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Weekend Warrior, July 9 – 11

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Dave P and crew are back at Voyeur tonight with a sweet, sweet summertime deal for us. It’s a $2 Making Time folks with the totally rad Spaniards, Delorean! This is quite a treat considering they’ve already sold out tomorrow’s show at our favorite venue in NYC, The Bowery Ballroom, as they roam through parts of the U.S. and Canada on their way to the Pitchfork Music Festival. This heat feels like it’s finally breaking, but unfortunately, they are predicting plenty of rain. Lucky for us Voyeur is adequately equipped to give us shelter from the storm and to keep us plenty liquored up. Voyeur, 1221 St. James St., 10pm, $2, 21+
 
Other places to hide out from the rain(?)…
 
Johnny Brenda’s (1201 N. Frankford Ave.) SAT Bardo Pond and Caterpillar, SUN Kurt Vile
 
Kung Fu Necktie (1250 N. Front St.) FRI Tigersapien
 
North Star Bar (2639 Poplar St.) SAT The Codes and Penrose
 
The Fire (412 W. Girard Ave.) FRI North Lawrence Midnight Singers and Josh Olmstead
 
M Room (12 W. Girard Ave.) FRI New Madrid Faults
 
The Khyber (56 S. 2nd St.) FRI The New Connection, SAT Backwoods Payback
 
Greenline Café (4239 Locust St.) FRI Northern Valentine, SAT Death Panel
 
Danger Danger Gallery (5013 Baltimore Ave.) FRI Curious Buddies and Julia Rainer
 
The Ox (2nd and Oxford St.) FRI The Circadian Rhythms, Dragonzord, Hermit Thrushes
 
JR’s Bar (2327 S. Croskey St.) SAT Far-Out Fangtooth and Scott Churchman SUN Hessian
 
The Ellen Powell Tiberino Museum (3819 Hamilton St.) FRI Carnivolution w/The Hydrogen Jukebox and Squidling Bros. Circus Sideshow
 

 

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Grandchildren Releasing Debut Full Length Sept. 28 on Green Owl!

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We finally have a drop date for the long-awaited debut full length from Grandchildren! The West Philly boys will be releasing Everlasting on September 28, 2010 on Green Owl Records, a Brooklyn indie label run by Ben Bronfman (son of Warner Music Group CEO Edgar Bronfman and M.I.A.’s baby daddy and fiancé). It’s about a year since the originally scheduled release date for the album when the working title was Cold Warrior (same as their debut EP). I believe that it’s been remastered and another track has been added to it. Look out for a U.S. Fall Tour in support! (Photo by Sean Flanigan) – Q.D. Tran
 

 

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Tigersapien Bring the Filthy Shit at KFN July 9

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Tigersapien’s music revives the inner club kid in me making me want to pop multiple pills of ecstasy, blow fat lines off someone’s chest and have sex in the restroom stall (KFN has nice sized ones). It’s dirty and sometimes feels as manufactured as the drugs that you just took and the dialogue of “The Hills” episode that it should be on, but these kids are working hard to recreate for you the sounds of their misspent youth. Oh, and probably to get laid too. Hopefully you do tonight at KFN! (Hehe…dibs on the men’s room stall.) Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 Front St., 7:30pm, $10, 21+ (Photo by Tiffany Yoon) – H.M. Kauffman
 

 

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Dragonzord, Hermit Thrushes & The Circadian Rhythms at The Ox July 9

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Besides having a killer name, Philly outfit Dragonzord’s knack for crafting gritty soundscapes like the intro of “I Take It Back/Old Clothes” lends itself to the band’s lyrical honesty. Far from polished, their sound is unnervingly raw, enhanced by the twang of haphazard guitar and fuzzy basement sounds. Messy, loud and heartfelt, Dragonzord’s sound falls somewhere between Oberst’s early orchestration and the jangle of Jeff Magnum’s Invent Yourself a Shortcake. Substantially spacey “Deep Dark Start” and the gentle thumps of “Teen Plague” are transformative and chill, a perfect and washed out sublime. Nicely coupled with the unpredictable beats of Hermit Thrushes, Dragonzord’s performance is a fitting companion to this buzz-worthy band. The charming dings of “Snowflake Heart” and heartwarming riffs of “Benaki” are equal parts melody and meticulous genius. Polished quasi-pop with The Books style backbeats, Hermit Thrushes songs are strangely intoxicating, much like the bizarrely awesome tracks of The Circadian Rhythms (think of the bluesy “La Di Da” or the jazzy “Symptoms”). Destined to be famous, at least in the blogosphere, witness these three at their best before Pitchfork finds out. They’ll be hosting D.C.’s Deleted Scenes and Hume as well as NY’s Sons of an Illustrious Father. The Ox, 2nd St and Oxford St., 8pm, $5, All Ages – Dianca Potts
 

 

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New Madrid Faults Found at M Room July 9

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New Madrid Faults are coming to the M room tonight. This Bethlehem, PA collective are music enthusiasts, critics and producers who create delicate bedroom chamber pop ala Margot and The Nuclear So and So’s and Cloud Cult. Most times the voice is barely above a whisper and there are glockenspiels aplenty in these dramatic tunes with their swoops and swells. These guys sound like one of those bands that would definitely benefit from the utilization of more professional studio equipment to give their songs the life and energy that are obviously within them. M Room, 15 W. Girard Ave., 9pm, $8, 21+ – Adam G.
 
