Tag Archives: philly live music

Philly show NOT to be missed xx: ZZ Ward and Delta Rae at Theatre of Living Arts!!

6 Mar

ZZ WARD

I am so so so so excited!!! Tonight I am seeing one of my favorite women in music, ZZ Ward!! ZZ Ward is playing tonight with Delta Rae at Theatre of Living Arts in Philadelphia doors are at 7pm, make sure you get there on time to see Delta Rae! When I first heard ZZ Ward’s single “Put The Gun Down” I knew I had a new favorite. Her mix of blues, sass, rock and roll, hip hop undertones, and brilliant vocals is the perfect mixture of all my favorite things. I am so stoked for all the strong powerful women I am hearing in music this year. Luckily, the rest of her record ‘Til The Casket Drops rules just as hard. With cameos by Kendrick Lamar (love him), The O’My’s, Fitz & The Tantrums, and Freddie Gibbs, Til The Casket Drops has some powerful, addicting tracks you can’t get out of your head, not that you’d want to. I couldn’t be more stoked to see her live tomorrow and again next week at SXSW! You can stream her entire album Til The Casket Drops on Spotify and make sure you come out and see her and Delta Rae tonight at the TLA!


xx Cher

About these ads

Philly show NOT to be missed xx: Saskatchewan at Ortlieb’s w/ Orca Orca tomorrow!!!

25 Nov

This week was a little crazy, I still can’t believe tomorrow is Monday. I worked a lot, but also had a great time being able to go home and see family for Thanksgiving, and celebrate two of my best friends (twins) birthday the night before. Catching up with friends from high school that are in different states right now was awesome, and I got to do that twice this week. It’s easy to forget how stressful work can be with friends that love to dance as much as I do.

On my normal routine walk to my favorite cafe/record store in Philadelphia, Milkcrate, I saw dollar records for sale outside. I was on the phone with my mom who was super confused why I kept mentioning it was freezing outside every five minutes. I shamefully admitted that I was outside scouring through the dollar records bin… “Oh no Cheryl, stop looking….dollars add up.” I said my reply which she already knew was following, “I know, but I…can’t…stop”. Thirty-five dollars later and 35 brilliant classics to add to my collection, I walked out of Milkcrate with a smile on my face and a tear in my wallet. I definitely broke out the Nile Rodgers classic albums I bought that night for a mini dance party at my house before going out with my friends to dance at the bars. Sometimes, there is nothing better than dancing to your own records in your room, and I can’t wait to listen to all my new finds.

Tomorrow is back to work for a crazy hectic week, but I definitely have some after-work fun to look forward to. Tomorrow night, Florida-based band Saskatchewan will be playing Ortlieb’s Lounge in Philly for…um, what? Only $5… Don’t mind if I do!

Saskatchewan’s music is super chill and dreamy, and I can’t wait to hear it live. Saskatchewan will be playing five more shows after Philadelphia on this tour including dates in North Carolina, Georgia, and ending in their home state of Florida in early December. Listen and download Saskatchewan’s music via Soundcloud below!

Don’t live in Philly? Make sure you check on Saskatchewan in a city near you!

Saskatchewan Tour Dates:
Nov 26 @ Ortliebs Lounge w/ Orca Orca, Philadelphia, PA
Nov 27 @ the Cave, Chapel Hill, NC
Nov 29 @ Apothecary w/ Sin Kitty, Asheville, NC
Dec 1 @ TBA w/ New Animal Atlanta, GA
Dec 3 @ Wills Pub w/ Roadkill Ghost Choir & Day Joy, Orlando, FL
Dec 7 @ New World Brewery w/ Dent May, Tampa, FL

xx Cher

epic music video xx: DZ Deathrays “Dollar Chills” new album “Bloodstreams” out now!!!

17 May

Dreamy Australian two-piece DZ Deathrays recently released their debut full-length album Bloodstreams through 3|4 and an epic music video for their single “Dollar Chills”. Following the release of the new album, DZ Deathrays are going on tour through the U.S. with Bass Drum of Death this June and July. The tour starts in Birmingham, Alabama, and hits Philly on June 10th at Johnny Brenda’s!!! The tour extends through the country with the final date in Los Angeles, California on July 6th. I am so stoked to get to see both DZ Deathrays and Bass Drum of Death live in one room, let alone one of my favorite venues in Philly, Johnny Brenda’s. It’s definitely a show not to miss!






