Chicago

Crown Larks Last Show… Until Mid 2020

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Crown Larks recently announced that their upcoming show at Sleeping Village on September 23rd will be their last of 2019. The band will be sharing the stage that night with Over Ow and Desert Liminal, and promise to make this an amazing night. I am sure that it being $1 beer night at Sleeping Village will help.

The last new music with have received from the band is 2017’s sophomore LP, Population. The band plans to take the next 8 months or so to hide away in the studio and work on their next album.

Chicago

Los Gold Fires

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Los Gold Fires recently released their sophomore album, Renegade. The album’s lead single, “Ya No Llores”, was released over a year ago and was accompanied by the fantastic video below.

This is the Psych Rock of Edgar Díaz (Lead Vocals, Keyboard), Marc Rendon (Guitar, Vocals), Siul Reynoso (Guitar, Vocals, Keyboard), Chace Wall (Bass, Vocals, Keyboard), and Cristóbal Mora (Drums).

You can catch Los Gold Fires on November 3rd at Lincoln Hall opening for The Ocean Blue.

Chicago

Sci-Fi Sleep Cycles “You, Tomorrow”

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Sci-Fi Sleep Cycles have released a new EP called “You, Tomorrow”. This is the trio’s second release of 2019, following up their full-length cassette, Waning Days of Babylon, which was released back in April via Joyless Youth.

This is the Emo Rock of Jack Curtin (Guitar/Vocals), Connor Lane (Bass), and Tim Stotz (Drums).

Philadelphia

New Northern Liberties LP Available for Streaming & Purchase

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A menacing psych/hard-rock heaviness engulfs on Parallel Hell, the latest LP from Northern Liberties. Spirited vocals and a relentless rhythm section create a consuming, contagious sound. It’s been over a decade and a half that Renaissance man Justin Duerr has been releasing material via this creative outlet. Duerr continues to demonstrate how he’s an unflinching, uncompromising musical force of nature in the Philly underground.

NYC

Salami Rose Joe Louis’ Zdenka 2080, Uptown show

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We’re pleased to announce that Oakland’s Salami Rose Joe Louis has a new album and it is an ear feast for anyone down to let go and drift off into the octave-melting abyss. Zdenka 2080 (out on Brainfeeder) has jazz and synth, whispering poetry (“Octagonal Room”); there’s warm space vibes and distorted R&B moments. Sit back and drift off and come see ‘em at The Uptown for their album release show. –Michelle Kicherer, Associate Editor

Philadelphia

Weekend Warrior – September 13 – 15

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Simple Pleasures, the debut EP from Sheena, Anika and Augusta, is out now via Asian Man Records. The trio is kicking off a run of dates with a matinee show this Saturday at Ortlieb’s. Sparse, folk instrumentation pairs with succinct, sincere songwriting, creating memorable imagery. Each song provides a glimpse into the artists’ intimate experiences. Weaving their vocals into a crackling fire of harmonies as the acoustic guitar and strings simultaneously knit elegant, sonic patterns, these recordings provide perspective, while evaluating situations in both the past and present. Hemming, The Goodbye Party, and Jordyn Occhipinti, as well as poetry from Sean Kearney, will also be onhand to support this Home Outgrown Presents afternoon. – Michael Colavita

More places to be this weekend…

Ortlieb’s Lounge (847 N. 3rd St.) FRI Dreamswell, Washy, SAT Sheena, Anika, & Augusta, Hemming, The Goodbye Party, Jordyn Occhipinti/Ali Awan, Britt & the Breaker Boys, SUN Nowhere

Johnny Brenda’s (1201 N. Frankford Ave.) FRI Weekender, Strange Parts, SAT Chris Forsyth, Long Hots, SUN Boosegumps, Kelsey Cork & The Swigs

Kung Fu Necktie (1250 N. Front St.) SAT The Red Masque/Fame Lust, SUN DJ Taybanga, DJ Next

World Café Live (3025 Walnut St.) FRI (Upstairs) Mutlu (Album Release), Katie Barbato

The Fire (412 W. Girard Ave.) FRI Voodoo Death Cult, Let’s Disinfect, SAT Menace Of The Canvas (CD Release), Adventure Lost, SUN Bad Sleeper, Tim From Oz, The Smoking Lightbulb

MilkBoy Philly (1100 Chestnut St.) FRI Taylor Swift Party presented by Riot Nerd

The Barbary (951 Frankford Ave.) FRI The Rectors

Silk City (435 Spring Garden St.) FRI DJ Sylo, Astro 8000, SAT DJ Deejay

Bourbon & Branch (705 N. 2nd St.) FRI Kirby Sybert, House Plant, SAT Already Late, The Barker Brothers, SUN Elison Jackson (Solo)

