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June 20, 2012 | 10:00 AM | By

Aquil, Writtenhouse, head up ridiculously great hip-hop lineup at Silk City tonight

If you’re not already tapped in to how vibrant and exciting the Philadelphia hip-hop scene is, tonight’s formidable lineup at Silk City could be your school. Headlined by smooth-jam philosopher Aquil (pictured), it also features the old-school flavor of Afloe and the futuristic sounds of Sëla, the production powerhouse of Writtenhouse, the fierce cold cuts of Yahzilla, Electric Lady and her haunting vocal stylings, and Arkatron and his sampler-instrumental alchemy. Listen to tracks and watch videos from each below, and get ready to party. Aquil, Afloe, Writtenhouse, Sëla, Yahzilla, Electric Lady and Arkatron play Silk City Diner, 425 Spring Garden St., tonight beginning at 9 p.m. Tickets to the 21+ show are $5.

Aquil x Yahzilla “Yahzilla Meets Metatron” produced by E Jones from Yahya Ismail on Vimeo.

FILED UNDER: Artists, Concert Previews, Downloads, Events, Recordings, Scene, Afloe, Aquil, Arkatron, Electric Lady, Sela, Silk City Diner, Writtenhouse, Yahzilla
August 8, 2011 | 1:56 PM | By

Philly Local Philes: Writtenhouse’s “GorillaDelphia”

The week is young, but it’s shaping up to be a big one for Writtenhouse. In addition to releasing a new collaborative track, the Germantown hip-hop foursome takes the stage at The Electric Factory tomorrow night, opening for one of their idols: long-standing New York MC Nas. In today’s Philly Local Phile, we hone in a standout cut from Writtenhouse’s 2011 full-length record, While You Were Sleeping called “GorillaDelphia.” Writtenhouse opens for Nas at The Electric Factory, Tue. Aug. 9 at 8 p.m. Tickets to the all-ages show are $39.50 in advance, $42 at the door.

GorillaDelphia by writtenhouse

FILED UNDER: Artists, Events, Recordings, Philly Local Philes, Writtenhouse
August 7, 2011 | 8:58 PM | By

Chill Moody, Charlie K (of WrittenHouse) and Truck North collaborate on a new Joe Logic produced song

Check out (below) this new song called “Deep Shadows” written by Chill Moody, Charlie K from WrittenHouse., and Truck North. It was produced by Joe Logic and recorded at Milkboy Studio and Paintbooth Studio. It’s due out on the Sunshine Philadelphia Volume 3 album The Features.

Deep shadows by charliekhousemusic

FILED UNDER: Artists, Recordings, Charlie K, Chill Moody, Joe Logic, Truck North, Writtenhouse
June 30, 2011 | 2:03 PM | By

Power 99 brings a new hip-hop movement to Philly

In an effort to help promote Philadelphia’s home-grown hip-hop scene, radio station Power 99 has introduced The Movement, a program designed as a platform for local artists. Their Underground Summer Series will feature 13 local artist performances, all taking place live in the station’s performance studio over the course of the 13 weeks of summer.

The next installment of the Summer Series will feature Writtenhouse and is set to take place on Wednesday, July 6th from 5:00-5:30 p.m. at the Power 99 Performance Theatre. You can RSVP to attend the event here; it will also be streaming live here.

The next two performances are listed below, a full calendar can be found here.

July 13th: Hezekiah, 5:00-5:30 p.m. at the Power 99 Performance Theatre

July 27th: Young Savage, 5:00-5:30 p.m. at the Power 99 Performance Theatre

FILED UNDER: Artists, Events, Hezekiah, Power 99, The Movement, Writtenhouse, Young Savage
February 11, 2011 | 12:29 PM | By

This Weekend’s Concert Picks: Deerhoof, Dr. Dog, Wild Nothing, Creeping Weeds, Writtenhouse, Rhys Chatham