 

 

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From The Deli’s Open Blog: New Edible Onion Compilation Out Now

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Edible Onion is a Philadelphia based collective that releases small run, hand-packaged records. We have just released a compilation entitled A Cure For The Broken-Hearted featuring a number of Philadelphia based artists (plus two out-of-towners) including Power Animal, Br’er, The New Heaven And The New Earth, Snow Caps, Motorcycle Maus, & Brian Reichert (Space Sluts). The compilation is being released in a run of 1000 accordion books, all assembled by hand. Each one is also hand numbered. Go to http://www.edibleonion.com/music/eo10/ for the tracklisting and more information. (as posted in The Deli’s Open Blog – post your band’s entries, videos, and MP3s here)
 

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Black Landlord Headline Prostate Cancer Benefit at WCL July 8

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OK, this event is called Prostate Palooza. I am all for it. I am completely Pro-State and anyone against state should be ashamed. Black Landlord are also Pro-State. They are bringing their eccentric soul and funk infused hip-hop stylings to World Café Live. The band itself is full of seasoned veterans while headed by the man in white Maxx Stoyanoff-Williams. Their musicianship is impressive and their energy is infectious. The calming and catchy sounds of The Great Unknown will also be gracing the stage for this show. They have qualities of Vetiver and many of the hyped folk bands of 2k9. Come enjoy the very diverse tunes and wet all parts of your musical pallet. World Cafe Live (Upstairs), 3025 Walnut St., 8pm, $22, All Ages – Adam G.
 

 

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Take a Stroll with Yellow Humphrey at The Fire July 8

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Philly is home to a number of collaborative projects that come together for the sake of creating beautiful music. Yellow Humphrey features members of National Eye, Paper Masques, and guitar toting songbird Naeemah, and they stroll down Folky Lane creating vibrant and melodic ditties. Blending classical strings and siren calls they lure you deep into a forest on the outskirts of awake and dreaming. Add in the Motown influenced pop of Berry Jones, a performance from Rick Flom of The National Eye as well as a set from Nick Krill of The Spinto Band, this could be one of those special Fire nights. Lord knows this place deserves some good times! The Fire, 412 W. Girard Ave., 9pm, $7, 21+ – Bill McThrill
 

 

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Heavy Medical – Bring the Ambulance at DDG July 7

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How do you define insanity? Two words: Heavy Medical. The latest project from Philly’s Nervous Sex cohorts David Angiolini and David Altman takes their madcap enthusiasm for auditory onslaughts to new heights, trouncing ears with brutal bass, buzz saw guitars, violent drums and static vocals. And if musical destruction is your cup of tea, (which it should be, because there is nothing more awesome and humbling than a little sonic pummeling), find your way to Danger Danger Gallery, where they’ll be performing tonight with New York’s grindcore trio Child Abuse and Brooklyn’s black metal outfit LITURGY. Danger Danger Gallery, 5013 Baltimore Ave., 8 pm, $5 – $10, All Ages – Annamarya Scaccia
 
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From The Deli’s Open Blog: The Ghost in You Release ST Album

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After nearly 3 years of people bugging him to release an album, not to mention being dropped from a record deal literally a month before its release, The Ghost in You finally compiled 9 of his and fans’ favorite tracks, and put together his first full-length himself. Fully mastered from his 4-track cassette recordings, this self-titled debut album is a perfect example of how simple can be beautiful. Download it today on CDBaby, Bandcamp.com and iTunes. (as posted in The Deli’s Open Blog – post your band’s entries, videos, and MP3s here)

 
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From The Deli’s Open Blog: The Young Werewolves

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The Young Werewolves, the Philadelphia based rockabilly/psychobilly trio, are set to release their third recording tentatively titled, Sins of the Past. The release follows the band’s 2008 recording, Cheat The Devil, which was produced by horror film star Sid Haig. "Twelve Steps to Rock N Roll" is the first single from the album and is available for download from The Young Werewolves’ profile on MySpace profile. Sins of the Past will have it’s official release during Halloween season when The Young Werewolves play The Trocadero Theater in Philadelphia on Saturday September 25, 2010. The Young Werewolves blend the styles of rockabilly, psychobilly, surf, punk, garage and pop music into an infectious mix. (as posted in The Deli’s Open Blog – post your band’s entries, videos, and MP3s here)

 

 

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The Roots Welcome America on the Ben Franklin Parkway!

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Happy 4th of July! It’s party time folks! Well, I support party time anytime, but independence, beer, BBQs and The Legendary Roots is certainly a reason to celebrate. Now, I don’t kid myself. It’s probably hard to get yourself pumped up when you are opening for the Poo Poo Dolls with a handful of songs so we might get “a take the money and run”/”the festival” set. But The Roots have a hot new album, How I Got Over, that their hustlin’ so it would certainly be in their best interest to throw down tonight. (I’m sending good vibes with the video above.) Just have a backup plan for when their set is over. It’s sad that Sheryl Crow doesn’t sound that bad this year. Wawa Welcome America, Ben Franklin Parkway, 8pm, FREE, All Ages – H.M. Kauffman