To Destroy A City has released the first single, “Never To Return”, from their forthcoming LP, Go Mirage. The album is the cinematic-rock band’s third LP and will be released on October 20th. Below is the single and the album’s teaser. You can preorder the album here.
Chicago
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Luggage @ Empty Bottle 10/27
Luggage has released the first single and title track, “Three” from their forthcoming sophomore LP. The LP was recorded at Electrial Audio earlier this year and will be released on October 20th via Don Giovanni.
You can help Luggage celebrate the release at Empty Bottle with DIM, Running, and Skim Melk DJs on October 27th.
NYC
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Yucky Duster open for LVL UP at Baby’s All Right on 10.07
Yucky Duster will take the stage at Baby’s All Right to open for LVL UP on October 7th. The four-piece have had quite a year, releasing their second EP Duster’s Lament in January and receiving write-ups from VICE and Stereogum soon afterwards. Their Baby’s opening act with Long Beard follows other performances with big indie acts earlier this year, including Sammus, Charly Bliss, and Shonen Knife. A few months ago, they released the music video for their Duster’s Lament track "The Ropes". Watch it below. – Will Sisskind
Philadelphia
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Weekend Warrior, October 6 – 8
Cherry’s debut full-length album, Dumbness, is out now via Lame-O Records, and this Saturday, the Russell Edling-led outfit finds its way into South Philly’s Boot & Saddle. Dumbness melodically awakens memories, meditatively tapping into past. An eerie familiarity looms throughout the album; it stirs in a fuzzy friction of reflective folk, as one comes home after a long absence realizing that time alters people, places, and perspectives. It’s a temporary time warp, linking a cross-section of genres, without running off course. Tonight, they’ll supported by the at ease, slow-burning sounds of Yankee Bluff, and things will be kicked off by Clasp, featuring Kat Bean (Amanda X). – Michael Colavita
Other places to be this weekend…
Johnny Brenda’s (1201 N. Frankford Ave.) SAT Bryant Eugene Vazquez, Man Like Machine, Thom McCarthy
Boot & Saddle (1131 S. Broad St.) FRI Baby & Shylow, Korine, SAT Cherry (Record Release), Yankee Bluff, Clasp, SUN Jon Loudon
Kung Fu Necktie (1250 N. Front St.) FRI Emmett Drueding, Curtis Cooper/Kodiak Park/DJ Deejay, SAT The Company Corvette/Sean Hearn, Wassup Gina, SUN Fling , Baby Blitz, Future Dinosaurs
Underground Arts (1200 Callowhill St.) SAT Good Behavior Records Presents Hurricane Relief: Cold Fronts, OOLALA, Love Club, Starterjacket, The 1910 Chainsaw Company, SUN Aphra
TLA (334 South St.) FRI The Wonder Years, The Obsessives
The Fillmore Philadelphia (1100 Canal St.) SUN Purling Hiss (Solo), The Whips, DJ Justin Pittney
World Café Live (3025 Walnut St.) FRI (Upstairs) Conjunto, SUN (Upstairs) Wendell Woods Jr., The Shines, Caligula, Mr. Lisp, Surreal Nation, Hammer Space
The Fire (412 W. Girard Ave.) FRI Off And On Again, Twin Beds, Pray to Keep/The Stone Eye, Moons, SAT Dark Waters End (CD Release), Disinhume, SUN Pool Radio, Darling Run
The Barbary (951 Frankford Ave.) FRI Cape Wrath, Geology/Laura Cheadle, Full Bush, George Engel Brooks/Emynd & Bo Bliz
MilkBoy Philly (1100 Chestnut St.) FRI Stella Ruze (EP Release)
Ortlieb’s Lounge (847 N. 3rd St.) FRI Dwight Remington, The Spirit World, SAT Prowler, Robotrippers, Jeff Zeigler, The Fantastic Imagination, SUN The Ellipses, Spenser Michaels
Fergie’s (1214 Sansom St.) SAT Vilebred/Johnny Moskal, SUN Rusty Cadillac
Connie’s Ric Rac (1132 S. 9th St.) FRI Vilebred, Daniel Collins, Ivy Rand, Karmalatta, SUN Endless Taile, Sonny Knockout, Fenris
Voltage Lounge (421 N. 7th St.) SUN Hellrad
The Grape Room (105 Grape St.) FRI Christian O’Connor Trio, Naps Past Noon, Canyon, SAT Lucida, Gene Wildest, Problem Solving
