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R5 Productions Brings Local Artist Community Together for New Concert Poster Series

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R5 Productions is teaming up with local artists for a new concert poster series for their events. The Philadelphia Poster Guild project is “an effort to merge local artists, musicians, & venues to create quality, affordable art for the masses. With a little luck, one or more posters will be released each month. These posters will be available at selected R5 shows for a fair price. They will also be available online for a reasonable price as well, shipped in a sturdy tube. Proceeds from this project will benefit local artists, musicians, and a few select non-profits. Support your local artists… they will reciprocate. More details to follow.” You can view their first effort above by Thom Lessner for the upcoming Dead Milkmen show on Halloween as well as the current list of participating artists below.
 
 
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Purling Hiss Releasing WFMU Live In-studio Session on Cassette via Fan Death Records

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Nasty psychedelic fuzz rockers Purling Hiss are releasing a new cassette on October 30 entitled A Little Off-Center via Baltimore/Montreal indie label Fan Death Records. The album will consist of a live in-studio session from December 21, 2010 at WFMU. You can preview “Run From The City” (which originally appeared on the LP Public Service Announcement) as well as a video from the recording below.

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Skillful Sounds by Nick Millevoi and Superlith at FUC Oct. 20

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Albums be droppin’ errwhere Saturday night, as local guitar virtuoso Nick Millevoi and improvisational duo Superlith release the former’s latest, In White Sky, and the latter’s debut, Plasma Clusters at First Unitarian. The show promises to be a fun night for people who enjoy seeing instruments played well; Millevoi is renowned for his technique, his pieces admired for the way they bring out the dynamic and expressive range of the guitar. Superlith are no slouches themselves; trombonist Dan Blacksberg and drummer-turned-keyboardist Julius Masri have formed a deeply intuitive bond through years of playing together that translates into "beautifully unsettling" pieces of noise, rhythm, and melody. Held in the side chapel of First Unitarian, the event is sure to be an intimate and profound celebration, not to be missed. Oct. 20th: Album Releases: Nick Millevoi’s “In White Sky” and Superlith’s “Plasma Clusters” Chapel at the First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St., 8pm, $10 – Adam Downer

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Oldermost Captivate and Charm at Johnny Brenda’s Oct. 20

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Oldermost, performing tonight at Johnny Brenda’s, have that classic Americana sound. Built on earnest vocals and melodies that exude warmth, overlaid with a scarred, melancholy exterior, this band calls to mind a horse that trots at a steady comfortable pace, the finger-picked guitar gradually gathering speed circling about, the bass gaining ground and the percussion holding steady. When its soul-warming momentum finally reaches a tipping point, that horse, seeing its opportunity, makes a mad dash toward the finish line. They’re joined by Fenster, the Great American Canyon Band and Mock Suns, a bill that will run the gamut from pastoral to bizarrely adventurous. Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 9pm, $10, 21+ – Michael Colavita

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Weekend Warrior, October 19 – 21

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Makeshift shows pop up all the time in Philly so it shouldn’t be a surprise that festivals do as well. This Sunday Sweet Jane Vintage and Lucky 13 are teaming up to bring us the South Philly Fall Festival, and it’ll be a beautiful fall day to do so. There will be merchandise and food vendors along with local garage/psych bands like Spacin’, Residuels, Joe Kusy & The Rot Through Boys, Arctic Splash and more to keep things scuzzy and dirty in the South Philly streets. Take advantage of the good times outdoors before winter hibernation sets in! South Philly Fall Festival, Outside – Lucky 13 (1820 S. 13th St.), 12pm – 7pm, Free, All Ages – Alexis V.

