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Free Download: “Mother” (Danzig Cover) – The Bailey Hounds

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Check out The Bailey Hounds’ cover of Danzig’s “Mother” (which feels quite appropriate for these dreary days that are upon us)! The band is currently scheduled to perform tomorrow at PhilaMOCA for The Swollen Fox’s final Tuesday Tune-Out, but if the weather predictions are accurate, then the show will be rescheduled to the next evening (Halloween).

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Black Landlord Halloween Extravaganza at KFN Oct. 28

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When Black Landlord enters KFN tonight, be prepared for a storm of boogie-down funk (which is fitting with the current weather predictions). Max Stoyanoff-Williams commands the mic unleashing authoritative rhymes as the band takes flight with the combination of bass, keys, guitar and horns thundering away creating a spellbindingly heavy groove that propels listeners to their feet. The beat of the percussion provide the consistent push that serves as the catalyst for the rest of the band while the horns blast away at opportune times – smooth phrasing adding a depth and brightness which sends the overall sound sky bound. For those who don’t want the Halloween weekend to end and who aren’t afraid of some rain, the Black Landlord Halloween Extravaganza is your go-to spot this evening. Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St., 7:30, $10, 21+ – Michael Colavita
 
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New Tracks: “Wolfman” & “Driving River Road” – Univox

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Univox just released a couple of new eerie pay-what-you-want tracks (“Wolfman” and “Driving River Road”) in time for the Halloween season. You can take a listen to them below while you’re getting in the mood for a night of mischief or blast them through your stereo to scare the little trick-or-treaters.

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TJ Kong Halloween Costume Ball Rock N Roll Murdershow at Underground Arts Oct. 27

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Tonight is the return of the 3rd annual TJ Kong Halloween Costume Ball Rock N Roll Murdershow, which will be taking place at Underground Arts again! The debaucherous evening will include performances by local favorites On the Water, Levee Drivers, Juston Stens & The Get Real Gang, Grubby Little Hands and your larger than life hosts TJ Kong and the Atomic Bomb. DJ Breakfast (Jonas Oesterle from Purples) will also be spinning all night. To quote one of my friends about her experience at it last year: “I showed up there late night. It was a cool venue with a lot of REALLY wasted people.” You can check out the promo video that Kong release yesterday below. Underground Arts, 1200 Callowhill St., 8pm, $10, All Ages – H.M. Kauffman

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Howardween w/The Really Cooks, Conversation with Enemies, Ape! & More Oct. 27

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Come start your Halloween celebration early today at Howardween, a block party that is taking over 1400 Howard St. Beginning at 1:30pm the party will include a costume contest, pumpkin painting, a bake sale, food available via the Vernalicious food truck (yum!) and of course, music. The tunes will start an hour into the proceedings, and includes performances by the neo-psychedelic pop of The Really Cooks, the upbeat monster-pop of Conversations with Enemies, the stoner metal of Ape!, and much more (you can check out the full list HERE). All donations will go toward the Michael J. Foundation for Parkinson’s research – a day of music for an important cause. Howardween, 1400 Howard St., 1:30pm – 8:30pm, Free, All Ages – Michael Colavita

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Weekend Warrior, October 26 – 28

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Tonight is our Halloweeniversary Party, and we’re already in party mode! We are so excited about our killer lineup with locals GRANDCHILDREN, GHOST LIGHT, and LASER BACKGROUND helping us celebrate this momentous occasion as well as very special guests SIC ALPS (who will be performing second so get there early)! It’s a no-brainer so come dressed to impress or make everyone laugh. Good times, good peeps, good vibes, tasty “special” treats and much more – it’s without a doubt the place to be this weekend! “Party on, Wayne. Party on, Garth.” Cheers! PhilaMOCA, 531 N. 13th S., 8pm, $10 donation, All Ages – Q.D. Tran
 
Surprisingly not as much as you’d think going on for a Halloween weekend, but here are your other options…
 
Johnny Brenda’s (1201 N. Frankford Ave.) SAT Slutever
 
Kung Fu Necktie (1250 N. Front St.) SAT Rainbow Destroyer, KeN, SUN Black Landlord Halloween Extravaganza w/St. James & The Apostles
 
