Artist: scenes

Magic Death Sounds present Detroit band Jamaican Queens at House of Hayes on Friday, March 29th.  Their debut LP Wormfood, released last week, could have been labeled hardcore indie pop but the trio decided to go their own way, inventing a new category dubbed "trap pop."  The made-up tag is fitting, if ambiguous, as Jamaican ... Continue reading �

Philly rock band Satellite Hearts will release their new single "Cost of Living" on March 21st ahead of a mini spring tour.  The single comes after the four-piece's debut full-length Imperial Green (released last November) and proves that the band is still on their game of creating catchy rock & roll tunes that cross the ... Continue reading �

I like this new iPhone demo thing Heyward Howkins has been doing.  It started back in December with a late-night recording of "Be Frank Furness" posted to the local singer-songwriter's Soundcloud, and now we get another sneak peek of his upcoming LP with "Flimsy."  Howkins tells us the song is "about Seattle dispensaries, nomads and ... Continue reading �

• Heyward_Howkins - Flimsy stock-redux-demo

XPN welcomes legendary blues musician Charlie Musselwhite to The Sellersville Theater tonight.  Over his almost 50-year career, Musselwhite has released over 20 records in addition to collaborating on efforts by Bonnie Raitt, Tom Waits and others.  Following the success of his 1966 debut, the 2010 Blues of Fame inductee moved to San Francisco where he ... Continue reading �

Philly post-punk trio The Bad Doctors play The Trocadero balcony tonight.  With new-wave vocals augmented by relentless, driving arrangements the band's handful of releases, including 20112s ear catching EP Distractions, are a small but impressive sampling of what these guys are capable of.  Dig into their Key Studio Session from November 2011 here and take ... Continue reading �

XPN welcomes prolific Philly smooth-fi outfit Work Drugs to Kung Fu Necktie tonight.  Operating behind a mission to create make "music specifically for dancing, boating, yachting, sexting and living," Work Drugs have a steady streak of releasing one song each month since December of 2011 in addition to 20122s full-length Absolute Bearing and the retrospective ... Continue reading �

• Office of Future Plans - "Salamander"

The Hot Philly 15 is a completely subjective list of Philly-made and Philly Local music happenings we love this week. It's somewhat informed by what we’re playing on the radio, what we’re blogging about and what you're talking about. 1 - Waxahatchee: With an excellent new album, Cerulean Salt, a fantastic Key Studio Session, a ... Continue reading �

Denver's DeVotchKa bring their chamber orchestra project to The Trocadero tonight.  After recording a live album with the Colorado Symphony at Red Rocks Amphitheater, the Eastern European-influenced quartet hit the road with a chamber orchestra to bring the full and intricate layers of an orchestral performance to smaller stages.  The band is also testing out ... Continue reading �

Slumberland / Bella Union artists Veronica Falls hit Johnny Brenda's tonight.  The London-based four piece are indie pop born and bred, having come together after three members (two from Sexy Kids and one from Your Twenties) met at a Comet Gain show.  Now touring in support of their second full-length Waiting for Something to Happen, ... Continue reading �

One of our favorite music blogs in the world, YVYNYL, is curated right here in Philly by Mark Schoneveld. Today Mark released one of his famous mixtapes, including some national up and coming blog rock darlings like Teen Mom, Pure X, and The Courtneys, alongside some of our Philly favorites Cold Fronts and Gracie. Go ... Continue reading �

German IDM duo Mouse on Mars play Johnny Brenda's tonight.  Coming out of the heyday of their genre in the nineties, Mouse on Mars have continued to make surprising and enthralling electronic music all the way up to today.  Parastrophics, their most recent record, was released in 2012 on Monkeytown.  Where a lot of current ... Continue reading �

New Zealand's The Ruby Suns play Johnny Brenda's tonight.  The psych / pop band is touring in support of their dreamy Christopher LP, which they released earlier this year on Sub Pop.  Using his world travels as inspiration for all three Ruby Suns full lengths, Ryan McPhun drew inspiration from a trip to Scandinavia for ... Continue reading �

When Creepoid drummer Pat Troxell and Moon Women's Justin Pittney get together for Residuels, you know it's going to be a thrashing, heavy and loud experience.  The three songs on their debut self-titled EP (release last November) sound like a boxing match between southern rock and underground punk, with "Maligned" forcing a catchy guitar riff ... Continue reading �

Local wild men Man Man close out a month long national tour at Union Transfer tonight.  About to release their fifth studio album this summer, the eclectic rock outfit talked to The Key's Kate Bracaglia recently about pre-show tea drinking rituals, Instagram posts and the "natural progression" of the new album from 20112s standout Life ... Continue reading �

• Man Man - Mayan Nights

"Keep Moving Brother, Keep Moving Sister" comes from Lancaster native Denison Witmer's upcoming self-titled LP.  It's the singer-songwriter's second full-length effort for Asthmatic Kitty Records and judging by the lyrics of this first sampling, it's perhaps his most reflective on both his career thus far and his home life.  From Asthmatic Kitty: In a world ... Continue reading �

• asthmatickitty - Denison Witmer, "Keep Moving Brother, Keep Moving Sister"

Chester County / Philadelphia folk outfit The Hundred Acre Woods are set to release a new EP this spring and we got a sneak peek without even knowing it when they appeared on February's Valentine's Day four-way split for Topshelf Records.  "Base of My Heart," their contribution to the benefit record, will be featured on ... Continue reading �

Ecuadorean / Brooklyn artist Helado Negro, aka Roberto Lange, accepted  Weathervane Music's Shaking Through challenge for this month's episode, curated by Wilco keyboardist Mikael Jorgensen.  With Lange's extensive gear collection paired with generous synth contributions from Moog Music, the session turned into a two-day experiment informed by the musician's background in visual arts.  Approaching the ... Continue reading �

Ahead of their Free at Noon appearance tomorrow, The James Hunter Six play an XPN Welcomes show at World Cafe Live tonight.  The British R&B musician released his full-length Minute By Minute earlier this week, his first studio album in five years.  Hunter got his start playing in the clubs of Central London and eventually ... Continue reading �

Brand new Philly band Avery Rosewater invited Out of Town Films into their kitchen recently for a live session recording of "Wright."  It's a poppy number with psychedelic flirtations that is reminiscent of a War on Drugs / Real Estate hybrid and ties in nicely with their debut single "Havana," which they released shortly before ... Continue reading �

During her opening slot at the First Unitarian Church last Saturday, Bad Braids' Megan Biscieglia shared a new song that likely comes from her upcoming LP release.  Though this performance features a solo Biscieglia, the local singer-songwriter called in fellow Philly musicians Jesse Sparhawk, Paul Christian, Cameron Vance and Sean Yenchick to round out the ... Continue reading �