Bass Drum of DeathRAYS North American Tour
(all dates with Bass Drum of Death)
:

06.06.12 – Bottletree – Birmingham, AL
06.07.12 – 529 – Atlanta, GA
06.08.12 – King’s Barcade – Raleigh, NC
06.09.12 – Red Palace – Washington, DC
06.10.12 – Johnny Brenda’s – Philadelphia, PA
06.12.12 – Glasslands – Brooklyn, NY
06.13.12 – Great Scott – Boston, MA
06.14.12 – Quai Des Brumes – Montreal, QC
06.16.12 – Shadow Lounge – Pittsburgh, PA
06.18.12 – Magic Stick Lounge – Detroit, MI
06.19.12 – Beachland Tavern – Cleveland, OH
06.21.12 – The Bishop – Bloomington, IN
06.22.12 – Schubas – Chicago, IL
06.23.12 – Old Rock House – St. Louis, MO
06.24.12 – Cactus Club – Milwaukee, WI
06.25.12 – 7th Street Entry – Minneapolis, MN
06.28.12 – Sunset – Seattle, WA
06.29.12 – Biltmore – Vancouver, BC
06.30.12 – Mississippi Studios – Portland, OR
07.02.12 – Bottom of the Hill – San Francisco, CA
07.06.12 – The Echo – Los Angeles, CA

xx

Dreamy!! xx: Real Estate announces North American Fall Tour with Big Troubles

13 Sep

Real Estate are releasing their second album “Days” on Domino records October 18th (17th if you’re in the UK)! You can pre-order the album here. You can also pre-order a limited edition (only 300 copies made) vinyl with a white label bootleg 12′ of Real Estate’s June 30th show in Brooklyn where they previewed the entire album live here! I am obsessed with their first release off the album “It’s Real” and can’t wait to hear the rest and see the new songs live!

Check them out live in a city near you:
Thu-Oct-20 Berlin, Germany Magnet Club

Sat-Oct-22 Gent, Belgium Charlatan Club

Sun-Oct-23 Brighton, UK Hanbury Ballroom

Mon-Oct-24 Manchester, UK Now Wave @ Islington Mill

Tue-Oct-25 London, UK The Garage #

Wed-Oct-26 Bristol, UK Start The Bus

Thu-Oct-27 Amsterdam, The Netherlands Bitterzoet

Fri-Oct-28 Paris, France Pitchfork Festival

Mon-Oct-31 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall *

Tue-Nov-01 Minneapolis, MN TBD *

Thu-Nov-03 Denver, CO Moe’s *

Fri-Nov-04 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge *

Sat-Nov-05 Boise, ID Neurolux *

Sun-Nov-06 Portland, OR Doug Fir *

Mon-Nov-07 Seattle, WA The Crocodile *

Tue-Nov-08 Vancouver, BC Biltmore *

Fri-Nov-11 San Francisco, CA Slim’s *

Sat-Nov-12 Los Angeles, CA Echoplex *

Sun-Nov-13 San Diego, CA Sunset Temple *

Mon-Nov-14 Phoenix, AZ Sail Inn *

Wed-Nov-16 Austin, TX The Parish *

Thu-Nov-17 Dallas, TX Club Dada *

Fri-Nov-18 Memphis, TN Hi-Tone *

Sat-Nov-19 Lexington, KY Cosmic Charlies *

Sun-Nov-20 Pittsburgh, PA Garfield Art Works *

Mon-Nov-21 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda’s *

Wed-Nov-23 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom *

* = w/ Big Troubles

# = w/ Twin Sister, Trailer Trash Tracys

xx

Philly show NOT to be missed xx: Active Child at the Chapel and James Vincent McMorrow at Johnny Brenda’s!!

8 Sep

Oh happy day! Another dreamy set of shows tonight in Philadelphia. Catch an early show with one of my favorite dreamy redheads Active Child at the Chapel at First Unitarian, then go to Johnny Brenda’s to swoon over my favorite dreamy Irishman James Vincent McMorrow.

Active Child’s new album “You Are All I See” is available for download on Itunes right now!

James Vincent McMorrow’s debut album “Early In The Morning” is available in Itunes right now!

xx

Follow

Get every new post delivered to your Inbox.

Join 711 other followers

%d bloggers like this: