New Music, Emerging from your Local Scene
This Sunday, DC thrashers Darkest Hour joins the eclectic bill of DC bands, emcees, and DJs coming together for a memorial show in honor of the amazing lady that was all about DC’s music scene, KT Robeson. Friends and family also performing that night include hardcore band Supreme Commander (video below), stonerglam rockers Nihilitia, and emcees Educated Consumers, Flex Matthews, and Ardamus, amongst a plethora of DJs.
Sunday 9/23 @ Rock & Roll Hotel. Doors @ 7, $12.
Sun Airway just announced that they’ll be playing this Friday’s Free at Noon at World Café Live. You can RSVP HERE. Expect to hear lots of material from their upcoming album Soft Fall as they prepare to hit the road with M83. You can also enter to win an advance translucent purple vinyl copy of the new record HERE. (Photo by Ryan Muir)
From a debut EP six years ago to a first album released at the end of July, Viva Mayday may have broadened its palette, but help onto the politically conscious spirit that gives their music a pleasant taste of peaceful protest.. A long road takes us from 100 Years to Consuela, to meet at the end a band that opened its arms wider to its beloved reggae beats, funk or blues, delivering a refreshing cocktail of influences set to tickle the roots of its indie rock. Currently pulling together some new material, the band will be playing its next show during the CMJ marathon, on October 17th at Brooklyn’s Bar Matchless. Read Tracy Mamoun’s Q&A with the band here.
Vanessa Bley, who at the start of the year released her own solo debut EP, has now officially teamed up with the two friends who’ve been playing with her since the start of this venture. Under the name Beast Patrol, the three of them are on the way towards a first output as a band, Fierce & Grateful EP, which they introduced about a month ago with vaporous post-punk jam ‘Plaster‘. Streaming below is ‘Disbeliever‘, the latest preview, a glimpse of the fierce side we didn’t get to meet yet coming through ferocious vocals and angry drums; nothing like Plaster, no smothered dance beats, this track’s got a message to deliver and is going for it. Available September 25th (via their own label Space Camp Radio), the EP will be welcomed on October 3rd with a show at the Bowery Electric.
The Fall 2012 edition of Deep Heaven Now has been announced and will take place Friday, October 19 and Saturday, October 20 in Somerville’s Union Square. Coordinated by Jinsen Liu (28 Degrees Taurus, pictured above), DHN showcases the best in the current psych rock, ambient and shoegaze scenes from around the country. With this, the sixth installment, highlights include Bobb Trimble’s Flying Spiders, Ringo Deathstarr (TX), and Foreign Resort (from Denmark) on night 1. The second night brings Gosepl Gossip from Minneapolis, Stargazer Lilies (members of Soundpool) from NYC and Glowfriends from Kalamazoo, MI.–The Deli Staff
A full list of links to the bands can be found by clicking here.
Day 1: Friday, October 19
stage 1 – Precinct________________stage 2 – PA’s Lounge
1230am – Bobb Trimble’s Flying Spiders_12am- Ringo Deathstarr (TX)
1130pm – Brujas Del Sol (OH)____11pm- Boom Said Thunder!
1030pm – Sleep Studies_________10pm – Brief Candles (WI)
930pm – The Foreign Resort (EU)_9pm- Dead Leaf Echo (NY)
830pm – Amber Spyglass_______8pm – Fishing the Sky
Day 2: Satuday, October 20
stage 1: – Precinct________________stage 2 – PA’s Lounge
12pm – 28 Degrees Taurus___1130pm – Ghost Box Orchestra
11pm – Gospel Gossip (MN)___1030pm – Hadoken
10pm – Stargazer Lilies (NY)____930pm – Love Culture (OH)
9pm – (members of Autochrome))__830pm – Glowfriends (MI)
8pm – Young Boys (NY)__________730pm – Parachuter
7pm – Moontowers________630pm – Double Awake
6pm – The Vandelles (NY)___530pm – Last Builders of Empire
5pm – Jungle Fires__________430pm -TBA
4pm – Harborlights
3pm – The Freeways
2pm – TBA
NYC’s Corporal, who are fronted by actor Michael Shannon, will join Less the Band, who are unconventionally frontman-less, for a show at Le Poisson Rouge on September 30th. The frantic punk-folk of Shannon’s band will create an intriguing contrast with Less the Band’s melodic brand of indie rock. Shannon, who will play General freaking Zod in the upcoming Superman reboot “Man of Steel,” will likely intertwine Corporal’s songs with support for another four years of Barack Obama, especially with the election right around the corner. Listen to one of Corporal’s Obama supporting songs, logically titled “Obama 1,” streaming below. – Josh Johnson
Below is a new track called “Boyalty” from Worshiper, a new project from former Power Animal members Matt Hampson, Kevin O’Neill and Marie Nicolo (not to be mistaken for Philly sludge metal act with the same name). The trio will be making its live performance debut on October 10 at Johnny Brenda’s opening for How to Dress Well.
We had a chance to hear first-hand Young Savage’s flow as he impressed a group of media folks (including ourselves) during a recent tour of the legendary Sigma Sound Studios with GPTMC. Check out the new single “Flu Game” from his upcoming album Paragon, and you can also download it for free below.
Gypsyblood has released a video for the track "Endless Summer" from their album Cold in the Guestway (Sargent House).
Gypsyblood is currently on an east coast tour and do not have any local dates planned.
Super fuzzed-out garage-goth noise-makers Far-Out Fangtooth will be bringing their psychedelic doom and gloom to the basement of the First Unitarian Church tonight. The four-piece delivered an impressive LP last year via Siltbreeze Records, which earned them The Deli Philly’s October Album of the Month honors, and their 2012 EP The Thorns, which was recorded by Moon Women’s Justin Pittney and released by HoZac Records, is proving to be a sleeper favorite of mine with each listen. Get your fix this evening when Far-Out Fangtooth open for Phil Elverum’s Mount Eerie who will be in full band mode. First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St., 8pm, $12, All Ages – Alexis V.
Spacin’ have never lacked for creativity in seasoning their music with the kinds of jangly, fuzzed-out experimental sounds that have been common to Philadelphia since the days of Azusa Plane. Their psychedelia-infused jams are always a great starting point for what’s going on in Philly’s space-garage-lo-fi scene at any given moment. The band’s steadfastness earned their debut Deep Thuds our June Album of the Month spot. Where Spacin’ veers off into cosmic, abstract ruminations, The Residuels are there tonight to bring it back into more concrete territory. Their tunes are straight-up garage-blues rock standards, embellished with the unmistakable talents of Creepoid‘s Pat Troxell and Moon Women‘s Justin Pittney. They’re in equally good company with French rockers Jack of Heart and Super Vacations at Kung Fu Necktie tonight. Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St., 8pm, (Tickets Available at Door), 21+ – Alyssa Greenberg
Philly’s Rock to the Future is a great organization that provides free music education and tutoring to lower-income students that wouldn’t normally be able to afford it. Today marks the return of their Rock and Read Festival, which will be taking place at The Rotunda this year. The purpose of the event is to promote a love for reading and literacy in our city. The event includes live story readings, poetry and music from the likes of The National Rifle, OhBree, Mike Bell & the Movies, Ted Nguyent and The Rock to the Future All Stars. Your donation goes directly to the organization for their programs, so come out, grab a book, hear some great local bands and support a great cause while you are doing it. The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St., 5pm – 10pm, $5, All Ages – Dan Brightcliffe
