It seems like Rob Garcia and Sarah Everton have put Bleeding Rainbow to rest (at least for now). The duo has teamed up with Paul Brinkley on a new project called Telepathic. You can stream and purchase their debut six-song EP Powers of Ten (below), which will also be available on limited cassettes. The album was recorded/self-released by the band, and mixed by Kyle Gilbride (Swearin’, Waxahatchee, Radiator Hospital, etc.). You can catch Telepathic performing live on Saturday, April 25 at Everybody Hits.

Local powerpop quartet The Weaks premiered a new single, "Frances Quinlan Will Have Her Revenge on Philadelphia," a play on Nirvana’s "Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle" and homage to good friend and Hop Along frontwoman, via Impose Magazine. The track is off the group’s forthcoming album Bad Year (Lame-O Records). The Weaks will be spending most of April on the road (some of which will be opening for Brand New) with a homecoming record release show on Monday, April 27 at PhilaMOCA. (Photo by Jessica Flynn)

Daytrotter just shared their session with Chris Forsyth & The Solar Motel Band. You can stream and download the recording for free (w/membership) HERE. Enjoy the afternoon jams! (Illustration by Johnnie Cluney)

Waxahatchee’s new album Ivy Tripp, which will be released Tuesday, April 7 on Merge Records, is currently available for streaming via NPR’s First Listen. The Katie Crutchfield project continues to sonicly evolve, addressing a range of ongoing observations through engaging, private snapshot narratives that embody youthful adults that are growing restless. Steady on your feet, yet still searching. Waxahatchee is set to headline a show at Union Transfer on April 8 that also includes The Goodbye Party, Girlpool, and DJs Jenn & Liz Pelly.

Lantern‘s Zachary Fairbrother recorded songs for a solo project last summer with producer Jeff Zeigler at Uniform Recording. "I’ve been dragging my feet with them – been feeling a little self conscious. It’s the first time I put my own name to a song. Pretty different than probably anything you’ve heard written by me. I hope you get something out of it." Here is a rare glimpse of Fairbrother on acoustic guitar for the track "The Strawman."

Multifaceted local Israeli artist Tamar Dart, a.k.a. Little Strike, is a one-woman show. With guitar, keys, and electronics, she builds bittersweet, textured soundscapes that play off the sultry intimacy of her vocals. It’s easy to see how one could get transfixed on the doe-eyed enchantress. Little Strike will be at MilkBoy Philly this evening opening for avant-pop Toronto outfit Grounders. MilkBoy Philly, 1100 Chetsnut St., 8pm, $10, 21+ – H.M. Kauffman  

DRGN King dishes out groove-oriented pop-rock that seeps under your skin, bubbling below the surface and then breaking loose with shards of guitar as Dominic Angelella clear vocals ease you into a comfortably chill space, cruising along until the moment of aggression reaches a tipping point and kicks into a high gear. Tonight, at the batting cages better known as Everybody Hits, DRGN King will be home from tour and joined by the percussive/key combination of Dream Safari, whose vibrant island vibes create a loose continually moving sensation that you’ll succumb to without a fuss, momentarily transporting yourself to a warmer climate in the process. The ceaselessly engaging honesty of Vermont transplants Hello Shark get you caught in a mesmerizing net of folkish rock with modern twists and turns. It’s a stacked local bill this evening! Everybody Hits, 529 W. Girard Ave., 8pm, $5, All Ages – Michael Colavita

Mt. Billions builds up like a volcano on the verge of eruption. Gradually churning swells of ominous tone with earth rattling pulses of bass reinforced by advancing percussion and guitars that distortedly ring through like sirens, and the vocals offer distressing echoes amid the impending disaster, developing a potent enveloping atmosphere that surrounds you in a layer of smoke unable to see the path, while using the slivers of guitar to cut through the haze and the bass lines as a homing device. Tonight, Mt. Billions is featured on a free billing, which also includes the steep sprinting pop-punk charge of Seeing Snakes. Evening River Band casts dense grey clouds overhead with their downtrodden folk that manifests serious storms lay ahead as electric guitar buzzes like lightning and backend rumbles. Lo-fi punk rockers The Cats‘ simple stampeding sound brings a transferable energy you’ll naturally consume, completing the lineup. Creep Records, 1050 N. Hancock St., Suite 76, 7pm, Free, All Ages – Michael Colavita

Found on their EP Divorce Year, which will be released on cassette on May 5 via Seagreen Records, Thin Lips‘ latest single, “Nothing Weird,” is jumpstarted by a momentous riff as Chrissy Tashijan depicts a definitive tale of a relationship ending. It’s a song that hits an emotional note, while occupying a tough POV as Tashijan pushes through the discord and moves forward. You can stream the track over at Stereogum. Thin Lips will be touring with Hop Along, making a stop on May 9 at Union Transfer.

Former members of Placeholder have teamed up with We Were Skeletons bassist, Rafael Diaz, to form Spill. The new project just premiered its debut single "Sucks Either Way," via Brooklyn Vegan. They also have plans to release an EP, and have already booked a few shows in their hometown of Lancaster, PA with Diarrhea Planet, Spraynard, NAH and more.