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Illinois Record Release Show at JB’s Feb. 21

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Genre-spanning, local area elder statesmen of indie rock Illinois are set to celebrate the release of their fifth album Shine at Johnny Brenda’s tonight. The bold, multi-layered project was over three years in the making for the Bucks County natives, and the end result is a carefree blend that’s equal parts indie-folk and pop-rock. The latest track from Satellite Hearts, “Doing Things Right,” is another new song that piqued my interest recently. And tonight will be a good time to catch the trio before they open for Dean Ween next month. The show will also feature a savvy member of the Philly DJ crew Illvibe Collective, DJ Skipmode, who will pulling double duty as part of the hip-hop duo, Electric City. Johnny Brenda’s, 1201. N Frankford Ave., 9pm, $10, 21+ – Bill McThrill

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Weekend Warrior, February 20 – 22

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As they work on new material, indie-punk four-piece Swearin’ headlines a lineup that runs three deep tonight at PhilaMOCA. The group has that peeking-through-the-window, un-shaded honesty; however, on the same token, there lies elements of unforgiving brute-force instrumentation. That multiple view sound exhibiting sincerity and strength, while inviting you in and then pushing you back, establishing a dynamic you’ll keep returning to. Michael Cantor, a.k.a. The Goodbye Party (formerly of The Ambulars), whose Silver Blues was The Deli Philly’s January Record of the Month, is the meat in this evening’s sandwich (or veggies for all you vegetarians/vegans). The Goodbye Party juxtaposes contemplative ambient tunes with quick shots of power-pop and rust-worn rockers, pointing you in whichever direction the momentary tale dictates. Bassist Jon Rybicki (Radiator Hospital) leads the band Attendant, whose live lineup also includes Ashley Arnwine (Pinkwash), Jen Twigg (The Ambulars), and John McLean (Dead Dog, Todd Killings). They open the night with their slightly off-kilter take on pop rock, and recently dropped a new EP Sun Room last month. PhilaMOCA, 531 N. 12th St., 8pm, $10, All Ages – Michael Colavita
 
More places to escape the winter cold this weekend…
 
PhilaMOCA (531 N. 12th St.) SAT Miss Rose’s Sexploitation Follies presents HAYAO MIYAZAKI BURLESQUE
 
Johnny Brenda’s (1201 N. Frankford Ave.) FRI Free Form Funky Freqs, Tom Spiker, SAT Illinois, Satellite Hearts, SUN Upperfields
 
Kung Fu Necktie (1250 N. Front St.) FRI Psychic Teens, Bardus/Community Service, Damn Dirty Apes/Ecstatic Vision, The Writhing Squares, S.T.O.P., SUN MRC and the Souvenirs
 
Underground Arts (1200 Callowhill St.) FRI Illvibe Collective
 
Electric Factory (421 N. 7th St.) FRI The Disco Biscuits, SAT The Disco Biscuits
 
Bourbon & Branch (705 N. 2nd St.) FRI Ode to Omni (EP Release), Max Swan, SAT Dibbs Preston and the Detonators, Full Blown Cherry, SUN Matt McAndrew, CJ & Evan
 
World Café Live (3025 Walnut St.) SAT (Upstairs) Hiding Scarlet/(Downstairs) Quizzo Bowl XI with Johnny Goodtimes and York Street Hustle
 
The Fire (412 W. Girard Ave.)  FRI (5pm) The Really Fast Automobiles, The Reflexes, Andorra/(8:30pm) Bosom Band, Ray Bradley, Michael Kordish, SAT Lawrence Arnell, DJ Kwestion, Burke the Jurke SUN PA Solo Artist Awards & Local Showcase
 
MilkBoy Philly (1100 Chestnut St.) SUN Thom McCarthy
 
Ortlieb’s Lounge (847 N. 3rd St.) FRI A.M. Mills, Dressed Like Stolen Cars, SAT Official Sturgill Simpson After Party: Mark Lansky
 
North Star Bar (2639 Poplar St.) FRI St. James and The Apostles, Gamma Ray SAT Hatchets and Hammers, HighKick, Kevin Killen
 
Tin Angel (20 S. 2nd St) FRI Rock On Philly Presents: Songwriters in the Round A Tribute to Kurt Cobain
 
