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Philly Shows this weekend!! Feat. Gang of Youths, Commonwealth Choir, Reeve Carney and Cold Fronts!

1 Jun
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Gang of Youths play World Cafe Live this Friday night!

When it rains it pours and this weekend it’s pouring incredible concerts in Philly. No matter what genre you’re into there is a show for you this weekend. Check out some of our favorites below:

 

Friday

TGIF and there are a ton of great shows to choose from.

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Gang of Youths – World Cafe Live Upstairs, Tickets available here.

Australian band of babes Gang of Youths are kicking off their American tour tomorrow at World Cafe Live (upstairs). Touring their epic debut album The Positions the band is heading out on a 10 city tour across the US before heading back to Australia to tour. This ethereal rock outfit are bound to put on an incredible show to kick your weekend into high gear. The show starts at 8:30PM with Tioga as support, doors open at 7:30PM. Get your tickets to Gang of Youths at World Cafe Live now here!

Listen to some of our favorite songs by Gang Of Youths below:

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Leevee Drivers, Commonwealth Choir and Tutlie- Johnny Brenda’s, Tickets here!

Philly is straight up in the house tomorrow night at one of my favorite venues, Johnny Brenda’s. The stacked line-up tomorrow night includes Levee Drivers, Commonwealth Choir and Tutlie! Listen to each band below and get your tickets now here. Tickets are $10 in advance with doors opening at 8PM. The show starts at 9PM so make sure you are on time to see all three of these Philly favorites.

 

Saturday

Recover during the day from the show last night and head to more Saturday night!

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Reeve Carney- World Cafe Live (upstairs), Tickets here!

Reeve Carney is back in town to play World Cafe Live upstairs this Saturday! The show starts at 8PM with doors opening at 7PM. Tickets are $15 in advance and you can get yours now here. Reeve Carney is one of my favorite songwriters and musicians. Currently touring his new album Youth Is Wasted, Reeve Carney will be playing an intimate show at World Cafe Live. You may know him from his band Carney, as Riff Raff in Fox’s Rocky Horror Picture Show, on Penny Dreadful, and as Peter Parker in Spiderman-Man: Turn Off The Dark on Broadway. One of my favorite live performers, don’t miss Reeve Carney play this intimate show!

 

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Cold Fronts, Junior Astronomers, Grim Streaker- PhilaMoca Tickets $10 at the door (Doors are at 7:30PM, Show starts at 8PM)!

Ahead of the band’s June 9th release of their new album Body Language, Junior Astronomers are playing PhilaMoca with one of our favorite local bands Cold Fronts and NYC’s Grim Streaker. Tickets for this show will be available at the door so bring $10 and your Saturday night dance shoes to rock out to these three dope bands.

 

 

Whatever shows you go to this weekend, have the best time, stay safe, and tag us in your pics and videos [at] mylifeinsound.

 

 

xx Cher

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Laura Marling stuns fans at The TLA// Tour Heading to Australia

22 May

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Our writer and photographer Sarah went to see Laura Marling and may or may not have cried. Okay, spoiler alert she did cry, and that’s because Laura Marling is a goddess and one of the best songwriters and performers of our time. Touring in support of her breathtaking new album Semper Femina, Marling stopped in Philly last Friday to perform at the TLA. Laura Marling is currently heading to Australia to continue her tour before heading back to the U.K. to play multiple festivals this summer. Read Sarah’s review of the show below and get your tickets to the rest of Laura Marling’s tour and to get your copy of the new album, click here.

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The microphones and stage at the TLA were adorned with blue silk flowers and greenery when Laura Marling walked out into the spotlights on Friday night.  She appeared to be small and pixie-like in stature, completely unassuming, in a flower print dress. She and her backing band went immediately into, “Soothing,” and I was swaying back and forth.