Deerhoof

Deerhoof performs 2/11 at TLA

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11
It’s been just under nine years since Deerhoof released Reveille—the album that would thrust the band into indie-nation’s collective consciousness—on Kill Rock Stars/5RC back in 2002. Since then, the band has cranked out records like clockwork, with seven additional proper full lengths (not to mention 7-inches and EPs) simultaneously confounding and pleasing fans of the band’s fractured art rock. Deerhoof’s latest album is Deerhoof Vs. Evil, and it finds the band doing what it does best: trying not to do the same thing it did on the previous album. Of course, that’s a task that gets more difficult each time around—and, by the time you’re on your 11th album, it might seem near impossible. Vs. Evil is undeniably a Deerhoof record: you’ll hear elements of the band’s previous work (broken down and rebuilt from the ground up, but familiar nonetheless). But it can occasionally be difficult to convince yourself that Vs. Evil is the new album Deerhoof really wanted to make, and not just the collection of ideas that was left over once the members of the band scratched everything they didn’t want to do off the list. Deerhoof performs with Ben Butler, Mousepad, and Prowler at Theatre Of Living Arts at 9 p.m.; tickets to the show are $15.

Also playing: Wild Nothing + Abe Vigoda, Grandchildren at First Unitarian Church (8 p.m., all ages, $10-$12); Oh! Pears + Attia Taylor, Father Figures at Johnny Brenda’s (9 p.m., 21+, $10; Dr. Dog + Head And The Heart, Buried Beds at Electric Factory (8:30 p.m., SOLD OUT); June Divided + The Composure, The Climb at Kung Fu Necktie (7:30 p.m., 21+, $8); The Loved Ones + The Menzingers, Holy Mess at The Ox (8 p.m., all ages, $8-$10)

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12
Creeping Weeds (record-release show) + Cheers Elephant, Hong Kong Stingray at Johnny Brenda’s (9 p.m., 21+, $10); Writtenhouse (record-release show) + 84, Kuf Knotz at Kung Fu Necktie (7 p.m., 21+, $10); Andrw Lipke And The Prospects + Sisters 3, Cowmuddy, Lady, Joe Duffey’s Underwater Window Garden, Emily Zeitlyn, Charlotte Littlehales at The Fire (8 p.m., 21+, $10)

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 13
Rhys Chatham’s Brass Trio + Chris Forsyth at International House Philadelphia (8 p.m., $12)

FILED UNDER: Artists, Concert Previews, Events, Creeping Weeds, Deerhoof, Dr. Dog, Johnny Brenda's, Kung Fu Necktie, Rhys Chatham, The Fire, Wild Nothing, Writtenhouse
February 10, 2011 | 11:27 AM | By

Philly Local Philes: Writtenhouse’s “Puttin’ In Werk”

WrittenhouseThe thing about Philly hiphop crew Writtenhouse is you can’t just listen to one song. It’s part of the way they work: production duo Kush Shalimar and Chris Conway groove behind mixers and samplers, triggering clips and crossfades in rapid-fire real time (as opposed to pre-sequenced laptop time). One song flows into the next (and then the next) with barely a chance to rest. They’ve got a catchphrase to describe it – “live mechanics, live dynamics” – and it makes each track a tasty, but wholly necessary, piece of the bigger picture. This Germantown-based four-piece places as much value on the entire work as it does the individual parts. Perhaps more, since the tracks, heard alone, are quick-hit and over almost too soon. I wish I could feature their entire new record, While You Were Sleeping, on today’s Philly Local Phile, but that would eat up bandwidth on The Key (and airtime on Y-Rock)—so instead I’ll offer you this choice cut, “Puttin’ In Werk,” and hope that it makes you as stoked for their upcoming record-release show as I am. When they take the stage, MC Charlie K. and hypeman Somerville Sleeves are a dynamic presence – if you’re not lost in watching Shalimar and Conway do their thing, you can vibe off of their energy. Writtenhouse performs with 84 and Kuf Knotz at 7 p.m. Saturday, February 12, at Kung Fu Necktie; tickets to the 21+ show are $10.


FILED UNDER: Artists, Downloads, Events, News, Recordings, Kung Fu Necktie, Writtenhouse