Fergie’s (1214 Sansom St.)  FRI American Schoolyard, The Joe Hillman Band, SAT Disgruntled Sherpa, SUN Rusty Cadillac
 
The Legendary Dobbs (304 South St.) FRI Lupe Garu, Dear Althea, Momma Hankston/John Clark, Marty and Berlin, Jacqueline Constance, Anyee Wright & Sincerely, Tahj, BRI STEVES, SAT (1pm) The Madeleine Haze, Knightlife, Next To None/Ms. Tension, Ricky Ricardo, Mixed People/2F Club, Zell, Watching Savannah Burn, SUN Kur
 
Connie’s Ric Rac (1132 S. 9th St.) FRI Lamplighters (CD Release), Teenage Bigfoot, Beer Me, SAT Kid Cousin, Roi & The Secret People, Overfield
 
Voltage Lounge (421 N. 7th St.) FRI Superheaven
 
Hard Rock Café (1113-31 Market St.) SAT Alright Junior, The Loud Company, Risen Resilient
 
Ray’s Happy Birthday Bar (1200 E. Passyunk Ave.) SAT Travis J and the Rhinestones
 
The Grape Room (105 Grape St) FRI A Day Without Love, Chalfont, Local Smokes, The Heavy Weather, Jahwula & the Hvuddle, SAT Kenny Price
 
Ardmore Music Hall SAT PhillyBloco, SUN Jefferson Berry & the Urban Acoustic Coalition, Stu & the Gurus
 
First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut St.) FRI Clique, Loose Tooth, Ghost Gum, Mumblr, SAT The Holy Mess, Ma Jolie
 
Creep Records (1050 N. Hancock St. Suite 76) SAT Weekender, Sad Actor
 
Black Vulture Gallery (208 E. Girard Ave.) SAT Crack House
 
Everybody Hits! (529 West Girard Ave) SAT The Lime-Snakes, King Azaz, Loose Tooth, Shitty Friends
 
The Nest (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI Dirty Purple, Breezy, SAT Church Girls, Minor Setbacks
 
A House Named Virtue (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI Combine, Spirulina, Datai Mage
 
The Spruce Caboose (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI Ulthar
 
Beaumount Warehouse (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI Infernal Stronghold, Backslider, Nightfall
 
Mile High House (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SAT Buster, Community Service, Shrink, Wring Out
 
Mantua Yacht Club (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SAT Legs Like Tree Trunks, OhBree, Vita & The Woolf, In Place
 
The First Banana (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SAT Fursaxa
 
Titan House (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SUN Hallowed Bells, Accretionist, Lead Pipe, Philiac
 
Cha-Cha’Razzi (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SAT Singularity: One Piece Fest: Alex Smith, Low Moan Hover, Diane Foglizzo, St. Skribbly Lacroix, Flesh Prince, A Tree Named Turtle, Moor Mother Goddess, What Nerve, Michael Cantor
 
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Clique, Loose Tooth, Ghost Gum & Mumblr Split Cassette Release Show at FUC Feb. 20

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It doesn’t get that much more DIY than self-releasing a quadruple split cassette. The late Ted Nguyent has spawned two new projects, emo outfit Clique and pop-punk crew Loose Tooth. They’ll be sharing space on the tape with promising post-punk four-piece Ghost Gum and genre-jumping alt rockers Mumblr. All four bands will be on hand this evening to celebrate its release at the First Unitarian Church. First folks through the door will receive a free copy of the cassette and poster, while supplies last. First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St., 8pm, $8, All Ages – Bill McThrill

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New Music Video: “The Sunshine of Your Youth” – Cheerleader

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Check out pop-rock quintet Cheerleader’s new music video for “The Sunshine of Your Youth,” the title track off their forthcoming debut LP, which is schedule for release on May 19 via Bright Antenna Records. It was directed by Alexander Alexandrov, and meshes a family photo shoot with a performance by the band, demonstrating a somewhat melancholy nostalgia despite a bubbly energy. Catch Cheerleader at Union Transfer on April 23 when their tour with The Wombats comes into town.

