Well, another day another awkward sunburn – yesterday was an extremely eventful day that had me rushing all over town to get my show on. The day began like any other since I’ve been here shoving pulled pork into our mouths while trying to get into the popular (and rightfully so) NPR day show. The lineup included The Smith Westerns, LA’s Local Natives, Alabama conscious rap group G-side, feel good rockin’ Surfer Blood, and spastic, electro-rock duo Sleigh Bells whose closing set was wrought with technical difficulties, but epic nonetheless. Quite frankly, I was happy for the difficulties because it allowed me to hear their ever too short set multiple times. And as if the show needed to be better it was hosted by PBR so I felt right at home drinking the free beers. I was feeling pretty un-American so far with all those Modelos. But again I digress. After checking out the IHEARTCOMIX + JELLY + MAD DECENT CARNIVILLE where I watched The Walkmen kill it while riding on an anti-gravity machine. From there my night full of Philly bands just got better when I headed front and center for Grandchildren’s showcase set at The Beauty Bar. They played behind some hallucinogen-inspired projections that only enhanced their driving, layered soundscapes. Grandchildren opened with pulsating “Cold Warrior” that brought in many curious listeners who, by the end of the set, were total fanboys. They blasted through the rest of the set breaking only to sip on their beers, and went out with a bang with trippy, soaring electro-folk tune “Toss and Turn”.