold, Buster/Sonic Screemers, Action Party
Tralfamadore (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI Busy Bee, Blushed, Elissa Janelle Velveteen, xo alice
San Francisco
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Women In Music – Bay Area Takes Place This Weekend
This weekend, Oakland is going to positively overrun by the power of WOMEN IN MUSIC!
Women in Music – Bay Area, is a weekend-long multi-generational conference and festival dedicated to women breaking ground in music. Between panels, workshops, film screenings, and dance parties, Women in Music strives to bring together women from all areas of the music industry, while encouraging more female participation, empowerment, and entrepreneurship.
The goal of #WIMBayArea is simple: to provide a local platform for women in music and beyond to unite, network, and celebrate. For more information, visit: https://www.wimbayarea.com/
Weekend passes allow you entry to all ticketed parties April 7-9 in Downtown Oakland, CA.
Weekend passes are currently on sale for $25. You must be 21+ to purchase a weekend pass.
NOTE: WEEKEND PASSES DO NOT INCLUDE ACCESS TO PANELS, WORKSHOPS, MARKETS, OR WELLNESS EVENTS.
Philadelphia
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Dark Thoughts S/T LP Being Reissued via Get Better Records
Adrenalized, rowdy, instantly catchy punk that sprints from the start, Dark Thoughts‘ self-titled album doesn’t let up. About a year after its vinyl/digital release on Stupid Bag Records, the LP is scheduled to be reissued on cassette/digital via Get Better Records on April 20. The band finds a balance between ripping aggression and enthusiastic adhesion. Step out of that late week sleepwalking state, and kick things into high gear.
NYC
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Bursting with creativity: Eclectic psych-pop on Poppy Patica’s debut EP
The liner notes to Poppy Patica‘s debut release, Tripping None, claim that the music is a blend of modern experimental pop and 80’s pop/punk. However, listening to this EP for the first time I was overwhelmed by memories not of listening to 80’s music for the first time, but rather of listening to of Montreal’s first album Cherry Peel, released in 1997. What came across to me on this album was the sound of 90s- indie legends like of Montreal, The Unicorns, and Deerhoof/hunter.
From the heart twinging chord changes on “Sink” to the lo-fi buzz of “Top”, this release modernizes some of the best elements of 90’s indie pop, and the result is truly wonderful.
A great debut from DC’s Poppy Patica.
-Written by Michael Dranove
NYC
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Impressive musicianship from Savage, MD power metal group Burning Shadows
Savage, Maryland based (seriously) power metal outfit Burning Shadows returns with their third full length release, Truth in Legend. True to the power metal penchant for symphonic tales of medieval era non-fiction and fantasy, Truth in Legend features songs about Norse mythology, the execution of the Knights Templar, and a song inspired by the game Skyrim. Whether power metal is your thing or not, the musicianship on this album is impressive. There is nary a guitar riff that doesn’t line up perfectly with the tight, driving drum/bass beats; and the lead singer moves through upper and lower registers with ease.
Here is “Day of Darkness” from Burning Shadow’s latest release, Truth in Legend.
-Written by Michael Dranove
Philadelphia
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New Track: “Dark Times” – Commonwealth Choir
Know Hope Records recently issued a compilation to benefit the ACLU. Solidarity in Sounds features 22 songs from 22 bands, and "Dark Times" was contributed by Commonwealth Choir. The track serves as a gritty, bass-driven point of opposition, stepping forward when things aren’t right. It captures the band’s omnipresent ability to find a good hook; however, this message is delivered with a show of force and some snarl. Give it a spin, and stick together in supporting the ACLU.
New England
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Pace Car Joe Debuts New EP, Plays Thunder Road 4/21
Boston-based alt-rockers, Pace Car Joe, are in preparations to release a brand new EP, Moonlight Convicts, unto the world. Just a few months after January’s Ghost of the Boulevard (which earned them an artist-of-the-month nod), the band is sure to repeat, with another collection of catchy crowd-pleasers that will keep them on our radar. Check them out with Jake Hill and Deep Creek at Thunder Road Music Club on 4/21 and hit the link below for their new single, "Camouflaged By Happiness". -Brian Varneke
Chicago
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Bonzie “Fading Out”
Bonzie released a new single this week from her forthcoming LP, Zone On Nine, which is due out on May 19th.