You might notice a more patient, chilled-out sounding Kite Party on their latest track "Halflife," which may be a hint to the musical direction that they’ll be exploring on their next record. It’s the first single off the band’s upcoming full-length album Come On Wandering, and premiered yesterday over at Stereogum. The sophomore follow-up to 2011’s Baseball Season is scheduled for release on May 6 via Annaheim-based indie label Animal Style Records.
Philadelphia
Posted on:
New Track: “I Don’t Wanna Be an Asshole Anymore” – The Menzingers
Scranton transplants The Menzingers recently dropped another rockin’ single called "I Don’t Wanna Be an Asshole Anymore." It’s the opening track from their forthcoming LP Rented World, which will be released on April 22 via Epitaph. After spending time in Australia and Europe, they’ll be back in Philly on Saturday, May 31 at Union Transfer. Enjoy! (Photo by Katie Hovland)
Philadelphia
Posted on:
Free Download: “Death to Everyone” (Bonnie “Prince” Billy Cover) – Psalmships w/Brad Hinton
Slowcoustic is currently rolling out their latest cover project, The Songs of Will Oldham. Included in the mix is Psalmships‘ rendition of "Death to Everyone" from Bonnie "Prince" Billy’s I See a Darkness. It’s available for free download below, and you can stream and download other Oldham covers from the series HERE. Also lending a hand to the recording is Philly area singer-songwriter and folk community contributor Brad Hinton. Special thanks to writer Tara Murtha for bringing it to our attention.
Philadelphia
Posted on:
New Guts for Hot Guts at JB’s March 24
After drummer Greg Frantz left to temporarily join Bleeding Rainbow, we weren’t really sure what would happen to noisy, post-punk outfit Hot Guts. Well, it looks like frontman Wes Russell has regrouped and teamed up with darkwaver, Void Vision‘s Shari Vari, which should make for an interesting combination. I don’t know of any recordings available from the duo yet so you’ll just have to come out to Johnny Brenda’s tonight to hear what the latest version of Hot Guts sounds like now. They’ll be headlining the beloved Fishtown venue supported by NYC-based duo Weeknight and macabre local singer-songwriter Scott Churchman. It will be their only hometown show this spring so don’t miss out. Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 9pm, $10, 21+ – Alexis V.
Philadelphia
Posted on:
New Track: “Wet Bread” – Creepoid
Creepoid already has a new track that they shared over the weekend called "Wet Bread." It’s the lead single off their forthcoming EP Wet, due out on Record Store Day, April 19 via Graveface Records. There will be a one-sided 12" pressed, featuring four new songs and a B-side etching. The band just released their sophomore self-titled LP (No Idea Records) earlier this month.
Philadelphia
Posted on:
The Goodbye Party Opening for Ava Luna at Great Indoors March 23
Michael Cantor of The Ambulars has been starting to make a name for himself in his endeavors as a solo artist, and now he’s literally made a new name for himself: The Goodbye Party. The new moniker Cantor will perform under doesn’t necessarily signify a departure from the contemplative lo-fi we’re used to hearing from him. His last EP, Funeral Season, was a melancholy march of distorted blues that built up to a hopeful final track. He’ll be opening for headliners NYC’s Ava Luna, playing a jittery style of soulful pop. They released their latest LP, Electric Balloon (Western Vinyl) earlier this month, and it’s chock full of sharp-cornered funk. Boston’s Krill will also bring a raw, straight-from-the-garage sound to the stage, while Philly’s own Laser Background provides sugarcoated lullabies intertwined with sadistic psych-pop. Not a bad way to cap off a nice spring weekend before it snows again next week – ugh…forever winter. Great Indoors, (Please contact ghostlightbooking@gmail.com for more info.), 8pm, $5, All Ages – Shaylin O’Connell
