End the World w/Golden Ages & Hop Along at PhilaMOCA May 21

Tonight’s show at PhilaMoca is a stacked and eclectic one. Deerhaus co-founder and electronic wiz kid Francis Tseng a.k.a. Golden Ages will be headlining the show with his filled out live band sound. As stated on their Facebook, this will be their last show for an indefinite amount of time so it is bound to be a doozy. While Golden Ages on record land somewhere between the visceral, shape-shifting pop of Animal Collective and the blissful waves of chillness oozing from artists like Millionyoung and Washed Out. The more guitar-driven live sound shows Golden Ages from a different angle, a less electronic one, but still atmospheric and enrapturing. One of Philly’s best kept secrets, though not for long I’m sure, Hop Along will be performing as well. The Quinlan siblings will be bashing out their cacophonous folk tunes while Frances unleashes her vibrant croon that is both skittering and maternal. Brother Quinlan, a.k.a. Mark, will also be playing with Chicago migrant artist Shawn Rosenblatt a.k.a. Netherfriends along with Andy Molholt from The Armchairs (RIP). Don’t miss out on this live show, it could be the last living thing you ever see. PhilaMOCA, 531 N. 12th St., 8pm, $8, All Ages (Golden Ages Photo by Jake Baumolh; Hop Along Photo by David Turcotte) – Adam G.