Arrah and the Ferns play PhilaMOCA tonight. The concert will act as both the band's album release show for Make Your Mind as well as its final show before going on hiatus. Formed in 2005 in Muncie, Indiana, the country / indie rock band has been a staple of the local show circuit for the last few years after settling down in Philadelphia in 2010. They stopped by for a Key Studio Video Session last year - check it out below. Tickets and information for tonight's show with Pretty & Nice , [...]
Japanese Guy perform at PhilaMOCA tonight. The less-talked about side project of a Fleet Foxes member, Japanese Guy is the experimental / noise endeavor of Skyler Skjelset with Andrew J.S. and Chris Icasiano. The trio released their self-titled debut in January of this year after recording the 8 song album in northwestern Washington last spring. They'll be joined by the local avant-garde / experimental projects of Nick Millevoi and Air is Human ; tickets and information can be found here . Below, watch Japanese Guy perorm "Glass Cave" and an untitled [...]
Nashville duo JEFF the Brotherhood raged through Kung Fu Necktie like a hurricane last night, leaving nothing but scorched eardrums and satiated fans in their wake. The show marked the first of a two-show mini-residency that continues tonight at 8 pm. It was an epic night for JEFF fans, as the band—who for the past ten years has toured as a duo—debuted their expanded line-up for Philly, playing half their set as a two-piece, and half as a quartet. Early numbers were brash, rash, and frenzied, as the band tore through songs with abandon—while later ones [...]
JEFF the Brotherhood kick off a two-night stand at Kung Fu Necktie tonight. The Nashville band of brothers Jake and Jamin Orrall got the music bug from their father, who has written / produced for Taylor Swift and Reba McEntire. The younger Orralls' brand of music couldn't be much further from that of Swift's though - with a raucous live show and a sound that inevitably finds itself described as grungy, scuzzy and sludgy, JEFF the Brotherhood attract attention through a barrage of loud and distorted but equally quirky and endearing rock songs on their latest [...]
Photo by Bo Hakala The rapper/spoken word artist Dessa (of midwest collective Doomtree ) will be performing at Sellersville Theater tonight with Philly hip-hop artist Kuf Knotz . Dessa is celebrating her newest album Parts of Speech , released on Doomtree Records. For more information on Dessa, check out a piece from The Key here . Alongside Dessa will be Philly native hip-hop artist Kuf Knotz, who blends elements of blues, rock, and other genres with his hip-hip. Tickets and information for the all ages [...]
Here's one to crank the headphones to on this Monday morning. Philly goth-punks Psychic Teens are readying their sophomore album COME for an August 13 release on local hardcore label SRA Records , and this weekend dropped a stormy teaser track onto Soundcloud. "RIP" is a torrent of percussion and fuzzed-out noise, with singer Larry Ragone's Christian Death-inflicted baritone bubbling to the surface. Give a listen below, and catch the band in concert (earplugs are not a bad idea) tomorrow night at Kung Fu Necktie with No Joy and Cassavetes.
About a week ago we posted about a new Philly band, The Cloth . They had released a couple songs digitally, which are awesome; however, we’ve since acquired a physical copy which has three more great tracks on it, and now we want everyone to get to know this band. Word on the street is that they are killer live, and they play extremely loud, making the upstairs at Kung Fu Necktie an ideal stage. They will be playing there tonight, along with APE!, Tile, and Killer of Sheep (PGH). Show starts at 8pm and the cover is $8. [...]
Oakland-based band Faun Fables will bring their eccentric and folk-driven tunes to Kung Fu Necktie on Thursday May 16th. Faun Fables is the musical project of Dawn McCarthy, who was inspired to write songs after leaving New York and traveling ... Read More
The underground kings of Nashville garage rock are back with a new track for a compilation EP called Garage Swim in partnership with Adult Swim and Dr. Pepper. JEFF the Brotherhood get dark and sludgy on the guitar-slaying "Melting Place," which be included on the free EP released through Williams Street Records on May 6th alongside offerings from Thee Oh Sees , King Tuff and more. JEFF the Brotherhood will be in town for two shows at Kung Fu Necktie on May 16 and May 17; tickets and information [...]