Philadelphia
Posted on:
Shape Breaker & Jackie Paper Opening for Burnt Ones at Bourbon & Branch March 22
If a showcase featuring Shape Breaker and Burnt Ones sounds like a post-punk rendition of a Lovecraft novel, you wouldn’t be far off. Local openers Shape Breaker lives up to its name with some echoing, violent psych-punk, while Jackie Paper sounds like an intersection between a folksy family band and an acid trip. Burnt Ones will be celebrating the release of their new LP Gift (which is available via Thee Oh Sees’ John Dwyer’s imprint Castle Face Records), by way of a tour with fuzzy-psych outfit Raw McCartney. With playfully deranged vocals draped over instrumentals that can go from dirty to tender at a moment’s notice, expect only the best and the weirdest from tonight’s performance. They’ll all be converging this evening at Bourbon & Branch for a showcase presented by rad Philly-based music blog The Styrofoam Drone that is run by Zac Camagna. Bourbon & Branch, 705 N. 2nd St., 8pm, $10, 21+ – Daniel Ludwig
Philadelphia
Posted on:
Oldermost Album Release Show at JB’s March 22
Oldermost have taken bold strides to hone their vibrant harmony and melody-infused Americana rock with chamber pop elements by welcoming Geoff Bucknum (formerly of Free Energy) into the fold. And their upcoming album I Live Here Now, which was tracked in the band’s home studio and recorded at Miner Street Recordings, should firmly set the next musical evolution of their career. This will give the group much to celebrate, and plenty of new songs to debut when they usher in the album’s release at Johnny Brenda’s tonight. And for the occasion, they’ll be joined by Song Dogs, who will be making their JB’s debut before they set out on a writing and recording hiatus in order to polish up some of the new material that they’ve been working on. Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 9pm, $10 21+ – Bill McThrill
Philadelphia
Posted on:
Weekend Warrior, March 21 – 23
I know that there are plenty of you out there who are already to enjoy the first weekend of spring. Well, tomorrow looks like it will be the best day to get out, and you’ll also find the best show of the weekend Kicking things off will be the enddearing pop-punk of Cayetana, who have been making people take notice with the help of their infectious single “Hot Dad Calendar.” Sleazy garage rockers Lantern have been cranking things up a bit lately with help from Chris Wilson (Ted Leo & the Pharmacists) behind the kit. They’ll be at The Boot & Saddle suporting Ex Hex, the anthemic-rock, all-female power trio, led by veteran riot grrrl Mary Timony (Autoclave, Helium, Wild Flag). BTW: Don’t be late! we heard that the venue has been having issues with one annoying neighbor so relatively early curfews are being adhered to. The Boot & Saddle, 1131 S. Broad St., 8:30pm, $12, 21+ – Alexis V.
Other places to enjoy spring this weekend…
Johnny Brenda’s (1201 N. Frankford Ave.) SAT Oldermost Album Release Show w/Song Dogs
PhilaMOCA (531 N. 12th St.) FRI Mausoleum Space Party …In Space w/S.T.A.R.W.O.O.D., Pushin’ It 2 the Limit, Marlo Reynolds
Kung Fu Necktie (1250 N. Front St.) FRI (Downstairs) Casket, (Upstairs) Underwater Country Club, SAT (Late) I Im Eye My (members of Spacin’ & Bleeding Rainbow), (Early) Literature, Mike Bell & The Movies, SUN Cassavetes
Bourbon & Branch (705 N. 2nd St.) SAT Tutlie LP Release Show w/Cult Choir, Les Professionnels
The Trocadero (1003 Arch St.) FRI The Sound of Animals Fighting, SAT Cat Liberation Army, Ortolan, Kuckle Puck Time, Josh Carter
TLA (334 South St.) SUN DeathMaschine
Electric Factory (421 N. 7th St.) SUN August Burns Red
The Fire (412 W. Girard Ave.) FRI Supreem Da Rezarekta, Rosemary Fiki Band, SAT Withered Old Beast CD Release Show) w/Top Hats and Effigies, Disco Machine Gun, Gash, SUN Sister City, Blankbook, Robins, Panucci’s Pizza, Uncle/Father Oscar
