We reported earlier this week about Taco Bell’s new promo campaign to feed touring indie artists called “Feed the Beat”. If you are like me, you may have thought that there may be a few artists on the list that would benefit more from karma by giving their Taco Bell Bucks away than scarfing down a shitload of chalupas. Well, tonight you have the opportunity to rack up some karma points by attending Feed Philly 2010 at The Fire. It’s a charity event to help raise awareness of the hunger situation in the Philadelphia area and is sponsored by 24 West Management and Philabundance. Local acts The Jean Marie and The Fleeting Ends will be donating their time and music along with Jonas Sees In Colors, Dussels Has Friends and Angie Mattson. The Fire, 412 W. Girard Ave., 9pm, $7, 21+ – H.M. Kauffman

 

From noise rock to acoustic roots music, as far as Andalusian Flamenco guitar and as wide as North African folk, Eric Carbonara is a musical mystic to has transcended every style and genre of playing guitar imaginable. This guitar guru started out mastering his own self-taught free-form gypsy styles, and has traveled as far as India to hone his skills even further. And album titles such as Selections From The Void… and Toward A Center Of Infinite Flux summarize his playing style far better than any music journalist can. And when he performs in a smaller venue like Highwire Gallery, you’ll have a chance to catch each intimate note and chord progression. He’ll also be sharing the bill with the likes of the Vavoom Quintet, the newest project from multi-instrumentalist extraordinaire Alan Sondheim that also features psych-folk cellist and Espers member Helena Espvall. This event will benefit Partner’s In Health’s very commendable Haitian relief work efforts. Highwire Gallery, 2040 Frankford Ave., 8pm, $6, All Ages (Photo by Noah Levey) – Bill McThrill

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lehigh Valley’s Soars are made up of Chris Giordani, Anthony Perrett, David Kresge and Brianna Edwards, and just released an impressive self-titled debut album via La Société Expéditionnaire. (You can read The Deli’s recent review of it here.) Having graduated from Lehigh University, I was very excited to pick the brains of the fledgling four-piece about there local music scene and couldn’t help gettin’ the skinny on the haps in the Valley where I spent many evenings listening to music and consuming cocktails of toxic substances. Oh college – where did the time go? Well, it was a lot of fun catching up on life in the Valley. Glad to hear that their local music scene is on the rise. You can check out our interview with Soars, one of the bands helping to put it on the map, here!

 

 

2010 has been an interesting year for Carnivolution. The year for both The Hydrogen Jukebox and The Radarmen had started on an upswing. But aside from a re-emergence of sorts for a Hydrogen Jukebox album release, the music hasn’t been as active due to some hardships within the bands of late. But as they say during some of the greatest circus events on earth, “the show must go on”, and despite such setbacks the Squidling Bros. Circus Sideshow has managed to persevere better than ever. The super freak group of some of Philly’s and Coney Island’s best have managed to bring on longer performances that have featured even more death defying stunts (they may have even managed to make glass burials look timid!). Guest performers such as the incredible fire artist Alejandro, the hula hoop enchantress Rose, the pain proof strongman Baron Von Geiger, and the one who can only be described as the amazing and illustrated Penguin Boy have managed to take the performance to whole new levels. And it has all been done while the Squidling Bros. have been traveling back in time past the gay 1890s, and as far back as the Stone Age, all while trying to avoid the interplanetary evils of Mr. Commercial, Alpha Mouse McDonald, and a twisted vampire. And rest assured the group is sure to provide some last minute spectacles of wonder during tonight’s grand finale, perhaps even on the music front. The Ellen Tiberino Museum, 3819 Hamilton St., 8pm, $8, All Ages – Bill McThrill

 

After the miserable weather last week postponing The Food Trust’s inaugural Night Market, tonight’s pleasant weather forecast should be bringing out plenty of folks for the rain date of this highly anticipated event. I know that I’ll be there scarfing down all the delicious, eclectic food to my hearts content while grooving out to Attia Taylor’s infectious experimental pop. The Deli’s former Featured Artist of the Month and Girls Rock Philly grad has been building quite a buzz lately, and we’re lovin’ every minute of it! Night Market, East Passyunk and Tasker, 6pm – 10pm/Music @ 7pm, Free, All Ages – H.M. Kauffman

