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SOLD OUT Philadelphia Free School Benefit w/Kid Dynamite at FUC Sept. 11

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R5 is hosting a very special early benefit show this afternoon at the First Unitarian Church. A portion of the ticket price will benefit the Philadelphia Free School, a democratic school run by students, staff, parents, and community members which will serve as an educational alternative to the city’s failing public school system. Also, the school will be accepting used musical instruments at the door and offering raffle prizes to raise more money. Aside from being a benefit for a great cause, the lineup features local punk legends Kid Dynamite. After Lifetime broke up, drummer Dave Wagenschutz and guitarist Dan Yemin teamed up with vocalist Jay Shevchuk to form Kid Dynamite. Over their two year existence, they released two classic albums and brought back sing-a-long choruses and a melodic edge to punk. Since the group went their separate ways in 2000, they have reunited sparingly to play various punk festivals, but tonight is their first show at the Church in years. Also on the bill are No Friends (members on Municipal Waste and New Mexican Disaster Squad) and Spraynard. First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St. $15 (SOLD OUT), 5 p.m., All Ages – Dan Brightcliffe
 
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Moon Women Test Run New Bassist at D!D!G Sept. 11

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Moon Women have been kind of quiet this summer, but like their music, it’s probably just the calm before the storm. Tonight they’ll be bringing their driving rhythms and super-masculine vocals to Danger! Danger! Gallery for a test run with the band’s new bassist before they bring it to the bigger stage of the First Unitarian Church this Tuesday opening for Starfucker. Well, until the storm comes, you can remind yourself why you should be afraid with the live performance video of “Light Moves Slowly” from Moon Women’s show at JB’s with Disappears and The Psychic Paramount on July 28, 2011 (courtesy of videographer Joe Burns a.k.a. pilgrimsprogress). Also on the D!D!G bill are Seattle’s Grave Babies and Brooklyn’s Xray Eyeballs. Danger! Danger! Gallery, 5013 Baltimore Ave., 8pm, $5 – $10, All Ages – Alexis V.  

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Free Download: Daytrotter Session – RYAT

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Daytrotter just posted their session with local electro avant-pop duo RYAT (a.k.a. Christina McGeehan and Tim Conley) earlier today, and it sounds pretty fuckin’ amazing. Unfortunately, their illustration didn’t come out the same. LOL…no worries – we know that they are an attractive couple and not really extras from a Mad Max movie. You can download RYAT’s session HERE for FREE which includes “Time Worn,” “Not for this Lifetime,” and “We Walk Slow, but as fast as their Rush” from Avant Gold and a cover of Flying Lotus’ “Nose Art”.
 
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Work Drugs Opens for Peter, Bjorn, & John at The Troc Sept. 10

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If there’s one thing we love here at the Deli, it’s when our fave local bands spend a month touring our beloved city. And Work Drugs, with their always-flirtatious, soulful (and can we say, suave) chill-wave melodies, definitely falls into that camp. Last Saturday, they made killer tracks at the FREE 215 Magazine/Vitman Water Uncapped Live gig with Sun Airway at Sigma Sound Studios. Tonight, they’ll spread their glossy, breeze-meets-posh sound across the Trocadero stage when they open for the infectious Swedish indie rockers Peter, Bjorn & John. Then on Monday, they’ll perform at the Key’s FREE first-ever live Key Studio Sessions show at World Café Live with Hezekiah Jones & Andrew Lipke and Black Landlord (RSVP for the event HERE). And, to top it all off, they’re tapped to play the Popped! Music Festival’s pre-party with Blayer Pointdujour at Johnny Brenda’s this Friday (that’ll cost you a $10 cover). Sure, that’s a lot for one week, but we’re sure we don’t have to tell you should make your way to each one, ‘coz, seriously, they’re worth every minute. The Trocadero, 1003 Arch St., 9pm, $18.50 – $21, All Ages – Annamarya Scaccia

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Coup Couroux Opens for NewVillager at KFN Sept. 10

