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Dry Feet Open for Jeff the Brotherhood at Bookspace Aug. 24

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It’s been fun to watch surf-punks Dry Feet rise from cramped DIY basements in Philly to opening for national touring bands at Johnny Brenda’s. Tonight they’ll be returning to the latest ultra-cool DIY space in town, Bookspace, to open for Jeff the Brotherhood with locals and our Featured Artist(s) Poll nominees The Bad Doctors joining them on the bill as well. This should be a rad, packed show with people probably looking for space in the rafters so you better not miss out. Now, what I’m wondering is since Dry Feet’s guitarist Perry Shall is considered Jeff the Brotherhood’s official roadie, will he have to carry their equipment in tonight? Ha…I hope not. He’s got to save that energy for tearing shit up this evening. Dry Feet will also be opening an early show for Ted Leo & The Pharmacists next month on Saturday, September 24 at Johnny Brenda’s (tickets are available HERE). Bookspace, 1113 Frankford Ave., 8pm, $10, All Ages – Alexis V.

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Recap: Slutever, Bedroom Problems & The Sniffles at JB’s

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Last Friday’s sub-par weather failed to put a damper on Slutever’s highly anticipated homecoming. Reeling from the tail end of their “Slutever Do America Tour,” Rachel Gagliardi and Nicole Snyder’s return was well worth the wait. The first decibels of the evening to be heard were by resident pop-punks The Sniffles. Nostalgic but sincere, The Sniffle’s self-defined “boredom core” hit the crowd with a pensive energy, generated by riffs and purposely noisy drums. Cuts off their latest I Used to Be Cool Now I’m Cool EP, like “Waste of Time” and “Get Down” garnished easy applause from show-goers. With high voltage shredding and clever quips The Sniffles’ set was a reminder of basement shows, summer, and the energy of post-teenaged bliss.

Bedroom Problems, a new-ish local outfit, kicked off their set with “At Least Counting is Easy,” a reserved but angsty anthem about the downsides of singledom. The quasi punk-esque outro brings to mind a hybrid of Kleenex and Yellow Fever. Lead vocalist Maria Sciarrino’s lyrics are emotively in-tune with the fundamental sentiments of mumblecore features while her band’s instrumentation falls within the forever present parentheses of moody lo-fi. Onstage, Sciarrino’s diction feels confessional, sincere. Sharing details about her record collection, new dog, new job, and dreams, Sciarrino and her bandmates’ onstage presence is as genuine as their songs. Perhaps Bedroom Problems is a hopeful foreshadowing of an uprising of more femme-fronted lo-fi in the City of Brotherly Love.

Slutever, like always, took the stage with ownership. With Gagliardi sporting a Harley-Davidson tee and Snyder in cutoffs, the twosome shook show-goers to life with the start of “Smells Like Milk.” Coupled with Snyder’s crashing cymbals and pulse like percussion, Gagliardi’s bratty vocals couldn’t have been more perfect. Taking a break to alert their fans that she puked right before their set, Gagliardi confessed to be “really nervous.” Whether a serious confession or in jest, Gagliardi’s fiery presence alongside Snyder’s tight precision, proved the benefits of seven weeks on the road. Slutever’s noise punk continues to improve, rendering their fuzzed-out charm undeniably infectious. “I Can Dream the Rest Away,” felt patriotic, an anthem to the cynically heartbroken or the frustrated and annoyed. The wave of riffs and unrelenting crash of drums fit the mood of the song’s lyrical genius, voiced by Gagliardi. After tracks like “Teen Mom” and the bittersweet chants of “So Prone,” Slutever‘s set ended with “Sun Hot” and applause, confirming that Philly’s shit-fi sweethearts continue to warm the hearts of their fans not only abroad, but most importantly here at home.

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PW’s Concerts in The Piazza (Not The Park) Aug. 24

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With all the torrential rain lately in Philly and now an earthquake on top of all the other natural disasters going on as well as stuff like hundreds of birds dropping dead all at once out of the sky, you’d think talks about the end of the world in 2012 aren’t that silly anymore. I know. You didn’t think the earthquake was really that bad. I didn’t either. But it still gives us another reason to throw down a little harder tonight at Philadelphia Weekly’s Concerts in The Piazza (which is also doubling as “The Philly F/M Fest Preview Night”). And it’s also a good opening line for all the single peeps and those in “open relationships.” Well, the flamboyant characters in Nicos Gun are definitely not afraid to bring some sexual energy to the dance party. You’ll also have the hook-ladened, rollicking Brit-pop/psych rock of Cheers Elephant to sing away any aftershock blues. And though Hezekiah Jones’ latest album Have You Seen Our New Fort? is certainly more upbeat than his past works. Raph Cutrufello’s rich, earnest vocals can provide plenty of folk music for the end of the world to lament with someone that you find attractive. Will any of these bands throw together earth-shaking covers in honor of yesterday’s momentous occasion? You’ll just have to grab a drink and come hear for yourself. It’s FREE, and the weather is predicted to be fine so carpe diem, folks! The Piazza at Schmidts, 2nd St. and Germantown Ave., 6pm – 9pm, FREE, All Ages – H.M. Kauffman
 
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The Tough Shits Headline at KFN Aug. 23

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Hide your girlfriends and your alcohol because local garage rock scoundrels The Tough Shits will be taking their antics to the stage at Kung Fu Necktie tonight as part of a Phonographic Arts showcase. They’ll be laying down debaucherous rock ‘n’ roll anthems and some seriously catchy tunes that will guarantee to bring the good times and hopefully drunken, sloppy make out sessions. So grab a drink and don’t worry about overthinking anything this evening! You know that you need this. They’ll be joined by old buddies Gold Crowns (featuring former members of Dark Horse & the Carousels, Invisible Friends, and Sweatheart) and New Haven, CT’s Estrogen Highs. Kung Fu Knecktie, 1250 N. Front St., 8pm, 21+ – Alexis V.

