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New Music Video: “Golden String” – Creepoid

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Check out the new music video for Creepoid’s track “Golden String,” which will appear on their Record Store Day split with No Idea labelmates Shores. They’ll be doing an in-store performance tomorrow at Siren Records as well as a set later that evening at Road To Ruin Fest II. The video was directed by David Kain and edited by Joshua Pannepacker from BITBY.  

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New Music Video: “Pussycat” – Slutever

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Slutever’s Rachel Gagliardi just announced the launch of her very own label Bratty Records – “channeling josie mccoy and the year 1994, bratty aims to release music with a serious dose of teenage angst.” Below is a 420-friendly music video for Bratty’s first single release called “Pussycat” from her band Slutever. It will be available on cassingle soon, but you can instantly download the track HERE. The video was shot and edited by Eddie Austin.

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FYI on DIYs in PHL: Road To Ruin Fest (II)

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Tonight is the kickoff of Road To Ruin Fest II, a three-day bash free of corporate sponsors but with plenty of punk/rock ‘n’ roll and WRESTLING! (You can check out its full schedule and purchase tickets online.) It’s brought to you by the guys behind Evil Weevil Records, and will be taking place at Danger Danger Gallery (Friday), 23rd Street Armory (Saturday), and The Fire (Sunday). We got in touch with one of the Evil ones, Bill (who prefers for us to not use his last name as any sinister being would ;o), to find out more about their DIY venture/labor of love, which you can read about HERE.

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Nothing Opening for Lotus Plaza & Disappears at JB’s April 20

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Nothing is nothing if not disquieting. With every solid, lingering note, the local indie rock gang paints a glowering picture of swollen sonic backdrops that gently (but unevenly) fall on whispering, desperate intones. Tonight at Johnny Brenda’s, they’re back for their first show electrical, sharing the bill with Lotus Plaza, the solo project of the Deerhunter’s guitarist/multi-instrumentalist Lockett Pundt, and Disappears, a Chicago supergroup (in its own right) featuring members of the Ponys, 90 Day Men, and BOAS. (BONUS: Sonic Youth’s Steve Shelley is drumming for Disappears on their current tour – rad!) And if all this isn’t enough, Nothing will also play new material this evening. Score. Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 8pm, $10, 21+ – Annamarya Scaccia

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Embrace the Free Energy at FUC April 20

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Spring is the time of year when the sun finally overtakes the bone-chilling cold of winter in the jostling match for weather dominance. In recognition of this victory, people celebrate the loving embrace of Ra. Free Energy is a band whose sound accommodates the liberty associated with beaches, beers and barbecues.

Windows are forced open by searing guitar riffs and Paul Sprangers’ vocals have a carefree relaxed feeling which allows them to easily enter, yet not easily vacate the mind. Hand-clapping percussions shorten the distance between you and the music, and almost unconsciously the volume is raised while the lyrics seem to be your personal anthem. Break loose from the cold and embrace the free energy at the First Unitarian Church tonight. First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut Street, 8pm, $12, All Ages – Michael Colavita

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Find Love with Circadian Rhythms at The Station April 20

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There will be airy, delicate vibes filling South Philly’s The Station tonight. Upon closing your eyes, Circadian Rhythms will be audibly painting a scene of skipping through a field of the greenest grass accented with dandelions, eating an apple under a shady tree with a current crush, or perhaps, riding on a Ferris wheel at night with a cute stranger. Whatever images their music may conjure up, the band will be covering the complexities of love through heartwarming jazz-influenced, old-timey tunes. Adding to the floaty mood will be The New Heaven and The New Earth, soothing listeners with their dreamlike tone, and The Sea Around Us, providing the more brazen sounds of the evening, yet still encasing the overall theme of delicacy. The Station, 1550 McKean St., 9pm, $5, 21+ – Brandi Lukas

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No Wavelength Returns w/Bedroom Problems & Heavy Sons at Cha-Cha’Razzi April 20

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Bedroom Problems has already experienced quite an evolution from home recorded DIY project to full-fledged band. After recording a drum loop and reverb-laden EP in 2010, WPRB DJ Maria T Sciarrino’s vision had expanded into a quartet that included members of A Sunny Day in Glasgow and played notable shows at Johnny Brenda’s, PiLam, and the Clark Park Solstice Festival. At the end of their breakout year, Sciarrino and bandmate Mary Beth Ray took up residency in Will Noon’s Fishtown-based studio to record their Oceans/Obligated single that was released earlier this month (which you can take a listen to HERE). They also welcomed new members Roxy Lange (ex-Tough Knuckles; Moonmen on the Moon, Man) and Matt Borlik (ex-Q and Not U, Like Language) into the band. The new lineup will make their debut during a special edition of No Wavelength at Cha-Cha’Razzi tonight. They’ll be joined this evening by Heavy Sons, the group that had risen from the ashes of Pony Pants and may be making their Philly debut as a five-piece. Cha-Cha’razzi, (Please contact No Wavelength or one of the acts for more info.), 8pm, $7 – $10, All Ages – Bill McThrill

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New Video: “Zodiac Shit” => “Dead Presidents” (Jay Z Cover) – Lushlife

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Below is a live performance video from Lushlife’s album release party this past Tuesday night (April 17, 2012) at Johnny Brenda’s. The South Philly emcee/producer lays down “Zodiac Shit” off his mixtape No More Golden Days, which also goes into a cover of Jay Z’s “Dead Presidents.” Special thanks to Live Philly Concerts for sharing, and you can check out more footage from Lushlife’s set HERE.

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Lightninging & Univox Opening for Fang Island at Milkboy Philly April 19

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Philly rock ‘n’ rollers Lightninging and Univox take the stage tonight at MilkBoy Philly in support of Brooklyn guitar addicts Fang Island. Lightning is a five-piece group in which all the members, with the exception of their drummer, switch instruments in between songs throughout their sets. Their tracks are rooted in the traditional indie rock format, but often expand into extended musical journeys complete with vocal harmonies, keyboards and trumpets. Univox combines fuzzy garage rock with the vocal harmonies of 60s girl groups adding a sense of harmonic texture that is usually missing from guitar bands. Back in February, the quartet recorded a 5-song live performance for XPN which included the first live performances of the 13th Floor Elevators-esque “I’m Better Off By Myself” and the noisy punk song “Eat Drink Eat Drink Sleep Sleep Sleep.” Fans can look forwarded to hearing these two tracks this evening and hopefully some more new jams that they’ve concocted in their recently built home studio. MilkBoy Philly, 1100 Chestnut St., $10 – $12, 8pm, 21+ (Lightninging Photo by Tyler Beck) – Dan Brightcliffe

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The Duality of Tutlie at KFN April 19

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Keyboards sprinkle across the landscape in a playful whimsical daydream sort of manner. Then sun-kissed vocals creep into the picture. A single voice that is quickly accompanied by the drums creating a marching beat, and gradually the duality takes on the appeal of a crowd as if the voices have echoed a call that beckons for others to follow. Begging with the simple idea of a small gathering, it takes on a magnitude of its own. Tutlie is that harmless thought that when given space gains strength and therefore becomes more than you initially envisioned. The xylophone sounds, which at first seem nostalgic and almost novelty-like, play off the keys in an eerie yet comfortable way. The vocals, which are gentle and inviting, morph taking on a level of seriousness that is highlighted by the backing of the instrumentals. At first, the sun is bright, but blink your eyes, and a storm will appear on the horizon. Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St., 8pm, $12, 21+ (Photo by David Turcotte) – Michael Colavita