What started out as seven musicians kindling a friendship while participating in a mummers band has emerged as a musically sound South Philly act complete with vibrant guitars, multiple horns, keyboards, kazoos, multi layered vocal harmonies, and then some! And Southwork have managed to gain some nice recognition through their first 2 EPs Arise and Seasons Passing. But the band started their winter hibernation by recording a lot of new material that their ready to showcase to the world, and they’ll be doing so with a sixteen-show tour that will be going all the way to SXSW. Tonight’s bill at The Boot & Saddle will be the perfect way to wish the band bon voyage. It will also feature the guitar heavy project of the Hammill brothers, Killer Bangs, which also features Chris Weyh (The Makes) and Stephen Clifford (Circa Survive), and S.T.O.P., which is the new side project of Joe Reno (Southwark, En Fuego) and Jeremy Blessing (The Great Vibration). The Boot & Saddle, 1131 S. Broad St., 8pm, $8, 21+ – Bill McThrill
