Nightlands celebrate the release of Oak Island tonight at Kung Fu Necktie.  Dave Hartley spent the brief quiet moments between touring and recording with The War on Drugs over the last few years concocting the many layers of his latest solo effort, out last week on Secretly Canadian.  In an interview with The Key’s Kate Bracaglia, Hartley noted that Island is “an evolution” from his Nightlands debut Forget the Manta and describes it as “more confident.”  Tickets and information for tonight’s 21+ show with Jon Barthmus (Sun Airway) and Scott Churchman (Ape School) can be found here.  Below, watch the sci-fi themed video for “I Fell In Love With a Feeling.”

Upstairs at Kung Fu Necktie, local indie quartet Catnaps will celebrate the impending release of their Shuteye EP (out January 29th).   The fuzzy pop / punk band took their sound in a new direction with last year’s Boys Drool, channeling a fusion of The Shangri Las and Vivian Girls on the follow-up to 2011′s debut Why Don’t You Whisper? A few weeks ago The Key premiered the video for Catnaps latest single “Cherry Lips,” which sees the band adding a sci-fi / electronic element to their sound and a cute music video just in time for Valentine’s Day.  Tickets and information for tonight’s 21+ show with Roof Doctor, Incorporated Village of Ghost and Oh Bree can be found here.  Watch the video for “Cherry Lips” below.

Also at Kung Fu Necktie tonight, Ladyfest will hold its first benefit show in conjunction with Sugar Town‘s 12th Anniversary.  The activism, arts & music festival will return to Philadelphia for the first time in 10 years this summer.  Hosted by local comedienne Juliet Hope Wayne, the event will include sets by Radiator Hospital, Bike Crash and Batty.  Tickets and information for the 21+ event can be found here.  Below, stream “Andy Griffith” from Radiator Hospital’s Some Distant Moon.

XPN welcomes Garland Jeffreys to The Sellersville Theater.  The Brooklyn musician will perform 1981′s Escape Artist in its entirety with his band, including classic fan favorites “Mystery Kids” and “Christine” alongside his cover of ? and the Mysterians “96 Tears.”  Though this is a retrospective evening, Jeffreys has continued to release critically acclaimed material over the course of his career, most recently with 2011′s The King of In Between.  Tickets and information for tonight’s show can be found here.  Below, watch the video for “Modern Lovers” from Escape Artist.

Trevor Gordon Hall will play a Hurricane Sandy benefit at MilkBoy tonight

More efforts for Hurricane Sandy relief are popping up in the tri-state region this weekend, beginning with a show headlined by none other than Shakey himself. Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Trey Anastasio of Phish, and Everest have collaboratively organized a benefit show at The Borgata in Atlantic City for this evening. Proceeds from tonight’s show will be directed to the American Red Cross Hurricane Sandy Relief effort, which you can contribute to here. Anastasio, who formerly lived in Pronceton, will be performing a special acoustic set for tonight’s benefit. General admission tickets for the all-ages benefit are available at our concert calendar here; the concert starts at 8. Below, check out Anastasio’s Acoustic Barn performance of “Time Turns Elastic.”

In case you aren’t able to hit up AC tonight, Milkboy Philly is also hosting a Hurricane Sandy Relief show with headliners Christie Lenee and Trevor Gordon Hall. Opening acts include blues artist Brian LaPann of 61 North with Casey Alvarez and vintage country act No Good Sister. The 21+ event is set to kick off around 8; you can find more tickets and information here.

Also at Milkboy Philly on Friday night, Thee Idea Men and Restore The Shore have organized a PHILLYANTHROPY concert which will also benefit victims of Hurricane Sandy. Thee Idea Men will be performing with local acts Ill Doots, OhBree and Lucy Stone, whose fresh three-track EP Would You? can be downloaded for free here. Tickets to the 21+ event can be found here. Below, watch BITBY.tv’s video of Thee Idea Men performing “She’s Got The Wand” from their May album, Getcho Groo Von.

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