MilkBoy Philly (1100 Chestnut St.) FRI Wild Rompit
Ortlieb’s Lounge (847 N. 3rd St.) FRI The Sideshow Prophets, A Brood of Vipers, SAT Rise N Shine Feat. James OWK
North Star Bar (2639 Poplar St.) FRI The Racket Boys, Blayer Pointdujour & The Rockers Galore
M Room (15 W. Girard Ave.) FRI Matt McAndrewl, Wendy Betz and The Rising
Tin Angel (20 S. 2nd St.) SUN With The Badlees
Fergie’s (1214 Sansom St.) SAT John Train, SUN John Byrne, Rusty Cadillac
The Station (1554 McKean St.) SAT Teenage Bigfoot, Down With Homework
HubBub Café (3736 Spruce St.) FRI Radiator Hospital
Voltage Lounge (421 N. 7th St.) SAT The Butter Guns
The Grape Room (105 Grape St.) FRI Kalen & The Sky Thieves, Andrew Jude, Aaron Hehl, John Dutton, Ross Livermore, SAT John(outcry), Bring Back Farley, The Band of Rivals, Alex & The Beggars, Evil at The Beach
Studio 34 (4522 Baltimore Ave.) SAT Bike Art Benefit Auction for Neighborhood Bike Works w/Silverton
Golden Tea House (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SAT Kite Party, Gunk, Vietnam
Beaumont Warehouse (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SAT 8th Annual West Philly Waste Fundrager w/Dopestroke, Pushin It 2 The Limits, Batworm
LAVA Space (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SUN Wet Food
Great Indoors (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SUN The Goodbye Party (Michael Cantor), Laser Background
Wolf Cycles (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SAT Low Charge, The Pussy Dogs, Dark Thoughts
A House Named Virtue (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SAT All Bad, Queen Jesus
4QHQ (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI Neon Stains, Dark Thoughts, Stasi
Freedom 35 (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SUN Et Tu Brute, Goddamnit, Sic Bacchus, The Jantones
Dahlak Paradise (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI Puunk Phunk’n Philm w/Swarm
Philadelphia
Posted on:
Tutlie LP Release Show at Bourbon & Branch March 21
Northern Liberties’ decommissioned church-turned-bar, Bourbon & Branch, is the perfect setting to venerate West Chester’s self-proclaimed “baroque pop” outfit Tutlie. This evening’s show will be a celebration for the release of the project’s long-awaited first official LP Young Cries, which beautifully demonstrates the group’s wispy, enchanting vocals and charming instrumentation. (You can check the record out in its entirety below.) With a semi-new lineup including vocalist Rebecca Way, Tutlie will be joined on the bill by Brooklyn’s Ponyhof and local psychedelic shoegaze crew Cult Choir, who will be followed by electronic trio Les Professionnels laying down the soulful grooves to keep the celebration going. Bourbon & Branch, 705 N. 2nd St., 8pm, $10, 21+ – Maggie Grabmeier
Philadelphia
Posted on:
Mausoleum Space Party …In Space! at PhilaMOCA March 21
The newest installment of PhilaMOCA’s live taping video series goes extraterrestrial tonight as it hosts the space edition of its Mausoleum Party. And they lined up an out of this world host in self-described alien contactee, author and radio host, Riley Martin, who openly talks about the time he spent being abducted in his book The Coming of Tan and radio series on Sirius. And they lined up the perfect music headliner in futuristic saviors of the universe, who call Philly home, S.T.A.R.W.O.O.D. Their tricked out uniforms and supersonic interstellar soundscapes are just two of the things that make it necessary to witness them live. And rounding out the lineup will be West Philly space punks Pushin’ It 2 The Limit. PhilaMOCA, 531 N. 12th St., 8pm, $10, All Ages – Bill McThrill
Philadelphia
Posted on:
New Track: “No Exit” – Manors
Below is a new lo-fi track from Manors, a.k.a. Dayna Evans, called "No Exit." Well, it was actually written in 2008 along with the other songs that you’ll find on her latest EP, aptly named 2008, which she just shared yesterday. Enjoy!