The latest edition of our Key Studio Sessions compilations is out today – now streamable and downloadable from Soundcloud! Check out this year’s in-studio appearances with The Key Studio Sessions Vol. 7, including the down-tempo folk stylings of Waxahatchee, the thrashing punk of Pissed Jeans and the all-out rock jams of Ruby the Hatchet. Thanks to production assistants Fred Knittel, Madeleine Lesperance, and Dan Malloy as well as photographers Rachel Del Sordo and Kate McCann, and videographers The Angry Mountain, HotBox Studios and Out of Town Films for sharing their work.
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Watch By Surprise’s new “Criteria” video (playing Girard Hall on 3/8)
South Jersey emo foursome By Surprise premiered a new video for their single “Criteria” on If You Make It this morning. The playful and surreal clip follows singer-guitarist Pat Gartlind as he wanders from home to the office, with his bandmates Rob Wilcox, Devin Carr and Dan Saraceni (pictured above) standing in as his furniture and household appliances. Says Wilcox:
The video was a lot of fun for us. Granted, we try to not take ourselves too seriously, and I think we managed to uphold that standard while still doing the song justice. Pat and his fiancé actually own the house together, so it made recreating his morning routine all the more fun, and for the most part, pretty accurate.
Keep your eyes peeled for an Everyone Everywhere Cup O’ Joe in the video, which you can watch below, and catch By Surprise in concert next Friday, March 8th, when they play Girard Hall with Nicknames, Sparrows, Secret Plot to Destroy the Universe and Pocket.
The Week’s Best MP3 Downloads, incl. Caitlin Rose, Arctic Splash, Rev. John Wilkins
Pissed Jeans sure know how to make the most of two and a half minutes. The first single from the local band’s upcoming Honeys LP is called “Cathouse,” and it’s a relentless punk jam with a killer shred explosion two minutes in. Honeys will be out on Sub Pop on February 12th, with a record release show at Underground Arts on February 15th. Tickets and information for the 21+ show can be found here. Download the song via Soundcloud here. Continue reading
Tonight’s Concert Picks: The National Rifle at Johnny Brenda’s, Everyone Everywhere at The Barbary, The Weeks at MilkBoy, JD Malone at Burlap and Bean, XPN Welcomes Lee Fields & The Expressions to World Cafe Live
With an album release a mere two weeks away, The National Rifle headline Johnny Brenda’s tonight. Almost Endless will be the Philly band’s first full-length, following up four EPs that span a seven year career. With glam rock vocals, spacey synths and a pulsing bass line, The Nationals Rifle’s new recordings move the quartet away from the punk vibes of their previous releases and into the world of Bowie and M83 dipped in dream pop. Tickets and information for tonight’s 21+ show with The New Connection and Crills Wilson can be found here. Below, stream “Glass Line” from Almost Endless.
Double Booked: Everyone Everywhere vs. Matt Pryor and James Dewees
It is a problem that has plagued modern society. It has jolted you out of your sleep in worry and cold sweats. It has left you crippled with regret. It can literally ruin your night. It is the dreaded double booking. Two potentially dope concerts, one potentially dope night. Here on Double Booked, we’ll help make your decision easier by breaking down the two shows by category, and deciding which reigns supreme. Let’s do this.
This week we pit young guns Everyone Everywhere and their merry bunch of hooligans, who play at The Barbary tomorrow, against old emo fogies Matt Pryor (of The Get Up Kids and The New Amsterdams) and James Dewees (formerly of The Get Up Kids and Reggie And The Full Effect), who play North Star Bar. Who will reign supreme? Read and find out. Continue reading
The Week So Far: 12 must-read stories on The Key

Birdie Busch‘s latest LP, Birdie Busch and The Greatest Night, gets profiled in Unlocked [link]
World Cafe‘s Sense of Place series explores the musical heritage of Memphis [link]
Philly synth-poppers Vacationer announce a monthly music showcase at Underground Arts [link]
Gracie releases a free download and EP details [link]
Emo four-piece Everyone Everywhere records a Key Studio Session [link]
My Morning Jacket’s Jim James announces a solo appearance at Johnny Brenda’s [link]
Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic gives Bleeding Rainbow a shoutout via Twitter [link]
Catnaps premier a playful new music video for “Cherry Lips” [link]
Shorty Boy-Boy also premiers a video for the ultra-catchy “Closer” [link]
Download a song from Kurt Vile‘s reissued Hunchback EP [link]
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds release a lyric video for “Jubilee Street” [link]
Brooklyn singer-songwriter Jason Myles Gross appears in a Folkadelphia session [link]
The Key Studio Sessions: Everyone Everywhere
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Photo by Madeleine Lesperance
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