Other fall entertainment this weekend…

 
Johnny Brenda’s (1201 N. Frankford Ave.) FRI Juston Stens and The Get Real Gang, SAT Oldermost, Mock Suns
 
Kung Fu Necktie (1250 N. Front St.) FRI Auctioneer
 
North Star Bar (2639 Poplar St.) FRI Panzer Division, SUN Andrew Lipke
 
The Fire (412 W. Girard Ave.) FRI Luther Record Release Show w/Scarier Area, Idiot Kid, SAT Ang and the Damn Band, The Graveyard Shift, SUN The Hellstroms
 
MilkBoy Philly (1100 Chestnut St.) FRI The Fleeting End Record Release Show w/Levee Drivers, SAT Ryan Tennis and the Clubhouse Band Record Release Show
 
Ortlieb’s (847 N. 3rd St.) FRI Buried Beds, SAT Black Landlord, The Sideshow Phophets
 
The Barbary (951 Frankford Ave.) FRI Good Graces
 
M Room (15 W. Girard Ave.) FRI The Random Spike, Cosmic Arms
 
Tin Angel (20 S. 2nd St.) FRI Cuddle Magic, SAT John Salamone Band, Nate Rylan, The Elmwood James Band, I Am Not the Universe 
 
The Trocadero (1003 Arch St.) SAT Blayer Pointdujour & The Rockers Galore, SUN Alright Junior
 
Fergie’s (1214 Sansom St.) FRI (Early) John Train, (Late) Sunshine Superman, SAT East Coastamite, SUN Rusty Cadillac
 
World Café Live (3025 Walnut St.) FRI The Snails, Long Miles
 
The Legendary Dobbs (304 South St.) FRI Steal Your Face, SAT Paint Box, Murph, Stolen Rhodes
 
The Grape Room (105 Grape St.) FRI Hopscotch Jefferson, Darby Trials, The Lux, Katie Frank and the Pheromones, March Lye, SAT Samcking Madison, Sweet Alkaline, Cyanide Sunrise
 
JR’s (2327 S. Croskey St.) FRI Avataria, Perpetual Gutter, Kelley Cosgrove, Percassettetapes, SAT No Stayer
 
First Unitarian Church – Side Chapel (2125 Chestnut St.) SAT Nick Millevoi and Superlith
 
Broad St. Ministry (315 S. Broad St.) SAT Stick Together, Outlast
 
Church of the Advocate (1801 W. Diamond St.) FRI Mumblr, Roof Doctor, True Gold, Is And Of The, Little Pirouettes, Candice Martello
 
The Bikery (508 S. 5th St.) SAT Tooth Decay
 
Goldilocks Gallery (723 Chestnut St.) FRI Banned Books, Jon Pfeffer
 
Fleisher Art Memorial (719 Catherine St.) SUN The Naked Sun
 
Yarga’s Basement (3914 Spruce St.) SAT Cousin Brian, Ted Nguyent, Larry
 
The Sex Dungeon (Please contact one of the acts or the venue.) FRI Braille, Window Liquor, The Cloth
 
Sriracha Castle (Please contact one of the acts or the venue.) SAT The Greek Favourites, Girl Scouts,Townhouses
 
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Buried Beds Opening for Savoir Adore at Ortlieb’s Oct. 19

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Playing heart-warming indie pop with a folksy twist, local music darlings Buried Beds have a show tonight at Ortlieb’s. They’re workhorses in the Philly indie scene, having played in or contributed to a diverse array of area bands such as The War on Drugs, Man Man, mewithoutYou, and Dr. Dog, all while steadily crafting a trademark sound of luscious, wistfully-arranged rock perfect for the onset of autumn. Eliza Hardy and Brandon Beaver have helmed this project through years of musical evolution and life’s changes. They’re joined this evening by Savoir Adore, a similarly baroque indie-pop outfit, and Santah, power-pop devotees who are not to be missed. Ortlieb’s Lounge, 847 N 3rd St., 9pm, $10, 21+ – Alyssa Greenberg

Small Stories. from Nate Johnson 

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Shaking Through w/Auctioneer

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Check out the most recent episode of Weathervane Music’s Shaking Through featuring Auctioneer, the project from multi-instrumentalist Craig Hendrix (Birdie Busch, Mammal of Paradise, Aderbat, etc.). The band also features Todd Erk (Hoots & Hellmouth, Birdie Busch) on bass and Todd Schied (Mammal of Paradise, Aderbat) on drums, and for the recording session, they collaborated with Eric Slick (Dr. Dog, Norwegian Arms, etc.) on percussion, Brian Rogers (Shot x Shot) on tenor sax, David Fishkin (Extreme Fishkin) on alto sax, Adam Hirschberger on trumpet, Jaron Olevsky (Amos Lee) on piano. You can download the fruits of their labor called "Our Future Faces" for free HERE. Auctioneer will be headlining tonight at Kung Fu Necktie. (Photo by Peter English)