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Listening to the tightness of Coup Couroux‘s staccato Strokes-esque songs with some synth flourishes and the sultry voice of frontman Simon Lowe, it’s really no surprise that the buzz surrounding this local electronic pop project is picking up steam. After all, not only did the band win last year’s Beta Hi-Fi Festival, which brings together a batch of local talent and whittles them down to the best and brightest, but they recently snagged the title of the Deli’s Featured Artist(s) Poll Winners (read our interview with Coup Couroux HERE). And tonight, they’ll open for bi-costal pop affair NewVillager at Kung Fu Necktie, giving you a chance to witness Lowe croon like soul-revivalists Fitz and the Tantrums or Jamie Lidell while supported by music that almost seems sculpted by Fountains Of Wayne. But while you wait to jump on the EL for the show, stop by their Bandcamp page to listen to their recently released self-titled debut EP, which was recorded by DJ Afro. We guarantee you won’t stop dancing. Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St., 7:30pm, $10-$12, 21+ – Adam Gould

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Second Saturday Showcase at Cedar St. Studios Sept. 10

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Cedar Street Studios will be opening their doors to the public for the studio’s monthly Second Saturday showcase. Offering a unique concert experience with its superb sound and moody lighting for performances by local and national acts, you will not believe that you are experiencing a show in a former casket factory. Featured this month will be jazz-influenced indie pop outfit Sunshine Superman (who recently returned from a mini-tour through Italy), vintage rockers The Absolute Zeros, and acoustic singer-songwriter C.J. Gallopo (who will be celebrating the release of his new EP A Warm Welcome Home which will most likely be a WXPN & Helen Leicht favorite soon enough). Cedar Street Studios, 3211 Cedar St. (entrance at 3224 Chatham St.), 7:30pm, $10 (BYOB), All Ages – H.M. Kauffman
 
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Weekend Warrior, September 9 – 11

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OK, maybe today’s current weather has us feeling optimistic about this weekend. After all, you can’t live in fear of 30% chance of scattered thunderstorms. Right? So our Weekend Warrior pick will be taking place this Saturday at the ultra-rad Tiberino Museum, “the coolest outdoor art gallery/complex/museum you’ve [n]ever seen!!” You’ll be treated to the beautiful synthpop stylings of Instamatic and jangly feel good indie pop of Conversations with Enemies along with DJs Shawn Ryan, Peter Dragontail, Aaron Ruxbin, and BHB providing the rest of the soundtrack for your evening at the magical venue. Be prepared for a little sensory overload! Now, let’s just hope the weather forecasters dropped the ball on this weekend too. Ellen Powell Tiberino Museum, 3819 Hamilton St., 8pm, $5, All Ages

 
Other things to keep you entertained this weekend…
 
Ellen Powell Tiberino Museum (3819 Hamilton St.) FRI Carnivolution
 
Johnny Brenda’s (1201 N. Frankford Ave.) FRI Goodnight Lights, SAT It’s The Year 2000 w/Reef The Lost Cauze
 
Kung Fu Necktie (1250 N. Front St.) FRI Lightninging, SAT Coup Couroux, SUN Bottle Rocket and Sure Juror
 
North Star Bar (2639 Poplar St.) FRI Weedeater and Fight Amp, SAT Grouplove and Young Man
 
The Fire (412 W. Girard Ave.) SUN Case Closed, Shotgun Bang, Class 6
 
Tritone (1508 South St.) FRI Electric Mammoth, Welter, The Von Horribles, SAT Scott Churchman
 
Tin Angel (20 S. 2nd St.) FRI (Early) Antigone Rising, (Late) Dante Bucci, Victoria Spaeth, Andrea Nardello
 
The Trocadero (1003 Arch St.) SAT Work Drugs
 
The Blockley (3801 Chestnut St.) FRI Sonic Spank
 
Millcreek Tavern (4200 Chester St.) FRI Returner
 
The Legendary Dobbs (304 South St.) FRI Shortbread, SAT The Cold Roses
 
Triumph Brewery (117 Chestnut St.) FRI Dirk Quinn Band, High Kick, SAT Tha Itis
 
PhilaMOCA (531 N. 12th St. Philadelphia) SAT Funk Face
 
First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut St.) SUN Kid Dynamite and Spraynard
 
