It’s always a treat when the legendary Bardo Pond takes the stage, especially since it doesn’t happen as often as we’d like anymore. The Philly psych rock veterans have been melting faces and scrambling brains for 20+ years now, and tonight they’ll be hosting the loud expansive jams of Boston’s Major Stars. It will definitely be a good evening to “turn on.” Also ready to make some noise is fledgling local outfit Static Mountain. Spirits will be awoken at the Philadelphia Mausoleum of Contemporary Art! PhilaMOCA, 531 N. Frankford Ave., 8pm, $7 – $10 Donation, All Ages – H.M. Kauffman

Laser Background recently shared their new music video for our favorite track, "Pinwheels," off their debut self-titled EP. It was directed by Anthony Zagarella, and the animation was created by Vika Larionova. The band’s forthcoming LP Super Future Montage is currently slated for release in September with its opening track "Disappearing Ink" being released as a 7"/digital single in August via their UK label Stroll On Records. Laser Background will be performing next in Philly on Friday, July 12 when they headline at Kung Fu Necktie.

We shared with you earlier this year Bahamadia’s "Dialed Up," which was produced, written and recorded on her handheld mobile device. Well, here’s another example of mobile technology being used to make music these days. Check out a new demo from Dewey Decibel called "#VoiceMemo vs. MF Doom" that he recently recorded on his iPhone. Kind of makes all these Kickstarter campaigns popping up and begging for thousands of dollars to produce an album seem a bit wasteful and unnecessary, don’t ya think? That goes for music videos too. Where there’s a will, there’s a way.

Delving into a slightly darker, heavier approach to songwriting with psychedelic guitar work splattered all over their latest EP 2×2, Adam & Dave’s Bloodline released their most impressive body of work to date earlier this year. The album was recorded on analog between Big Mama’s Warehouse and MilkBoy Studios, and was released via local indie label Founding Fathers Records. Tonight at Johnny Brenda’s, the Philly quintet will be opening Mark Mulcahy, former frontman for Miracle Legion and Polaris (who was the house band for the television series The Adventures of Pete & Pete). Also conjuring up beloved sounds from the past this evening will be Joey Sweeney & the Long Hair Arkestra. Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 9pm, $12, 21+ – H.M. Kauffman

This heat is reminding us that summer is definitely upon us. Here’s a new LP from Small Professor entitled Mixed Jawns for you to groove out to in the privacy of your vehicle with the windows rolled up and air condition blasting or proudly down for the whole world to hear. It features a collection of instrumentals that were released in 2012 accompanied by some lyrical flow and previously unreleased productions. We also crush on Rashida Jones so we can’t help digging on the cover art. Enjoy!

After reported delays with getting things up to code with The Boot & Saddle, R5 Productions just announced yesterday via Facebook the first three shows confirmed on the calendar of their new South Philly music venue with Four Corners Management. “Shhh, we secretly announced the first three shows for our exciting new venue The Boot & Saddle which opens up on the fall : Grails on Sep 14th * Lightning Dust on Sep 16th * Laura Veirs on Sep 20th ! Lots more info on that soon…” Looks like it will be ready to open this fall. Special thanks to Philly.com’s Gabrielle Bonghi for the heads up.

We’ve grown to become big fans of the songwriting by Michigan transplant Sam Cook-Parrot, a.k.a. Radiator Hospital. He manages to string together earnest, heartfelt/heartbreaking lyrics while his music remains uplifting, which is why we made his last EP Some Distant Moon our December 2012 Album of the Month. Well, we are obviously excited to hear that he’ll be releasing a new full-length album on vinyl, backed by a full band, entitled Something Wild on July 15 via Salinas Records, who is also home to Swearin’s rad self-titled LP. You can stream Radiator Hospital’s record below and "name your price" for it HERE.

For those who were around when Philly wasn’t quite the thriving hotbed of musical talent it is today, the breakup of psych-rock outfit Mazarin was a great loss to the local indie music community. Especially since it led to the hibernation of any new material from the group’s frontman Quentin Stoltzfus for about 7 years, until he surfaced last summer with the lovely single “And The Birds” and a show at Fleisher-Ollman Gallery under his new moniker Light Heat. Well, today marks Stoltzfus triumphant return with the release of the project’s debut self-titled LP available via Domino/Ribbon Music. You can celebrate with him and his band, which also consists of Walter Martin (The Walkmen), Drew Mills (Blood Feathers), Sam Cohen (Apollo Sunshine/Yellowbirds), and Mickey Walker (Mazarin), when they play a free in-store performance at AKA Music this evening. AKA Music, 27 N. 2nd St., 7:30pm, All Ages – Q.D. Tran

Take a listen to a new song from The Bailey Hounds called "Ghosts of Sun Valley." It’s a standout track from their latest release All the Blood in the World, and you can purchase the EP HERE. They’ll be celebrating its release on Saturday, July 13 at Johnny Brenda’s with Tin Horses and Ruby The Hatchet.

Check out the latest episode of Noisey‘s Guitar Moves featuring Mickey Melchiondo, a.k.a. Dean Ween! It does our heart good to see/hear Deaner playing guitar again. Enjoy!