Bourbon & Branch (705 N. 2nd St.) FRI Tektonic, The Space Cats, The Royal Noise
Ardmore Music Hall (23 E. Lancaster Ave.) SUN Countdown to Ecstasy
Morgan’s Pier (221 N. Columbus Blvd.) FRI DJ Pierson, SUN Richie Baker
Everybody Hits (529 W. Girard Ave.) SAT Pinkwash
The Pharmacy (1300 S. 18th St.) FRI Breaklite, The Separators
The Sound Hole (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SAT Neolibz
Philadelphia
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New Track: “Wit” – Ralphiie Reese
A few weeks ago, Ralphiie Reese‘s new release, Stylebolgia: Part I uv III, hit the open air. Produced by Crabskull, “Wit” sits in a soul/R&B beat, while the emcee spits cold, calculated fire. Lyrically threading the needle, the track is relentless, while remaining smooth. It serves as both a challenge delivered in a stream of consciousness.
NYC
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Swimming Bell releases “The Golden Heart” EP, plays Pete’s Candy Store tomorrow (10.07)
Katie Schottland played in several bands before embarking on her own solo project under the moniker Swimming Bell. Her debut EP The Golden Heart is a reflection, a reverberous voice in the dark, framed by picked guitar and wistful percussive textures. For a moment, listening to "Route 72" with closed eyes, I was transported from my desk to a forest clearing on a dewy morning, birds circling above. "In these times of stolen dreams / how could I know you well?" sings Schottland, alone, later joined by harmonies that sound like the echoes of those perished dreams. The simpler "September on Dekalb" is a lo-fi midnight confession, a love letter forgotten in a coat pocket. Swimming Bell takes you somewhere quieter, in a gorgeous, unperturbed manner. Catch her live at Pete’s Candy Store on October 7th. – Geena Kloeppel
Philadelphia
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New Track: “Open Circle” – Mohican
Smart Drug For Machines, the new album from the trio of Mohican, is tabbed for release on October 10. Its first sampling, “Open Circle,” ominously tiptoes into existence. Then, sludgy backend and hauntingly hushed vocals creepily mingle. That anticipatory vibe meets a full on attack of heavy instrumentation, bombarding the senses before mellowing out.
L.A.
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Moaning sign to Sub Pop, release video for “The Same”
San Fernando Valley post-punk band Moaning, who we nominated for Artist of the Month back in 2015, have just announced they’re joining famed Seattle label Sub Pop. In view of the announcement, the four-piece has just released a music video for one of their early tracks, "The Same." And the track hasn’t lost one bit of its visceral potency: featuring a combination of squalling metallic fuzz and thudding bass that recalls the grimy industrial chug of Manchester/Factory Records in the late seventies, singer Sean Solomon groans in a soft monotone with a resigned shrug as a practice space gets wrecked.
Moaning are working on their debut full-length record, which is tentatively slated for a spring 2018 release. Catch them opening for Metz at Teragram Ballroom on December 12. Juan Rodríguez
Austin
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Best Austin Acts At ACL 2017
While Jay Z and the Chili Peppers will grab the headliner time slots and majority of headlines at weekend 1 of ACL, there are a handful of Austin artists who were tapped to represent the local talent pool that are worth seeing as well. Most Austin festivals do a pretty good job of bringing in local talent, and ACL is no different. While well-known national bands like Spoon and perennial favorites like Asleep At The Wheel, are guaranteed to draw sizeable crowds – we want to spotlight our five up and coming local acts, who are snowballing with newfound momentum.
