The Key » Simian Mobile Disco http://thekey.xpn.org Discover Philly's Best Local Music Thu, 23 May 2013 15:30:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Copyright WXPN, The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania The Week So Far: 12 must-read stories on The Key (incl. Roots Picnic, ONUINU and #LetBonnerShoot) http://thekey.xpn.org/2013/01/24/the-week-so-far-12-must-read-stories-on-the-key-incl-roots-picnic-onuinu-and-letbonnershoot/ http://thekey.xpn.org/2013/01/24/the-week-so-far-12-must-read-stories-on-the-key-incl-roots-picnic-onuinu-and-letbonnershoot/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2013 15:59:21 +0000 John Vettese http://thekey.xpn.org/?p=66665

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The lineup for the 6th Annual Roots Picnic includes Gary Clark Jr., Lushlife and more [link]

Dave Hartley‘s Top of the Key returns to tell you why the NBA should #LetBonnerShoot [link]

Folk-inspired Philly songwriter Gretchen Lohse records a stunning Key Studio Session [link]

The latest album from Joe D’Amico gets the Unlocked treatment [link]

Portland dance-rock artist ONUINU chats about his upcoming show at Kung Fu Necktie [link]

Get your vote on in The Deli and Tri-State Indie‘s year-in-review polls [link]

Pitchfork gave Bleeding Rainbow‘s new LP a bad review, then premiered it anyway [link]

UK pop singer Jessie Ware played Union Transfer, reminisced about World Cafe [link]

Listen to Simian Mobie Disco recorded live on Making Time RADio [link]

Elder grunge statesmen Soundgarden brought their reunion tour to The Tower Theater [link]

Listen to Yo La Tengo cover The Spinners’ classic “I’ll Be There” from Free at Noon [link]

Ohio singer-songwriter Dolfish is spotlighted in this week’s Folkadelphia session [link]

]]> http://thekey.xpn.org/2013/01/24/the-week-so-far-12-must-read-stories-on-the-key-incl-roots-picnic-onuinu-and-letbonnershoot/feed/ 0 Listen to Simian Mobie Disco recorded live on Making Time RADio http://thekey.xpn.org/2013/01/21/listen-to-simian-mobie-disco-recorded-live-on-making-time-radio/ http://thekey.xpn.org/2013/01/21/listen-to-simian-mobie-disco-recorded-live-on-making-time-radio/#comments Mon, 21 Jan 2013 19:45:42 +0000 John Vettese http://thekey.xpn.org/?p=66324 Photo by John Vettese Photo by John Vettese Photo by John Vettese Photo by John Vettese Photo by John Vettese Photo by John Vettese On the last edition of Making Time RADio, Dave P welcomed British electronic dance duo Simian Mobile Disco live on the air to perform a freeform set as a warmup for their appearance at Philly’s Club Voyeur later that evening. Below, you can stream their 40-minute performance, or you can listen to the show in its entirety (including Dave P’s chat with the band) here (via the WXPN media player). The next edition of Making Time RADio airs on Friday, February 1.

]]> http://thekey.xpn.org/2013/01/21/listen-to-simian-mobie-disco-recorded-live-on-making-time-radio/feed/ 0 Tonight’s Concert Picks: Guards at Kung Fu Necktie, Elephant Stone at The Fire, Simian Mobile Disco at Making Time, The Coup and Lushlife at Underground Arts http://thekey.xpn.org/2012/12/07/tonights-concert-picks-guards-at-kung-fu-necktie-elephant-stone-at-the-fire-simian-mobile-disco-at-making-time-the-coup-and-lushlife-at-underground-arts/ http://thekey.xpn.org/2012/12/07/tonights-concert-picks-guards-at-kung-fu-necktie-elephant-stone-at-the-fire-simian-mobile-disco-at-making-time-the-coup-and-lushlife-at-underground-arts/#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2012 14:00:28 +0000 Skye Leppo http://thekey.xpn.org/?p=60271 XPN Welcomes emerging indie three-piece Guards to Kung Fu Necktie tonight. The New York project is spearheaded by Richie James Follin, frontman for Willowz and a former live guitarist for Cults (which his sister Madeline sings for). The group’s doom-meets-power pop vibe makes their seven-track EP an unexpected dance party staple, which you can pick for free below. Tickets to tonight’s 21+ show are available on our concert calendar here; the performance starts at 7:30.

