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Come to The Deli Philly’s 3rd Anniversary Bash (Oct. 7) & Far-Out Fangtooth’s Record Release Show (Oct. 1) at KFN!

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We just wanted to remind you about some really rad events that we have coming up around the corner. The Deli Philly will be celebrating our 3rd Anniversary with a bash on Friday, October 7 at Kung Fu Necktie (and yes, we have the venue for the whole evening). You already know that Dangerous Ponies and Orbit to Leslie will be there to bring some serious fun into everyone’s lives. Well, we are happy to announce that The Homophones will also be joining the bill to make our lives that much better. Deli writers and DJs Adam G. (XPN2) and Dianca Potts (a.k.a. Dianca London from Horizontal Action & Up Yours!!!) will be spinning the badass tunes to get y’all goin’. But we still have more tricks up our sleeves that we can’t wait to reveal to you. However, we must so stay tuned. And if you really need some excitement in your life to help you make it through until our anniversary, then we’d love if you could join us to celebrate the release of Far-Out Fangtooth’s first LP Pure & Disinterested this Saturday, October 1 at Kung Fu Necktie, which we will be co-presenting with YVYNYL. Creepoid, Swimmers Ear, and The Trowels will also be there to melt your faces off so you’ve already been warned. Hope to see you out sooner than later. Cheers!
 
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Recap and Photos: Hoots & Hellmouth Album Release Show at the TLA w/Buried Beds and Frontier Ruckus

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Foot stomping, banjo picking, beautiful backup singing, and great story telling via lyrical and instrumental art defined the celebration of Hoots and Hellmouth’s Salt album release show at the Theater of Living Arts.
 
Opening the night was Michigan rockers Frontier Ruckus with a surprisingly eclectic sound with at the forefront folk vibes paired with Zachary Nichols’s trumpet manipulation, which exuded a flavorful Mexican brass demeanor. Nichols also wooed the crowd with the singing-saw as he stroked an aged handsaw with a fiddlestick. Matthew Milla caressed the guitar as he soothingly sang while David Jones maneuvered the banjo. Milla and Jones ended each song with a chest-to-chest finish.
 
Philly’s Buried Beds then took the stage and opened its performance with grand, repetitious claps and wooden drumstick clanks into feel good favorite “Breadcrumb Trail”. Serial killer song “Steady Hand” provided a much darker sound than the prior, yet still invited audience participation with its myriad of “whoa-oh’s.” Eliza Jones’ vocals provided a pleasant flow from song-to-song as Hallie Sianni played the role of femme fatale on the fiddle. Later in the performance, Dr. Dog’s Eric Slick joined in on the drumming and had many local friends and fans yelling, “Hi, Eric!” from the crowd.
 
As Hoots and Hellmouth set up the stage, the crowd chattered in surprise how their were drums for the performance. Upon the band’s entrance, “HOOTS” was incessantly chanted by audience with great anticipation. Hoots and Hellmouth played a mixture of songs from their new album Salt, the prior EP, and revisited old favorites from its self-titled album and The Holy Open Secret. The band rattled the crowd when they stomped out “Watch Your Mouth” with its harsh vocal chorus, while shortly after massaging the masses eardrums with “Roll, Brandywine, Roll”. With a solid two-song encore, Hoots and Hellmouth wanted to end the night “the way we end it on the new disc,” said Sean Hoots. “Being Borned Again” closed the evening, while the band ended the tune in a tranquil side-to-side sway, disoriented claps and hand-grasps to the rhythmic denouement, and soaked in the success of their celebration for the new album. You can also check out our photos from the event HERE. (Photo by Brandi Lukas)
 
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Free Victorian Dining Room Series w/Psalmships at North Star Bar Sept. 26

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Self-proclaimed and aptly named “ghost folk” outfit Psalmships will be headlining the free Victorian Dining Room Series at the North Star tonight. Though mastermind Josh Britton may prefer the stillness of the night and loneliness of his own room to lay down the creaky intimacy of his music, the baritone timbre of his earnest vocals can surely awaken any old spirits that may still linger in the 125 year old dining hall or at least pull the silenced crowd into his introspective world of loss and redemption which is often served with a chaser of whiskey. North Star Bar, 2639 Poplar St., 8pm, Free, 21+ – Q.D. Tran

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Philly F/M Fest BBQ at The Ukie Club Sept. 25