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White Birds Releasing Debut on Cassette via Grizzly Records

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White Birds (3/4 of defunct Drink Up Buttercup – James Harvey, Farzad Houshiarnejad, and Mike Cammarata) just announced that they’ll be releasing their debut on cassette via Grizzly Records. It will be a limited run release of 100 tapes and will be available on Friday, September 23 just in time for their tour with Asobi Seksu. You can check out the cassette’s track list and opener below as well as a couple of its other songs HERE. Looks like White Birds will be performing next in Philly on Saturday, September 17 at Johnny Brenda’s with Purples (ex-The Teeth) and Mike Quinn (And the Moneynotes). 

White Birds Cassette Track List:
1. Hondora
2. Bee Hive
3. Floating Hands
4. Veins Lined with Rust
 

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New Music Video: “Bee Nose (Put Yr Face On)” – Pink Skull

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Pink Skull recently premiered a new music video for “Bee Nose (Put Yr Face on)” via Impose Magazine (which you can check out below). The video was directed by Adam Carrigan, who also shares a few words about it. The track is from the band’s upcoming album Psychic Welfare, which will be released on vinyl (September 13) and digitally (September 27) via RVNG Intl.

 
"The "Bee Nose (Put Yr Face On)" video was largely inspired by the visuals incorporated in Pink Skull’s new live show. After I worked through the mass of video feedback, found visuals, etc. that Julian and JG accumulated, I thought a video in the mode of Black Sabbath’s "Iron Man" or Talking Heads’ "Once In A Lifetime" would pay retro honor to the futuristic pursuit of early "green screen" experimentation. Black Boxer helped create the backdrop and domain that Julian appears the reluctant master of in the video. Thanks for having a look." – Adam Carrigan
 

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Win a Pair of Tickets for Tomorrow Night’s Exclusive In-studio Performance w/Kuf Knotz, Dave Vegas & LP Stiles!

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Kuf Knotz will be doing an in-studio performance tomorrow night at Forge Studios (100 Mill Road – Oreland, PA) with Dave Vegas and LP Stiles. The show will be recorded for a live studio album and DVD. There are only 25 tickets available which will cost $20 each (and you’ll also receive a CD & DVD of the performance). But if you’d like a chance to get in for FREE, we have a pair of tickets to giveaway. Just send us an email at thedelimagazinephiladelphia@gmail.com with “Get Me In This Joint” in the subject line, and we’ll email you if you are the winner. Good luck!

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Free Download: “Swimmer Girl” – Work Drugs & New Video

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Work Drugs are closing out a summer of smooth jams with “Swimmer Girl,” which is available for FREE download below. You can also check out its music video that was created by Cai (as well as Baywatch), who recently did the video for Blood Orange’s “Forget It.” You’ll have plenty of opportunities to catch Work Drugs live this September in Philly when they perform for FREE at Sigma Sound Studios (9/3) and World Café Live (9/12) as well as at Johny Brenda’s (9/16 – but this one will cost you). Enjoy!

Swimmer Girl by Work Drugs

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New Track: “Saviors In Fiction” – Auctioneer

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Below is a synth-heavy new track “Saviors In Fiction” by Auctioneer, the moniker of multi-instrumentalist Craig Hendrix (Mammal of Paradise, Birdie Busch, ex-Bon Savants) from his debut self-titled EP. The album was supposed to be made available this past Friday. Ha…but someone needs to remind Hendrix that he has to activate the download function on his Bandcamp page in order for people to purchase or download any of the tracks. Until then, you can stream the entire EP HERE.
 

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Photo Recap: The War on Drugs Record Release Party at JB’s

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Last Thursday night Johnny Brenda’s hosted The War on Drugs Record Release Party for their long-awaited sophomore full-length Slave Ambient with locals Tin Horses and NYC’s Caveman. The show sold out earlier that afternoon so there were plenty of disappointed people at the door. Many of our friends were forced to settle with drinking in the downstairs bar at JB’s, and waited for us to join them between set breaks. Before any of the live music started, the mood was nicely set with an abundance of Dylan tracks befitting the night. The room was filled with familiar faces, and it was a relaxed atmosphere which was reinforced by The War on Drugs leader Adam Granduciel casually sitting behind the merch table writing out the evening’s set list while flipping through a book. Tin Horses, the side project of Purling Hiss’ bassist Kiel Everett, took the stage first. The four-piece impressively tore through tunes from their debut American Radiance while band mates, friends and fans cheered and sometimes lovingly heckled them. Caveman provided a really nice surprise for the Philly crowd demonstrating their ability to gracefully blend indie pop sensibilities with moments of experimental noisy shoegaze with song from their buzz-worthy self-released album CoCo Beware. They are also continuing on tour opening for The War on Drugs making the package deal well worth its ticket price. The War on Drugs played a fine set with their relatively new lineup interpreting the songs laid down by Granduciel on Slave Ambient. It was a thrill to hear the new tracks live, and since this was the tour opener, we’re definitely looking forward to the band’s return to Philly after they’ve had more time on the road experimenting on stage with the latest batch of songs. They also threw in some older favorites like “Arms Like Boulders,” “Taking the Farm,” and "Buenos Aires Beach" that you could tell were quite comfortable to the band. Though the lighting seemed to purposely dim as the night went on, we’re still happy to share with you some of our photos from the wonderful evening of music HERE.