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The Deli’s June CD of the Month: Yellow Life Giver – Creepoid

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Creepoid is another one of those buzz-worthy local bands crawling out from basements of homes/makeshift practice spaces/recording studios lately in Philly. On their debut EP Yellow Life Giver, they use a reel-to-reel tape machine circa ’56 to help document their evolution. Yes, they are another lo-fi act flooding the indie music landscape, but Creepoid’s raw, gritty production perfectly compliments these four eerily engaging tracks. They open the album with “Rotten Tooth” which is filled with the spirit of Kurt Cobain and that 90’s Grunge angst all heroined out. In “Pink Tag Sale”, you’ll experience a dreamy Left Coast vibe that feels like it was written around a campfire in the lonely desert night. It’s in that Mazzy Star vein that haunts our subconscious. You’ll also find Creepoid putting on their dreary Brit-pop/post punk masks in “See-Through” before closing with their experiment in minimalism “Magic Drum”. The four-song EP is a tease. You can’t help but wonder what these guys and gal have in store for us next. – Q.D. Tran
 

 

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Cloud Minder Last Minute Gig at M Room June 1

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Post rockers Cloud Minder will be playing a last minute show at the M Room tonight. This will be their first time performing live in almost 2 years since guitarist Dave Sommer started his battle with brain cancer. It might be a while before the next so come out and show your support. M Room, 15 W. Girard Ave., 8:30pm, $?, 21+ – H.M. Kauffman
 

 

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Ladyfingers’ Wet T-Shirt Contest at Old Swede’s Church May 31

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OK, we love hearing stuff like this! You may or may not know that there are prizes that come with winning our polls besides gettin’ your own featured interview and your cute mug plastered over part of our site. Thanks to The Deli’s sponsors The Studio and Richard Morris Mastering who generously support our local music community! We are able to give our winners FREE studio and mastering time. Well, I am happy to announce that Ladyfingers a.k.a. Adam Weiner will be celebrating the release of Wet T-Shirt Contest EP with a Memorial Day BBQ at Old Swede’s Church. He recorded the EP with the studio and mastering time that he won from our poll. This gives us a warm, fuzzy feeling in our stomachs (or is that the Jameson that we just drank? ;o). Hope that you can make it out tonight and please vote in our polls – they do help up-and-coming artists in one way or another! Cheers Adam! Old Swede’s Church, Front and Christian St., 12 – 10pm (BBQ) and performance at 7pm, $10 (includes all-you-can-eat BBQ), All Ages (Photo by Pierre Villard) – Q.D. Tran
 

 

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Grandchildren Lose Their Innocence Opening for Holy Fuck at JB’s May 30

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One of our favorite local bands Granchildren who played our Best of Philly showcase back in April are bringing their vibrant live show to JB’s tonight. They will bring their electro-folk compositions with intricate precision and full throttle energy in which each member can take the reigns at any point in the show. The stage setup arranged around various drums and percussions attests to the relentless polyrhythmic pulses that drive their idiosyncratic tunes. Grandchildren’s long-awaited full length Cold Warrior will be out this summer (fingers crossed) and will definitely be worth the wait. They will be opening up for impressive instrumental dance-rockers Holy Fuck who put on a pretty rad live show themselves. You don’t have work tomorrow so you have no excuses! Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 9pm, $12, 21+ (Photo by Sean Flanagan) – Adam G.
 

 

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The Homophones Say Farewell at KFN May 30

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If you’re privy to the Philly extension of Yelp, then chances are that you’ve been to some pretty kick ass parties lately. It was all made possible by Yelp’s Philly Community Manager, Monica Silvestre. Well, she’s getting ready to pack her bags for a new position as the East Bay’s Community Manager. But she’s going to do it in style with a FREE party at Kung Fu Necktie featuring some kick ass music. If Jarvis Cocker traveled back in time to jam with Django Reinhardt, then the end result would be music similar to the style of The Homophones. As moody as it is melodic, their tunes are your ticket to feeling an extended sense of happy melancholy. Jason Ferraro’s somber but powerful vocals spew plenty of wit and wisdom. Yes, he might be stealing some of David Byrne’s dance moves. But why wouldn’t you? He’s the MAN. And The Homophones are absolutely entertaining! DJ Qi Command will also be spinning his mash-up style that echoes the Girl Talk mindset. When his talents merge Beastie Boys and Muse into one and fuse the hip hop stylings of The Roots with the robot dance beats of Daft Punk, you’re body is bound to wild out uncontrollably as you toast to Monica S.’s new life out West. Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 Front St., 9pm, FREE, 21+ (Photo by Oliver Lopena) – Bill McThrill
 

 

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The Extraordinaires Just Plain Rock at DDG May 29

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Influenced by The Muppet Show and “sexy” Asian dudes, South Philly’s The Extraordinaires have a knack for writing warm songs thematically tied to their neighborhood and daily lives. With three albums already under their belt, The Extraordinaires’ theatrical antics are easily praiseworthy, even to NPR. Armed with new members former Quantine Rabbit’s guitarist Scooter and drummer Smoker, their live performance is pure unabashed over-the-top rock ‘n roll goodness. Philly’s version of Love Language, Jay Purdy and his gang might be less polished, but they’re definitely more fun. One of Punk Rock Payroll’s best will be at Danger Danger Gallery tonight with Quiet Hooves. Danger Danger Gallery. 5013 Baltimore Ave., 9pm, $5 – $10 donation, All Ages (Photo by Brian McHale) – Dianca Potts
 

