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April 12, 2013 | 8:30 AM | By

Awesome Record Store Day event alert: Philebrity and AKA Music present Restorations, Bridge Underwater, Heyward Howkins and Mikele Edwards on Saturday, April 20

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Record Store Day is Saturday, April 20th. Started in 2007, RSD brings together independent brick and mortar record stores and musicians to celebrate music and to offer some amazing special releases. Locally, many stores are participating, including A.K.A. Music, who are teaming up with Philebrity, for an event from 1PM-5PM featuring performances from Restorations, Heyward Howkins, Mikele Edwards, and Bridge Underwater. Below, sample some of the goods, including a free download of a “Kind Of Comfort” by Restorations, which we offered as part of our recent Unlocked series on the band. Go here for a list of participating stores in your area.

FILED UNDER: Artists, Events, Scene, A.K.A. Music, Bridge Underwater, Heyward Howkins, Mikele Edwards, Philebrity, Record Store Day, Restorations
February 14, 2013 | 9:30 AM | By

Tonight’s Concert Picks: Turning Violet Violet at Kung Fu Necktie, Bleeding Rainbow at Johnny Brenda’s, Mary Lattimore at Kung Fu Necktie, Philebrity Valentine’s Day special with Juston Stens at Underground Arts, plus more

Local indie group Turning Violet Violet play Kung Fu Necktie tonight.  The Key Studio Session alums carve out chamber alt-rock songs on the fringe of art-rock that seem bathed in a purple glow, though that might just be residual effects of their band name.  Either way, the songs on Turning Violet Violet’s debut full-length Double Cure are swathe-y, sweeping compositions that strike all the right feelings chords.   Tickets and information for tonight’s 21+ show with TeamMate and Donora can be found here.  Revisit Turning Violet Violet’s Key Session here and watch their video for “Cold Bread” below.

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FILED UNDER: Artists, Concert Previews, Events, Scene, American Babies, BITBY, Blayer Pointdujour, Bleeding Rainbow, Donora, Fred Thomas, Ghost Light, Jeff Zeigler, Joe D'Amico, Joey Sweeney, Johnny Brenda's, Juston Stens and the Get Real Gang, Katie Frank, Kung Fu Necktie, Mary Lattimore, Miz, Morning River Band, Northern Liberties Winter Music Festival, Pet Milk, Philebrity, Ross Bellenoit, Soul Asylum, TeamMate, The Fire, The Fleeting Ends, The Sellersville Theater, The Smithereens, Trummors, Turning Violet Violet, Underground Arts, World Cafe Live
January 29, 2013 | 4:18 PM | By

Why Nothing will make the First Friday crowd wish they packed earplugs (AKA Instore on 2/1)

Photo via http://wearenothing.tumblr.com/

Let’s not mince words here – Philly’s Nothing is loud. Boldy, righteously, circuit-overloadingly load. This is why we love them, this is why A389 Records released their recent Downward Years to Come EP; the Philly band’s blend of punk guitar overdrive and shoegaze-inspired sound-sculpting is equally suited for zoning out or thrashing about. This is also why the crowd that comes to 2nd Street every month looking to see art openings and sip wine might be taken aback by the concert raging this Friday evening inside A.K.A. Music.

For the two-years-and-change anniversary of Philebrity‘s tenure operating out of upstairs office digs at long-standing Old City record shop, Nothing will play an instore set beginning promptly at 7:30. Details can be found here; below, watch a video of Nothing in quieter times, recording their Key Studio Session before Bands in the Backyard cameras and a live studio audience.

FILED UNDER: Artists, Concert Previews, Events, Recordings, A.K.A. Music, Nothing, Philebrity
October 10, 2012 | 2:53 PM | By

885 Greatest Rock Countdown Guest List: Philebrity’s Joey Sweeney shares his greatest rock songs

Photo by John Vettese

As part of this year’s 885 Greatest Rock Songs countdown on WXPN, we asked a number of well-known Philadelphians to share their own picks for the best rock and roll moments of all time. Our six choices for today come from Philebrity Editor (and Arctic Splash frontman) Joey Sweeney.

1. Thin Lizzy – “The Boys Are Back In Town”
2. The Clash – “White Man In Hammersmith Palais”
3. The Rolling Stones – “Plundered My Soul”
4. ZZ Top – “Waitin’ For The Bus”
5. Led Zeppelin – “Rock N Roll”
6. Rod Stewart – “True Blue”

FILED UNDER: Artists, Events, News, 885 Greatest Rock Songs Countdown, Joey Sweeney, Philebrity, WXPN
May 9, 2012 | 9:35 AM | By

Philebrity presents The Music Stage at the Art Star Craft Bazaar this weekend at the Great Plaza at Penn’s Landing


This coming Saturday, May 12th and Sunday, May 13th is the Art Star Craft Bazaar at the Great Plaza at Penn’s Landing. The Bazaar is an outdoor retail art and craft show that is organized & juried by Philadelphia’s Art Star Gallery & Boutique. Over 140 local & national artists will be selling their work along the riverfront at Penn’s Landing. The live music for the day is being curated by Philebrity.com and will include performances from local bands including Oh! Pears, Attia Taylor, City Rain, Market East, Blayer Pointdujour & Rockers Galore and more. The music begins at Noon on Saturday and Sunday; you can check out the complete schedule here. Philebrity has put together a tasty 8 song sampler of bands performing at the Art Star Craft Bazaar that you can listen to below. Go here for more information about the Art Star Craft Bazaar.

FILED UNDER: Artists, Events, Scene, Attia Taylor, Blayer PointduJour and the Rockers Galore, City Rain, Market East, Oh! Pears, Philebrity
July 29, 2011 | 11:46 AM | By

Stream the new Blayer Pointdujour EP being released on the Philebrity Label August 30th

Below, stream the new Blayer Pointdujour Port Au Prince EP coming out on the Philebrity label, honcho’d by Joey Sweeney of Philebrity (and host of Philebrity Radio on XPN2). Blayer and his band Rockers Galore recorded the EP at Milkboy and is being released on August 30th. He performs Thursday, August 25th at Kung Fu Necktie.

Port Au Prince EP by blayerpdj

FILED UNDER: Artists, News, Recordings, Blayer Pointdujour, Philebrity
February 16, 2011 | 1:32 PM | By

Tonight’s Concert Pick: Philebrity’s Joey Sweeney performs his first solo show in five years at XIX

Joey SweeneyBefore Joey Sweeney became the editor and publisher of one of Philadelphia’s most-recognized blogs, he was just another indie-rock dude who played guitar and sang about the many trials and tribulations of being a privileged white male. As far as that kind of thing goes, Sweeney was pretty good at it, too: The Trouble With Sweeney‘s 2004 EP, Fishtown Briefcase, earned a respectable 7.8 from Pitchfork (which noted that Sweeney “mixes autobiography and fiction against the group’s 70s-inflected indie pop, resourceful—and unabashed—enough to digress into an E Street interlude or an AM-rock guitar coda”). Since 2004, Sweeney—who recently began hosting his own show on WXPN (“Philebrity Radio,” Thursdays 3-5 p.m.)—has primarily concentrated on blogging about the city’s media, gossip, nightlife, sports, and politics scenes. Last summer, however, he dusted off his acoustic guitar and headed into the studio to record a seven-song EP with The Lilys’ Kurt Heasley. Joey Sweeney performs at 8 p.m. at XIX (200 S. Broad Street, 19th Floor); tickets to the show are free.

FILED UNDER: Artists, Concert Previews, Events, Joey Sweeney, Philebrity, XIX