Mountjoy are kicking off 2012 right with an EP release show at PhilaMOCA tonight. The alt rock quartet will be sharing their new EP Squam Lake Tapes. And to celebrate, the band is giving out free copies to all who attend and will be debuting some new tunes as well. Between releasing preview tunes like Crickets and dropping a hot video for their song Smoking Tea, Shorty Boy-boy should be helping to fuel the fire for this evening’s festivities. And knowing the unexpected elements that Shorty Boy-boy enjoy bringing to their live performances and how Mountjoy like to pull out all the stops for special shows, you can count on their being a couple surprises! PhilaMOCA, 531 N. 12th St., 9pm, $7, All Ages – Bill McThrill

Born out of the ashes of the defunct five-piece Lesser Known Neutrinos, Philadelphia’s Sgnls is slowly but steadily carving their own notch in the local music history tree. With three releases under their belt, the young three-piece, whose currently working on an LP is turning prog-rock from technical tirade to understated art form by infusing elements of ’60s psych-garage and a bit of horror pop (it’s in the vocals, mostly). They’ll show you how it’s done tonight when they play the Level Room with fellow hometowners, Hot Guts, who, as always, will pleasantly assault your ears with their sweaty, frenzied, intense death rock. The bands will be hosting rising dark NYC neo-folk outfit Cult of Youth. The Level Room, 2012 Market St., 8pm, $8, 21+ – Annamarya Scaccia

Slacker Radio just launched a new station hosted and programmed by Philly’s own RJD2. The producer/DJ/multi-instrumentalist extraordinaire will handpick his most favorite tunes as well as talk about how some of the music has influenced his life and music career. You’ll also be treated to some of his fine originals. If this all sounds interesting to you, tune in and listen HERE!

We certainly wish that we could claim this, but the honor goes to Chiddy Bang. The local alt-hop duo recently revealed to AOL’s The Boombox that while in the studio working on their long-awaited upcoming album Breakfast, they had a chance to get blazed with Keith Richards – OFTEN. Below is an excerpt from the interview where Chidera “Chiddy” Anagmege and Noah “Xaphoon Jones” Bersein talk about how they came to get stoned with the rock ‘n’ roll legend. (BTW: We’re just imagining what type of incoherent conversation we’d be having with him right now.) You can also read the rest of it HERE.

“STS is flippin’ out..For the next few weeks, anyone associated with a Top 40 record is getting flipped. The reason: GOLD Rush, a weekly initiative from Sugar Tongue Slim featuring your favorite radio records given the underground treatment.” Check out the new music video for the hilarious track “Cut Me Off,” which flips Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used to Know.” The footage was shot and edited by Danny Gallardo. BTW: We’re so glad that we don’t have these types of relationship problems. Enjoy!

Congrats go out to rad local emcee/producer Lushlife (a.k.a. Raj Haldar) who recently signed to Western Vinyl! The label will be releasing the talented South Philly resident’s new album Plateau Vision on April 27. You can check out its track listing below, which appears to contain some of the jams from one of our most loved mixtapes from last year, No More Golden Days, as well as Philly favorites STS and RYAT. You can also view the new LP’s artwork above. (Special thanks to Prefix Magazine for the heads up.)

Check out The War on Drugs killing it last night as they perform “Baby Missiles” for their late night television debut on Jimmy Fallon. They were also joined by another Philly native ?uestlove on a second set of skins. (Special thanks to The Audio Perv.) Enjoy!

It was quite an unexpected surprise when indie pop/rock outfit Post Post suddenly called it quits. Especially since their well-received debut EP Residents unleashed in the summer of 2010 had solidified the Bryn Mawr/Haverford College four-piece as a local buzz band to watch. However, since that time, Michelle Zauner and Kevin O’Halloran have regrouped and joined forces with Ian Dykstra (Titus Andronicus) and Deven Craige (Strand of Oaks, Golden Ages) to form Little Big League. Well, they are already off to another good start after winning our contest this past fall with Fancy Time Studio’s Kyle “Slick” Johnson for a weekend of free studio time. Little Big League will be performing live for only the third time ever tonight at The Level Room in support of New York’s Porches, Cozy Galaxies and Mudslide. The Level Room, 2102 Market St., 9pm, $6, 21+ (Photo by Kyle Costill) – Bill McThrill