Drexel's student run Mad Dragon Records is celebrating their 10th anniversary with a concert at the The Trocadero on Friday, May 17. Performers include Cheers Elephant , Hoots & Hellmouth , Kuf Knotz , Andrew Lipke and the Prospects , Matt Duke , and Wild Rompit . Tickets are available here . The label will also be releasing a 10th Anniversary compilation of previously released and unreleased material from bands that have recorded for the label. The CD will be distributed at the show and will be made available [...]
Drexel's student run Mad Dragon Records is celebrating their 10th anniversary with a concert at the The Trocadero on Friday, May 17. Performers include Cheers Elephant , Hoots & Hellmouth , Kuf Knotz , Andrew Lipke and the Prospects , Matt Duke , and Wild Rompit . Tickets are available here . The label will also be releasing a 10th Anniversary compilations of previously released and unreleased material from bands that have recorded for the label. The CD will be distributed at the show and will [...]
To mark the anniversary of Clash guitarist Joe Strummer's passing, the North Star Bar will be hosting In Memory of Joe Strummer: A Benefit for Strummerville. The show benefits the Strummervile charity that financially support struggling musicians who aspire to change the world through music. The charity was established by family and friends of the ... Continue reading
• Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • Email • RSS What a terribly harrowing task it is to make a best of the year list, and really who the hell am I to deem what gets included and what stays on the spreadsheet? Well, I'm a guy with a blog so I guess that's who I am. I thought at first I would have a difficult time gathering 50 albums, quickly I realized that was not the case - there were [...]
XPN Welcomes Philly-area roots band Hoots & Hellmouth to the Sellersville Theater tonight. The Philadelphia-based folk quartet released their latest album Salt in April and with it displayed a knack for blending sweeping sonic landscapes with their signature stomping and swinging. Folk singer-songwriter Mason Porter opens the all-ages concert. Tickets are $19.50 for the 8:00 ... Continue reading
After their gorgeous and expansive 2011 full-length Salt, Hoots and Hellmouth go a bit back-to-basics with "Repeat Myself," a track premiered on their Bandcamp page today. Its roomy tones and stomping rhythms recall the work Philly studio guy Bill Moriarty did on the band's second LP, 20092s The Holy Open Secret, except this time the ... Continue reading
An Evening With Furthur takes place tonight at the Mann Center and features Grateful Dead members Phil Lesh and Bob Weir. Lawn seats are $34.50 and terrace seats range from $44.50 to $59.50. Tickets to the all-ages show can be purchased here. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the show starts at 7:30 p.m. Philadelphia ... Continue reading
The ever-touring Philly-based quartet Hoots & Hellmouth will be braving the heat and making a free homecoming appearance outdoors at Morgan's Pier this Saturday. The band brings a time-tested blend of musical styles taking cues from folk country, blues, bluegrass, gospel, etc. and combining them in a way that is reminiscent of the past while also remaining fresh. In this way, Hoots & Hellmouth prove that what once was old can be new again with Rob Berliner reinvigorating the classic sounds of the mandolin and organ, while Todd Erk and [...]
The summer is a great time to see live music. And what's even better, there are so many free shows in Philadelphia this year! Here's a lowdown on some of the free shows/series coming up in the next couple months... WXPN has a free show every Friday (not just during the summer!) at 12pm, called Free at Noon. They announce the artist for the next week right after it's over on Friday afternoon. This Friday is Langhorne Slim, and you can sign up for your free spot at their website . [...]
The folks at Morgan's Pier and R5 have a free summer concert series every Saturday through the end of August with some great bands. Morgan's Pier is also having some special guest DJ's coming up including Questlove, Tim Sweeney, Juan Maclean and more, so check out the schedule for those as well here. Upcoming Saturday ... Continue reading
Phily Beer Week closes out in style in West Philly courtesy of Dock Street Brew Pub's Philly Beer Run & Music Festival . While runners compete in a 5k race through University City that benefits Cedar Park Neighbors Scholarship Fundraiser , attendees have the chance to enjoy fresh beer, delicious pizza, and a lineup of impressive tunes. Hoots & Hellmouth are all set to headline with their three part harmonies and their boot-stomping folk rock, and The Extraordinaires will deliver their unique blend of madcap storytelling. Streetwalkers will be on [...]
Hoots & Hellmouth have a new video for the song "Why Would You Not Want To Go There" from their recent album, Salt. Tomorrow evening, Saturday, May 5th, they play at the New Hope Winery. Go here for tickets and more information about the show. The band is currently on tour and has a couple ... Continue reading
Below is a touching new music video from Hoots & Hellmouth for the track "Why Would You Not Want To Go There?" off their latest album Salt . It premiered yesterday via Paste Magazine . The video was directed and edited by Stavros Stavropoulos.
It's a holiday celebrated by few, but those few treat it like Christmas morning. In fact, some might consider it better than Christmas morning: Record Store Day. Since its inception in 2007, countless vinyl enthusiasts have woken up - on Saturday morning, no less - to patrol the streets in their pajamas, eventually taking up real estate outside their favorite record store, all in the hopes that they'll snag priceless soon-to-be artifacts that, more or less, give them bragging rights. It's relentless, it's addicting, but it's pastime. Consequence of Sound looks forward to [...]
Blogophilia 36 A monthly mix of promotional mp3s from The Dadada and other music blogs March 2012 Gapless mix ripped @ 320 kbps Download all in one zip file Tracklist 01. Mark Lanegan Band - The Gravedigger's Song 02. Tyburn Saints - Broken Bottles 03. She Makes War - Exit Strategy 04. Dare Dukes - When the Sky Breaks [...]
Hoots And Hellmouth independently released their album digitally Salt last September however today the band are releasing the album on their new record label sonaBLAST! Records. Below, download "Why Would You Not Want To Go There" from the band's album and stream the album. Currently on tour, Hoots And Hellmouth play the New Hope Winery ... Continue reading
More "New" for you, so consider these tracks from: James Apollo , Grass Widow , Hoots and Hellmouth , It's A Musical , Orpheum Bell , and White Jacket . James Apollo - " Two By Two " on Little War, Little Less out 6/5 Apollo moved to Seattle to record his new album and follow-up from last year's "Till Your Feet Bleed." Our first [...]
Words // Adam Sharp M.Ward - "The First Time I Ran Away" If this smokey, perfect little number is any indication of what A Wasteland Companion, the new M.Ward album, is going to be like, we're all in for a treat. ( website ) Bahamas - "Lost in the Light" Equal parts campfire sing/clap along, hymn, and love song, this is the best song I've heard [...]
Illustration of Timothy Showalter of Strand Of Oaks by Johnnie Cluney for www.daytrotter.com At the turn of the New Year, the folks at NPR Music contacted WXPN and asked us to pick the "next big band to break out of Philly." Other stations, like The Current in Minneapolis, KUT in Austin, Seattle's KEXP, OPB (Oregon Public Radio), two New York stations (including WFUV at Fordham University and WNYC), and KCRW in Los Angeles were also approached. We were each challenged with the same job: pick one band, one song, and write three or four [...]
This week, we’ll be taking a look at several WXPN/XPN2 staff members’ Best Of 2011 lists. Today, XPN2′s Eric Schuman tells us his five favorite local albums of the year. 1. Man Man, Life Fantastic (Anti-) Listen to Mister Heavenly’s interview and performance on XPN2 Pineapple Girl by Man Man from Life Fantastic Download 2. The War On Drugs, Slave Ambient (Secretly Canadian) Listen to The War On Drugs’ Key Studio Session [...]
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