Fall may be bringing a bit of a chill, and snow may have already fallen in places like Colorado. But Bill Ricchini is all set to let you feel one last blow of the summer wind. From self-producing in a spare bedroom of his South Philly row home, to laying out the groundwork with members of BC Camplight and Buried Beds and mastering the album with Alan Douches (Sufjan Stevens, Animal Collective, etc.), Summer Fiction has been a welcomed return by the local native. And the self-titled debut that features everything from 60s baroque pop to country duets, which loosely follows “a young girl’s strange erotic journey from Milan to Minsk”…oh, sorry – wrong journey, well, at World Café Live tonight, Ricchini will share his fiction bare bones style when he opens up solo for British singer-songwriter Rumer. World Café Live, 3025 Walnut St., 7pm, $18, All Ages (Photo by Tanya Dakin) – Bill McThrill

Philly hip hop is blowing up the internet this week with official releases by Reef The Lost Cauze and Jedi Mind Tricks yesterday and the new Lushlife mixtape on Monday. Well, Freeway also just dropped a new mixtape entitled The Intermission. It will help keep Team Early entertained until his upcoming official studio album Diamond in the Ruff finally sees the light of day. You’ll find contributions from Meek Mill, Freddie Gibbs, Wale, Mayer Hawthorne, and many others on his latest mixtape, which you can stream and download HERE.

Below is Bands in the Backyard’s October episode featuring Arc In Round capturing the fall mood and Halloween spirit by performing “Volume Sets All the Time” and “Hallowed” at BITBY headquarters. Enjoy!

Childhood friends Alex Markovitz and Jason Oller will be taking the stage at The Fire tonight along with learned drummer Carl Bahner under the moniker The Day Life. One can’t help noticing the heavy influence of The Beatles on the outfit right down to their band name, but for a young group that is able to craft such pretty pop tunes, it’s a nice homage to their heroes. Their latest EP Pick Me Up was produced by local Grammy Award winner Scot Sax at The Studio. The Day Life will be joined this evening by The Tressels (who recently released their new EP American Sunset which you can download for free HERE), Everyone Everywhere, The Sea Around Us, and Oregon’s Archeology. The Fire, 412 W. Girard Ave., 9pm, $7, 21+ – H.M. Kauffman

The music of Cookie Rabinowitz puts a smile on my face. I remember checking out Philly AIDS Thrift at the re-grand opening in their new space (which is rad so check it out), and I think that the DJ slipped “R & R Karaoke” (below) into his set, and it simply made me feel good inside. Now, I wish that Cookie Rabinowitz would start churning out episodes of their animated series again. That shit is hilarious, and it’s been waaaaay too long since they’ve posted a new one! Well, until they do, you can swing by The Fire tonight, and catch them live with local hip hop producer Mr. Green opening for Mia & the Johnson. It’s been awhile since you’ve probably heard from Mia Johnson who used to be a staple in the singer-songwriter scene in Philly, but it seems like she’s back and misses the stage. (Hopefully she still performs “Sailor”.) The Fire, 412 W. Girard Ave., 9pm, $5, 21+ – Q.D. Tran

Reef The Lost Cauze dropped his new collaborative full-length album today Reef The Lost Cauze: Your Favorite MC via Goon MuSick/iHipHop Distribution. On the LP, he teamed up with German hip hop production team Snowgoons. Reef also received contributions from Slaine, Esoteric, Sabac Red, Jus Allah, Wise Intelligent of the Poor Righteous Teachers, and others. Below is his (promotional) lead single “Timezones” featuring Philly duo Outerspace (a.k.a. Rappers Planetary and Crypt the Warchild). Reef will also be performing this evening at Fluid to celebrate his release. You can cop Reef The Lost Cauze: Your Favorite MC HERE.

Snowgoons x Reef The Lost Cauze "Timezones" feat. Outerspace by iHipHop Distribution