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The Deli Philly’s Best Emerging Artists of 2014 Poll – FINAL RESULTS: 1. Sheer Mag, 2. Nothing, 3. Cheerleader & More

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Deli Nation,

Our Year End Poll for Emerging Philly Artists was – as usual – a painstaking (and somewhat excruciating) process, but we do enjoy seeing what everyone has been into!

Kudos to rock ‘n’ rollers Sheer Mag (pictured and streaming) for winning the overall poll and and certainly impressing many with their debut EP 7"!

Also, big thumbs up to heavy shoegaze outfit Nothing, who released our March 2014 Record of the Month, and rising indie popsters Cheerleader.

Here is how it all went down: First, we let the local bands submit their music (for free), and got our Deli editors to pick the nominees. Then, we polled a list of 30+ Philly music scene enthusiasts/experts (our jury), and asked them to nominate 3 more bands of their choice each. We polled our local writers, and we also requested fans and readers to vote for their favorite. We tried to keep things open for each single genre, from Indie Rock to Roots Music to Hip Hop.

If you are interested in geeking out in all the subtleties related to how this poll works, you can read its rules HERE. But if all you care about is the awesome new music Philly produced in the 2014, this list is all you need. Enjoy!

BEST OF 2014 POLL FOR EMERGING PHILLY ARTISTS
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 ARTIST
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1
 Sheer Mag 22   2 0.005 24.005
2
 Nothing 9   2 0.001 11.001 icon
3
 Cheerleader 7   1 0.003 8.003 icon
4
 Modern Baseball 5   3 0.001 8.001 icon
5
 CRUISR 8     0 8 icon
 
 Marian Hill 7   1 0 8 icon
7
 Vita and the Woolf 7     0.006 7.006 icon
8
 Amanda X 7     0.004 7.004 icon
9
 Cayetana 6   1 0.002 7.002 icon
 
 Suburban Living 5   2 0.002 7.002 icon
11

 The Lawsuits 7     0.001 7.001
12
 Chris Forsyth & The Solar Motel Band 5   2 0 7 icon
13
 Mumblr 4   2 0.003 6.003 icon
14
 Mo Lowda & The Humble 6     0.001 6.001 icon
15
 Tutlie 2   2 0.01 4.01 icon
16
 Alex G 2   2 0.009 4.009 icon
17
 DRGN King 3   1 0.001 4.001
18
 Bondage & Discipline 2   1 0.5 3.5 icon
19
 Queen Jo   3   0.115 3.115 icon
20
 The Cloth 3     0.026 3.026 icon
21
 Dead 3     0.019 3.019 icon
22
 Divers 3     0.002 3.002
  Ecstatic Vision 2   1 0.002 3.002 icon
  HIVELORDS 3     0.002 3.002 icon
 
 Literature 2   1 0.002 3.002 icon
26
 Chelsea Sue Allen 3     0.001 3.001 icon
  Myrrias 3     0.001 3.001 icon
  Pine Barons 3     0.001 3.001 icon
29
 Ben Kessler   1   2 3 icon
  Hannah Taylor 3     0 3 icon
  Needle Points 3     0 3 icon
  The Mellowells   2   1 3 icon
33
 Those People   1   1.5 2.5 icon
34
 Blood Sound   1 1 0.011 2.011 icon
35
 Chelsea Reed and the Fair Weather Five 2     0.006 2.006 icon
36
 Bonzai 2     0.005 2.005 icon
 
 Thin Lips 2     0.005 2.005 icon
38
 Faking 2     0.004 2.004 icon
  Milton 2     0.004 2.004 icon
  Pinkwash 1   1 0.004 2.004 icon
41
 Teen Men 2     0.003 2.003 icon
42
 Bad Canoes 2     0.002 2.002 icon
43
 Hound 1   1 0.002 2.002 icon
44
 Dylan Jane 2     0.001 2.001 icon
  Prime Homeless Time 2     0.001 2.001 icon
  The Yetis 2     0.001 2.001 icon
47
 Lantern 2     0 2 icon
 
