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March 3, 2013 | 1:30 PM | By

The Week’s Best MP3s, incl. Jamie Lidell, Waxahatchee, Helado Negro

05302012_jamielidellJamie Lidell helped us kick off a new feature called XPN’s Gotta Hear Song of the Week with his funky number “Do Yourself a Faver.”  The British electro-soul musician / producer released a self-titled album in mid-February and will be in town on April 14th for a show at Union Transfer with Empress Of and Ludwig Persik.  Tickets and information can be found here.  Download “Do Yourself a Faver” in exchange for your email address below.

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FILED UNDER: Artists, Downloads, Recordings, Helado Negro, Jamie Lidell, Lantern, Sera Cahoone, waxahatchee, Zach Hurd
February 27, 2013 | 1:15 PM | By

Download a rockabilly rager from Lantern called “Mr. Mars” (playing upstairs at Kung Fu Necktie on 3/28)

Lantern’s Emily Robb on bass and David Fishkin on sax | Photo by Rachel Barrish for The Deli

If you caught Philly’s Lantern at Underground Arts a few weeks back, you might have noticed a distinctly different vibe. The bluesy garage-rock trio was augmented by a fourth player, David Fishkin on saxaphone, and his rambunctious solos and staccato commentary added a lively rockabilly feel to this ever-evolving powerhouse’s sound. You can hear that captured nicely on “Mr. Mars,” a new song the band released today as it prepares to head out on the road for its South by Southwest tour. The song will appear on a 7″ the band will be releasing this summer, a precursor to the full-length they recorded last fall with Jeff Ziegler; the LP will be out this spring on Louisville label Sophomore Lounge. Download “Mr. Mars” below, see the band’s tour dates after the jump. Looks like they’ll be back in town on March 28th for an upstairs show at Kung Fu Necktie.

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FILED UNDER: Artists, Concert Previews, Downloads, Events, News, Recordings, Lantern
February 15, 2013 | 9:46 AM | By

Tonight’s Concert Picks: Chill Moody at The Blockley, Pissed Jeans at Underground Arts, Goodnight Texas at Kung Fu Necktie

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.

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FILED UNDER: Artists, Concert Previews, Events, Scene, August John Lutz II, Beano, Chill Moody, Goodnight Texas, Hank McCoy, Kung Fu Necktie, Lantern, Leather, Pissed Jeans, The Blockley, Toy Soldiers, Underground Arts
January 20, 2013 | 5:30 PM | By

Stacked local bill thrashes out with Lantern, Dong Johnson, Amanda X (photos, review)

Johnny Brenda’s hosted an all local show Thursday featuring Lantern, Dong Johnson and Amanda X. Musically it ranged from proto-punk to dirty blues rock to hardcore and post-punk. But the energy was consistent throughout.

Lantern opened with “Out of Our Heads” from last year’s Dream Mine. Lead singer and guitarist Zachary Devereux Fairbrother asked “Is anybody out there?” with a throaty rebel yell and got an increasingly affirmative answer back from the crowd as their set continued. His and bassist Emily Robb joked mid-set how “Thursday is boss night.” (Apparently that’s who was out there in the crowd.) Continue reading →

FILED UNDER: Artists, Concert Photos + Videos, Concert Reviews, Events, Amanda X, Dong Johnson, Johnny Brenda's, Lantern
January 17, 2013 | 8:30 AM | By

Tonight’s Concert Picks: Lantern at Johnny Brenda’s, Black Prairie at MilkBoy, Blonde Redhead at Union Transfer, XPN Welcomes David Johansen of New York Dolls to World Cafe Live, XPN Welcomes Rhett Miller to The Abbey Bar

Local rock ‘n’ roll trio Lantern headline Johnny Brenda’s tonight.  Self-described as “proto-biker-punk-blues,” the one thing that will strike any listener upon diving into 2012′s Dream Mine EP (Bathetic) for the first time is the sheer amount of blown-out fuzz and noise that distorts the classically punk vocals of front-man Zachary Devereux Fairbrother.  Citing influences as surprising as early folk and blues and as obvious as early rock ‘n’ roll and ’60s-’70s punk, Lantern’s music is a combustion of nitty gritty Americana.  Tickets and information for tonight’s 21+ show with Dong Johnson and Amanda X can be found here.  Below, watch the video for “Train Song.”

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FILED UNDER: Artists, Concert Previews, Events, Scene, Amanda X, Black Prairie, Blonde Redhead, David Johansen, Dong Johnson, Exitmusic, John Wesley Harding, Johnny Brenda's, Lantern, Milkboy, Rhett Miller, The Abbey Bar, Union Transfer, World Cafe Live
August 16, 2012 | 11:25 AM | By

Lantern documents their Rust Belt tour; releases dates for Fall East Coast tour

Photo by Kyle Costill

Local grunge punks Lantern took a brief tour through America’s Rust Belt earlier this summer, visiting towns like Chicago and the Cleve with stops in a couple Canadian cities to boot. They documented their tour in a short video posted to their tumblr today. The band was touring on the heels of their latest album, the dystopic Dream Mine, released in May. Lantern will be heading out for an East Coast tour later this fall, the details of which you can check out here. Below, watch the video of their summer tour.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yzgSJovJkI&feature=player_embedded

FILED UNDER: Artists, News, Lantern
July 11, 2012 | 9:13 AM | By

Tonight’s Concert Picks: WXPN welcomes Mike Doughty w/ Griz, Alberta Cross, He’s My Brother She’s My Sister, and Lantern

Mike Doughty recently released his new album The Question Jar Show, a two disc collection of 28 live recordings from his Question Jar tour in 2009. Also, earlier this spring he began releasing a song a week for 32 weeks to his fans from his subscription based album, Lo-Fi Lodge. Doughty plays tonight at Haddon Lake Park in Camden with special guest, Griz. The show begins at 7:30 PM and is totally FREE!

R5 Productions presents Alberta Cross tonight at Johnny Brenda’s in support of their new album, Songs of Patience; an album title with literal meaning to the process of its creation. Opening acts include Everest, Aaron Lee Tasjan, and Mach 22. Tickets to this 21+ show are $12, show begins at 9PM.

The five-piece group, He’s My Brother She’s My Sister play tonight at World Cafe Live (Upstairs) at 8PM. This band is full of country rock intuition with a surge of fixated pop melodies. Check out their single “Escape Tonight” and download it for free below. Get your tickets to the all ages show here.

Last but not least, Philadelphia rock ‘n rollers, Lantern play tonight with fellow city friends, Dong Johnson and Streetwalkers at Kung Fu Necktie. This 21+ show is $8 and starts at 8PM, you can snag your tickets here.

FILED UNDER: Artists, Concert Previews, Events, Alberta Cross, Dong Johnson, Everest, Griz, Haddon Lake Park, He's My Brother She's My Sister, Johnny Brenda's, Kung Fu Necktie, Lantern, Mike Doughty, Streetwalkers, World Cafe Live