Originally named Bobbie Peru but forced to change it due to copyright issues, The Tweeds formed at Penn State University out of the frustration of being at college and not being able to play music. They are heavily influenced by a diverse range of artists like My Bloody Valentine, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel, The Grateful Dead, The Dandy Warhols, and many others, and it reflects in their debut LP Goliath. The Tweeds won The Deli Philly’s Featured Artist(s) Poll in May 2011 and were also chosen to be featured on our national page. They were just handpicked by Fancy Time Studio as one of the runner-ups in our studio time giveaway to work with Kyle “Slick” Johnson (Wavves, Cymbal Eats Guitar, Creepoid, etc.). The Tweeds are currently working on their sophomore album, and will be opening tonight at Johnny Brenda’s for Belgium’s The Black Box Revelation and Aussies-turned-New Yorkers The Morning After Girls. Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 9pm, $10, 21+ – H.M. Kauffman
