The Rotunda hosts a daylong hardcore/punk affair this Saturday; Break Free Fest hopes to shine a light on those that have been marginalized within the scene. Among the plethora of artists from near and far, the undeterred raw emotive eruption of Soul Glo holds nothing back, capturing an intensity soaked in sincerity. After recently releasing their new EP Modern Mutants, Complex bombards the airwaves with the combination of Spanish-English that steadily rips at its core. Exposing the walls of injustice, the quick-hitting onslaught of S-21 tears at the foundation, while the murky, rumbling, noise-etching, pressure-building punk of Solarized and genre-melding, noise-filtered, dance-driven, sonic-concoctions of DJ Haram set off a day of excellence. – Michael Colavita

Fire in the Radio explores ominous personal interworkings with their recently released record, New Air. While consistently pushing the instrumental pace, the band lyrically explores themes of loneliness, personal loss, substance abuse, etc. Hitting on meaningful subject matter while maintaining a high-energy level, the songs take anthem-esque qualities of reflective relief. Fire in the Radio will be celebrating the album’s arrival this evening at Boot & Saddle, where they’ll be supported by Digger and Crossed Keys.

Man Overboard fans have the opportunity to share an intimate night of music with the band’s own Zac Eisenstein. Next Sunday, June 4 at Voltage Lounge, he’ll be performing music from his solo acoustic project Bright Green, and will also be joined by Cold Collective, Gin War, and Above the Mendoza. To enter for a chance to win a pair of tix, just send an email to thedelimagazinephiladelphia@gmail.com with the subject line "That’s Heaven Behind Me". Please also include your cell number in the body of the message (in case of an emergency). Good luck! (Photo by Liz Gibbs)

The instrumental trio of Square Peg Round Hole recently shared its new EP, entitled Five Years. A rejuvenating, meditative calm washes over you, as one observes the encircling environment to blossom. Through subtle points of illumination, a beautiful vividness emerges. You can stream the album in its entirety HERE, and you can also view a video created by Vic Firth below, featuring a performance of the full album from the band’s release show at the IceBox Project Space, as well as four reimagined arrangements of older Square Peg Round Hole songs. The group was accompanied by Joshua Chase Miller, Tessa K Ellis, and Anna Meadors, providing guest vocals, guitar, saxophone, and flugelhorn.

Psych-rock power trio Gibbous Moon has released its debut self-titled EP. Enchanting vocals vaporize around a ruthless rhythm section and rifftastic guitar. Dealing in beguiling blasts of heavy, the unit appears in control, while volatile tendencies lie in waiting. You can catch them tomorrow night at Connie’s Ric Rac, sharing the stage with The Mojo Machine, Disoriental, and Roxy Rollz.

Berdmajik, a.k.a. Donnie Felton (of Grubby Little Hands), recently released his debut full-length album via Golden Brown. SPELLS is steeped in slinky, soulful R&B, as steamy electropop wafts over an island destination. In the midst of the hot and heavy air of intimacy, a funky get down is triggered. Berdmajik is slated to appear at Kung Fu Necktie on Thursday, June 15, on a billing with Telequanta and Trey Frey.

Lo-fi, garage-punk, Asheville, NC transplant Cameron Wayne sounds like he is ready to plug-in and let it rip anywhere and everywhere on his new full-length album. Turning the fuzz up to eleven, he’s teamed up Philly’s own Suicide Bong Tapes to release Spiral Mountain. We currently have the track, "Sulking," on repeat… And that piano melody instantly had us searching YouTube to revisit The Munsters’s theme song (which is classic – miss that show).

In a composed mad-dash of melody, Today’s Mistakes, the new EP from Brave Face, is a mistake worth making. Including members of No Thank You, The Superweaks, In the Pines, and Narra, the band dishes out musically momentous and emotively open narratives, covering large instrumental expanses in the process. Splicing lyrical sincerity with an outpouring of energetic exuberance, the songs hit with immediacy, and then are gone in a flash.

Hardcore-punk trio with a bit of post-punk flava, Blank Spell, has been piquing our interest for a while now with its lone official debut EP 7" and snapshots of demos. Well, the band is all set to release its first full-length album, entitled Miasma, with the physical release coming out on June 2 via World Gone Mad and the U.S. tour in the works for July. Press play, and feel the slow burn & combustion of Blank Spell’s single, "Nervous Language," below, which is also available for free download!

OhBree recently released their new LP Burn Bridges, Burn Pies. The collective of troubadours finds an intriguing balance, as personal narratives meet eccentric ends. Strolling the brass horn-blasting, boarded streets, the band finds a delightful medium between playful melody and frenetic force. You can catch their record release show on Saturday, June 24 at Johnny Brenda’s, where they’ll be supported by Grandchildren, Mumblr, and Glenn Matthews.

Krust Toons: "When Your Ex Shows Up…" by Tedd Hazard – please feel free to drop him a line at teddandthehazards@gmail.com if you dig or have any funny ideas. You can also check out more of his illustrations and animation shorts HERE.

We enjoy being turned on to new artists from the knowledgeable jurors in our annual year-end poll, which is where we first learned of the production collective, The THANGS (nearly half a decade ago – dang!). The mysterious trio of producers have teamed up with Mike Robinson, who lent his talents on vocals and with the writing of lyrics, whose themes were meant to "reflect the beauty and absurdity of our modern existence, with existential musings that walk the precipice of agnosticism and the ‘spirituality’ of nature." Breezy, the long-awaited follow-up to the group’s debut LP Correct, pulsates with palpable energy as textured sonic layers mesh beautifully with Robinson’s measured, baritone delivery, creating surprising, cerebral, dance-floor bangers that we hope will get you the Monday doldrums of this rainy, overcast day in Philly. You can also join them at the EP’s listening party, being held on Saturday, June 3 at Win Win Coffee Bar, where the tracks will be accompanied by visuals and a short documentary about the collaboration.