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Philly F/M Festival wraps up another year with a BBQ at The Ukie Club in NoLibs today. The BBQ is an all-day event that will have live music from over 15 local bands, vendors, food, drinks and games. The lineup features some promising up-and-coming acts such as Reading Rainbow, Good Old War, and Nicos Gun as well as other touring favorites like The Head and The Heart and Thao with the Get Down Stay Down. All festival goers that have a Philly F/M Festival all-access badge get a free beer with their entry. If the weather forecasters are wrong again, it should be a good way to wind down the weekend. The Ukie Club, 847 N. Franklin St., $15, 10am, 21+ – Dan Brightcliffe

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Hoots & Hellmouth Release Show at TLA Sept. 24

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With Hoots & Hellmouth’s third full-length album “Salt” being digitally released on September 27 and the physical CD available in stores on October 4, the band has been exposing a track a day HERE in anticipation of the big event. But you’ll also be able to grab your own copy tonight at their record release show at the TLA. I’m sure that they’ll deliver most-to-all of their latest songs on stage this evening feeding the audience with a blend of contemporary folk with melodic foot-stomping rock. Joining Hoots & Hellmouth will be Michigan’s Frontier Ruckus with its banjo and singing-saw sounds, along with Philly’s Buried Beds and their upbeat folk-tinged indie pop. Theatre of Living Arts, 334 South St., 7pm, $17 (plus fees), All Ages – Brandi Lukas
 
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Riot Fest East at Festival Pier Sept. 24

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This weekend Riot Fest East will be taking over the city of Brotherly Love, showcasing locals as well as imported classic and new pop punk favorites at Festival Pier. After three hiatuses and reformations, the legendary Descendents will be gracing the stage with their small town punk rock sounds, bound to bring back classics like "Silly Girl" and "Clean Sheets". Shredding alongside them will be hometown heroes, The Dead Milkmen. Also being recently united, the four-piece will be sure to keep satirical punk alive and well. Other local greats set to perform include The Holy Mess, who will be rocking out with Anti Flag and NOFX on October 18 at the TLA, and Epitaph record’s hot recently signed talent, The Menzingers, who not too long ago shared a tour with Against Me!. The weather may be cruddy, but one thing’s for sure – the rain won’t stop Riot Fest from bringing the noise! Festival Pier, Columbus Blvd. & Spring Garden St., 12pm, $34.50 (plus fees), All Ages – Emma Branson

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Meg Baird Album Release Show at JB’s Sept. 24

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Folk music runs through the veins of Meg Baird passed on by her great-great uncle Appalachian folk singer and historian I.G. Greer. With captivatingly genteel vocals and learned finger-picking enhanced by the production work of Miner Street Studios’ Brian McTear, Baird’s sophomore solo full-length Seasons on Earth, which dropped on September 20 via Drag City, peacefully submerges its listener into the gloomy waters of one’s own psyche only to allow one to emerge cleansed and enlightened with new hope. But don’t be lulled by the beauty of her latest offering just yet because there is the heart of a wild child in our favorite local folk princess, and you’ll experience what we’re talking about when she opens for herself tonight at Johnny Brenda’s behind the skins with her punk outfit Watery Love which also includes Richie Charles (Clockcleaner) and Max Milgram. Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 9pm, $10, 21+ (Photo by Aaron Igler) – Alexis V.
 
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Revolution, I Love You Release Show at WCL Sept. 24

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Most bands take awhile to find their niche when they’re starting out. But when Rob Lindgren and Jason Reynolds of Revolution, I Love You came together, they wasted little time in finding their sound. The band’s debut full-length We Choose To Go To The Moon soars with incendiary guitar lines, ubiquitous dance beats, and infectious synth lines. After self-producing the album, the two sought out West Side Studios, Alan Douches (Sufjan Stevens/Ben Folds) for the mastering, and the end result is something that will grow on you for awhile to come. The band celebrates their album release at World Café Live tonight as part of the Philly F/M Festival, and they’ll be joined by the super charged blues rock of Penrose, the catchy indie pop of Early Ape, and the emotive indie rock of Panic Years. World Café Live, 3025 Walnut St., 8:30pm, $11, All Ages – Bill McThrill

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Weekend Warrior, September 23 – 25

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Is there such a thing as too much to do? Yes, and this weekend epitomizes it. If you can’t find anything to do this weekend, then you really aren’t trying very hard, and should probably stay in anyways because you might be more of a buzzkill than this weather. Everyone else – check out the list below, pick something or things, and go there! Sorry, all this rain is really fuckin’ harshing our mellow, but that doesn’t mean we aren’t going to try and drink until our bodies are numb and things seem fun. You should too. Just don’t get arrested. Cheers!
 
