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May 10, 2013 | 9:30 AM | By

Tonight’s Concert Picks: Colin Stetson at World Cafe Live, Vacationer at Underground Arts, Amy Helm at Arden Gild Hall

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You know boundary-pushing sax player Colin Stetson, even if you don’t realize it. As a performer, he’s best known as a player with Bon Iver and Arcade Fire; as a studio musician, he’s sat in with Tom Waits, Godspeed You! Black Emperor and countless others. His latest solo record, New History Warfare Vol. 3: To See More Light, came out last week, and tonight he plays World Cafe Live on tour in support of it. The all-ages show with Sarah Neufield begins at 7:00 p.m., tickets are available here. Below, watch the music video for “In Mirrors” + “And In Truth.”

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FILED UNDER: Artists, Concert Previews, Events, Amy Helm, Arden Gild Hall, Colin Stetson, Underground Arts, Vacationer, World Cafe Live
April 6, 2013 | 10:21 AM | By

Tonight’s Concert Picks: XPN Welcomes The Spinto Band with Buried Beds to the Arden Gild Hall, Joshua James at The Tin Angel, Acres of Diamonds at Ortlieb’s, St. James & The Apostles at Johnny Brenda’s

SpintoXPN welcomes The Spinto Band and Buried Beds to the Arden Gild Hall tonight.  Taking album-release celebrations back to their home state of Delaware, The Spinto Band will perform new favorites from this year’s Cool Cocoon LP.  The peppy-but-deep five-piece will be joined by Philadelphia favorites Buried Beds, a local five-piece indie pop outfit whose most recent release was a film/EP called Small Stories.  Tickets and information for the all-ages show in Arden, DE can be found here.  Watch The Spinto Band’s video for “What I Love” below.

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FILED UNDER: Artists, Concert Previews, Events, Scene, Acres of Diamonds, Arden Gild Hall, Bueno and the Goods, Buried Beds, Isaac Russell, Johnny Brenda's, Joshua James, Midwestern Exposure, Ortlieb's Lounge, St. James & the Apostles, The GTVs, The Original Sins, The Spinto Band, Tin Angel
February 9, 2013 | 11:02 AM | By

Tonight’s Concert Picks: Hilly Eye and Attia Taylor at the First Unitarian Church Side Chapel, Vacationer at Underground Arts, Shorty Boy Boy at MilkBoy, Free Energy and Bleeding Rainbow at Arden Gild Hall, Ape School and The Interest Group at Johnny Brenda’s

Titus Andronicus off-shoot Hilly Eye play the First Unitarian Church Side Chapel tonight with Attia Taylor.  Hilly Eye, the new Brooklyn-based duo project of drummer / vocalist Catherine Tung and guitarist / vocalist Amy Klein, have made fast moves in their short time as a band.  They released their first EP in 2010, followed by a 7″ on Don Giovanni last year and this year’s subsequent full-length Reasons to Live.  Pulling from the avant-noise tapestry of Lightning Bolt, Sonic Youth and the 90s “riot grrl” movement, Hilly Eye focus on transcendence both in their message and their sound with breathy vocals set against a backdrop of angular, heavy arrangements.  Tonight they play with Philly-to-Brooklyn transplant Attia Taylor, who just shared a few cuts from her upcoming album Luxurious Corners.  Tickets and information for the all-ages show can be found here.  Below, watch Hilly Eye perform “Amnesia” at 285 Kent in Brooklyn.

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FILED UNDER: Artists, Concert Previews, Events, Scene, Ape School, Arden Gild Hall, Attia Taylor, Bleeding Rainbow, Cruiser, First Unitarian Church, Free Energy, Hilly Eye, Johnny Brenda's, Milkboy, Ramona Falls, Robert Delong, Seamus Browning, Shorty Boy Boy, The Interest Group, The Quelle Source, Underground Arts, Vacationer
February 8, 2013 | 5:20 PM | By

Free Energy provided the rock n’ roll on a rainy day (photos, audio, setlist)

