Here’s a new video from Out Of Town Films of Laser Background performing "Ghostman on Second" in Kensington’s Liberty Choice grocery store. The song is off their debut self-titled EP, and the psych-pop outfit also has a new LP in the works due out next year. They’ll be celebrating the end of the world at Norwegian Arms‘ Mayan Apocalypse/Album Release Party this Friday at Johnny Brenda’s along with Pattern Is Movement and Night Panther.

Below is a new remix of Passion Pit’s "Carried Away" by Les Professionnels, which is available for free download. You can catch the Philly production/DJ crew live on Thursday, December 27 for their Afreaka! party at The Trestle Inn.

Locals Turning Violet Violet will be performing tonight in The Balcony of The Troc for one of Tri-State Indie’s series of awards pre-shows. The band released their debut album Double Cure, which was recorded with Brian McTear (Miner Street Recordings), earlier this year, and was nominated in the category of “Indie Pop Rock Band of the Year” in TSI’s year end poll (you can vote, and check out the rest of the nominees and categories HERE). Also on the bill for this evening are Revolution, I Love You and Levee Drivers. The Trocadero, 1003 Arch St., 8:30pm, $5, 21+ – H.M. Kauffman

Earlier this summer, Chris Forsyth recorded a session on WFMU’s program The Long Rally, which has since been picked up by the Free Music Archive. He performed four songs (“The First Ten Minutes of Cocksucker Blues,” “Downs & Ups” + “Boston Street Lullaby No. 2,” & “East Kensington Rundown”) from his latest album, Kenzo Deluxe. You can take a listen and download the session for free HERE. Forsyth will be doing a West Coast tour in January, and his next hometown performance is on Tuesday, January 29 when he headlines Johnny Brenda’s.

So we’re getting really excited about our Dangerous NYE Party with Dangerous Ponies, and we hope that you are too! To add to the excitement, we are happy to announce that Arrah and the Ferns and Slutever will also be helping us ring in the New Year. Yes, as DP’s Chrissy Tashijan put it: “All the bands are full frontal feeemale!” To find out more about how you can join us, please email yargaproductions@gmail.com, and you can also check out HERE.

Just wanted to give everyone a heads up that The Silver Ages, the close-harmony vocal group started by drummer, multi-instrumentalist, singer Charlie Hall, will be performing a special free in-store concert tonight at Art in the Age. The festive crew usual rolls deep into the teens, and is made up of some fine local musicians from beloved Philly bands like The War on Drugs, Buried Beds, Nightlands, The Capitol Years, National Eye and many more. Joining them will be John Wesley Harding, who will be playing a set of his own. There will also be free cocktails and SNAP candied caramel apples. Art in the Age, 116 N 3rd St., 6pm – 8pm (performances scheduled to run from 6pm – 7pm), Free, All Ages – H.M. Kauffman

Check out Daniel Bachman’s performance from NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts HERE! The gifted fingerpicker performed a new composition called “Honeysuckle Reel,” which will appear on an upcoming 7”, and the title track from his latest album, Seven Pines.

So we’ve had this shadowy, lo-fi track (below) by Pill Friends called "klonopin" on repeat lately. While the recording seems more like a demo because of its rawness, the single’s sardonic lyrics and outro hook with its intertwining guy-gal vocals have seeped into our bloodstream like the powerful pharmaceutical that the song is named after. You can download the track for free along with the rest of the EP it’s kyle’s birthday everyday HERE, which also includes a cover of Elvis Depressedly’s "Mickey Yr a Fuck Up" that is actually a lot better than the original version. 

It looks like Meek Mill’s troubles with the law are continuing to affect his budding music career. Mill, a.k.a. Robert Williams, was detained a few months back on the day that one of his release parties was set. Well, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Judge Genece Brinkley ruled today that he will not be allowed to travel for concerts and other music-related appearances because of his probation stemming from an arrest in January 2007 where he was booked for his involvement in drugs, guns and an assault. He chose a nonjury trial, and in August 2008, Meek was found guilty of assault, four counts involving carrying an unlicensed gun in public, and two drug counts. He was sentenced to 11 to 23 months in prison, and served eight months – being released to five years of probation, which he still has about three years to complete. Mill was supposed to be in Los Angeles on Wednesday to perform on the Conan O’Brien show. It would have been his last stop in the U.S. before ending 2012 in Africa with shows in Lagos, Nigeria and Libreville, Gabon, which have already been cancelled due to the uncertain outcome of today’s hearing. Meek Mill will continue to remain in Philly so that he can periodically appear in court for his probation hearings.