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I did not expect the magic that was to come next. This was my first experience with Laura Marling’s music. Her vibe is a country-folk sound, with beautiful melodies and powerful lyrics. She tricked me, I was ready for a lighthearted type jam. She began singing “Wild Fire,” and I was able to fight back tears until her lyrics sang, “Is there something on your mind? Something you need to get by? Do you cry sometimes? Do you cry sometimes?.” I cried. Terrifyingly relatable emotional truths and complicated but beautiful relationships between friends always hits home.

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“You always say you love me most
But I don’t know I’m being seen
Maybe someday when God takes me away
I’ll understand what the fuck that means…”

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She sings those lines in such a deadpan way- the power of it can be elusive, almost inviting you to push away the idea that it’s a song about emotional pains. By the time she got to her song “The Valley,” I was fully invested in hearing what she had to say. I trusted her, because she was singing about humans I felt I knew. What a beautiful feeling! Overwhelmed with emotion, I watched on to see her bare little pieces of soul.

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A truly gifted song-crafter, Marling had me in her unassuming vices.  She is a voice for the emotions of the female relationship, ever-complicated, but powerful. A beautiful night- with running mascara, due to music moving my soul. Success!

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xx Sarah

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afternoon jam: Kim Janssen “Gouldians”

26 Apr

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I saw Kim Janssen play a house show in West Philly about 8+ years ago and needless to say I was blown away. I’ve liked his music page on Facebook ever since but haven’t heard of him coming back to the US in some time. Today, I got an email with his name in the subject line and couldn’t be more excited to open it. Kim Janssen has announced the UK release date of his upcoming album Cousins due out May 12th!

The first taste of this new album “Gouldians” sounds like a musical diary entry, a stunning soundscape to soundtrack this gratuitous look into Janssen’s life. The track is a beautiful mixture of melancholy, nostalgic and uplifting. I can’t wait to hear the rest of the new album.

Janssen was born in the Netherlands but raised in South East Asia, spending most of his youth in Bangkok, Phnom Penh and Kathmandu. He says of the album:

“My new album ’Cousins’ is a personal account about looking back and growing older, about longing and displacement, spiritual doubt, dedication, and obsession. I grew up in Asia and I guess you create your own version of every place you’ve been in your memory; I like to explore this idea with music. Growing up over there also has an influence on my lyrics, especially on this record. To me it’s a pop album. I wanted to make an album that I would actually like to listen to.”

If “Gouldians” is any indication, Cousins is sure to be a gorgeous album and instant classic. Kim Janssen is set to play several shows in the U.K. following the release of Cousins including one of my favorite festivals in the world, The Great Escape in Brighton this May! You can purchase your tickets now here.

 

 

xx Cher

 

 

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Afternoon Jam: Beach Fossils “Silver Tongue”

24 Apr

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Beach Fossils new album Somersault is due out on June 2nd via Bayonet Records, but the band is releasing a new single via For Our First 100 Days; One Hundred Songs That Inspire Progress And Benefit A Cause For Change. This album, compromising of 100 previously unreleased tracks from your favorite artists via Bandcamp throughout Trump’s first 100 days in office. Sold through a subscription via Bandcamp  (lowest contribution is $30), you will receive one song a day throughout the first 100 days of Trump’s presidency. All profits will go to organizations that stand in opposition of Trump including: All Above All, Cosecha, Hoosier Action, People’s Climate Movement, and Southerners On New Ground. Listen to Beach Fossil’s contribution to the album now!

Beach Fossils have also released their first single off their upcoming album Somersault  entitled “Saint Ivy” which is inspired by New York City artists and celebrates the diversity of this country, just as ‘Our First 100 Days’ does. Beach Fossils encourage their fans to donate to  National Endowment for the Arts and Center for Arts Education NYC, both currently facing massive budget cuts due to the Trump administration.

Watch the video for “Saint Ivy” now below and pre-order your copy of Somersault now here!

 

xx Cher

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Thurston Moore “Smoke Of Dreams” + Album Out This Friday + Philly show announced!

24 Apr

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Thurston Moore’s new album Rock N Roll Consciousness is out this Friday, April 28th, and if new music wasn’t exciting enough, Moore announced a new tour as well! Thurston Moore will be going on tour in the US this May/July and will be heading to Philadelphia to play Underground Arts on July 22nd!

