“ACID KICKS is made up of 3 bass players and 1 drummer. 3+1=4. The rest that you hear is just another part of the punk rock american dream.” And tonight at the Little Bar that one drummer will be Creepoid’s Pat Troxell. He’ll be filling in this evening while Acid Kicks search for a new drummer to replace Alex Zilinski who has moved to New Orleans to join Dead People on tour. (Any takers ready to step up to the skins?) If three bassists sound like overkill to you, then you need to check out Acid Kicks and experience how wonderful being bombarded by heavy artillery fire of low-end can feel. They might just be the band that you’ve been looking for your whole life, but never even knew it. Acid Kicks will be joined in the cozy Little Bar by Baltimore’s Witch Hat and Weekends as well as locals Fire in the Hearts and Minds (ex-The G, Gods and Queens). Little Bar, 736 S. 8th St., 8pm, $5, 21+ (Photo by Sam Levine) – Q.D. Tran

While we generally stay in the Philly area, we do enjoy discovering and giving exposure to other Pennsylvania bands who come perform to our great music city and don’t happen to have a Deli branch in their town. After all, we might have missed out on interesting acts like Soars (Lehigh Valley), Strand of Oaks (Wilkes-Barre, at the time, but he might have made it to Mount Airy by then – you know how everyone stopped updating their MySpace, and he hadn’t made a Facebook or Bandcamp page yet), and all the fine Bucks County groups. Well, indie pop-rockers Edelweiss are from Stroudsburg, PA, and they’ll be headlining an all ages show tonight at The Fire. The quartet will be releasing its debut EP Pre-Columbians, which was produced by Jeremy Sklarsky (Freelance Whales, Teenage Fanclub, The Morning Benders), on September 13. Edelweiss delivers a delightfully smooth sound with multitudes of textures and a captivatingly casual play between bass and guitar. And they are still in high school so you (older Deli readers) may not want to go backstage with them to avoid any run-ins with the law. The Fire, 412 W. Girard Ave., 7pm, $10, All Ages – Brandi Lukas

Catnaps (formerly When I Was 12) recently returned from an extensive summer tour funded by fans and friends through Kickstarter. While on the road, they had a chance to do a Nervous Energies Session. You can check out a performance of the adorable “Kiss Like Statue” below as well as the rest of the session HERE. They’ll be performing this Friday at PhilaMOCA with Netherfriends and Burberry Possums. (Photo by Melissa Cell)

New wave/synthpop duo She Came Crashing is made up of sister-brother combination Amanda Rose and Ray Tadeo. Their arrangements keep things rather dark and bleak with hints of hope but certainly danceable. However, it is Amanda’s vocals that float above the murky synth driving their tracks toward the light. They’ll be taking the stage tonight at the North Star alongside Jerzey indie rockers Brick + Mortar, local area pop rockers Rivers Munroe, and fledgling acoustic pop duo Hot Brush. North Star Bar, 2639 Poplar St., 9pm, $8, 21+ – Alexis V.

merry my by she came crashing

Philly/New Jersey indie rock/pop outfit Young Statues signed to Boston’s Run For Cover Records, and will release their self-titled debut full-length album on November 8. The band is led by songwriter/vocalist Carmen Cirignano, and just premiered a new song from their upcoming release called “Pretty Girls Make Raves,” which is available for streaming via Alternative Press.

Toy Soldiers are gearing up for their big set this weekend at The WHYY Connections Fest where they’ll be opening for notable acts like hometown favorites Dr. Dog, Justin Townes Earle, and many others. It should be a great time plus it’s free and outdoors so hopefully Mother Nature will show Philly some love. Until then, Ron Gallo and crew wanted to share a little love with a free track titled “Love Ya Like I Love Ya” to get everyone in the mood.

Saturn Never Sleeps, the chilled-out new project from King Britt and Rucyl, will be having a album release party at Silk City tonight to celebrate their debut full-length Yesterday’s Machine. The two have teamed up to make an album that combines downtempo beats with dreamy atmospherics and silky smooth vocals creating just the right mood for making patient, passionate love all night long or being immersed in endless evenings contemplating the love that you have lost. Either way – it’s packed full of emotion. The veteran producer has also promised many special guest which already includes his favorite dubstep producer Starkey and local Deli favorite Lushlife. Yesterday’s Machine is still available for free download HERE so grab your copy now if you haven’t already. It will also be released on 10” vinyl soon. Silk City, 435 Spring Garden St., $5 – $8, 21+ – H.M. Kauffman

Saturn Never Sleeps – "Tomorrow is a Rumor" from Michael Todd

We’ve been waiting for the videos from The Black Cab Sessions to be posted from when they made a visit to the States in November. Below are the sessions from Strand of Oaks with Pattern Is Movement’s Chris Ward performing “Sterling” from Pope Killdragon and A Sunny Day in Glasgow doing “How Does Somebody Say When They Like You?” from Autumn, Again via Babelgum.com. Other Philly artists that we’re hoping for their footage to surface soon are Reading Rainbow, Grandchildren, Freeway, Spank Rock, Meg Baird, and Plastic Little. Enjoy!

Spank Rock premiered another track called “Nasty” (which was produced by Le1f and features Big Freedia & Tyette) from the upcoming album Everything Is Boring and Everyone Is a Fucking Liar via The Fader. You can stream the raunchy cut below as well as check out upcoming dates that Spank Rock will be joining on the Check Yo’ Ponytail tour. (Photo by Rahav Segev)

02 Nasty feat. Big Freedia & Tyette by The FADER