Connie’s Ric Rac (1132 S. 9th St.) FRI Chris Panico, Pet Panther, The Chairman Dances and The Bailey Hounds, SAT Acidfinger, King Falcon, Jesus’ Older Brother, Stripes, We Killed Vegas
 
The Barbary (951 N. Frankford St.) SAT Gods and Queens
 
The Station (1550 McKean St.) SAT Starwood
 
Strange Brew Coffee (1321 S. 2nd St.) FRI Man Up Houston
 
St. Michael’s Church (1445 N. 2nd St.) Friday Rock to Awareness w/Fast Cars, The Best Westerns, Girls Rock Philly Band, Rock to the Future Students
 
Emoda Gallery (3rd and Moore) SUN Cape of Bats and No Coffins
 
Liberty Lands Park (913-961 N 3rd St.) Northern Liberties Fall Music Festival w/Sideshow Prophets, Gringo Motel, King Class, Bulletproof Tigers, Hidden River Construction, The Downtown Club, Scratch and Dented Ensemble
 
Cedar Street Studios (3211 Cedar St. – entrance at 3224 Chatham St.) SAT Sunshine Superman, The Absolute Zeros, CJ Gallopo
 
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New Music Video: “Dead End” – Reading Rainbow

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Below is a new music video from Reading Rainbow for the track “Dead End” that appears on the split 7” with Super Wild Horses for Hozac’s Hookup Klub series. The footage replicates the aesthetics of “some no wave films from the 80s.” The video was directed by Taryn Jones. It premiered earlier today via Stereogum. You can catch Reading Rainbow next in Philly for free at the Vice/Vitamin Water Uncapped Live showcase on September 29 at Sigma Sound Studios.
 

Reading Rainbow – "Dead End" from stereogum

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Hanging w/Dante Bucci at Tin Angel Sept. 9

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What Dante Bucci is able to achieve with the Hang is dazzling. Using the spherical lap instrument (which, by the way, totally looks like a UFO out of a ’50s cult sci-fi flick), the Holland-born Philly musician can interweave the delicate, layered tresses of classical composition with the smooth breathes of experimental dynamics and the bashful, yet complex diapasons of folk. It’s ambient world music that can expand the atmosphere of small spaces beyond the walls they’re confined to and transport you to a higher state of being. And that’s something Bucci will no doubt achieve when he plays Tin Angel tonight. He’ll be sharing the bill with singer/songwriters Andrea Nardello and Victoria Spaeth. With all the drab weather we’ve experienced as of late, isn’t it time you experience something beautiful? Tin Angel, 20 S. 2nd St., 10pm, $10, 21+ – Annamarya Scaccia

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Lightninging Strikes at KFN Sept. 9

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Humorously named Lightninging can create some loud rock ‘n’ roll, but yet aren’t afraid to pull back the reigns and show a little more of the introspective side to their songwriting abilities. The combination of Mark Cruttenden, Greg O’Neill, Dave Pope and Matt Williams swap vocals and instruments like guitars, bass, percussions, and even a trumpet while drummer Greg Foran remains the steady backbone of the group. But let’s be honest. The guys are really more about having fun on stage. They’ll be headlining an early show at Kung Fu Necktie tonight so swing on by and get rowdy with the band and their fans. Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St., 7pm, $8, 21+ – H.M. Kauffman

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New Music Video: “I Don’t Know” – Lantern

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Check out the new music video from Lantern for their bluesy garage rocker “I Don’t Know,” which was originally available on the band’s cassette release Stranger I Come, Stranger I Leave and will be the A-side to the trio’s upcoming 7” (the B-side will be “Out of Our Heads”) on September 30 via Mammoth Cave Recordings (which you can preorder HERE). The video was directed by Mike Spano.

Lantern "I Don’t Know" from Mike Spano