No Joy @ Kung Fu Necktie.
Listen to the first two singles off No Joy‘s latest album, Wait to Pleasure, and you’ll see why people describe the four-piece as shoegazey. The songs are fuzzy but dreamy, and California summer-sounding.
At Kung Fu Necktie last night, however, No Joy was loud and full of feedback and distortion. It wasn’t dreamy. It was a mind-scramble of sound, noise-punk masked only by hair.
Lots of hair.
Three days after playing a packed house at The Fire for their record release party, A Day Without Love performed a subdued acoustic set in the Victorian Dining Room at the North Star Bar.
The intimate setting – there were maybe 15 people there, in a room that felt like someone’s home – was perfect for frontman Brian Walker’s deeply personal lyrics. The anguish was presented beautifully, masked by his big grin as he spoke to the audience between songs.
Get an Autographed Copy of Eve’s New Album!
One year ago, our Morgan James caught Philly girl Eve doing a secret midday show at Kung Fu Necktie (above).
And now, Eve‘s new album, Lip Lock, is ready to drop tomorrow.
It’s her first full-length project in more than a decade (she’s been kind of busy doing movies and stuff).
Want to win a CD autographed by the MLK High School grad?
Email your name and physical address to FreeJumpStuff@gmail.com.
We’ll announce winners tomorrow afternoon.
Text by Scott Signorino. Images by Jonathan Van Dine.
On Friday, I accompanied Jonathan Van Dine to Johnny Brenda’s. Our mission: to catch a veritable trifecta of female-fronted indie rock talent – headliner Marnie Stern supported by North Carolina’s Barren Girls and Philadelphia’s own Little Big League.
Ghostface Killah @ The Blockley.
Ghostface Killah took the stage at The Blockley well after midnight, all geared-up in Mitchell & Ness. He played up to the excited crowd by hyping Philly repeatedly.
Clearly, the man knew his audience.
He even invited a few people from the audience to jump on stage to perform ODB’s portion of the Wu-Tang classic “Protect Ya Neck.”
“This being Philly and all,” Ghost said, “if he don’t earn it, you tell him.”
Gold Fields @ The TLA.
Capital Cities headlined the TLA yesterday as part of the Dancing With Strangers Tour but Gold Fields put on a headliner performance.
The Australian five-piece features two drummers, which created an infectious, tribal rhythm that drove the set and had the crowd bouncing from the moment Gold Fields hit the stage.
Their music is poppy with an electro feel but there is a darkness to the sound that is mysterious, almost melancholy.
Armin Van Buuren @ Festival Pier.
It may seem odd to many people to pay $35 (plus fees) for a ticket to watch a DJ standing behind a booth while you are surrounded by 3,000 people. The dude is really far away and you barely have room to dance.
But man, the EDM life is an experience.