1. Mobley – (Saturday 11:30 AM @ Miller Lite Stage)
A talent who cannot be placed neatly in a solitary genre box – Mobley blends R&B, electronica, and hip-hop for a unique twist that is credited and fortified by superior songwriting. Mobley has the most potential of any artist on this list, and possibly in the city of Austin. See him now before you’re forced to use a binoculars to see him in a few years on the headliner stage;)
2. Capyac – (Saturday 12:15 PM @ Titos Stage)
Although orginally from Georgia, these electro dance wizards know how to get a funky dance party started. A large local following and magnetic stage show means that Capyac is sure to envelope you into their indie electro fold if you give them a chance.
3. Melat – (Sunday 12:30 PM @ Titos Stage)
An Ethiopian goddess whose voice is as smooth as it is seductive, Melat blends soul and R&B with haunting and profound songwriting. This voice is too serene to remain an Austin secret for much longer, so an early visit Sunday to the fest is definitely in order.
4. The Black Angels – (Saturday 5 PM @ Barton Springs Stage)
While the Black Angels are known internationally and have been purveying psychedelic rock for quite some time, they still have a transformative live show and a slew of hits to keep you slack-jawed for their entire set. They may not be a shiny new band, but Christian Bland is one of Austin’s most prolific songwriters for a reason, so don’t miss out.
5. Missio – (Friday 1:15 PM @ HomeAway Stage)
Many Austinites do not know that Missio is a local band, although you’ve almost undoubtedly heard them before, but that’s because they have rocketed to the national stage without having to play a decade in Austin bars. Dark moods, sinister lyrics, and addictive beats make this act definitely worth a listen at the festival.
NYC
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Wild Pink brings folk tinged Indie Rock to Mercury on 10.08
Hailing from New York City, indie rock trio Wild Pink brings together an intoxicating blend of songwriting talent, featuring lead singer John Ross’s soft and warm vocals on an often driven instrumental backdrop. After two EPs since 2015, earlier this year they released their debut full-length record, a self-titled effort featuring stand out single ‘Great Apes’, and ten more songs walking the line between delicate songwriting and DIY slacker attitude. Tracks such as opener ‘How Do You Know If God Takes You Back’ and ‘Wizards of Loneliness’ (streaming below) showcase the band’s softer side, bringing out dream-folk overtones. They’ll take the stage at Mercury Lounge on October 18th opening for Pinact and performing alongside New York locals Your Dream Coat. – Vernon McGhee
NYC
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The Shacks take their dream-pop to scattered venues across the US in the fall
It’s difficult to believe that The Shacks’ “Strange Boy” was the first song that Shannon Wise ever recorded, but that’s how the story goes. The New York based duo (made up of Wise and Max Shrager) formed almost by accident, which only amplifies their chemistry. When Shrager’s whimsical arrangements are combined with Wise’s saccharine soprano, a sound akin to magic is created. The Shacks’ debut self-titled EP is a spooky and sweet bedroom pop masterpiece, and it leaves the listener wanting more. This fall they’ll be playing a bunch of shows scattered across the US. Our friends at Delicious Audio asked guitarist Max Shrager a few questions about his guitar tone, see link below. Check out their latest video for single "The Strange Effect," streaming below. – Lilly Milman
Delicious Audio Q&A with Max Shrager of THe Shacks about guitar pedals and tone.
NYC
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Josh Washam to play record release show at The Crying Wolf (10.08)
With two singles already released, singer-songwriter Josh Washam is quickly making a name for himself in Nashville in anticipation of his upcoming full-length LP The Washam Machine. The single “Misinformation” (streaming below) is a breezy, honest ballad about trust and communication. The energetic, driven Americana is stylistically similar to releases by established groups like The Avett Brothers, except with one main difference—Washam recorded this all on an 8-track machine in his home studio in Nashville. From the production, to the arrangements, to the cover, this album represents Nashville to its core. The Washam Machine is set to be released on October 6th, and Josh Washam will also be playing a record release show at The Crying Wolf on the 8th. – Lilly Milman