06/03/2008
Titus Andonicus Air Their Garden State Grievances
Titus Andronicus' (also the name of Shakespeare's bloodiest play) self-titled tune from their debut album The Airing of Grievances, fuses the bounce of The Vaselines with the un-corked rage of Bright Eyes, or a lo-fi, cracked out version of Spri ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 06/03/2008 7:55 AM EST in Lo-Fi, Indie-Rock, Local Music | Permalink
05/30/2008
Philly's Hail Social Gets Remixed, Release Party Tonight @ Medusa
Hail Social have a sweet new EP featuring remixes and re-envisioned by some of Philly's best discoheads including Turbostation, Squid from Plastic Little and my personal favorites Crimp Yr Hair ft. Mike Robinson, whose distorted, nu-gaze remix o ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 05/30/2008 6:57 PM EST in Electronic, Remix, Disco, Local Music, Events | Permalink
05/20/2008
On Repeat All Day: Kurt Vile's "Freeway"
Although Philly singer/songwriter and self-proclaimed constant hitmaker Kurt Vile has been recording CD-Rs for sometime now, I have just gotten around to listening to his humble mix of folk-rock and lo-fi bedroom-pop aesthetics. I like most of ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 05/20/2008 10:16 AM EST in Rock, Highly Recommended, Local Music | Permalink
05/06/2008
Lykke Li, Midnight Juggernauts, Hot Lava, Aunt Dracula, Death Set All Playing Philly This Week (and Next)
This week, and into next, it looks like Philly's Johnny Brenda's pretty much has a monopoly on live shows featuring awesome new/semi-new bands. Here's a run-down:
Read MorePosted by Michael on 05/06/2008 2:58 PM EST in Indie-Pop, Electronic, Experimental, Local Music, Events | Permalink
04/15/2008
Philly's Conservative Man Has My Vote!
I love me some power-pop, especially as the weather gets warmer. But what's this Conservative Man? You want to soak it in psychedelic-shoegazy goodness? Yes, I'll take some of that and go the non-conservative route, by having seconds! There ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 04/15/2008 5:15 PM EST in Indie-Pop, Neo-Psychedelic, Power-Pop, Local Music | Permalink
04/07/2008
Nu-Cosmic Classic: Hail Social's "No Paradise" (Weird Tapes Remix)
In 2007 Philly indie-rockers Hail Social traded in their horn-rimmed specs for Shutter Shades and never looked back (can anyone really see out of those things anyway?) On their new EP No Paradise, the band gets even more funkified and spaced ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 04/07/2008 12:22 PM EST in Electronic, Remix, Disco, Highly Recommended, Local Music | Permalink
A Tiny Pop Eureka Brought To You By Hermit Thrushes
Philly's Hermit Thrushes' skewed psychedelic songs stumble and regain balance like a drunken man searching for quick sobriety. "Push" is a tiny eureka of somber, fractured pop beauty that may initially sound broken, but fixes up quite nicely. Fa ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 04/07/2008 10:18 AM EST in Indie-Pop, Experimental, Local Music | Permalink
01/14/2008
Welcome to Aunt Dracula's Island, Have a "Pleasant" Stay
When you think of Philadelphia, you certainly don't think "tropical psychedelia," but don't tell that to this town's newest musical absurdists, Aunt Dracula — an awesome band whose own "mascot" of sorts is a waffle cooking werewolf. On firs ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 01/14/2008 4:19 PM EST in Indie-Pop, Experimental, Highly Recommended, Local Music | Permalink
12/26/2007
Philly Artists Determined to Cross Over Into the Surrealistic Mummer Dimension
If you live in Philadelphia and have ever hung around on Broad Street on New Year's Day, well you may have noticed all the colorful, eye-popping brigades trotting and dancing down the street in glorious celebration. Of course, I'm referring to t ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 12/26/2007 12:46 PM EST in Experimental, WTF?, Local Music, Events | Permalink
12/24/2007
Exclusive Interview With Philadelphia's Pop Astronauts, GANG!
Philadelphia definitely has its share of weird and interesting bands. The hip-hop meets electro meets opera meets space disco group known as GANG, may be one of the most interesting. Made up of four friends; Amanda (vocals), Jaclyn (Glockenspiel ...
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