Far out, post-punk, or perhaps shoegaze, local outfit Moon Women remains a little bit of a mystery when googling the band’s name leaves would-be fans with less links than one could count between two hands. “Having formed on a whim in March of 2010 to play with the Strange Boys at Danger Danger,” things quickly got more serious when for their second show, they were asked to open for legendary punk rockers Buzzcocks at The Troc, followed by a personal request by Wavves to do the same. Tonight Moon Women will open for Deprciation Guild and Film School, and will be releasing their debut recordings on cassingle titled tape, which will be a limited 50 tape-run. It will also contain additional sounds and music that won’t be found on the MP3s (that I’ve provided for you below) including an instrumental that closes out Side B. The case is painted with its own silk-screen slip cover. Aptly titled “Listen Closely” eases in with reverb that quickly blooms into driving chords that sound out beside quickened drumbeats (which might make you think, “Stephen Morris”). Moody and melodic, the new-ish Philly trio makes the most of jangly backbeats and psyched out riffs. They also have a 7” coming out on up-and-coming Ian Records, who specializes in strictly only local acts which is pretty rad to me. Johnny Brenda’s. 1201 Frankford Ave. 9pm, $10 adv/$12 door, 21+ – Dianca Potts
Listen Closely by Moon Women
A Collection of Thought by Moon Women