The Districts recently performed an intimate pop-up show at Out Of Town Films headquarters to roughly 50 onlookers. This video captures the 3 songs performed as part of full set that evening which included “Hounds,” “Heavy Begs,” and “Bold” – all found on A Flourish and a Spoil. The band, which is currently in the midst of a European tour, consistently pushes the threshold between unveiled, up-close honesty and hard-driving rockers, working that seesaw game of highs and lows.

LA transplants Girlpool just released the title track to their forthcoming Wichita Recordings LP Before The World Was Big, due out June 2. With tongue-twisting interlaced vocals recalling nostalgic lyrics compounded by their strolling bass-guitar lines, the song becomes almost immediately familiar. The duo will take part in a Record Store Day performance at Repo Records this Saturday on a bill that also includes Sad Actor, Cheerbleeders, Easy Creatures, Gondola, Tough Shits, and Witch Fist. Girlpool will be heading out on tour with labelmate Waxahatchee later this month. (Photo by Alice Baxley)

Spacin’ performances seem to be getting as rare as Birds of Maya ones these days. That’s why you need to take them in when you can. And while we patiently wait for the follow-up to their kick-ass debut Deep Thuds (praying for that release date to come sooner than later), we can only hope to get a taste of what’s to come this evening at Boot & Saddle. They’ll be opening for Thrill Jockey electro-rock mainstays Trans Am so mail out your taxes and be ready to get weird tonight in South Philly. Boot & Saddle, 1131 S. Broad St., 8pm, $15, 21+ – Q.D. Tran

Local hip-hop artist Stoneface, a.k.a. Jason Miller, has turned the tragedy of being blinded by the cowardice of a gun to triumpant "chronicles of the awesome" on his latest single "Calico Audio." You can check out the new music video that accompanies it below. The track, featuring Philly’s own Freeway, can be found on Stoneface’s forthcoming album The Stone Age, which was produced by Wu Tang affiliate BP of 7th Headquarters and will be released via GemStarr Regime Records.

Here is a new music video from Mike Bell & The Movies for the track "Know It All." The song is off their recent split 7" with Lizard Police, entitled Philadelphia/Tulsa (Major Bear Records/Messy Life Records/Songs From the Road Records), and features Mimi Gallagher (of NONA) on vocals. The video was directed by Craig Scheihing, and stars band member Peter Helmis’ best friend, Mr. Wendal. "On a cool winter day in March three videographers led by esteemed adventure, Mr. Wendal embarked on an excursion to find the answer to life, the universe, and everything. What they discovered may shock you… the following video is not for the faint of heart." (Photo by Scott Troyan)

Work Drugs‘ Thomas Crystal has a new solo project. Below is its first single, the dreamy "Greener Pastures." (Hopefully, this title isn’t a hint at what the future holds for Crystal and Work Drugs.) The track will appear on his debut six-song EP Tinders, which is due to drop on May 5. 

Instrumental soundscapes will be in full bloom this evening at Boot & Saddle. The trio of Mohican pushes their sonic tools; stretching over the long haul, that journey results in a crisp and at times heavy sound. The band works in and out of defined areas often changing tempo, slowing down, and allowing a pensive tone to ruminate or progressively build, gaining traction so that it can rain down upon reaching the summit. There is definitely an expansive vibe, but it’s delivered by precise hands. So, although it may be appear easy to get lost in the musical scenery, the group knows exactly where it’s going. The duo of Jeff Lucci & Josh Aptner, a.k.a. Air is Human, continues to explore the stratosphere with their latest EP EQ1, whose wandering ambient songs will be performed tonight – a captivating series of twists and turns that gravitationally draw one in allowing them to ever so briefly shed that earthly weight. Endor Endor allows your thoughts to marinate in the sonic ventures of Matt Weber (Young Statues/Bacio) and Tom Ryan (Young Statues/Atomic Square) to start things off. Boot & Saddle, 1131 S. Broad St., 8pm, $10, 21+ – Michael Colavita

Check out James Snyder performing solo at NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts last month when the band was in DC! The Beach Slang frontman easily won us over with his genuine joy and enthusiasm to be there doing what he loves. He performed "Filthy Luck," "Dirty Cigarettes," and unreleased "Too Late To Die Young." Snyder and the rest of his band have plans to head to Europe for tour in May.

Hop Along are ready to wake the dead with their new track "Texas Funeral." It’s their latest single that premiered over at Stereogum along with a Q&A. The band’s forthcoming LP, Painted Shut, which was produced by John Agnello, is scheduled for release on May 4 via Saddle Creek.

Experimental hip hop comes out of the basements of Philly’s DIY scene and onto the stage of Kung Fu Necktie this evening. One-man wrecking crew NAH, a.k.a. Mike Kunh (formerly of 1994!), creates a nightmarish warzone environment with his bombastic drumbeats and unpredictable, mind-scrambling electronic noise samples, beating you into submission. It’s a white flag that you gladly raise in the end. Kuhn will be joined by local grimy grit-hop trio MCs A Dead Fox, Riff Quantum, and DJ Dick Muscles, better known as Static Brothers, and "the bad boyz of noize" Drums Like Machine Guns. They’ll play host to Houston doom-hop artist Babelfishh, a.k.a. Scott Humer. Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St., 7pm, $6, 21+ (Photo by Gabe Coffey) – Alexis V.

Shoegaze four-piece Dreambook just shared its new EP Burn the Light Out, which is available for streaming below. The album was recorded this past winter with Daniel Morse (Wigwams, Break It Up), and was mastered by Jeff White (Creepoid). It will be officially released on Saturday, April 18, and the band will be performing at Union Transfer that same evening opening for Rainer Maria.