Cruiser started off as a solo project from Andy States with a few self-recorded demos, which were birthed from a walk-in closet of an inner city loft, but after catching the attention Jeremy Park, the producer of Youth Lagoon’s brilliant The Year of Hibernation, his self-titled debut was eventually fleshed out. The 6-song EP is simply chock-full of feel good indie pop, and tonight he’ll be bring those songs to the stage of The Fire for the first time with a full band that also includes Josa Lazas (Tutlie, ex-Golden Ages, ex-Strand of Oaks), Jon Van Dine and Kyle Cook. They’ll be joined this evening by the lazy summer beach vibes of Swiss Alps, noisy post-punkers Ghost Ship, and the seductive, introverted pop of Norfolk, VA’s Suburban Living. Come out and help pop Cruiser’s cherry! The Fire, 412 W. Girard Ave., 8pm, $8, 21+ – H.M Kauffman

Here’s a touching new track from The Ghost In You, a.k.a. Billy Polard, called “Out There” off his new album Wet Wood, which was released earlier this week. You can listen to the record in its entirety HERE. Polard’s emotive songwriting follows in the vein of songwriters like Elliott Smith and Jeremy Enigk. BTW: Check out his music video that we have shared with you before for the song “Losing Light” HERE. It was made completely on a Nintendo DSi, and gets us choked up every time we watch it. Really good stuff – enjoy!

Below is a stone-y new track from Bleeding Rainbow called “Drift Away.” As we reported earlier, the release date for their forthcoming album Yeah Right via Kanine Records had been moved from October 9, 2012 to January 29, 2013, but they do plan to release a very limited 7” series of singles leading up to the new release date so watch out for them.

Tonight’s bill at Silk City packs a serious combination of punches. The thick psych fog that Harsh Vibes cast is a perfect medium to showcase the downhill-full-steam-ahead-freight-train mentality to execute its brand of heavy. Stoking the fire as they go, Harsh Vibes melds lava-hot guitars, drums that will bash through whatever obstacle that stands in its way, and a bass that refuses to be left behind, while the synth is the tie that binds the vehicle with the destination. True Gold is a band that is sneaky good. While the innocent vocals may lure you into a false sense of the security, a threat emerges when the balanced fuzz and polished guitar is awoken by percussion that lights the fuse. This band doesn’t have to pose to flaunt its muscle. It shows its strength when the music calls for it. Silk City Diner, 435 Spring Garden St., 8pm, $7, 21+ – Michael Colavita

We know many musicians out there who have used a bathroom to record their vocals for albums or demos so it makes perfect sense that Out of Town Films‘ latest installment with local folk act Bad Braids (the moniker of Megan Biscieglia) sounds so pretty. Below is footage of Biscieglia and her friend Mike Bruno on banjo performing a song called “White Mane” in a “Victorian styled, claw-footed bathtub” at Rigby Mansion. (Photo by Colin Kerrigan)

Here’s a new track from rjd2 featuring Blueprint called “The Good Life” that was produced for the people at Stoli Vodka and is available for free download. You can also view the local producer/DJ/label owner along with other artists in a video clip for ORGNL.TV, which is also another project from Stoli. You can catch him in Philly this Friday at the Mann Center performing for City Bisco. (Photo by Diana Wong)

The Walkmen just announced that they’ll be releasing a new limited edition 7” album on November 6 that will feature two unreleased songs, “Dance with Your Partner” and “Vermeer ’65,” which you can check out below. There will only be 1000 copies pressed that will be available via Fat Possum (pre-order HERE).

Yeah, there is a big sold-out show coming to town at Union Transfer tonight with Godspeed You! Black Emperor, especially since they just announced yesterday that their first album in a decade, ALLELUJAH! DON’T BEND! ASCEND!, will be officially released on October 16, but is already available on tour. While you’re rushing to grab your copy, make sure to get there early to catch the set of Philly’s favorite experimental drone-y psych rockers Bardo Pond. The hometown staple has been helping to keep things weird on our music scene for over 20 years now so “ya betta redneckognize!” It’s going to be a transcendental evening! Oh, where have all the acid dealers gone when you need them? Union Transfer, 1024 Spring Garden St., 8pm, $25 (SOLD OUT), All Ages (Photo by Chris Becker) – H.M. Kauffman

I had a blast getting to hear some fine local musicians in an intimate setting and watching films that I have and haven’t seen before with new friends during my curation of last month’s Tuesday Tune-Out at PhilaMOCA. Well, it’s a new month, and The Swollen Fox’s Kevin Kennedy will be hosting October. Tonight he has invited one of The Deli’s favorite local area talents and all-around good dude August John Lutz II (from Levee Drivers) to perform a solo set. We’ve done shows with him and his band multiple times in the past, and definitely heart their blend of soulful country-blues. August has also chosen to screen one of my favorite movies of all-time that was directed by Tony Scott and written by Quentin Tarantino (which I almost played last month) so you should definitely make it out this evening. Good stuff! PhilaMOCA, 531 N. 12th St., 8pm, $5, All Ages – Q.D. Tran

Congrats to Work Drugs for being chosen as one of the winners of the Bon Iver Stems Project contest with their remix of “Beth/Rest”! Each of the winners were given a cash prize of $1,000, and their entries were included in an official Spotify remix compilation, which you can take a listen to below.