Artist: The Toy Soldiers

This is just a little throwback type jingle jangle type song... Or not, I don't know even know what that means. But it has some harmonica in it so think "jingle jangle type song" is a pretty accurate type description. Disagree? Well then I invite you to come up with something better. Good Day... I said GOOD DAY!

When it came to curating a Thanksgiving night playlist for XPN2 , I couldn't think of anybody more fit for the job than Toy Soldiers frontman Ron Gallo. The dude has an innate appreciation of the past, of the long-gone eras that introduced him to music and gave him a sonic palette to riff off of; but he also knows the present, his contemporaries, the gents and ladies who lend their backing vocals and instrumentation to his recordings and share the stage with him from time to time. Tomorrow, Gallo will give XPN2 listeners a tour of [...]

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This week, the latest issue of upstart local music mag JUMP Philly hits the streets, and tonight the staff takes to the XPN2 airwaves. Publisher G.W. Miller and a group of the magazine's writers and photographers join me at 8 p.m. to guest host the second hour of the Philly Local Second shift, where they'll play an assortment of artists featured in the latest issue (including cover star Jill Scott , indie rock mad scientist Shorty Boy-Boy and West Philly rapper Chill Moody ), as well as artists artists performing at the various issue [...]

Toy Soldiers just released a new EP called Midweek Mountain Getaway with Nashville-based singer-songwriter Jordan Hull . You can listen to a couple of songs below, one of which is a terrific cover of Leon Russell's "Tight Rope." Toy Soldiers also just released a new video (below) of "Laughing Pain," the second video in an ongoing series called Lazy Sunday With Toy Soldiers . The band launched the series on Sunday, September 25th; future episodes will include videos of in-studio sessions, live concerts, and random on-street performances.

We shared with you the debut episode of "Lazy Sunday with Toy Soldiers " last week. This week's installment is a performance of their opening track "Laughing Pain" off their Get Through Time EP, and once again from South Philly's HotBox Studios. Toy Soldiers will be performing at this year's Blocktoberfest on Saturday, October 15.(Photo by Brandi Lukas)

Philly's Toy Soldiers just released a new EP called Midweek Mountain Getaway that they recorded with Nashville based singer-songwriter Jordan Hull . Listen to a couple songs below, one of which is an excellent cover of Leon Russell's "Tight Rope." Toy Soldiers also just released a new video (below) of "Laughing Pain," the second video in on ongoing series called Lazy Sunday with Toy Soldiers . The band launched the series on Sunday, September 25th and will include videos of in-studio sessions, [...]

Below is the debut episode of a new video series called "Lazy Sunday with Toy Soldiers " which is presented by Ropeadope . It chronicles in-studio sessions, on-street performances, and live concerts by the local blues rockers. Featured is a new song titled "Ajam" in the key of A. It was recorded live at HotBox Studios in South Philly on September 2, 2011.

Today is the Philly F/M Festival Sunday BBQ at The Ukie Club , 847 N. Franklin Street (in Northern Liberties). Tickets to the all ages show are $15.00 and are available here . There are two stages (one indoor and one outdoor) with 15 bands performing and starts at 11 a.m. Below are the set times. 11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Brian McGee (outdoor stage) 12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m The Parson Red Heads (outdoor stage) 1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. John Byrne (indoor stage) 1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Wigwams [...]

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 An Acoustic Evening With The Weepies at TLA (8 p.m., $29); Pink Skull at Sigma Sound Studio (8 p.m., 21+, free); The Cute Lepers + Something Fierce, The Blessed Muthas, Mean Streets at Kung Fu Necktie (7:30 p.m., 21+, $8); Wise Blood + Supreme Cuts, Hott Tubb at Johnny Brenda's (9:15 p.m., 21+, $10); Danielle Ate The Sandwich at Tin Angel (7:30 p.m., all ages, $10) SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 This weekend, WHYY will sponsor a free concert at the River Stage at the Great Plaza [...]

Toy Soldiers are gearing up for their big set this weekend at The WHYY Connections Fest where they'll be opening for notable acts like hometown favorites Dr. Dog , Justin Townes Earle, and many others. It should be a great time plus it's free and outdoors so hopefully Mother Nature will show Philly some love. Until then, Ron Gallo and crew wanted to share a little love with a free track titled "Love Ya Like I Love Ya" to get everyone in the mood. Love Ya Like I Love Ya by Toy [...]