Fergie’s (1214 Sansom St.) FRI Live Band Karaoke, SAT The Piano Has Been Drinking: Seymour and The Songs of Tom Waits, SUN Rusty Cadillac

Connie’s Ric Rac (1132 S. 9th St.) FRI Earth Radio, Lemon Shark, Throw Me Five, SUN Freddy Brewer

Century (1350 S. 29th St.) FRI  The Stone Eye, Endless Taile, SAT Paths 2 Glory, Popular Creeps, Whiskey Effect

Voltage Lounge (421 N. 7th St.) FRI Embodied By Ghosts, SAT DJ Marco

Morgan’s Pier (221 N. Columbus Blvd.) SAT DJ Lean Wit It, SUN Menace Cartel

The Grape Room (105 Grape St.) SAT The Jumping Juvies (EP Release), Uncle Dan, The Robinsons, Primatives

Ardmore Music Hall (23 E. Lancaster Ave.) FRI Big Mind, Crucial, Solomonic Sound System, SAT Octave Cat, Trap Rabbit, SUN The Underwater Sounds ( Play “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill)

The Pharmacy (1300 S. 18th St.) SAT The Mary Veils, Family Vacation, Underwing, SUN Witch Bomb, Doused, Kerin Maguire

Creep Records (1050 N. Hancock St.) SAT Sunset Hollow, Fever Dreams, L.M.I.

Everybody Hits (529 W. Girard Ave.) FRI Straw Hats, Deep Tissue, SAT Twin Beds, Wallace, Sunchoke, SUN Big Nothing, Earth Telephone

Warehouse on Watts (923 N. Watts St.) FRI Siren Songs, SUN Siren Songs/Siren Songs

Anthorna Gallery (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI Goodnight/Goodluck, Lylyly, A Day Without Love, SUN Empty Country, Gray Witch, Florry

Haus of Yarga (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SUN Under 95, Common Icon, Famous & Fallen

Chicago

Jack Larsen “Spirit”

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Indie Pop Artist Jack Larsen has released a video for his latest single “Spirit”. This is Larsen’s second single of 2019 and fourth since the release of his 2018 debut album, Push-Ups.

“Spirit” is taken from Larsen’s forthcoming sophomore album, Mildew, which is set for release next month via Closed Sessions. The album is inspired by this past winter, which found Larsen bedridden in Logan Square apartment and eventually led to the discovery of a severe mold allergy.

Chicago

Kidd Kenn “Bougie Fellow”

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Kidd Kenn has released a new single called “Bougie Fellow” and announced he has signed with Island Records to release his forthcoming mixtape, “Child’s Play”.

The single release was accompanied by visuals, but it looks like those have been taken down. In the video, Kenn is immortalized into three different “Kenn” dolls with personality traits ranging from bougie, friendly to evil. Perhaps it was not cleared with Mattel prior to using “Kenn” dolls.

You can catch Kidd Kenn on September 14th at the second annual Camp Smokey Bear Festival along with Z Money, Queen Key, HappyBirthdayCalvin, and others.

NYC

Water From Your Eyes “Bad In The Sun” is a wild, dynamic ride, play Baby’s 9.19

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“Bad In The Sun,” the newest offering by New York-based post-punk duo Water From Your Eyes, is a beautiful slow burn. Luring the listener into a false sense of trance-induced security through repetitive vocal samples and breakbeat 808s, the track eventually congeals into a harmonious vamp, wherein the chaos of their varied synth pop and new wave influences are slowly drawn back to reveal vocalist Rachel Brown’s mellifluous vocal performance and percussive, melodic guitar work. Clocking in at six minutes, it’s a wild ride that takes the listener through various musical themes incorporating IDM, folktronica, and indie rock, and demonstrates a bold vision for the group’s forthcoming LP Somebody Else’s Song. Stream it below, and catch Water From Your Eyes at Baby’s All Right on September 19th. -Connor Beckett McInerney

Philadelphia

New Track: “Clairvoyant” – Friendship

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Friendship’s forthcoming album, Dreamin’, is scheduled to arrive on November 8 via Ordinal Records. The band recently shared its lead single “Clairvoyant”. Dan Wriggins’s vocals earnestly illuminate a personal narrative that is told within the parameters of a close relationship. Ambient, country-folk instrumentation enriches the setting as the song hovers between a sustained sadness amid intimate warmth.