JRG Braving New Waters at KFN July 6

Arches may be no more, but Julien Rossow Greenberg is still making music. He has teamed up with former bandmate Kevin Kearney and Kevin Comly (Gold Julius) for his new project JRG, which will be performing tonight at Kung Fu Necktie. Greenberg released The Dreamers EP a few months back via his label Treetop Sorbet Recordings, and it surely deserves your ear’s attention. “Just Because” has an airy quality to it, with the vocals at times providing an Animal Collective vibe. It may just be the summer heat, but the album is a bit remindful of the ocean. Not just in terms of chilled out surf-esque music, or it having an occasional Beach House feel, but it is similar in how the ocean is murky (not entirely sure of itself), things mixing, different sounds coming together in a vast entity. It has varied tunes, but they are all threaded together. This evening’s bill will be a sort of Treetop Sorbet family affair with Hippy Johnny [which consists of Brendan Codey on guitar and lead vocals, Yohsuke Araki (BAnanas Symphony) on guitar, Dan Svizeny (Cough Cool) on drums, and Bennett Daniels on bass] headlining. It will also mark the debut performance of Araki’s new project with Marissa Lesnick called The Interest Group. Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St., 7:30pm, $5, 21+ – Maura Filoromo