 

Since the summer release of their split 7” with Pop. 1280, Hot Guts’ garage-core brand of dark pop has kept listeners smitten with distortion and moody vocals while remaining hard at work on their forthcoming LP. Yes, we find the band moving in a new direction, and we still likey. No strangers to Danger Danger, Hot Guts makes the most of elongated intros, drums, and melodic riffs on tracks like “Did you not go to the dance alone?” which buzzes, hums and clicks towards an eventually sped up end. Done so with tempered deliberateness, Hot Guts’ mid-song shreds are fittingly paired with reverb that fades to atmospheric and subtle sounds. “Da’rat Hessla” is equal parts eerie and dancey, sounding like a fuzzed out familiar of dark wave chants like “Back In Flesh” or a Depeche Mode/Bauhaus hybrid. Sounds awesome, right? Danger Danger Gallery. 5013 Baltimore Ave., $5-10, All Ages – Dianca Potts

 

This is pretty cool in a kind of gross way. I love fast food even though I avoid it as much as possible. While Taco Bell is rarely in my diet because I’m spoiled by my favorite tacos from Taco Loco (the RV on 4th and Washington), I am completely in favor of supporting the arts by feeding the artists. Taco Bell is running a campaign called “Feed the Beat” where they will be giving some of your favorite bands $500 in Taco Bell Bucks to feed themselves on the road. Local area acts Chiddy Bang, Dr. Dog, Jukebox the Ghost, Terrible Things, Circa Survive and The Wonder Years are among the bands that have been chosen to test out their digestive systems. You can check out the rest of the list here. – Q.D. Tran

 

Shuffle through the pages of any mainstream music magazine and there’s one thing you can be certain of: the number of features on men in rock ‘n’ roll far outweigh those of their female counterparts. It’s a glaring, male-dominated gender gap – one that, while not as apparent in underground scenes and alternative media, keeps lady rockers in the shadows. It’s also part of the reason why 40-year-old music journalist/musician Sara Sherr started Sugar Town, a monthly showcase for women in rock ‘n’ roll.

 

Inspired by the Riot Grrl movement, the upsurge of “Ladyfests”, and Fur Salon, a mid-90s queer-punk party, Sherr started Sugar Town a decade ago as a way to spotlight the many women musicians and DJs rockin’ out locally and nationally. Named after a Nancy Sinatra tune – and a play on “Sugar and spice and everything nice” – it’s first show was held on January 11, 2001 in The Balcony at the Trocadero with Sarah Dougher, Cynthia G. Mason and Kara Lafty (ex-The Jane Anchor) and has been a dedicated supporter of the female music community ever since, despite a few needed hiatuses along the way. Sugar Town has two upcoming shows at its homestead Tritone: The Halloween Show on October 30 with The Midnight Beat, Workhorse III, The Tulanes, Death Rattle (featuring members of Fluid’s monthly queer-punk night Finger Banger) and DJ Nattie Ice and November 6 with Amy Klein (of Titus Andronicus, Solanin, and Hilli), Sara Marcus, Bells Bells Bells, and Attia Taylor. Recently, The Deli had a chance to chat with Sherr about Sugar Town’s inner workings, the state of woman in music, and how her event is helping close the musical gender gap. You can check out her thought-provoking perspective here. (Photo by John Donges)

 

We are already looking forward to the next Making Time on Oct. 22 with Surfer Blood and The Drums, which is certainly rad enough. But besides seriously bringing some of the hottest national/international acts in music to Philly, Making Time will also start hosting some of their favorite local artists in the Ruby Lounge basement of Voyeur. Bravo! It simply just makes sense with all the amazing homegrown and transplanted local artists popping up in our music community (and the lack of opening slots on the more high-profile shows because of tour package deals). The Spooks will be the special guest of this inaugural occasion. Grab your tix early because you know what happened last time! – The Deli Staff