Philly electro-soul/R&B duo Marian Hill (producer Jeremy Lloyd and singer Samantha Gongol) just premiered their debut EP Play, over at Pigeons and Planes. You can stream the record below and download it for free. Enjoy! (Photo by Paul Gilmore)

Communion night is back this Thursday, March 6 at Underground Arts with another stacked lineup featuring Deli favorites Vacationer, Worshyper, Drone Ranger, and The Ghost In You as well as Pearl and the Beard, Bear’s Den, and Dustin Tebbutt. We’d really like to send you and friend to go and enjoy yourselves so to enter for a chance to win a pair of tix, please send us an email at thedelimagazinephiladelphia@gmail.com with the subject line "I Can’t Take This Winter Anymore!" Please also include your cell number in the body of the message (in case of an emergency).

With a band name like Dark Blue, you might expect to hear electronic music that is as vast and spacious as the ocean. That is until you learn that the band is made up of John Sharkey III (Clockcleaner, Puerto Rico Flowers), Andy Nelson (Paint It Black, Ceremony, etc.), and Mike Sneeringer (Purling Hiss, The Loved Ones). And once you hear the opening power chords ring out from the project’s debut single "Subterranean Man," coupled with Sharkey’s vocal delivery that finds itself somewhere between Bauhaus’ Peter Murphy and Joy Division’s Ian Curtis, you may have flashbacks of your days as a goth kid in your all-black attire. Dark Blue will be celebrating its first release, a two-song 7" that is available via Brooklyn indie label Katorga Works, at PhilaMOCA this evening, where they have also promised to unleash some new tunes. The veteran power trio will be joined by Wyncote, PA hardcore outfit Anxiety Hammer. And in keeping with with the the venue’s Tuesday night tradition, a screening of British horror film The Hunger (1983), featuring Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie and Susan Sarandon and directed by Tony Scott, will follow their performances. PhilaMOCA, 531 N. 12th St., 8pm, $5, All Ages – Alexis V.

Below is a new music video for "Variations" by Purples (ex-Teeth). In it, you’ll find drummer Jonas Oesterle getting quite a workout. We like to imagine that he’s training for the Feats of Strength part of Festivus. You’ll be able to find "Variations" on the band’s upcoming debut album Nancy, due out April Fool’s Day. Purples will also be performing this Thursday, March 6 at Kung Fu Necktie with TJ Kong & the Atomic Bomb and Ron Gallo.

Prolific indie-pop outfit Work Drugs officially drops its new LP Insurgents tomorrow via Bobby Kahn Records, but you can stream the release in its entirety below. According to the band, "Insurgents is an album about finding your place. Work Drugs is your soundtrack." The group also released a new music video today for the track "Heaven or Farewell," "a rare treat from 1985 when Work Drugs originally started off as the house band for CLUB MTV (1985-1989)," which you can view HERE. The band will perform next in Philly on Friday, April 11 at The Boot & Saddle to kick off its week-long tour in support of the album.

Lighthearted psych-pop five-piece Cheerleader is gearing up to make the trek to SXSW this year for the first time. The fledgling outfit only has a handful of shows and songs under its belt, but the band is made up of a group of experienced musicians, who have performed in such acts as Sun Airway, Former Belle and Shorty boy-boy, and has already gathered some nice buzz off its lead single "New Daze," a languid, instantly enjoyable indie-pop ditty that will be appearing on the group’s debut EP. They’ll be returning to Kung Fu Necktie this evening, the site of their first live performance, where they’ll be joined by Newark, DE dream-pop quartet Fiance and garage-psych crew The TeleVibes. Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St., 8pm, $5, 21+ – H.M. Kauffman

After taking some time off last year to write and record, Vintage Kicks have returned with another impressive new EP, Suburban Sunshine, which is inspired by iconic music groups like The Clash, The Beatles and The Beach Boys. The seven-song release "encompasses the slaphappy life of the artists in modern suburbia," where it was recorded. You can listen to and purchase Suburban Sunshine below, which will also be available on limited edition cassettes with digital download.

Former lo-fi duo turned bombastic post-punk four-piece Bleeding Rainbow is returning home tonight, and will be celebrating the release of their latest LP Interrupt (Kanine), which was produced by Fancy Time Studio’s Kyle "Slick" Johnson. The band has had kind of a rough time on the road with tourmates Hunters needing to drop off because frontwoman Izzy Almedia suffered a concussion. But like true professionals, the show must go on for Bleeding Rainbow, who was recently called "America’s best-kept secret, the ultimate cult band" by Dave Grohl. Yeah, that’s right – Dave "motherfuckin’ Nirvana/Foo Fighters" Grohl! Yes, yes – I realize that nothing I write now can be cooler than that so I’ll just let you know that Roomrunner, Multicult and Loose Tooth (who was added to replace Hunters) will also be on the bill for tonight’s celebration. Cheers, ladies and gents! Golden Tea House, (Please contact one of the acts or venue.), 8pm, $5 – $7, All Ages – Alexis V.

Ever since 2009, producer Brian McTear and his longtime friend Bill Robertson have been using their non-profit organization Weathervane Music as an outlet to create projects to advance independent music and the community that supports it. And its biggest accomplishment through those endeavors has been the Shaking Through series, which documents several artists as they share every process that goes into the birth of one of their songs. And over the years, it has featured a healthy dose of Philly artists such as Creepoid, Strand of Oaks, The Districts, Reading Rainbow (now Bleeding Rainbow) and more. 2014 marks their fifth year of production, and the crew are all set to celebrate with a launch party and Weathervane benefit at Johnny Brenda’s tonight. The evening will feature buzz-worthy former alums dynamic emcee/producer/multi-instrumentalist Lushlife, whose Toynbee Suite was a major highlight of Season 4, and Brooklyn pop-punk outfit The So So Glos. And the fact that acclaimed singer-songwriter Torres is also on the bill may be a hint of what will be coming up for next season. Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 Frankford Ave., 9pm, $8 – $12, 21+ (Photo by Phil Bradshaw) – Bill McThrill