We'd like to thank and acknowledge Spazz Fest promoter and godfather, Jeff Blinder, as a special contributor on this post. He provided descriptions and links for each band, we added some links to music videos, music and other stuff. The doors open at 7:30 and price of admission is $10. You can access each band's page by clicking on their feature heading. JONAS SEES IN COLOR (Greensboro) Jonas Sees in Color is an American rock band from Greensboro, North [...]
After a half-dozen years raising eclectic hell on a monthly basis, the Rockers gang is having its last hurrah at Tritone tonight before the famed bar / venue stops hosting live music. On the bill are Key Studio Sessions alums The National Rifle , along with minimal cowboy punks Sunny Ali and the Kid , the rock-n-soul swagger of The Baptist Preachers , gritty grunge heads Sherman the Band and series hosts Mighty Paradocs . The 21+ show begins promptly at 9 p.m., and we expect it to go late [...]
When it comes to Halloween, it's a time of year where The National Rifle are right in their element. The band has thrown some pretty serious ragers for it in the past while dressing up as the cast of The Wizard of Oz, the Scooby Doo Gang, and characters from Aladdin. And when they host their extravaganza at Danger Danger Gallery tonight, they're guaranteed to pull out all the stops. Aside from stating that it will bring sexy back, The National rifle have been keeping mum about what costumes they'll be wearing. But they'll be supplying plenty of [...]
Tonight's concert picks: When it comes to indie-rock bands that are composed of romantically involved couples (Mates Of State, The Rosebuds, Handsome Furs), Hank And Cupcakes offers something slightly off-kilter. For one thing, the married pair hails from Israel; for another, along with their silly adopted monikers, the two sport a cheerfully irreverent sensibility. The video for "Hit" features Hank And Cupcakes cavorting in nothing but body paint. With growing popularity and a new album in the works, Hank And Cupcakes is poised to spread its dance party aesthetic beyond the band's Brooklyn base. Hank And Cupcakes performs [...]
Photo by Madeleine Lesperance The Key Studio Sessions Compilation Volume 2 —which you can download for free here —features one exclusive track recorded at the WXPN studios by 17 local acts, including Arc In Round, Dutch, The National Rifle, Denison Witmer, Hop Along, Matt Duke, Catnaps, Penrose, Arches, Lantern, Nicos Gun, Restorations, Ages, Sisters 3, The War On Drugs, Sonni Shine And The Underwater Sounds, and Work Drugs. Want to hear more? Click here to listen to the full sessions by all 17 local acts. You can also download [...]
Interested in helping a local band in making a full-length album? Then learn how in style as The National Rifle have a preview party for their Kickstarter Campaign at Kung Fu Necktie tonight. The band will be stepping into the studio with Brian McTear of Miner Street Studios to record their first LP that is set to be released at the start of 2012. Like many independent artists these days, The National Rifle are turning to Kickstarter for the much-needed help and will surely have some pretty interesting reward incentives. They will also use this evening's [...]
It's been the summer of awesomeness for The National Rifle . They kicked it off with a marathon bout of touring that had seen the band dropping hints about new material. And that's going to culminate on August 20th when they preview what they've been working on, which will appear on TNR's first full length album Do You Want This?, at Kung Fu Necktie. But the band will be playing what may very well they're biggest show to date when they open for Flogging Molly this evening at the Electric Factory. Though the show was originally scheduled [...]
Come out tonight for a sure fire triple bill at Johnny Brenda's (how many time do we have to tell you JB's is the best rock club on the planet?) featuring the stellar Philly trio of Southwork (11:15), National Rifle (9:15) and Teenage Kicks pick-to-click The New Connection (10:15). The New Connection has the pop smarts of The New Pornogrpahers, but filters their songs through various lens, including the prog-pop of Yes, the piano swells of Ben Folds, the irresistble bop of your favorite punky reggae party and the [...]
Photo by John Vettese Hard-working Philly rock foursome The National Rifle is poised to make a bold jump into the long-player realm, finally. The four EPs it's released in the past five years are a blend of studied musical nerditry, lyrical suburban malaise, snotty punk attitude, and house-party charisma. Last summer's Vanity Press was the strongest showing to date of TNR's skill and style, but it's about time to put those things on a bigger platform. The band agrees; last month, it visited XPN for some mischief (its "TNRMotherfucker" tag on our [...]
