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  • The Weekly Soundup, July 20-24

    7/20 Tonight the good folks at R5 Productions and WKDU have another rad lineup at Johnny Brenda’s. Deer Tick and Wye Oak will be teaming up to present a night of honest-to-goodness sentimental rock n’ roll. Don’t get me wrong, I like Deer Tick, and I always enjoy John...
  • Tonight: Sun Airway’s At Johnny Brenda’s

    (Sun Airway, “Waiting On You”) Super good video. Super good band. Super good night of music…. What else more could you ask for? Go see Sun Airway‘s TONIGHT (like really, in 2 hours) at Johnny Brenda’s. (Get tickets HERE.) TTLY, Conrad...
  • The Weekly Soundup with Jilian, June 24-27

    6/26 Wavves is coming to The Barbary this Saturday night. Nathan Williams is known for putting on one hell of a psychadelic lo-fi surf noise/pop show. Wavves is set to release their upcoming album, King of the Beach, on Fat Possum Records this August. Unlike 2009’s Wavvves, this album...
  • The Weekly Soundup with Jilian, June 17-19

    (Photo: Pissed Jeans) 6/17 Thursday brings another chance to see a group of Sub Pop-ians(?) The Keystone State’s Pissed Jeans will be headlining Johnny Brenda’s stage for a night of scuzz-filled punk rock and what I’m sure can only be defined as debauchery. If you haven’t already heard any of...
  • The Weekly Soundup With Jilian, June 4-5

    (TJ Kong & The Atomic Bomb via Fiftyone Fiftyone) 6/4 Friday night Reptar and Co Co Ri Co will be at West Philly’s Danger Danger Gallery by way of Georgia. Joining them will be Philadelphia’s own The Armchairs and TJ Kong & The Atomic Bomb. Reptar is one of many...
  • The Weekly Soundup With Jilian, May 25-30

    (Photo via Holly Miranda) 5/25 Holly Miranda will be joining Grooms at Kung Fu Necktie. I saw Holly Miranda open up for Tegan & Sara this past winter and it was love at first listen. The XL Recording artist’s debut, The Magician’s Private Library, was produced by TV on the...
  • New Video: Rihanna, “Rockstar 101” Ft. Slash

    Is Slash really apart of this? He’s not in the video at least… Either way, love Rihanna, LOVE this video!! What’d you all think?… TTLY, Conrad...
  • Video: Height with Friends, “Dreams Don’t Always Come True”

    Check out this new video from Height with Friends. Directed by Philly’s SUKKATASH and Sarah Milinski, this is the first video off the group’s freshly released album, Bed of Seeds. Their second full-length album, Bed of Seeds, collectively highlights each of the influences that make up Height with Friends. An infectious...
  • The Weekly Soundup With Jilian, May 19-23

    5/19  Kung Fu Necktie has two incredibly danceable groups for you on Wednesday night. Local duo Gemini Wolf and the Brooklyn-based Growing will be offering up a night full of fuzz, drone, and all around electronic goodness, 5/21 The Khyber has a Friday night line-up that I’m pretty...