Busses & Virtual Virgin at PhilaMOCA July 31

Busses will be the direct support for fellow Philly rockers Virtual Virgin tonight at PhilaMOCA. The Fishtown outfit draws from every artery branching from rock ‘n’ roll and oh how it makes them thrive. Busses will start down a path of buzzing 70s metal Zeppelined-out electrics and end up in an easier listening Cymbals Eat Guitars alternative 90s mood rock. Next thing you know you’re in a shit storm of emotional post-punk wails and proggy post-hardcore Volta experimentation. In the journey of Busses, you don’t know where you’re starting and you certainly won’t know where you’ll end up, but it’s a joy ride not to miss out on. Virtual Virgin will follow the eclectic rockers with their dramatized jazzy dance rock. The group performs uniquely theatrical songs to the likeness of The Dear Hunter, replacing its rough edges with a feathery Local Natives lightness and raw classical purity. Joining the hometown crews will be Brooklyn’s electro-pop rockers Afuche. PhilaMOCA, 531 N. 12th St., 8:30 pm, $10, All Ages – Jules Friedland