 Locals 2     0 2 icon
49
 Shark Tape   1.5   0.001 1.501 icon
50
 Cave People 1     0.5 1.5 icon
51
 Pushin’ it 2 the Limit 1     0.065 1.065 icon
52
 You You Dark Forest   1   0.029 1.029 icon
53
 What Nerve 1     0.026 1.026 icon
54
 Cherokee Red 1     0.023 1.023 icon
55
 You Do You 1     0.018 1.018 icon
56
 Aaron Parnell Brown   1   0.009 1.009 icon
 
 The Stammer   1   0.009 1.009 icon
58
 S.T.O.P. 1     0.008 1.008 icon
59
 Abi Reimold 1     0.004 1.004 icon
 
 Mock Suns   1   0.004 1.004 icon
61
 Ill Fated Natives 1     0.002 1.002 icon
  Son Little 1     0.002 1.002
  The Bad Doctors 1     0.002 1.002 icon
64
 Combine 1     0.001 1.001 icon
  Commonwealth Choir 1     0.001 1.001 icon
  Little Big League 1     0.001 1.001 </p
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Lushlife & YIKES the ZERO Opening for Kool Keith at KFN Feb. 19

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Legendary alien emcee Kool Keith will be gracing the stage of Kung Fu Necktie once again this evening for a sold-out show. Though he already performed last night (due to popular demand), this showcase is the one you want to be at with its killer local supporting lineup. Multi-talented producer/emcee Lushlife will be coming out of performance hibernation for this special event. Lush has been quiet of late, and we can only hope that it is because he’s been focused in the lab preparing to drop a bomb of beats and rhymes on the world with his long-awaited follow-up to Plateau Vision. Also returning this evening to the Front Street watering hole is YIKES the ZERO and his DJ Caliph-NOW. YIKES has been a perfect pairing with our headliner for this two-night run. His eccentric releases and willingness/ability to collaborate with other artists represent what Kool Keith has accomplished throughout his storied career. This event is surely a celebration of the road less traveled in hip hop! Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St., 7pm, $20 (Sold Out), 21+ (Lushlife Photo by Meredith Kleiber) – Q.D. Tran

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New Video: Dreams Don’t Chase Themselves – Hezekiah

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This short film Dreams Don’t Chase Themselves chronicles producer/emcee Hezekiah‘s journey as he dreams of/envisions his fears and fights to overcome them. Written by Michael Beon and directed by Embassy & Hezekiah, the film’s scenes correspond to songs found on the album of the same name, and include segments of tracks “Spirits Moves Through All Things,” “Coming Back is Harder,” and “Fake It.” This album isn’t one that you should sleep on.

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New Video: The Castle Inn Sessions – Lewis & Clarke

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Shot by Dan Papa & Larry DeMark and recorded by Don Sternecker at Mix-O-Lydian Studios, this Castle Inn Session captures Lewis & Clarke, as a group, performing five songs from their album Triumvirate (La Société Expéditionnaire). There’s a haunting elegance as if the music will stir up the ghosts of the Delaware Water Gap’s past. Or better – with its cold classic black & white aesthetic, the band momentarily inhabited the storied legend.

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Share Regrets, Hopes & Dreams w/Roof Doctor at Bourbon & Branch Feb. 18

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Before going into hibernation to work on a new record, Roof Doctor headlines the lineup at Bourbon & Branch this evening. With a new configuration, sans saxophone, the band will certainly sound different; however, what remains are truly revealing songs that play like a combination of open diary/internal observations. Those personal snapshots exposed over a loose surf-rocking backdrop, endear in a relatable head-clearing exercise, catching a spectrum of regrets, hopes and dreams along the way. Cherokee Red sweeps you up in the comforting breeze of their daydreaming folk-pop amalgamation. With cozy floating melodies and warm inviting vocals, it will seem natural to drift right along with them. The genre-blurring, vocal-driven rock of Those People will energetically open the night. Bourbon & Branch, 705 N. 2nd St., $10, 8pm, 21+ (Photo by Patrick Thomas) – Michael Colavita

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New Busses LP Available for Streaming & Purchase

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Clairvoyant psych-rock trio Busses‘ new LP Wizard of the Eye is officially available to stream and purchase. Co-produced with Dave Downham, the album has a sleek, spacey vibe, while still pushing the envelope in a controlled manner. Step inside, and lose yourself in the journey.