The folks over at WHYY have just announced that alt-country singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle will perform alongside Dr. Dog, The Baseball Project, Toy Soldiers, Kuf Knotz, and Birdie Busch at this year's WHYY Connections Festival concert on Saturday, September 3rd, at The Great Plaza at Penns Landing. Justin Townes Earle—who performed at last weekend's 50th Anniversary Philadelphia Folk Festival —is the son of songwriter Steve Earle (and partially named after his father's mentor, Townes Van Zandt); his latest album, Harlem River Blues , was released last September by Bloodshot Records and nominated for both "Album [...]

The lineup has been announced for this year's 2nd Street Festival , which will take place on Sunday, July 31st, in Northern Liberties. The free outdoor festival is presented in partnership with the Philadelphia Folksong Society, and will take place from noon-10 p.m. across four stages (one at the Piazza, and three where 2nd Street intersects with Poplar, George, and Fairmount). The lineup for the third annual event is bigger than ever, featuring headliners tUnE-YarDs , Black Landlord , and Delicate Steve . Plenty of local favorites, including Toy Soldiers , The [...]

Gallo & Hull are Ron Gallo and Jordan Hull , two young and ambitious musicians brought together by their love for each others' old-timey rock and roll projects. Gallo is the frontman for Philly's ever-evolving Toy Soldiers , who recently won an Independent Music Award; Hull is a singer-songwriter from Nashville who has toured with Gallo several times in the past few years. The two started recording a split album entitled Midweek Mountain Getaway last year, which will feature tracks by both artists. Tonight's show will feature the duo on stage together, playing [...]

The free concert—which will take place Saturday, September 3rd, at The Great Plaza At Penns Landing—will also feature performances by The Baseball Project, Toy Soldiers, Kuf Knotz, and Birdie Busch. Click here for more information about the two-day music, film, visual arts festival. Watch the full episode . See more On Canvas. Watch the full episode . See more WHYY Presents.

First it was New York , and now Philadelphia is stepping up as the potential hub of the East Coast festival scene. Popped! is back, and Riot Fest East has already announced they're setting up shop for a day. As it turns out, that day is part of the Philadelphia Film & Music Festival (a.k.a. Philly F/M Fest), and now the rest of the initial lineup has been revealed. Promising "at least fifteen 'headline-level' artists of all music genres," the immediate standouts are Deadmau5, Opeth, Jukebox the Ghost, Silverstein, The [...]

If summer and free are two of your favorite things, then the Brothers Murphy have your hookup in the best way possible. Because Penrose are teaming up with WXPN and Danger! Danger! Gallery to bring you the No Excuses! Summer Series. This exclusive set of all ages shows kicks off tonight, and will carry on throughout the first Saturday of July, August, and September. And since it's free to all who show up before 9 PM (and just $5 after). It's the perfect time to catch up on some of the fine local acts that you may have [...]

From the folks at The Fire : In an attempt to fill the void left by festivals past, and offer a good alternative to flocking to the shore, many of Philadelphia's finest local musicians will participate in the Inaugural Sundrop Music and Arts Festival. The festival includes three great nights of music at the Fire, and an all-day, two stage show and craft fair on Saturday May 28th. Stages will be located at Trios Tratorria and outside of the Fire, with vendors offering fine art, crafts, and food lining the path between the Trios Stage [...]

This week Amhrán Gach lá is going Apple Green to celebrate Clockwork Apple's mini festival taking place this weekend in Whelans: All week I'm going to highlight why you should make it to at least one of the three gigs above: Here's the new video from Thursday's headliners Miracle Bell for the single 'Light, Shape, Sound': http://clockworkapplepresents. wordpress.com/

Baltimore rockers J. Roddy Walston And The Business begin the last two weeks of their month-long Philly residency at the North Star Bar tomorrow night (Thursday, May 5th). We asked J. Roddy to tell us about some of his favorite bands and songs by sending us some videos and some commentary. 1) Little Richard, "Lucille": Where it all began: Rock, punk, and white people trying to dance to rhythm-based music. Little Richard is the epicenter of everything. Watch the video here . 2) Sam & Dave, [...]

Straight fom the Penrose website : "The NO EXCUSES Summer Series is your summer party destination. On the first Saturday of every month June through September, Penrose and WXPN will be bringing you a raucous engagement featuring Philly's best in live music... To reiterate: on the first Saturday of every month, during the summer of 2011, Penrose+WXPN+DangerDangerGalle ry will be bringing the fun." Penrose performs with Toy Soldiers and Conversations with Enemies ! at 9 p.m. [...]