St. James & The Apostles celebrate the release of their latest recording Baphomet tonight at Johnny Brenda’s. The group of cousins, fronted by former The Three 4 Tens/Marah/Asteroid #4/Mondo Topless member Jamie Mahon, approaches the concept of a power trio from a psychedelic garage rock perspective. Mike Kiker incorporates organ and key-bass creating a funky blues groove à la The Doors. The three-headed battering ram delivers an unadulterated heaviness developing a depth that isn’t determined by decibels but through the inner-core conviction in their performance. They’ll be joined by Shawn Kilroy’s Weird Hot and Joey Sweeney’s Artic Splash. Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 9pm, $10, 21+ – Michael Colavita

Here’s a new remix by Sun Airway for Danish pop star PRIVATE’s track “Everywhere,” which you can listen to and download for free below. That’s the Dane above – producer/singer Thomas Troelson. Come on – you know that you want that necklace. It might save your life on the rough streets of Philly one night. Then again, it might help end it too.

Tonight the North Star Bar will be hosting a dance partay. Synth army Instamatic, which is made up of “4 guys, 9 synths, 3 drum machines, 1 computer, 3 PAs, [and] speakers, speakers, speakers,” will be teleporting its audiences back to those days when bands like New Order and Depeche Mode were blaring through your cassette Walkman. The Bad Doctors will also be time warping with you – only to an earlier, more aggressive period. However, both acts are rising stars proudly keeping the New Wave genre alive and well in the local music scene. They’ll be supporting Chicago indie-electronic dance trio Gemini Club. Come out this evening and show how Philly gets down! North Star Bar, 2639 Poplar St., 9pm, $10, 21+ (Instamatic Photo by Shadowscene) – H.M. Kauffman

We are excited that this has finally come to fruition. Check out the new full-length album Wu-Tang Pulp from hip hop collective Wrecking Crew, which is made up of emcee/producer Has-Lo, emcee/producer Zilla Rocca, and emcee Curly Castro! There are also contributions from skilled pals Ethel Cee, Small Professor, and more. The badass LP is an homage to the Wu-Tang Clan where the trio delves into their heroes’ catalog reworking some of their choice cuts. You can stream the album in its entirety below as well as download it for “name your price” HERE. Enjoy!  

Congrats to La Société Expéditionnaire! The supportive Pennsylvania indie label is celebrating its 6th Anniversary with a free sampler, which you can download HERE, that includes Deli faves like Arc in Round, Strand of Oaks, Soars, Tamarin, Lewis & Clarke, and much more. Cheers!

Purling Hiss recently announced the initial dates of their fall tour. It will open with a hometown performance at Union Transfer supporting Mission of Burma. They’ll also be spending time on with Dinosaur Jr., R. Stevie Moore and Woods. You can check out their schedule below with more dates to come. (Photo by Tim Bugbee)

Below is a new music video from The Smiling Lies for their track “Space Elevator.” You can also download the song for free HERE.

Former The Teeth members Peter MoDavis, Brian Ashby, and Jonas Oesterle take the stage tonight at Kung Fu Necktie as their latest incarnation Purples. The band’s sound is a combination of raw power with an eye focused on pop refinement. Ashby’s guitar licks are at times ragged and sinister at others refined and soaring. The vocals toe a similar line between gut-wrenching and harmonious providing the full range of possibilities while giving strength to either cause. Purples appear to hit that balance – the brute force and emotional energy of a garage band with a touch of control and precision. Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St., 8pm, $10, 21+ – Michael Colavita

Hey Everyone,

Tonight is the kick-off to my curation residency this month at PhilaMOCA for their Tuesday Tune-Out, which will feature The Homophones’ Jason Ferraro. Hopefully you should all know and love his work as much as I do. He’s a class act and a true entertainer. It’s guaranteed to be a fun evening! We’ll also be screening Bill Murray’s only directorial effort. Jason will be providing the popcorn and hot dogs as well as the kick-ass tunes. Other upcoming Tuesday Tune-Outs will include Tadoma + Arc in Round’s Jeff Zeigler (9/11), Arrah and the Ferns + The Extraordinaires’ Jay Purdy (9/18), and Vintage Kicks + TBA (9/25). I’m completely confident that these shows are going to rule! Hope to see you sooner than later. (Photo by Shadowscene; Video by Out of Town Films)

BTW: Also check out a guest post that I did for WXPN’s The Key HERE about this month’s events.