The winning combination of Trophy Wife is a local socially/politically/personally-conscious post-hardcore two-piece consisting of D.C. transplants drummer Katy Otto (co-founder of Exotic Fever Records and formerly of Del Cielo) and guitarist Diane Foglizzo. Their lyrical themes surround the feminist and LGBT perspective and experience while still maintaining a more universal appeal for others. Tonight at PhilaMOCA, they’ll be opening the music portion of the evening when they welcome the queercore-friendly lineup of out-of-towners Hilly Eye, ZOO (ex-Little Teeth), Field Mouse, and Allison Weiss. But before the aural stimulation begins, there will be a 30-minute screening of filmmaker Meredith Heil’s Whistlin’ Dixie, an exploration of how the queer lo-fi DIY scene is “altering the political and social climate of the new South for generations to come.” You can check out a trailer for the movie HERE. PhilaMOCA, 531 N. 12th St., 7:30pm, Donation, All Ages – H.M. Kauffman

Spank Rock just released a new jam “DTF DADT” today for you to “hit that with.” It was produced by Zeb Malik from POPO. You can stream the track via Pitchfork. Just in time to get your ass ready for The Barbary tonight! (Photo by Rahav Segev) – The Deli Staff

Along with CD, vinyl, and digital format, The War on Drugs will be releasing their long-awaited and highly-anticipated upcoming album Slave Ambient (due out on August 16) on cassette with an added bonus. On side A, the LP will appear as it was originally planned, while side B will contain a 40-minute collection of Adam Granduciel’s “sound sculptures, tape manipulation and ambient experimentation.” Secretly Canadian will be teaming up with South Carolina’s Mirror Universe to release the limited-run extended edition of Slave Ambient. The War on Drugs have also recently announced more tour dates in October with Purling Hiss, which you can check out HERE. – The Deli Staff

The War on Drugs "Baby Missiles" from Secretly Jag

Mister Heavenly has some nice gifts for those who plan to pre-order their most excellent upcoming release Out of Love. For the first 500 pre-orders, you’ll get a signed/numbered, two-sided art print illustrated by Nick Thorburn (Mister Heavenly/Islands) and a Mister Heavenly stencil (“so you can neatly spray paint your fandom all over town!”) as well as a few stickers and a link to stream Out of Love in its entirety so you don’t have to wait for your order to arrive to hear it. Also, for the first 350 pre-orders on vinyl (which will come with a digital download code), you’ll receive a limited edition mustard-colored vinyl. You can pre-order Out of Love HERE. – The Deli Staff

Mister Heavenly – Bronx Sniper by subpop

Alternative hip hop/electro group Spank Rock is coming out of their brief hiatus tonight for a special show at Toxic, the top 40 dance party night hosted by resident DJs Dirty South Joe and Low Budget, at The Barbary before heading off on their U.S. tour with Kesha. Emcee Spank Rock (a.k.a. Naeem Juwan) and producer XXXChange (a.k.a. Alex Epton) have steadily gained recognition for their genre-blending style of club oriented hip hop since 2005’s single “Put That Pussy on Me” and the release of their debut album YoYoYoYoYo back in 2006. The duo is scheduled to release their long-awaited sophomore album Everything Is Boring and Everyone Is a Fucking Liar (great fucking name), which will have contributions from Santigold, Neptunes’ Pharrell Williams, Big Freedia, Sam Spiegel (a.k.a. Squeak E. Clean of N.A.S.A), and Chris Rockswell, on September 27 via their label Bad Blood Records. Based on the album’s lead single “Energy,” a club banger featuring a sample of “Vitamin C” by Krautrock legends Can, expect Spank Rock to be taking their sound in a different direction with the upcoming release. Be one of the first to hear what they’ve been up to lately! The Barbary, 951 Frankford Ave., FREE, 11pm (Open Bar from 9 – 10pm), 21+ – Dan Brightcliffe

Energy (Produced by Boys Noize) by Spank Rock

According to Tiny Mix Tapes, Kurt Vile and Woods have a new split 7”, which was released via Woodsist, and is currently available for purchase on Vile’s tour. The 5-song 7” contains three from Vile and two from Woods. You can check out its tracklist below. As we mentioned last week, Vile will perform again in Philly on November 12 when he headlines Union Transfer so hopefully he’ll still have some copies left because they don’t appear to be available online. – The Deli Staff