Tap into your child-like sense of awe and imagination in Granchildren’s video for “Things They Buried,” off their latest LP ZUNI. Directed by the group’s own Aleks Martray, the video documents a child’s exploratory nature through the vivid imagery of dreams, and is based on Martray’s serial nocturnal experiences. Step inside this 1982 Mercedes-Benz, and let the wonderment begin. The video is being premiered by Paste Magazine here.
Ween Return Performance Available for Streaming
For all those who wished that they could have been out in Colorado this past weekend for Ween‘s return, here’s the entire show from Friday night’s inaugural performance at the 1STBANK Center. Spanning their extensive catalogue, the thirty-one-song set with a double encore was a triumphant sold-out comeback for the beloved New Hope alt rockers. Enjoy! (Photo by Dana Yavin)
Switch Gears w/Miles Chancellor at The Fire Feb. 14
Take a Starry-eyed Stroll w/Grubby Little Hands at JB’s Feb. 13
Grubby Little Hands will be headlining the bill tonight at Johnny Brenda’s. The former duo’s upcoming album, Garden Party, which will be released on April 29 via Lefse Records, boasts a newly fortified lineup of instrumentalists, including members of Brown Recluse and Young Grandpa, equipping them with a wider, richer sonic spectrum for their languorous, whimsical psychedelia to survey. Thankfully, the addition of these members has not disturbed the feng shui of the band, as established by their first couple releases; the music continues its starry-eyed stroll down the path of experimental/experiential psych-pop that bands like Animal Collective and Atlas Sound paved with the same glassy, listless enlightenment. Supporting Grubby Little Hands is Grandchildren, the eclectic baroque pop band that draws inspiration as much from modern indie as Afropop, classical, and orchestral music. Also scheduled to perform is The Orange Drop, who model their sound more directly in the style of classic 60’s psychedelic rock, while also inescapably passing and refracting through the lens of 90’s neo-psychedelia on the way. Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 9pm, $10, 21+ – Bryce Woodcock
Weekend Warrior, February 12 – 14
Taiwan Housing Project Opening for Protomartyr & Priests at Underground Arts Feb. 12
Gathering from the remote reaches of esoterica is Philadelphia’s Taiwan Housing Project, a darkwave, coldwave, no wave, don’t-call-it-a-wave wave "supergroup" consisting of members from Little Claw, Harry Pussy, Casual Viking, and Tickley Feather. The band is as much a compound of members from other bands as it is of sounds and influences. Willfully inaccessible, unapologetically harsh, Taiwan Housing Project combines the noise worship of bands of the 80’s East Village scene like DNA or Mars with the darker tonal elements of Bauhaus, conveyed with a cavernous sonic depth. What results is a delirium of murky unease, bordering on dread, and sheathed in atonal noise (see contemporary noise-rock act Dreamdecay). THP will be performing at Underground Arts tonight with a lineup of similarly rooted bands Protomartyr and Priests, who both possess noise-savvy no-wave inclinations and a brazen disregard for conventional melody. Underground Arts, 1200 Callowhill St., 8pm, $12, 21+ – Bryce Woodcock
New Track: “The Sheboygan Left” – RJD2
It’s Friday, and we have a new tune from RJD2 to help you get through this frigid morning. "The Sheboygan Left" is a joyful jaunt and the second single from his upcoming album Dame Fortune, which will be available on March 25 via RJ’s Electrical Connections. RJD2 will also be celebrating its arrival on Monday, March 28 at Union Transfer.
New Track: “My, My, My” – Purling Hiss
After trying out a more polished rock sound on his last album Weirdon, Mike Polizze has gone back to his roots for his latest forthcoming 7" Something. The new Purling Hiss EP finds Polizze recording himself on all the instrumentation at home on a four-track, shifting gears towards his earlier releases. You can take a listen to his latest single, "My, My, My," over at Impose Magazine. Something will be available on black and limited-edition red vinyl on February 19 via Brooklyn indie label Famous Class.
Slip Into the Spacey Pool of Tygaton at Ortlieb’s Feb. 11
New Track: “Bumtown” – Fake Boyfriend
Ashley Tryba, Sarah Myers, and Abi Reimold make up the trio Fake Boyfriend. “Bumtown,” the first single from their debut EP Mercy, gradually gathers emotive energy as all three members contribute vocals, starting in a relatively subdued, reflective state, before erupting with unleashed intensity. Mercy is slated for release on February 26 – digitally and on cassette. Fake Boyfriend will be performing at Goldilocks Gallery tomorrow night with Kississippi, And The Kids, and Diet Cig. (Photo by Alex Udowenko)
New Lyric Music Video: “This Ecstatic Cult” (Feat. Killer Mike) – Lushlife + CSLSX
Check out the new lyric video from Lushlife + CSLSX for the "This Ecstatic Cult" featuring Killer Mike! For visuals, they recruited Philly grafitti artist GRIMGRIMGRIM to provide the lettering and artwork. Keep a look out for Ritualize, which will be dropping next week on Friday, February 19 via Western Vinyl.
New Music Video: “Noonewanna” – NAH
Approach the hyper-speed torrent of immediacy of NAH’s "Noonewanna" from multiple angles through this Phil Rudich video. Establishing an entangling/alarming vibe, the song found on the January 2016 release (recorded in Brussels, Belgium) hits immediately. Cassettes of the release are in their pre-order stage via Ranch Records. (Photo by Phil Rudich)