More choices to complicate life…
 
Liacouras Center (1776 N. Broad St.) FRI & SAT POPPED! Festival w/Sun Airway, Black Landlord, Patty Crash, Nikki Jean and More
 
Johnny Brenda’s (1201 N. Frankford Ave.) SAT (All Ages) Dry Feet, (Late) Meg Baird and Watery Love
 
Kung Fu Necktie (1250 N. Front St.) FRI The Friggs and Explosive Head, SAT The Swimmers, Creeping Weeds, Adam and Dave’s Bloodline, SUN The Homophones and Agent Moosehead
 
North Star Bar (2639 Poplar St.) FRI Turning Violet Violet, Steve Goldberg & The Arch Enemies, New Motels, High Kick, SUN The LBG Project and !nvinc!ble
 
The Fire (412 W. Girard Ave.) FRI The Snails, SAT (Outdoor Stage) Kuf Knotz, Hunters Cannon, Ron Gallo, Sunshine Superman, (Late) I Am Love, Cloud Minder, The Tea Club
 
M Room (15 W. Girard Ave.) FRI Backwoods Payback and Lo Pan SAT Infernal Overdrive and Ironweed
 
Tritone (1508 South St.) FRI Carved Up, SAT EDO and Dr. Ketchup, SUN I Am Not The Universe
 
Tin Angel (20 S. 2nd St.) SAT Andrew Lipke, SUN Chris Kaspar
 
The Trocadero (1003 Arch St.) SAT Philly Zombie Prom w/ The Young Werewolves and Live Not On Evil, SUN The Noid and Full Blown Cherry
 
World Café Live (3025 Walnut St.) FRI (Downstairs) Hezekiah Jones, (Upstairs) Levee Drivers, SAT Revolution I Love You, Penrose, Early Ape, Panic Years, SUN The Sparklers
 
The Legendary Dobbs (304 South St.) FRI The Fallen Troubadours, SAT Pale Autumn and Big Terrible
 
Triumph Brewery (117 Chestnut St.) FRI Sonic Spank, SAT Pretty Little Empire
 
The El Bar (1356 N. Front St.) FRI The Slot Cars and Radar Fiction, SAT Bravo Utah, Lost in Company, Last Full Measure
 
Danger Danger Gallery (5013 Baltimore Ave.) SAT Ugh, God and Da Comrade!
 
Millcreek Tavern (4200 Chester Ave.) FRI Broke and Blue
 
2424 Studios (2424 E. York St.) FRI Our Band Could Be Your Life: w/Metroplex, Faux Slang, Yeah Clementines, The Silence Kit and More, SAT El Malito and Fantasy Square Garden
 
Festival Pier (Columbus Blvd. & Spring Garden St.) SAT Riot Fest w/Dead Milkmen, Plow United, The Menzingers, The Holy Mess, The Claw, and More
 
Girard Fest SAT Cheers Elephant, Find Vienna, Alright Junior, The Violet
Tone and More
 
The Ukie Club (847 N. Franklin St.) SUN Reading Rainbow, Nico’s Gun, North Lawrence Midnight Singers, Good Old War, Jukebox The Ghost, Toy Soldiers, Birdie Busch and More
 
Theatre of Living Arts (334 South St.) FRI Leiana, SAT Hoots & Hellmouth Album Release w/Buried Beds
 
Murph’s Bar (202 E. Girard Ave.) SAT Tin Bird Choir
 
Invincible Pictures (1600 N. 5th St.) SAT St. James and the Apostles
 
Little Bar (736 S. 8th St.) SUN Swimmers Ear and Mike Bell & the Movies
 
Milkboy Philly (1100 Chestnut St.) FRI Arctic Splash and The Fleeting Ends, SAT Black Landlord
 
Green Line Café (4239 Baltimore Ave.) FRI Split Red and Yapp
 
40th St. SAT Billy Martin & Friends and Jay Sand
 
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In the Indiestry: POPPED! Festival’s Alexis Rosenweig

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POPPED! Festival will be returning to Philly once again today. The little festival that could has faced plenty of obstacles over its short lifespan, and this year has proven to be no different with the recent announcement of it being moved from FDR Park to Temple’s Liacouras Center because of the predicted bad weather. But like every other year, POPPED! President, Alexis Rosenweig continues to roll with the punches. We had a quick chat on the phone with Rosenweig last weekend before all this chaos hit the festival, and honestly, it was a little longer than what we’ve posted, but some of the questions and answers really didn’t seem relevant anymore with the development of recent circumstances. You can check out how the rest of the interview went HERE.