Winter seems to be a final attempt to assert its authoritative force. Despite this recent and lingering development, there is some good news The Love Club has awoken from hibernation, and will emerge this Saturday evening at PhilaMOCA. Mitch Esparza, Kyle Press and co. stretch sonic boundaries, experimenting with raw blues-garage sensibility. A steady stream of bruising rhythms and powerfully persistent guitar riffs curate the potent, engrossing onslaught of heavy, otherwise known as Hound. This local pairing lay the groundwork for a tandem of Canadian outfits. A gravitational punk-feel compounded by a psych-prog capacity that brews and brims letting the instrumental threads to matriculate in weaving fashion, heralded low profile stalwarts Simply Saucer, headline traversing a wide terrain from a simple, sticky pop-inflected songs to adventurous expansive treks. Free-floating in an airy psych-pop abyss, Poppy Seed & the Love Explosion, set the table. (Photo by JUMP Philly) – Michael Colavita
Other places to thaw out this weekend…
PhilaMOCA (531 N. 12th St.) SAT Hound, The Love Club
Johnny Brenda’s (1201 N. Frankford Ave.) FRI Octave Cat, Muscle Tough, Air is Human, SAT Philly Loves Phife & ATCQ, SUN Beth Israel
Boot & Saddle (1131 S. Broad St.) SAT Evan Wize (Record Release), Dizzy Valdez, Bamboo Tommy
Kung Fu Necktie (1250 N. Front St.) FRI The Sideshow Prophets, Sheena & Thee Nosebleeds/Stoltz, Naked Peekaboo, SAT Thief, Steal Me A Peach, Poor Devils/The Russells, Shots Called, Tulpa, SUN Bang, Green Meteor, Laura Lawless/Downtrodder, The Bella Vista Social Club
Bourbon & Branch (705 N. 2nd St.) FRI Asher Roth, Uncle Ron, Dirty South Joe/Apple Juice Jones, GR Stone, SUN Hello Shark
The Trocadero (1003 Arch St.) SAT Wes Walker, Charley Coin, Schilly,
TLA (334 South St.) FRI Boy Wonder, The Real Feel
The Fillmore Philadelphia (1100 Canal St.) FRI Oschino Vasquez, Ar-Ab
The Foundry (1000 Frankford Ave.) FRI Splintered Sunlight
World Café Live (3025 Walnut St.) FRI (Upstairs) The Peace Creeps, The SB Deluxe, SAT (Upstairs) James Santangelo Trio, SUN (Upstairs) Chvnce, Blubird, Madame Jones, In Different Sounds, Delmont/(Downstairs) Solas
The Fire (412 W. Girard Ave.) FRI Cemetery Flowers, T.O.M.B., SAT Hairy Dudini, Urban Shaman Attack, SUN Chickabiddy, i try, you try, Keely Sibilia
MilkBoy Philly (1100 Chestnut St.) FRI Foxtrot & The Get Down (Album Release), American Dinosaur. Stephen Lorek, SAT North End, Cold Climb, Merit, Peace & The City Grease, SUN Liz de Lise, Water Temple
Ortlieb’s Lounge (847 N. 3rd St.) FRI Oldermost, Rosu Lup, Cave People, SUN Jesse Gimbel, Autumn Passing, Flower Lynx
Silk City (435 Spring Garden St.) FRI Bo Bliz, Low Budget, SAT DJ Deejay
Fergie’s (1214 Sansom St.) SAT Matt Wheeler, SUN Rusty Cadillac
Connie’s Ric Rac (1132 S. 9th St.) SUN Devon Czekaj, Old Scratch
Voltage Lounge (421 N. 7th St.) FRI Kill The Stigmatic, SAT Gavin Becker
The Barbary (951 Frankford Ave.) FRI The Cultour, Shy Shapes. Jam Traffic
Frankie Bradley’s (1320 Chancellor St.) FRI Ben Aire, SAT Ed Christof
The Grape Room (105 Grape St.) FRI David Darmon, Calla Bere & The Attitude, Riverside Odds, Fauxtron, Lucid by Midnight, SAT Bohemian Mule, Adam Travis Band, Apple Juice Jones
Ardmore Music Hall (23 E. Lancaster Ave.) FRI Jellyroll, SAT Tweed, Pet Cheetah, SUN Urban Guerilla Orchestra, Mixed People
The Pharmacy (1300 S. 18th St.) SUN Cllctyrslf, Rich People
Nico Nico Mansion (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SAT Mannequin Pussy, Sun Organ
The Waiting Room (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI Ellen Siberian Tiger, SOLD, Gender Work