Photo by Tyler R. Westnedge The friendly folks The National Rifle dropped us a line this morning to let us know that they've got a new video for "In The Weeds," the opening track off the Vanity Press EP the band released earlier this year. (Sure, the "new" video has been up on the band's website for more than two weeks now, but we're pretty sure nobody on the Internet really cares about timeliness.) On the website, the band asked, "Can you name the bands we're imitating? Tell us the four bands [...]
It is with great embarrassment that I admit that I have totally been sleeping on Philly's The National Rifle . For months I have been hearing many murmurs about the ecstatic energy this band draws on to deliver their memorable sets but scheduling didn't allow for me to catch their live set. that all changed last week when I took a break from shifting apartments to go to TNR's EP Release Party at Kungfu Necktie. I guess it isn't fair to call TNR a Philly band when - after years of touring- they've managed to amass quite the national following but, it [...]
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New Music Releases - Tuesday, August 31st, 2010: - Bush - Afterlife [Single] ( Amazon | iTunes ) - The Clientele - Minotaur EP ( Amazon | iTunes ) - Cornershop & Matsuki Ayumu - The Electronic E-Mail Mixes [Single] ( Amazon | iTunes ) - The Cribs - Housewife [Single] ( Amazon | iTunes ) - Doug Benson - Hypocritical Oaf ( Amazon | iTunes ) [...]
The National Rifle - " She's a Waste " (mp3) Film School - " Heart Full of Pentagons " (mp3) from Fission John Eichleay - " Hideout " (mp3) from Pigeon Vision Young the Giant - " My Body " (mp3) Ra Ra Riot - " Boy " (mp3) from The Orchard on Barsuk Records
The National Rifle's fourth EP, Vanity Press is due out Aug. 31. One wonders how they can run a band-business on EPs, but this probably sums it up: "We're doing this because we don't give a shit if we're a hundred years old and still have to work day jobs to drive 18 hours to New Orleans for a show over the weekend. We're investing our lives in this because it's the only thing we care about." - Hugh (the band's frontman). [...]
A few more new artists and songs from our mailbox (including a couple of Swedish favorites)! Sambassadeur - I can try Pallers - The Kiss Weep - Let me THe National Rifle - She's a Waste Tent - Second Glance
ARTIST: The SWAG Report 011 with freebie downloads courtesy of Alice In Chains, Black Mountain, Jenny Omnichord, The Melvins, The New Pornographers, The Roots, Carabou and more! So much more! DATE: 06-09-10 WRITER: Don Loder Oh, you lucky little parasites, So last time you, I walked up with a great big bag o' SWAG for you to raid to make a soundtrack for your summer right? Wow - did I ever just the gun on 'at. See, I didn't even think [...]
Enjoy these new acts this weekend:The National RifleFor those who like: RX BanditsThis pop/punk band from Philly gives you good, honest music.The National Rifle's MyspaceThe RiflesFor those who like: The Jam, The LibertinesMod-influenced indie rock comes hard and oh so sweetly.The Rifles' MyspaceMichael Bernard FitzgeraldFor those who like: Jack Johnson, Jason MrazR&B and soul influences come
Man Full Of Trouble is the new EP from Philadelphia indie rockers The National Rifle. On the EP the band deftly straddles the line between power pop and punk rock. The songs are melodic and catchy, but include an energy and D.I.Y. ethic. Big hooks and the inclusion of horns and piano (and at one point a Jethro Tull-style flute) emphasize the band's pop sensibility.The punk rock aspects come
Many consider a career in the music business to be an escape from wage life. Apparently, the members of The National Rifle do not. On their debut EP Wage Life , The National Rifle string together songs of shoddily written and barely melodic verses, uninspired hooks and predictable choruses. Though it feels as though the band is really trying to seriously rock out, their songs at this point are too blatantly constructed . Each verse feels like a quick choice of chords for the singer (sounding like Joe Strummer [...]
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