The Lawsuits made their new EP Tumbled available for streaming at Culture Collide. Frontman Brian Dale Allen Strouse shares: "I think we were trying to make universally relatable songs that sound like they were created in a studio. We feel strongly attached to this project because it serves as a snapshot for what the future album is gonna look like." The band will be releasing it on September 23, and will celebrate its arrival on Friday, September 26 at Johnny Brenda’s with DRGN King and Tutlie.

Earlier today, the good folks at R5 Productions sadly announced that this upcoming series of shows at the famous basement hall of First Unitarian Church will most likely be their last. With newer venues such as Union Transfer, The Boot & Saddle, etc. taking on the bulk of their shows, R5 has relied less heavily than it had in the past on the church. As a result, because the church relies on the incoming rent, an after-school group is going to be utilizing the space. However, R5 will continue to present seated events in The Sanctuary or the smaller Side Chapel. You can read the official post HERE. Cheers to a great run of excellent, sweaty DIY shows!

Dogs on Acid (great band name!) is the latest project from Algernon Cadwallader‘s Peter Helmis and Joe Reinhart. The band has been playing out for a bit now, and they just released their first 7" last month via Ranch Records, which was recorded by Reinhart at his studio The Headroom. They also have another one coming out soon so stay tuned! Dogs on Acid will be performing on the big stage of Union Transfer this evening when they open for Joyce Manor and The Exquisites alongside fellow labelmates and Philadelphians, The Spirit of the Beehive. Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden St., 8pm, $15, All Ages – Alexis V.

Brother JT has new release coming out for Cassette Store Day entitled Lo Bias Hi Noise. It’s a collection of unreleased 4-track demos that were recorded from 1983-1999. You can take a listen to "Wish That I Could Read Your Mind" (below), off the forthcoming album, which will officially available on September 27 via Summersteps Records.

We have a ticket giveaway for a sweet show on this Friday, September 19 at District N9NE (formerly Starlight Ballroom/Club Polaris) with R&B crooner How To Dress Well and LA singer-songwriter Nite Jewel. To enter for a chance to win a pair of tix, just send an email to thedelimagazinephiladelphia@gmail.com with the subject line “What Is This Heart?" Please also include your cell number in the body of the message (in case of an emergency). Good luck!

S.T.S., Sugar Tongue Slim, just posted a rad new single, "$5000 Dolla Coat Shit," off his upcoming release WhiteGold: 215’s in My Trunk. The 8-bit-influenced track was produced by The Wurxs. It also features rhymes from Roots frontman Black Thought and a sample from the amazing Santigold.

Multi-talented Khari Mateen recently returned from a nine-month world tour with rjd2 and Cody Simpson. He has a new single, "Wanting More," a pulsating, panty-dropper, which he self-produced. Mateen also self-directed its video, and for both, he has kept things quite seductively minimalistic.

Vita and the Woolf just released their debut eight-song EP Fang Song. You can stream and purchase it below. Led by the confident, sultry vocals of Jennifer Pague, the group will be honoring its release this Saturday, September 20 at Ortlieb’s with Bondage & Discipline and Canon Logic.

Krust Toons: "Insta-cram" by Teddy Hazard – please feel free to drop him a line at teddandthehazards@gmail.com if you dig or have any funny ideas. You can also check out more of his illustrations HERE.

Strand of Oaks, a.k.a. Timothy Showalter, just shared his meaningful cover of The National’s "Pink Rabbits." The track, which is found on 2013’s Trouble Will Find Me, became the soundtrack to some recent rocky times for the local area singer-songwriter. You can read about his connection with the song from a post via Magnet (when he guest edited online in July) and stream it below. Strand of Oaks will be performing at The Boot & Saddle this weekend for two sold-out shows.

"The most important song for me in recent memory. A lot of music is great but not important. Listening to “Pink Rabbits” became mandatory for me. I would associate this song with my lost month or months last fall. I unfortunately discovered that drinking potato vodka alone with the only the National to keep you company can be dangerous. I would find myself talking with angels and other crazy shit when this song was on repeat. Then I realized I don’t have to get fucked up to love this record. This song saved me and destroyed me simultaneously."