Underground Arts (1200 Callowhill Ave.) SAT TJ Kong Halloween Murdershow w/On the Water, Levee Drivers, Juston Stens & the Get Real Gange, Grubby Little Hands
 
North Star Bar (2639 Poplar St.) FRI Swift Technique, First Capital Funk
 
The Fire (412 W. Girard Ave.) FRI Nicos Gun, Blayer Pointdujour & the Rockers Galore, SAT (All Ages) Plastic Harmonicas, Sunny Shading, (Late) The Late Ancients, My Son Bison
 
M Room (15 W. Girard Ave.) FRI Hivelords, Ashencult, Shadows in the Crypt, SAT Paths 2 Glory, Sinking Ocean Gods
 
Tin Angel (20 S. 2nd St.) FRI Trayvon Dahmer, Bam!
 
Fergie’s (1214 Sansom St.) FRI (Early) John Train, (Late) Hunter’s Cannon, SAT Rev TJ McGlinchey, SUN Rusty Cadillac
 
World Café Live (3025 Walnut St.) SUN Kingsfoil
 
Ortlieb’s (847 N. 3rd St.) FRI Delco Nightingale, SUN Leana Song
 
The Legendary Dobbs (304 South St.) SUN Whitney Peyton, Jake Haze
 
Triumph Brewery (117 Chestnut St.) FRI Dirk Quinn Band, Si Senorita, Neptune Bloom
 
The Barbary (951 N. Frankford St.) SAT Making Time
 
Rebel Rock Bar (100 Spring Garden St.) FRI The Noid, SAT Glimmer Drop, The Goods Excuses, Black Stars
 
Milkboy Philly (1100 Chestnut St.) FRI The Quelle Source, Goodnight Lights, Long Walk Home, SUN S.T.A.R.W.O.O.D.
 
The Grape Room (105 Grape St.) SAT Easy 3 & The Funky T., The Justin Phillipi Band, The Carpet Squares, The Duke Brothers
 
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Kickstart Your Evening w/The Extraordinaires at JB’s Oct. 25

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Carnival-esque folk-pop outfit The Extraordinaires have been working in the studio with producer Kyle “Slick” Johnson so you can expect some new tunes tonight when they headline Johnny Brenda’s. The band recorded a new EP this year entitled Beware! The All-Seeing EYE! at Fancy Time Studio using their winnings from our studio time giveaway contest with Johnson last year. They also have another new EP from an independent feature film called The Space Jockey Pursuit that they were asked to write and record music for in 2010, and just launched a Kickstarter campaign in support of their 4th full-length album, which will be released on vinyl with their unique handcrafted packaging and a storybook. Check out their new promotional video below for the campaign, and go donate HERE! The Extraordinaires will also be joined this evening by locals The Spinning Leaves and Baltimore’s Hume. Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 9pm, $10, 21+ – H.M. Kauffman

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Nightlands Slowly Building Sounds at PhilMOCA Oct. 25

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There is no doubt that bassist Dave Hartley ranks up there as being one of the most highly sought-after Philly musicians these days with his skills being recruited to back fine acts like The War on Drugs, Sondre Lerche, Sharon Van Etten and Buried Beds. However, he somehow still finds time to work on his very own project Nightlands, which has a new full-length album titled Oak Island scheduled for release on January 22 via Secretly Canadian. Hartley has also been doing some recruiting of his own pulling from the pool of talented local area musicians to bring his shimmering compositions to life, and you’ll have the opportunity to hear what he has been slowly building when Nightlands headlines tonight at PhilaMOCA. This evening’s bill will also feature Baltimore’s Soft Cat (Friends Records) and a solo set by Michael Johnson, a.k.a. Ape School (Hometapes). PhilaMOCA, 531 N. 12th St., 9pm, $7 – $10, All Ages – Q.D. Tran

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In the Indiestry: The Headroom’s Kyle Pulley & Joe Reinhart

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In the indie music scene – more and more these day – you’ll find artists wearing multiple hats. You may start off playing in a band, and then find yourself on the other side of the board in the producer/engineer role, which is often a tedious and less glamorous position but an equally important and intricate part of making a great album or song. We had a chance to discuss these roles and more with The Headroom’s Kyle Pulley (also in the band Dangerous Ponies) and Joe Reinhart (formerly of Algernon Cadwallader), and you can read the informative interview HERE.