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January 9, 2013 | 1:10 PM | By

Weathervane Music kicks off Shaking Though Volume 4 with Ava Luna and Twin Sister (at Johnny Brenda’s on 1/12)

To celebrate the start of Shaking Through Volume 4, Weathervane Music is bringing soul / pop band Ava Luna and experimental pop group Twin Sister to Johnny Brenda’s this Saturday, January 12th.  The Shaking Through series was started by local non-profit Weathervane Music to “document the birth of a song,” giving the featured bands two days in Miner Street Recordings to create and record a new track from start to finish.  The video series was shortlisted for the 2012 Vimeo Festival + Awards and its catalog includes episodes with Sharon Van Etten, Strand of Oaks, Hezekiah Jones and over twenty-five other artists.

In addition to sets by Shaking Through alums Ava Luna and Twin Sister, this week’s event will feature the premiere of Volume 4 Episode 1 with R&B singer Steven A. Clark and appearances by members of Dr. Dog, The War on Drugs, Man Man and Purling Hiss.  Tickets and information for the 21+ show can be found here.  Below, watch the Shaking Through episodes from Ava Luna and Twin Sister. Continue reading →

FILED UNDER: Artists, Concert Previews, Events, Scene, Ava Luna, Johnny Brenda's, Shaking Through, Twin Sister, Weathervane Music
October 2, 2012 | 9:00 AM | By

Check out a photo gallery from Auctioneer’s upcoming Shaking Through episode

Auctioneer | Photo by Peter English

Volume 3, Episode 8 in Weathervane Music’s Shaking Through series will be released on October 17th.  The upcoming installment features Philly-based indie band Auctioneer and you can check out a photo gallery of the session here and check back for the episode later this month.

FILED UNDER: Artists, News, Auctioneer, Shaking Through, Weathervane Music
September 19, 2012 | 1:05 PM | By

Watch the new Shaking Through episode featuring Secret Mountains

Weathervane Music is back with a new Shaking Through Episode.  This month’s collaboration was curated by The Deli Magazine’s Q.D. Tran and features psych/folk six piece Secret Mountains.  The Baltimore band, founded by Jeff Silverstein and Kelly Laughlin, hit Miner Street Recordings for two days in May with the task of writing, arranging and recording a brand new track.  The result is the gauzy, reverb-heavy “High Horses”, a song that explores how we deal with loss by coming together.  Watch the episode below, and then download the track from Weathervane Music’s Bandcamp here.

Shaking Through: Secret Mountains from Weathervane Music on Vimeo.

FILED UNDER: Artists, Downloads, News, Recordings, Secret Mountains, Shaking Through, Weathervane Music
August 8, 2012 | 9:30 AM | By

Tonight’s Concert Picks: Ava Luna/Auctioneer at Johnny Brenda’s, The Left Banke at WCL, Tommy Conwell at Haddon Lake Park, and Willie Nelson at TD Bank Center of the Arts

Soulful rock experimentalists Ava Luna are returning to Philly for a show tonight at Johnny Brenda’s. They call themselves “nervous soul”; shaking feelings mixed with powerful chords and earfuls of synthesizers. The seven piece group released their debut LP, Ice Level earlier this year on Infinite Best Recordings. They were also featured in Weathervane Music‘s Shaking Through series, watch them record “Water Duct” in the episode below. Ava Luna plays tonight along with Auctioneer, this 21+ show starts at 9 PM. You can grab your tickets here.

The Left Banke has been called one of the originators of baroque pop music. They had their first major hit with “Walk Away Renee” in 1966, only a year after they had been playing together. Their vocal harmonies, classical arrangements, and use of various instruments account for their worthy performances. Check them out tonight at World Cafe Live downstairs at 8 p.m. Tickets are $28 plus processing fees.

Tommy Conwell, better known for his days as the frontman of the Philadelphia band, Tommy Conwell & The Young Rumblers, plays tonight at Haddon Lake Park. This concert is free for all ages and starts at 7:30 p.m. Get directions and more information here.


Finally, country rock legend and singer/songwriter Willie Nelson is playing at the TD Bank Arts Center in Sewell, New Jersey. He will be joined by his son Patrick and other members of the family. They played at our annual Non-Comm earlier this May, you can listen to that performance here. (via the XPN media player). Tickets to tonight’s performance range from $29-59; the show takes off at 7:30 p.m.

FILED UNDER: Artists, Concert Previews, Auctioneer, Ava Luna, Haddon Lake Park, Johnny Brenda's, Shaking Through, TD Bank Center of the Arts, The Left Banke, Tommy Conwell, Tommy Conwell & The Young Rumblers, Weathervane Music, Willie Nelson, World Cafe Live
July 16, 2012 | 1:30 PM | By

Watch the new Shaking Through Episode featuring Ava Luna (playing Johnny Brenda’s in August)

Weathervane Music’s most recent Shaking Through episode features Brooklyn six-piece band, Ava Luna. The episode was curated by Bryan Ujueta and Dev Gupta from Shaking Through alumni Twin Sister. The beat stompin’ soul rockers, fronted by vocalist Carlos Hernandez, use various instruments and dynamic harmonies to create a variety of sounds. They recorded the song titled “Water Duct” for their episode, watch it below. Ava Luna also plays at Johnny Brenda’s on August 8th. You can buy tickets to the 21+ show here

FILED UNDER: Artists, Concert Previews, News, Ava Luna, Johnny Brenda's, Shaking Through, Twin Shadow, Weathervane Music
July 13, 2012 | 9:00 AM | By

Tonight’s Concert Pick: Hezekiah Jones w/ Griz and Cheers Elephant at World Cafe Live

Raphel Cutrufello and the collection of Philadelphia folk musicians who go by the nom de plume Hezekiah Jones play tonight at World Cafe Live. The jammin’ crew was part of Weathervane Music’s Shaking Through series in March of last year, curated by WXPN’s Bruce Warren, when they recorded their song “Borrowed Heart”; check out the episode below. Griz (who just played at Haddon Lake Park on Wednesday with Mike Doughty) is performing a set, and Philly favorites Cheers Elephant round out the bill. This phenomenal line-up of bands starts this evening at 8 p.m. at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia. You can buy advance tickets to the show here.

FILED UNDER: Artists, Concert Previews, Cheers Elephant, Griz, Hezekiah Jones, Shaking Through, Weathervane Music
July 12, 2012 | 12:30 PM | By

Watch a preview of Shaking Through’s next session with Ava Luna (coming Monday)

Photo by Peter English | Weathervane Music

Our friends at Weathervane Music announced their latest Shaking Through session with Brooklyn art-pop group Ava Luna, curated by ST alums Twin Sister. Their recording of the new song “Water Duct” will release on Monday July 16. You can check out an enticing 42-second trailer for the session here, and if you’re feeling particularly daring, download the stem files now and get cracking on your own remix before engineer Jonathan Low’s take on the song is released on Monday.

When Ava Luna was in town back in January, opening for Twin Sister at Johnny Brenda’s, they recorded one of the very first video sessions with Out of Town Films; check out that video here.

FILED UNDER: Artists, Events, Ava Luna, Out Of Town FIlms, Shaking Through, Twin Sister, Weathervane Music