Philly pop-rock heroes Free Energy dashed away today’s grey skies and rainy afternoon with a loud and lively performance that drew from their self-released new LP Love Sign as well as their 2009 debut Stuck on Nothing. The band plays the Arden Gild Hall tomorrow with Bleeding Rainbow opening; tickets and information on the show are available here. Check out photos of today’s performance in the gallery above; read the setlist below; and listen to Free Energy’s performance in its entirety here (via the WXPN media player). Continue reading →

FILED UNDER: Artists, Concert Previews, Events, News, Recordings, Arden Gild Hall, Free Energy, World Cafe Live
February 2, 2013 | 10:01 AM | By

Tonight’s Concert Picks: DRGN King at PhilaMOCA, The Great Unknown at Johnny Brenda’s, XPN Welcomes Martin Sexton to The Landis Theater, Nightlands at Arden Gild Hall

Philly’s DRGN King are celebrating the release of Paragraph Nights tonight at PhilaMOCA.  The full-length debut from the psychedelic power pop outfit was released through Bar / None Records on January 22nd and runs the gamut of infectiously good songwriting from the slick “Holy Ghost” to the party-ready “Wild Night.”  More information for the all-ages show with Dangerous Ponies, Walking Shapes and Idle Idols can be found here.  Stream Paragraph Nights here and watch DRGN King’s Dominic Angelella perform a solo, stripped-down version of “Holy Ghost” at Sofar Sounds from last weekend below.

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FILED UNDER: Artists, Concert Previews, Events, Scene, Ali Wadsworth, Arden Gild Hall, Dangerous Ponies, DRGN King, Idle Idols, Johnny Brenda's, KC Jones, Landis Theater, Martin Sexton, Nightlands, PhilaMOCA, School of Seven Bells, The Alternate Routes, The Great Unknown, Walking Shapes
December 26, 2012 | 9:35 AM | By

Tonight’s Concert Picks: Sandy Benefit Showcase at the Tin Angel, The Spring Standards at Arden Guild Hall

It’s still the season of giving and what could be better than giving back with the gift of music? Tonight the Tin Angel is hosting a showcase to benefit the Hurricane Sandy victims of Union Beach. The line-up features a myriad of local performers like Foxhound, The Doublewides, Suzie Brown, Joey Sweeney as well as other surprise acts. Performances tonight kick off at 8; tickets for the 21+ show can be found on our concert calendar here. Below, watch a video of Foxhound performing at Studio 34 recently.

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FILED UNDER: Concert Previews, Events, Arden Gild Hall, Foxhound, Hurricane Sandy Benefit, Joey Sweeney, Suzie Brown, The Doublewides, The Spring Standards, The Tin Angel
December 15, 2012 | 10:52 AM | By

Tonight’s Concert Picks: XPN Welcomes Strand of Oaks with Buried Beds and Little Big League to Johnny Brenda’s, Concrete Blonde at World Cafe Live, Ape School at Kung Fu Necktie, XPN Welcomes Shawn Colvin to The Landis Theater, XPN Welcomes Jane Siberry to The Arden Gild Hall

XPN welcomes Strand of Oaks to Johnny Brenda’s tonight for his first headlining Philadelphia show.  The stage name of local bearded guy Tim Showalter, Strand of Oaks is a vehicle for storytelling and yarn-spinning that has taken Showalter through the darker days of his life and into the better-lit year of 2012; this year saw the release of Strand of Oaks’ third full-length Dark Shores and a tour with Swedish one-man-show The Tallest Man on Earth.  Also playing tonight are local acts Buried Beds and Little Big League.  Tickets and information for the 21+ show are available here.  Below, watch a live video of Showalter and band performing the title track from Dark Shores.

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FILED UNDER: Artists, Concert Previews, Events, Scene, Ape School, Arden Gild Hall, Buried Beds, Concrete Blonde, Jane Siberry, Jim Bianco, Johnny Brenda's, Kung Fu Necktie, Landis Theater, Leverage Models, Little Big League, Shawn Colvin, Strand Of Oaks, The Caribbean, The Royal You, World Cafe Live