The Key » August John Lutz II http://thekey.xpn.org Discover Philly's Best Local Music Sat, 18 May 2013 03:04:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Copyright WXPN, The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania Watch Caitlin Rose perform “Only a Clown” off of her new LP The Stand In (playing MilkBoy on 4/3) http://thekey.xpn.org/2013/03/15/watch-caitlin-rose-perform-only-a-clown-off-of-her-new-lp-the-stand-in-playing-milkboy-on-43/ http://thekey.xpn.org/2013/03/15/watch-caitlin-rose-perform-only-a-clown-off-of-her-new-lp-the-stand-in-playing-milkboy-on-43/#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:35:58 +0000 Julie Miller http://thekey.xpn.org/?p=72173 CRoseNashville singer-songwriter Caitlin Rose got back from an overseas tour just in time to release her sophomore record The Stand In via ATO last week.  Carrying the torch from her 2011 debut, The Stand In showcases Rose’s knack for writing personal, confessional style songs that are catchy and relateable, highlighting the melting pot of genres in the Nashville music scene.  Lead single “I Was Cruel” was featured as a My Morning Download in January (grab a copy here).  Tickets and information for Caitlin Rose’s 21+ show with Andrew Combs and August John Lutz II at MilkBoy can be found here.  Watch Rose perform “Only a Clown” live in Bristol, UK below.

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Photo by Ricky Codio | rickycodio.com

After celebrating the release of his RFM LP with a sold-out crowd at The TLA a couple of months ago, local hip hop artist Chill Moody comes to The Blockley for another celebration – this time a celebration of love.  Moody will team up once again with Beano and Hank McCoy to perform the last installment in their Valentine’s Day mixtape Who Do You Love? in its entirety.  Tickets and information for the 21+ show can be found here.  Below, watch them perform a track from the mixtape live in Love Park.

Local hardcore punk buddies Pissed Jeans celebrate the release of their third LP Honeys tonight at Underground Arts.  The Key featured the Sub Pop band in this week’s Studio Session and it is quite the nihilistic rager (though the bandmates are extremely friendly people in real life).  With all four Pissed Jeans members holding down full-time jobs and families, Honeys comes four years after their last effort; read more about what went on during those years here.  Tickets and information for tonight’s 21+ show with Leather and Lantern can be found here.  Watch the video for “Bathroom Laughter” below and check out their Key Studio Session here.

Goodnight, Texas play Kung Fu Necktie tonight for The Swollen Fox‘s showcase. Described as a “transcontinental garage Appalachian collaboration,” Goodnight, Texas combines the musical talents of Patrick Dyer Wolf and Avi Vincour (The Stone Foxes).  The two met in San Francisco and started a long distance musical partnership that is geographically marked in the center by a town called Goodnight in Texas.  The band’s sound crosses the vast expanse of the country as well, blending dusty western ballads with southern folk instrumentation.  Tickets and information for tonight’s 21+ show with Toy Soldiers and August John Lutz II (The Levee Drivers) can be found here.  Watch Goodnight, Texas perform “I’m Going to Work on Maggie’s Farm Forever” below and get a free download of “Jesse Got Trapped in a Coal Mine.”

Also happening:
Pop-rappers Moosh & Twist make up for a cut-short First Unitarian show by headlining Union Transfer. XPN Welcomes singer-songwriter Mike Doughty The Abbey in Harrisburg, as well as other events during the Millennium Music Conference. And XPN Welcomes the Northern Liberties Winter Music Festival at The Fire.

]]> http://thekey.xpn.org/2013/02/15/tonights-concert-picks-chill-moody-at-the-blockley-pissed-jeans-at-underground-arts-goodnight-texas-at-kung-fu-necktie-moosh-amp-twist-at-union-transfer/feed/ 0 Just Announced: The Swollen Fox presents Toy Soldiers with Goodnight, Texas and August John Lutz II at Kung Fu Necktie on 2/15 http://thekey.xpn.org/2012/12/27/just-announced-the-swollen-fox-presents-toy-soldiers-with-goodnight-texas-and-august-john-lutz-ii-at-kung-fu-necktie-on-215/ http://thekey.xpn.org/2012/12/27/just-announced-the-swollen-fox-presents-toy-soldiers-with-goodnight-texas-and-august-john-lutz-ii-at-kung-fu-necktie-on-215/#comments Thu, 27 Dec 2012 18:18:02 +0000 John Vettese http://thekey.xpn.org/?p=63893 Our friends at The Swollen Fox just announced their latest showcase concert, which brings Philly roots-blues five piece Toy Soldiers to Kung Fu Necktie on February 15. The band its gearing up to release its Bill Moriarty-produced sophomore album The Maybe Boys in the spring, and plans to showcase a healthy selection of new material in the set. Also on the bill is the gritty North Carolina-based folk duo Goodnight Texas, as well as a solo appearance from August John Lutz II from The Levee Drivers. Tickets to the show are $10 in advance, $15 at the door; more information is available here. Below, check out a selection of videos from each act.

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