Rare MP3s is bringing some serious feel-good Marley vibes with the unearthing of "Need You Bad." The lost single/demo is a collaboration from NYC electronic producer Hot Sugar (a.k.a. Nick Koenig) featuring Philly soul man Son Little (a.k.a. Aaron Livingston). The track is over five years old, but the slice of heaven feels like it was freshly baked this morning. Go ahead and have a taste!

Electropop/video artists Teen Men (featuring members of The Spinto Band) just premiered their new self-titled LP over at Pop Matters. The album is comforting, like an old friend who is always there for you. Teen Men officially drops on June 9 via Bar None, and the band is currently on Clap Your Hands Say Yeah‘s 10th anniversary tour. (Illustration by Natalie Simons)

On Cyberbully Mom Club‘s latest single, "No-Fun," it sounds like Shari Heck really wants to go on a roadtrip. Unfortunately, Mikey is never down; however, we think that it’d be a blast to travel anywhere with Heck, as long as she keeps playing the ukulele and singing us her charming ditties. We’ll also bring a bag of fun so give us a holla, Shari!

Cosmic adventurer Marshall Allen recently celebrated his 91st birthday. The alto saxophonist and leader of Sun Ra Arkestra continues to prove that his creative nature has no bounds tonight when he teams up Man Man drummer and experimental beat-maker Christopher Sean Powell (a.k.a. Pow Pow/Spaceship Aloha). If you are looking for a rare evening of outside-the-box music, which is brought to you by Ars Nova Workshop (so you know that it will be definitely interesting), then you need to get your ass over to Johnny Brenda’s this evening. The two local heroes will be supporting blogosphere darling Holly Herndon, who just released her brilliant new album Platform. Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 9pm, $15, 21+ – H.M. Kauffman

Reef The Lost Cauze & King Syze came out with one of our favorite local hip-hop albums last year, Year Of The Hyenas. Unfortunately, it came as a surprise around the holiday season so we feel that it didn’t get the attention that it deserved. Well, we are happy to see that the record will be getting reissued July 3 via Goon MuSick Records, Inc. Check out their new music video below for "Sigel (Snowgoons Remix)," which was directed by MDot Cinema!

Consistently throbbing basslines, vamping spacey synth, vocals filtered through the fog, and a grounding stampede of percussion, the trio of Janelle, opening tonight at Bourbon & Branch, mesh punk assertiveness with a cosmic shoegazing exploration. The byproduct is a ruminating calm with a heavier foundational bite. All systems are a go, and the music is rapidly gathering steam; however, even as the pressure rises, the band doesn’t break a sweat. A pair of FDH labelmates will be joining Janelle. The battleship of intensity that SGNLS unleashes is fueled via synth, searing shards of guitars and constant churning backend. Currently residing in Nebraska, the expanded synth-punk quintet of Digital Leather (whose new LP All Faded is due out on June 23 via FDH) headline the evening, delivering rapid-paced danceable jams. The "Kosmiche punk" of Throbbing Chakra that includes members of Lantern completes at show certain to shake off those week-starting woes. Bourbon & Branch, 705 N. 2nd St., 8pm, $10, 21+ – Michael Colavita

Oh man – if we ever had beaches close to us like the ones in the new music video for Work Drugs‘s "Hey Nineteen," we might actually leave Philly for the weekend. Though the band is not shy about its love for Steely Dan, this is definitely not a cover. It’s the latest single from the group’s upcoming album Louisa, whose release has been pushed back to later this summer.

Mischief Brew may be the only punk band out there that incorporates a fiddle, a vibraharp, a timbale and the occasional piece of scrap metal or wood. Not to say they should be classified as simply punk. When Erik Peterson confined himself to a Philadelphia basement with nothing but a couple of instruments and a four-track, he began a project that has incorporated punk, folk, swing and true protest music. Since those basement days in 2000, Mischief Brew have released a multitude of recordings, and will be celebrating their newest this Friday with an afternoon (all ages)/evening doubleheader of shows at South Philly’s Boot & Saddle. The full-length, "This Is Not For Children,” released by Alternative Tentacles Records, keeps up with the band’s themes of social protest, talking on labor rights and gentrification, as well as the simple joys like underage drinking. Mishief Brew has been known to ask audience members to help out on instruments or back-up vocals, so be ready to jump in. Boot and Saddle, 1131 S. Broad St., 3pm/8pm, $12-$20, All Ages/21+ – Emily DiCiccio

Ok – for a lot of you, the first half of your workday is over. But how can you make it through the rest to get to this weekend? We’d like to help you past the time with the infectious, upbeat debut EP, If More People Bought Art More People Would Buy Art, from electro-popsters LOUDS. The record officially comes out on Thursday, June 4, coinciding with the band’s release show at Boot & Saddle. Hope that it helps! BTW: You can also just walk out of work right now. We give you permission.