Shaking Through: Auctioneer from Weathervane Music 

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Luther Record Release Show at The Fire Oct. 19

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Tonight at The Fire we’ve got a show presented by recently coagulated booking collective The Guild. It is the record release show for Luther, a pretty new melodic-punk band from Philly by way of Jersey. They got some nice praise and well-deserved hype for their debut EP Siblings and Sevens, and between touring, touring and more touring, they found time to record their debut LP Let’s Get You Somewhere Else (Chunksaah Records), which they’ll be celebrating its release this evening. The music is excitable and pretty damn catchy, but still punk, so don’t worry. The lineup is deep with local buddies Idiot Kid and Scarier Area, but also has NJ pop-punkers Static Radio and UK band The Arteries. The band has been touring with punk stalwarts The Bouncing Souls and Fishtown homies The Menzingers all over the place, so this will be a raucous homecoming sure to go deep into the night. You can booze your heart out at The Fire, so come out and have a good time. The Fire, 412 W. Girard Ave., 8pm, $8, 21+ (Photo by Connor Byrne) – Adam G.

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Cuddle Magic Assembling Music at Tin Angel Oct. 19

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In order to properly describe what the Philly-Brooklyn hybrid Cuddle Magic does, it may be best to provide a roll-call of the elements at their disposal and the manner or technique in which each of these elements is emphasized in creating a complex system of sound. The reality is that the band, who is performing at the Tine Angel tonight, produces music, which makes use of a plethora of instruments like woodwinds, horns, strings etc. They use female and male vocals that bounce off each other and interlock in rich natural harmony marrying in a way that makes one wonder how they were ever apart; all the while spinning Byzantine literature lyrics. Cuddle Magic is part theatrical, part dramatic, part playful, but in the end, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts – an assembly line of musicality. Tin Angel, 20 S. 2nd St., 10:30pm, $10, 21+ – Michael Colavita

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Free Download: “Move!” (Lushlife Remix Dub) – Les Professionnels

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Here’s a dub remix that you can download for free by Lushlife of local homies Les Professionnel‘s "Move!", which was originally a fist-pumper that found its way on this season’s premiere of MTV’s Jersey Shore. The remix is part of Potholes in My Lawn‘s Robot Soup, the fourth compilation in their producer showcase series. Lush is performing live tonight for free at The Delancey (Upstairs) for The Deli CMJ Electronic showcase.  

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Restorations’ Soulful Road Rock at FUC Oct. 18

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The next time you want to take a road trip without evoking shitty memories of college, bring some Restorations with you. They’ve managed to craft powerful, uplifting post punk with a peripatetic feeling, as if all the members are restlessly, constantly thinking about how to push their influences farther. They’re as grand as a punk band can be, more akin to The War on Drugs than Hot Water Music at times, and never once veering into hokey faux-Americana territory. They’ve also gained a rep for their blisteringly loud shows – for as great as they sound on record, their shows are forceful in a very different way. They’re joined tonight at the First Unitarian Church by some other fantastic locals Into it. Over It., and out-of-towners Make Do and Mend and Hostage Calm, all stalwarts of soaring punk anthems. First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St., 7:30 pm, $12, All Ages – Alyssa Greenberg

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Void Vision Brings Back the Chill at JB’s Oct. 18

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The cold wave adrenaline rush of the aptly-named Void Vision, Shari Vari’s minimal solo synth/electronic project, will be on display tonight at Johnny Brenda’s. Void Vision finds Shari melding dark, ominous synth tones with semi-muted female vocals, effectively conveying the cinematic thrill of moving through a dimly lit back alley, bass pushing the tempo on a chase through the streets. This cold wave endeavor, far from being meditative, is one to dance to. The bill also includes the infectious ambient-r&b/techno stylings of the British band Holy Other and the intense drum-bass heavy escapades of Pressure Points. Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 9pm, $12, 21+ – Michael Colavita