 

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Happy Happy, Joy Joy, Post Post at Mar Bar May 29

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There are never too many catchy, cutesie indie pop tunes to jam out to on lazy summer evenings, especially good ones, the likes of which Post Post have crafted for your listening pleasure on their debut EP Meta Meta. But the ladies and gent are working on their follow-up so look out for more infectious material to slip into the setlist. With a sound somewhere between Mates of State and the Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Post Post is a guaranteed joyous journey between love and loss (and hopefully love again). Mar Bar, 200 S. 40th St., 9pm, $5, 21+ (Photo by Neal Santos) – Katie Bennett
 

 

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Dragonzord and Cranes Are Flying Live at Green Line Café May 29

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Starting out in North Jersey in 2006, Cranes Are Flying have gone through several incarnations and lineup changes until finally landing in West Philly. Now the band is a booming pulse of fast paced energy that features members of Da Comrade!. Don’t think that they’ll be completely mellowed out in the slightly more intimate Greenline tonight, because calculated songs like “Burn Me” and “Prima Ballerina” will move you to a head pounding frenzy. Joining them on the small stage tonight will be the anime influenced distorted vocals of Dragonzord. Ever since awakening from a long hibernation, Dominic Angelella and Joe Baldacci have reemerged with a new formation that features a 5-piece live band. They have also been working on an extensive list of upcoming releases, so you might just hear some new tunes to go along with the arousing brilliance of “Teen Plague” and “I Take It Back/Old Clothes”. Greenline Café, 4426 Locust St., 7pm, $5 donation, All Ages – Bill McThrill
 

 

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Memorial Weekend Warrior, May 28 – 31

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It’s Memorial Day Weekend so bring on the summer and good times! There are some seriously fun things to do this weekend. But we think that the Free Energy and Jukebox the Ghost show tonight at the First Unitarian Church is the perfect way to kick-off this weekend and bring you to that happy place. Here’s a performance of Free Energy from a rooftop in NYC (5/13/10) to get you pumped up for this evening/weekend/summer! First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St., 8pm, $12, All Ages

Come on let the good times roll…

Johnny Brenda’s (1201 N. Frankford Ave.) FRI Blood Feathers, SUN Grandchildren

Kung Fu Necktie (1250 N. Front St.) SUN The Homophones

North Star Bar (2639 Poplar St.) FRI TJ Kong and the Atomic Bomb, The Groovement

Tritone (1508 South St.) SUN The Wallace Brothers Band, MON Sugar Town and Ladies Rock Philly Memorial Day Extravaganza

World Café Live (3025 Walnut St.) FRI Absolute Zeros Album Release w/Dani Mari

Danger Danger Gallery (5013 Baltimore Ave.) FRI Fuck Attack! SAT The Extraordinaires, Univox, Skeletonbreath, SUN Chang Chang

Greenline Café (4239 Locust St.) SAT Dragonzord

Mar Bar (200 S. 40th St.) SAT Post Post

Pterodactyl (3237 Amber St.) SAT Inhabitants Closing Show w/ The National Rifle, Cheap Seats, Vitamin Cheese

Old Swede’s Church (Front and Christian St.) MON Ladyfingers EP Release Party

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Univox Opening for Fang Island at The Barbary May 27

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Garage four-piece Univox execute pristine rock on the surface of their self-titled debut – caked harmonies, intricate compositions and just right group (re: 4 people) singing that distend like keyed up mushroom clouds. But underneath that shiny skin of polished production work, these four longtime pals/music veterans pound out seedy noise that teases like a silver-tongued devil. Released earlier this month on New York-based indie label ROIR, Univox is filth-meets-rapture – an escalating impetus of instinctive and fuzzy rhythms that are entirely blissful and wholly debauched.Watch these Philly garage rockers spread their wild love on stage tonight at The Barbary with Brooklyn-based indie rock addicts Fang Island. The Barbary, 951 Frankford Avenue, 7pm, $10, All Ages – Annamarya Scaccia
 

 

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Ugh, God Live at The Khyber May 27

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Ugh, God is the sound of goofy, balls-to-the-wall catharsis. Many songs begin with some form of screaming or yodeling, and then almost always transform into spazzy noise-punk. What better way to convey stories about kitty suicides and mid-life "sausage" crises than in the form of three spastic, trebly guitars, two off-kilter drummers, and an explosive live show that’s just as fun as it is scary? That’s the market Ugh, God occupies, and it doesn’t seem they have many competitors. Space Sluts, however, aren’t quite as intimidating as the name suggests. Their songs give off the warmth that only the best ’90s guitar rock can, possessing all the jangle and mellow atmosphere of bands like Guided by Voices or Yo La Tengo, and then some. Listen to the chiming arpeggios of "Ross" and then the murky shoegaze of "Shadow in the Rain," and be impressed. The Khyber, 56 S. 2nd Street, 9pm, $8, 21+ – Joe Poteracki
 

 

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Major Lazer New Mixtape w/La Roux Available for FREE

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Major Lazer just released their new collaborative mixtape with UK electro-pop duo La Roux titled Lazerproof. It also includes guest appearances from Amanda Blank, Drake, Gucci Mane, Gyptian and Rusko. You can download it for FREE here, or at this alternate link which was created because Mad Decent had tweeted that due to excessive traffic of 200,000 people who tried to download the file at once it crashed their site. – H.M. Kauffman