Montreal five-piece psych boys Elephant Stone are performing tonight at The Fire. The band’s self-titled sophomore album is slated for a February release; in the meantime, you can download the dreamy single “Heavy Moon” here. Tickets and more information about tonight’s 21+ show can be found here; watch the band record “Love The Sinner” below.

London electronic duo Simian Mobile Disco are playing the Making Time party tonight at Voyeur. The pair’s third album, Unpatterns, is a giant break from their last two records, casting out the poppy dance-filled hits from 2007′s Attack Decay Sustain Release, instead opting for a more ambient vibe. Tickets to tonight’s 21+ performance can be found here. Watch the video for “Cerulean” from Unpatterns below.

Philly rapper Lushlife is opening for Oakland hip-hop trio The Coup tonight at Underground Arts. The Coup, made up of Raymond “Boots” Riley, E-Roc, and DJ Pam the Funkstress, dropped their sixth album, Sorry To Bother You, in October, their first release in six years. The 21+ show starts at 9 PM; find tickets and more information here. Check out the single “The Magic Clap” from Sorry To Bother You below.

]]> http://thekey.xpn.org/2012/12/07/tonights-concert-picks-guards-at-kung-fu-necktie-elephant-stone-at-the-fire-simian-mobile-disco-at-making-time-the-coup-and-lushlife-at-underground-arts/feed/ 0 Simian Mobile Disco on XPN’s Making Time RADio tomorrow http://thekey.xpn.org/2012/12/06/simian-mobile-disco-on-xpns-making-time-radio-december-7th/ http://thekey.xpn.org/2012/12/06/simian-mobile-disco-on-xpns-making-time-radio-december-7th/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 21:03:26 +0000 Nicholas Morrison http://thekey.xpn.org/?p=60171 London electronic duo Simian Mobile Disco will be stopping by Making Time RADio this Friday to play a live set. The entire session will be streaming live on the WXPN website or on the radio dial at 88.5 FM beginning at 7 p.m. The appearance comes right before the UK production team’s set at Voyeur night club later that evening for DJ Dave P’s Making Time party. Simian Mobile Disco may be best known for the Justice remix of their previous band Simian’s song “Never Be Alone” (“We Are Your Friends“) as well as remixing tracks from Muse and Klaxons. Tickets and details can be found here on Ticketfly. Additional information on the event can be found here on facebook.

]]> http://thekey.xpn.org/2012/12/06/simian-mobile-disco-on-xpns-making-time-radio-december-7th/feed/ 0 Simian Mobile Disco release new EP, playing Making Time in December http://thekey.xpn.org/2012/10/12/simian-mobile-disco-release-new-ep-playing-making-time-in-december/ http://thekey.xpn.org/2012/10/12/simian-mobile-disco-release-new-ep-playing-making-time-in-december/#comments Fri, 12 Oct 2012 14:30:55 +0000 Julie Miller http://thekey.xpn.org/?p=51455 Simian Mobile Disco, the electronic duo from London comprised of producers James Ford and Jas Shaw, will be hitting the stage at December 7th’s Making Time party with Dave P.  Last week the duo released an EP called A Form of Change with material taken from the sessions of their acclaimed Unpatterns album.  The Making Time event will take place at Voyuer Night Club; tickets are $10 to $15 here, and doors open at 9:00 p.m.  Stream the title track of the EP here, and then listen in on their interview and DJ set with Making TIme’s Dave P during FYF Fest.

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