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Kung Fu Necktie “Back in Full Operational Business”!!!

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We are very excited to receive an email from Kung Fu Necktie booker Jeff Meyers that the beloved watering hole has gotten “everything straightened out” and “are back in full operational business” so tonight’s WKDU presented show with King Django, The Snails and Lions Paw will be 21+ like before! And make sure to grab plenty of alcoholic beverages and make many toasts to another much-needed local music venue dodging a major bullet. Cheers KFN!  

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Purling Hiss Heading Out on Tour w/Dr. Dog!

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Purling Hiss just announced that they’ll be heading out on tour this February/March with Dr. Dog. We love seeing local acts giving each other a hand and hitting the road together! It’s also been mentioned that Dr. Dog’s new album Be the Void (coming out February 7 via Anti- Records) will be much more raucous than their last, and with Purling Hiss opening for them on their next tour to support the new material, it’s a good sign that will be true. You can check out the confirmed scheduled dates below.

 
Dr. Dog w/Purling Hiss Tour Dates:
02/01  Newport Music Hall Columbus, Ohio
02/02  Granada Theatre Lawrence, Kansas
02/03  Boulder Theater Boulder, Colorado
02/04  Urban Lounge Salt Lake City, Utah
02/06  The Crescent Ballroom Phoenix, Arizona
02/07  Belly Up Tavern Solana Beach, California
02/10  The Music Box at Fonda Hollywood, California
02/11  Regency Center Grand Ballroom San Francisco, California
02/13  Crystal Ballroom Portland, Oregon
02/14  Neptune Theatre Seattle, Washington
02/17  First Avenue Minneapolis, Minnesota
02/18  The Vic Theatre Chicago, Illinois
02/19  20th Century Theatre Cincinnati, Ohio
03/01  Mr. Small’s Theatre Millvale, Pennsylvania
03/02  Headliners Music Hall Louisville, Kentucky
03/03  War Memorial Auditorium Nashville, Tennessee
03/04  Buckhead Theatre Atlanta, Georgia
 
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The War on Drugs Making Late Night Debut on Jimmy Fallon Tonight & Stream New Track “Don’t Fear the Ghost”!

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Philly will be in the house tonight on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon! The War on Drugs will be making their late night television debut. You can also stream below “Don’t Fear the Ghost,” the b-side that they just released today to the 7” single for “Come to the City” due out January 24. Former Upper Darby native Tina Fey will also be joining them on Fallon and as usual The Roots so show some hometown love and tune in.

The War on Drugs – Don’t Fear the Ghost by DOJAGSC

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Best of Philly Year End Poll of Emerging Artists – Open Submissions Results

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The results are in from the Open Submissions stage for our Philly Year End Poll for Emerging Artists. All of the submissions were ranked by Deli Editors from other cities and the list of acts that have advanced to our Readers’/Fans’ Poll phase are below. We will also be releasing the list of nominees chosen by our local jurors very soon. We would like to thank all of the talented artists who submitted. It was our largest Open Submissions pool yet, and certainly a testament to how many rad acts we have in Philly.
 

 

2. Work Drugs

 

3a. Adobayondei

 

3b. Delewhale

 

3c. Ryat

 

9c. ECOMOG
 
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New Track: “Gates” – The Menzingers

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Unfortunately, on a day where a lot of the indie music news outlets were dominated by the announcement of post-hardcore outfit At the Drive-In reuniting, local Scranton punk transplants The Menzingers dropped a new track called “Gates” from their upcoming album On the Impossible Past due out February 12. Well, like many punk artists that came before them, you’ll find a bit of maturation in their songwriting trading in the abrasive angst of youth for melodies and hooks with the band’s upcoming release from Epitaph on the horizon.

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Free Download: “Tryck R Treat” – Gracie

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Check out a new gentle, wispy panty-dropping lo-fi groove from Gracie (a.k.a. Andrew Balasia) called “Tryck R Treat.” The track will appear on his upcoming EP Treehouse, which will be available February 7 via music lovin’, blogger-headed label Small Plates Records. You can take a listen and download it below. Enjoy!

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New Track: “60 whats” – Heavy Sons

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We’ve always been fans of the danceable, hard rockin’ trio Pony Pants so we were obviously happy to learn two-thirds of the band are back with a new project called Heavy Sons. Emily “J.K.” Kovach and Ryan Ellis have returned, but gone are bro Steve Ellis and their drum machine replaced by Jordan Perry on the “beefy axe” and flesh and blood drummer Patrick Murray. The grunge-y metal-tinged heavy guitar riffs still remain, but judging from their debut demos, you’ll find the new four-piece leaning more towards straight-up pedal to the floor rock than the “bedroom dance party” that Pony Pants might have induced in the past. But it’s still unpretentious and honest as ever. You can check out one of their three new demos (below) entitled “60 whats” as well as the rest of them HERE. 

