As your curious earholes will soon have you discover, Far-Out Fangtooth is a collective worth the listen. Following the familiar sensibilities of classic shoegaze, a driving fuzz-based rhythm section is complemented by the ambience of atmospheric, reverb-heavy vocals and lightly peppered melodies. As we await their second full-length release due out this April, last year’s The Thorns EP was a step in a different direction – away from standard song structure while flirting with the creation of a bigger picture model. The thunderous sounds of drums frame a landscape in which the guitar and vocals are free to experiment with tweaks of tones and white noise that will leave listeners intrigued. Fangtooth will be co-headlining Johnny Brenda’s tonight with NYC’s K-Holes and support from Brooklyn’s Call Of The Wild and Philly’s own Hound. Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 9pm, $10, 21+ – Ed Newton 

Buried somewhere in the garages of Delaware exist a collection of cassettes that contain the first recorded product of The Spinto Band… and it is with this kind of humble beginning that greater things have since flourished. From the lyrical scribblings on Grandfather Roy Spinto’s Cracker Jack box that spawned the band’s inadvertent birth, right up to the Sears commercial that saw their melodies brought into living rooms across the country, the journey of The Spinto Band is an interesting one to say the least. Fresh from a recent stint in Europe, which ended this past week, it’s a homecoming for these self-made pioneers of indie pop, and they’ll be riding in on a wave of much recent success. In addition to their triumphant European campaign, a positive review in the nationally renowned publication The New Yorker and the release of their latest album Cool Cocoon building acclaim, these feel-good professionals are not jaded by their milestones, but rather, just happy to be home where it all started… and the feeling is mutual. Welcome these merchants of bliss as they return to American soil, and try to deliver us from the melancholy cloud that the cold February rain has provided. Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 9pm, $12, 21+ – Ed Newton 

Storytelling sextuplet The Extraordinaires are headlining the Northern Liberties Winter Music Festival tonight at The Fire. The creative fellas will be delivering their anecdotal and cerebral music to masses, with perhaps guest appearances by inflatable and stuffed characters. With The Extraordinaires successfully ending their Kickstarter campaign two months ago, there’s the anticipation for some new narrative tunes that they’ve been working on in the studio with producer Kyle “Slick” Johnson. Joining them this evening will be surf-popsters Conversations With Enemies, singer-songwriter Anjuli Josephine for her CD release, Boston’s psych-rockers Quilt, OhBree with their alt-indie pop, and Philly rock trio Tinmouth. The Fire, 412 W. Girard Ave., 7:30pm, $10, 21+ – Brandi Lukas 

Back at it again with their brand of fuzz-driven sludge-punk, Pissed Jeans continue with their common thread of self-depreciation that has placed them somewhat on the more cynical end of the spectrum than their Sub Pop counterparts the Postal Service. Sure, they’ve grown up a bit since 2009’s King of Jeans, but the spirit of the disenfranchised can still be heard in frontman Matt Korvette’s bellowing howls. Does maturation mean they’ve gone soft? No. Not in the least. The new album Honeys is proof that maturity isn’t always industry code for a leveling of intensity. Accompanying the familiarity of lamenting screams, the thunderous sound battle of bass versus guitar versus drums remains in tandem. Be sure that you’re a part of the fanfare for the King’s return tonight to celebrate their new release at Underground Arts with support from decibel-pushing brethrens Leather and Lantern. Underground Arts, 1200 Callowhill St., 9pm, $14, 21+ – Ed Newton

Blues may be the tie that binds all three acts on the slate tonight at Kung Fu Necktie. Headlined by Toy Soldiers, while we await the spring release of their sophomore record The Maybe Boys, which is produced by Bill Moriarty, the group is guaranteed to bring their patented combination of steady-rolling, train-churning, funky blues and soul. Whether it’s Ron Gallo’s “no holding back vocals,” the unrelenting boogie-down groove perpetuated by the threefold marriage of bass, keys and percussion, the simple thick country-blues guitar riffs, or the sweet moans of the blues harp, this group has that classic juke-joint appeal. Their sound will celebrate the joy of the oncoming weekend of freedom. Toy Soldiers will be joined by North Carolina duo Goodnight, Texas, who also dabbles in the folk/blues milieu. August John Lutz II from Levee Drivers will be making a solo appearance playing gritty, hard-driving blues to round out The Swollen Fox-presented bill. Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St., $12, 7:30, 21+ – Michael Colavita

These days, I generally don’t get out much in the day because I’m usually writing and/or editing for a bunch of sites that I work for, except when I occasionally get a chance to meet friends for lunch. One of my pals (who is a gifted music producer that lives in the neighborhood) and I will take his newborn for a bite and a walk whenever it’s his turn to watch the kid while his wife is at work. (My girlfriend generally cracks up when I tell her that we had lunch because she imagines us looking like an interracial gay couple out for a stroll with our adopted or artificially inseminated child. I can see the humor in that.) Well, we occasionally meet up with his friend from a mommy/daddy playgroup, who also lives in the hood, and she happens to be the girlfriend of Matt Korvette (a.k.a. Matt Kosloff) from Pissed Jeans so it was a rather odd situation for me when I was preparing for my interview with him this week. We’ve never met, but I do know bits and pieces of his life that generally come up in casual conversation – the way things tend to do when people talk about their significant others. I do admit that I find the non-stereotypical (and sometimes mundane) things that he does in contrast to fronting a badass noise-punk rock band signed to Sub Pop like Pissed Jeans rather fascinating. So while doing research to put together my questions for our interview, it didn’t really appeal to me to make him re-explain the thought processes and meanings behind the songs on Pissed Jeans’ new album Honeys that have already been covered in multiple interviews lately. I did touch on a few music questions that I didn’t come across in the pieces about Matt and the band. However, I was really more interested in asking him more personal questions that probably have popped into my head while having lunch with his girlfriend and son, but unfortunately, he wasn’t around to answer. You can read my recent interview with Pissed Jeans’ Matt Korvette HERE.

Check out an awesome sounding live version of The Homophones’ "One Night Stand" that they just released and made available for free download for Valentine’s Day! It was recorded at a living room in Lafayette Hill. The band will be coming out of hiding soon with a couple shows in March. Yay! (Photo by Shadowscene)

When a musical duo doubles in size, listeners would naturally expect a bigger, more intricate sound. That’s exactly what bandmates/spouses Sarah Everton and Rob Garcia decided to do. The additions of Al Creedon and Greg Frantz for their third album, the recently released Yeah Right, have certainly rounded this duo turned quartet into form, and if Yeah Right is an indication of the decided path for their sonic evolution, then Bleeding Rainbow will be an intriguing group to follow. Right now, the group pushes Frantz’s heavy thumping percussion, and throws it in a pot with dueling distorted buzz-saw guitars building a thick, murky haze that isn’t just a musical atmosphere but also an attitude. Everton’s vocals often met with harmonies shine through like a guiding light among the fog; however, this is one storm you may want to steer into. The versatile Barrett Lindgren-fronted Ghost Light opens the evening adding a textured form of folk rock. Noise-pop outfit Pet Milk fall second in line with new lead singer Sarah Schimeneck. Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 9pm, $10, 21+ – Michael Colavita 

Update: Here’s a new music video for "Waking Dream," which was directed by Sarah Everton. Bleading Rainbow will be heading on tour in April/May with Cave Singers.