Saturday, May 4: Brooklyn-via-Texas upstart punks Parquet Courts will be joined by Scott & Charlene's Wedding , Amanda X , and Household for a special $10-only all-ages show at the PhilaMOCA . It's a return performance for the band, which has been on the road since October after earning some love for the Light Up Gold LP, after performing at Kung Fu Necktie in mid-January. Noisey recently followed the band on the tour, filming stops at Monterrey's Festival Nrmal and SXSW. [...]
Oxfordian folk / pop group Stornoway headline Kung Fu Neckti e tonight. Following up their 2010 debut Beachcomber's Windowsill , the academically-minded quartet (led by an ornithologist) released Tales from Terra Firma earlier this month. Field Report continue to tour in support of last year's self-titled debut. Tickets and information for tonight's 21+ show can be found here . Watch Stornoway's video for "Knock Me On the Head" below. Several local musicians come together at The Blockley tonight for a concert benefiting Lentil Fest. [...]
After posting on Facebook about their arrival to Philadelphia earlier this morning, Oxford's Stornoway shared the new video for "The Bigger Picture." The song comes from the folk / pop band's latest Tales From Terra Firma LP and the video depicts sweeping landscape shots and photographs taken from The Evacuation of St. Kilda , courtesy of The National Library of Scotland. St. Kilda is the outermost island group in the Scottish Outer Hebrides, which also lays claim to Stornoway's namesake town. Tickets and information for the band's show at [...]
London's Still Corners take a visual approach to their music, citing old films as influences and using projections during live performances to enhance the sensory stimulation of the already-cinematic compositions on their 2011 debut Creatures of an Hour . The duo's upcoming sophomore effort Strange Pleasures is equally cinematic, with its languid 80s synth / dream pop expressions. Stream Strange Pleasures in its entirety via Pitchfork Advance here . Still Corners play Kung Fu Necktie on June 13th; tickets and information can be found here . Below, [...]
Field Report stopped by Dollhouse Studios in Savannah, Georgia recently while at the Savannah Stopover Music Festival . The Wisconsin folk group recorded alternate versions of album favorites "I Am Not Waiting Anymore" and "Fergus Falls" in addition to previewing a new song called "40/40." Field Report will open for Stornoway at Kung Fu Necktie this Thursday, May 2nd. Tickets and information for the 21+ can be found here . Stream "40/403 below and listen to the full session here .
In conjunction with Philly Tech Week , WXPN and Little Giant Media present The Intersection of Music and Technology at Underground Arts . The free event will feature live performances by Lushlife (pictured), Khari Mateen and POW POW ( Chris Powell of Man Man ), DJ sets by DJ PHSH and Making Time's Dave Pianka and a panel discussion / Q&A with Questlove and XPN's Bruce Warren. More information for free 21+ event can be found here . Below, watch Lushlife's video for "Magnolia." At [...]
Wisconsin's Field Report have been added as support to Stornoway 's Kung Fu Necktie show, bringing the folk project of Chris Porterfield back to Philadelphia in support of their 2012 debut album. Tickets and information for the 21+ show on Thursday, May 2nd are available here . Listen back to Field Report's appearance on World Cafe here and watch their Out Of Town Films video for "Fergus Falls" below, recorded during last year's XPoNential Music Festival.
Experience the Key Studio Sessions live tonight at Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. The free event will showcase three of the Philadelphia area's top acts: folk-rockers and two-time Tri-State Indie Award winners New Sweden, vocal powerhouse and in-demand collaborator Ali Wadsworth and local man-about-town Joey Sweeney with his new band The Long Hair Arkestra. Admission ... Continue reading
After a relatively ambitious runs of narrative / conceptual albums, Philly art rockers The Chairman Dances returned this week with a more streamlined release - which, for them, means something like a short story. The new EP Michael and the Prophetess, available as a free download, is "a song cycle steeped in biblical language and ... Continue reading
I first heard Philly by-way-of-Jersey heavy psychedelic four-piece Ruby The Hatchet back in September while I was holed up in my house, watching the winds of Hurricane Sandy (er, excuse me, Post-Tropical Cyclone Sandy) spew sheets of rain on my porch and blow large branches down my block. The music fit the scene outside - ... Continue reading
British performer Jamie Lidell will be at Union Transfer tonight. Over his six-album career, Lidell has worked with Beck, Feist and Simian Mobile Disco. Lidell is currently touring in support of his recent self-titled Warp Records release, which sees the soul singer adopt a more electronic dance vibe instead of his usual R&B tinged soul ... Continue reading
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