Punk-rooted Philly five-piece Restorations are among the bands playing the Philly Beergasm, a charity concert at Yards Brewery to benefit local hunger relief organization Philabundance. The music-and-brews themed event on March 28th will bring together local breweries, like the folks from Ambler’s Forest and Main, with local and regional musicians. Along with Restorations – who are about to drop their killer LP2 on SideOneDummy Records – the bill features Two Cities, an alt-punk duo whose Little Ghosts EP was recorded with local hardcore superproducer Wil Yip, and New York folk-influenced rockers The End of America. Tickets to the 21+ event are available at the Philly Beergasm website. Below, listen to music from each of the bands on the bill.
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