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Buffalo Stance Geeks Out at PhilaMOCA Jan. 8

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So I should confess: I have a thing for dudes with synthesizers. But not fashion-obsessed hipster dudes in sub-par electro-clash bands. No, I’m talking about dudes who use synthesizers to craft zany, compulsive geeked-out tunes that can double as the soundtrack for pixelated time travel (just imagine Scott Bakula traveling through 8-bit video games instead of life). And that’s where Jamey Robinson, a.k.a Buffalo Stance, fits. As Buffalo Stance, Robinson and his band, who are currently working on a new album, create choppy tech-pop that’s wildly experimental, weirdly mischievous, and insanely fun. It’s an all-out dance circuit blast, and you can join the party tonight at PhilaMOCA, where they’ll play alongside locals Weyes Blood and Chicago’s Herculaneum. Let your inner geek shine, my brothers and sisters. Let it shine. PhilaMOCA, 531 N. 12th St., 9pm, $7-$10 Donations, All Ages – Annamarya Scaccia

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Coup Couroux Dances Into Your Heart at MilkBoy Philly Jan. 7

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The self-titled debut EP from local indie four-piece Coup Couroux is a contagious one. From the ballsy lines of "Sneaking Suspicion" to the fuzzy power-pop of "My Face Hurts," you’re compelled to move, whether it’s a subtle toe-tap or full-on dance floor body spasm. And that’s the point of Coup Couroux–their love of synth-dance, alt-rock, electro-blues, dream-psych, and classic rock is morphed into admirable songs that pound out infectious, flirtatious ruggedness. In the end, it’s hard to resist, and they’ll prove it to you tonight at MilkBoy Philly, where they’ll play alongside equally danceable and wholly outrageous local acts, the Synth Sircus, Lamagier, and Audio Kings of the Third World. We call that a bow-chica-wow-wow kind of moment. MilkBoy Philly, 1100 Chestnut St., 9:30pm, $8-$10, 21+ – Annamarya Scaccia

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Weekend Warrior, January 6 – 8

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Ever since “Hurricane” Irene blew in and ruined their previously scheduled album release party for their self-titled EP on Ripe Records, This Radiant Boy/Barking Spiders alum Faux Slang have been looking for the opportune moment to reschedule their rager. Things were looking grim when Kung Fu Necktie fell into its recent state of uncertainty for shows, but happily the show is on in 21+ BYOB fashion this Saturday night. The band will be joined by former Barking Spiders bandmate Mike Guggino’s new project Mount Olympus (which also features Somebody Dies! alum Dickie Spectacular), who are hot of the trails of their debut album You’re Welcome. They’ll also be joined by Heavy Sons, the latest project from ex-Pony Pants (Deli faves) members Ryan Ellis and Emily Kovach. Since the stoner grunge rock quartet recently set foot into the studio, you’re sure to be in for some new kick-ass material. Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St., 7pm, $8, 21+ BYOB – Bill McThrill
 

 

This freak weather is warming up again so here are other things to get you out and about this weekend…
 
Johnny Brenda’s (1201 N. Frankford Ave.) FRI Never Forget Teresa Benefit w/ The Trowels, Zwanendale, McRad, SAT Beretta 76, St. James and the Apostles, Lefty’s Deceiver
 
Kung Fu Necktie (1250 N. Front St.) SAT Faux Slang and Heavy Sons
 
The Level Room (2102 Market St.) FRI Auctioneer and Cousin Brian, SUN Sharkula and Satellite Hearts
 
North Star Bar (2639 Poplar St.) FRI The Fleeting Ends and The LBG Project, SAT The Terribles, The Crooks, Mercer Street
 
The Fire (412 W. Girard Ave.) SAT The Late Ancients and Philadelphia Brothers Reunion, SUN Everyone Everywhere, Slingshot Dakota, Spraynard
 
M Room (15 W. Girard Ave.) FRI Radio Eris CD Release Party w/David E Williams, Avataria, Bunny Savage, Happy Gift
 
Tritone (1508 South St.) FRI Welter, Ganto Barn, Electric Mammoth, Grey Fox, Roll it Over, SAT Sideshow Prophets, Cisco Jeeters, King Snake, SUN Mi Hed Ur Hed
 
Tin Angel (20 S. 2nd St.) FRI Amanda Wells and Sun Flight, SAT Medea
 
The Trocadero (1003 Arch St.) FRI Brotherly Breakdown Fest w/Major League, Rivers Munroe, The Long Shore Drive, Seek to Thrill, State Champs, and More, (Late) Glocca Morra, The Friendship Lounge, By Surprise
 
The Blockley (3801 Chestnut St.) FRI DrFameus, CIA, City Music Project, SAT Natural Selection
 
World Café Live (3025 Walnut St.) FRI Rev TJ Mcglinchey, Dani Mari, Up the Chain, Joe D’amico
 
The Legendary Dobbs (304 South St.) FRI Johnny Action Figure and The Tressels,
SAT Stonethrown
 
Triumph Brewery (117 Chestnut St.) SAT Infinien and The Happy Dog
 
PhilaMOCA (531 N. 12th St. Philadelphia) FRI Geptta, Liz and the Lost Boys, Thank You Rosekind, SUN Buffalo Stance
 
MilkBoy Philly (1100 Chestnut St.) FRI Zach Stock and Joshua Marcus, SAT Coup Coroux, Lamagier, Synth Sircus, Audio Kings of the Third World
 
First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut St.) SUN The Fight
 
The Barbary (951 N. Frankford St.) SAT Balance and Composure and Captain We’re Sinking
 
Highwire Gallery (2040 Frankford Ave.) SAT Fursaxa, Helena Espvall/Marcia Bassett Duo
 
Mr. Z’s Birthday Party (More Info HERE) FRI Levee Drivers, John The Conqueror, The Cold Roses