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New Music Video: “Things They Buried” – Granchildren

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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.

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Ween Return Performance Available for Streaming

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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)

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Switch Gears w/Miles Chancellor at The Fire Feb. 14

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With the recent release of his debut solo LP No Man’s Island, Miles Chancellor reaffirms his place on the map as a solo artist. Consistently demonstrating control whether exorcising inner demons with a contemplative conscience, breaking new ground with a melodic aggression, or stepping back, slowing down and hitting a sensual chord, Chancellor is capable of switching gears at a moments notice, without skipping a beat. That ability to develop a continuous lyrical thread – one that tugs from a close inner anchor and then stretches forward without signs of fraying – is a gift. Tonight, Chancellor is set to perform at The Fire as part of Northern Liberties Winter Music Festival alongside a deep billing including Truck North, Ronnie Riggles, and Dante Kennedy among others. The Fire, 412 W. Girard Ave., 8pm, $10, 18+ – Michael Colavita

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Take a Starry-eyed Stroll w/Grubby Little Hands at JB’s Feb. 13

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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

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Weekend Warrior, February 12 – 14

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Yikes – below freezing temperatures and harsh winds this Saturday! You might think that those are good reasons not to leave the comfort of your home. Unless, you were smart enough to snag tickets for Modern Baseball’s intimate, sold-out performance at PhilaMOCA tomorrow night. While the stages of larger venues like Union Transfer and the E Factory have been more commonplace for the beloved quartet these days, you have to know that they’ll be plenty amped to share brotherly shoves and lead full-room sing-alongs with friends and fans. It’s a locals-only evening with the blistering haze of The Spirit and the Beehive and the warm pop melodies of Three Man Cannon. Totally a good reason to brave the elements (and Valentine’s Day weekend)! PhilaMOCA, 531 N. 12th St., 8pm, Sold Out, All Ages – Alexis V.
 
Other places to escape the chill this weekend…
 
Johnny Brenda’s (1201 N. Frankford Ave.)  SAT Grubby Little Hands, Grandchildren, The Orange Drop, SUN Little Strike
 
Bourbon & Branch (705 N. 2nd St.) FRI Cheerleader, Suburban Living, SUN Aaron Parnell Brown
 
Boot & Saddle (1131 S. Broad St.) SUN R.R. Perkins, Clique, Woven In, Bad Mood Randall, Shane Luck
 
Kung Fu Necktie (1250 N. Front St.) FRI Throbbing Chakra/Loafass, Beer Me, SAT Backslider/Emmett Drueding, Sarah M, SUN The Up Up Ups!, Booze Radly, Travis J And The Rhinestones
 
Underground Arts (1200 Callowhill St.) FRI (Black Box) Taiwan Housing Project
 
The Trocadero (1003 Arch St.) FRI (Balcony) Eat The Turnbuckle, SAT Civil Youth, A Better Class Of Criminal, The Moxy, The Bad Tequila Experience, The Aponic Blue/(Balcony) GASH, SUN PNB Rock, Kid Twist, Gina Da Vinci, DJ Kees
 
World Café Live (3025 Walnut St.) FRI (Downstairs) Peek-A-Boo Revue, SAT (Upstairs) Don McAvoy & the Great Whatever /(Downstairs) (7pm/ 10:30pm) ALÔ BRASIL CARNAVAL, SUN (Upstairs) Sara Street
 
The Fire (412 W. Girard Ave.) FRI Dwellers on the Threshold, The Bul Bey, SAT West Philadelphia Orchestra, Schoolly D, Fishtown Beats, SUN Truck North, Dante Kennedy, Miles Chancellor, Ronnie Riggles
 
MilkBoy Philly (1100 Chestnut St.) FRI Among Criminals, The Loud Company, Canyon Ride, Bikini Spiders, SAT Up The Chain, SUN Kat C.H.R 
 
Ortlieb’s Lounge (847 N. 3rd St.) FRI BC Camplight, Jesse Hale Moore, Rosali SAT Heavy Temple, Surgeon, Witch Fist, SUN Cardinal Arms
 
Silk City (435 Spring Garden St.) FRI Paul Thorson, Sean Hearn, SAT DJ Deejay, SUN Francisco Collazo
 
Fergie’s (1214 Sansom St.) SAT Dave Steel Blues Band, SUN Rusty Cadillac
 
Tin Angel (20 S. 2nd St.) FRI Roadshow Relics, SheWho, SUN (7:30pm/10pm) Hoots and Hellmouth
 
Connie’s Ric Rac (1132 S. 9th St.) FRI Could’ve Been Kings, Tyler Kingsley, Dead Fretts, Dead:Stop, The Evergreen Drive, Kinda Alright, SAT Katie Barbato, Kelvin Cochrane, Nicklas Hughes, Ben Tinsley, Alec Stewart, Jayson Verdibello, SUN Sister Blue
 
Voltage Lounge (421 N. 7th St.) FRI Left To Vanish, Wolves Attack, Extractus, Kill The Sigmatic
 
Frankie Bradley’s (1320 Chancellor St.) SAT LSDXOXO, Dame Luz
 
The Grape Room (105 Grape St.) FRI Argonautic (CD Release), The Jawn, Flotel, SAT Riverside Odds, Thorazine, Son and Heir, The Prisoners
 
Ardmore Music Hall (23 E. Lancaster Ave.) SAT Splintered Sunlight
 
The Rotunda (4014 Walnut St.) SUN Johnny Popcorn, Hardwork Movement, Silverton, Red Cedar Strings
 
Goldilock’s Gallery (723 Chestnut St., 2nd FL) FRI Fake Boyfriend, Kississippi
 
The Sound Hole (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI King Azaz, Bike Crash, Guts
 
Bond Villain (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SAT Spacin’, Igneous Eyes, Beat Jams
 
Beaumont Warehouse (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SAT Drums Like Machine Guns, SCC, Hero/Victim, New Age Reality
 
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Taiwan Housing Project Opening for Protomartyr & Priests at Underground Arts Feb. 12

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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

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New Track: “The Sheboygan Left” – RJD2

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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.

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New Track: “My, My, My” – Purling Hiss

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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 MagazineSomething will be available on black and limited-edition red vinyl on February 19 via Brooklyn indie label Famous Class.

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Slip Into the Spacey Pool of Tygaton at Ortlieb’s Feb. 11

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Slip into the spacey pool of Tygaton tonight at Ortlieb’s. The quintet develops an emulsified, comforting sound – over-driven guitars rattling in one’s head. Soak in that slow-cooked sonic stew with its sorcerer-led, enchanting, multi-pronged vocals guiding the passage through foggy surroundings. Tygation finds an equilibrium of travel between full-throttle and floating. Joining in on journey will be the fuzzy, shoegazing four-piece of Dreambook and the opaque, surf-shoegazing combo of Woven In, whom recently released a new EP New City No MoneyOrtlieb’s, 847 N. Third St., 8pm, $10, 21+ – Michael Colavita 

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New Track: “Bumtown” – Fake Boyfriend

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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)

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New Music Video: “Noonewanna” – NAH

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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)