This week Thurston Moore released his new single “Smoke Of Dreams”, check out the video below! This taste of Rock N Roll Consciousness, starts off a bit melancholy and dark with captivating poetic lyrics, then brightens up when it weaves into upbeat drums, epic guitars and and mesmerizing bass lines that will have you dancing around your room before reminding you that this is a chill song… calm down. No, just me? That’s cool…

 

Rock N Roll Consciousness was recorded in London at The Church Studios with Paul Epworth and was mixed by Randall Dunn at Avast! in Seattle. You can pre-order your copy of the new record now on vinyl/cd via Rough Trade and digitally here!

Check out tour dates below and make sure to get your tickets to a city near you. Tag us in your pics at mylifeinsound so we can vicariously be at every show with you!

 

Thurston Moore Tour:
May 8 – Vancouver, BC – The Imperial
May 9 – Seattle, WA – Neumos
May 10 – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
May 12 – San Francisco, CA – The Chapel
May 13 – Los Angeles, CA – The Teragram Ballroom
May 14 – Santa Ana, CA – Constellation Room
May 17 – Austin, TX – The Mohawk
May 18 – Dallas, TX – Club Dada
May 20 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg
July 12 – Minneapolis, MN – Turf Club
July 14 – Chicago, IL – Pitchfork Music Festival
July 15 – Detroit, MN – Museum Of Contemporary Art Detroit
July 17 – Toronto, ON – The Great Hall
July 18 – Montreal, QB – La Sala Rossa
July 19 – Boston, MA – The Sinclair
July 22 – Philadelphia PA – Underground Arts
July 23 – Washington, DC – Rock & Roll Hotel
xx Cher

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Philly Show NOT to be missed: MINKA’s Carnival at The Foundry tomorrow night!!!

14 Apr

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MINKA are taking over The Foundry tomorrow night to throw the raddest carnival-themed party/show this town has ever seen. Bringing along the incredible bands The Mysteries, Attic Tapes and Leisure Muffin to kick the night off right, this is a show (and major dance workout) you absolutely can’t miss.

MINKA are going all out, transforming The Foundry with fire breathers, burlesque dancers, DJs, acrobats and visual artists. Get your tickets now to this epic night of music and art here! Tomorrow night’s epic dance party will commence at 9PM, make sure you are there to see one of our favorite bands The Mysteries as support!

MINKA just released their new song “Josephine” last week. Listen to the track below and see you on the dance floor tomorrow night at The Foundry!

 

xx Cher

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Little Dragon new album ‘Season High’ out tomorrow!!! New single “Celebrate” has us doing just that…

13 Apr

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Little Dragon, how I love thee! Let me count the ways…

Little Dragon is a band that has never let me down in all their years of existence. This band slays in every way, their songs will make you dance, pull at your heartstrings, empower you, and lead you on a rollercoaster of emotions sweetened with nostalgia. Their new single “Celebrate” will have you dancing around the room with no abandon… and Jesu Christe that guitar solo is giving me life!

 

Their new album Season High is out tomorrow digitally via Loma Vista Records! The album will be available to purchase on LP and CD in stores May 5th. This is the first album since their brilliant 2014 release Nabuma Rubberband. Little Dragon produced their new album with James Ford mixing in their hometown of Gothenburg, Sweden. You can get your copy of the album via iTunes, Amazon, and of course Little Dragon’s website here tomorrow!

 

Little Dragon will be kicking off their US tour tonight at Pappy & Harriets in Pioneertown, CA. You can also catch Little Dragon live from Coachella in the comfort of your own home at 6:35pm PST this Saturday via livestream! Check out all of Little Dragon’s tour dates below and make sure to see them when they come to a city near you, this is a live show you DO NOT want to miss. Promise, you’re welcome.

 

 

Little Dragon Tour:

4/13/17Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy & Harriets
4/14/17Indio, CA @ Coachella
4/16/17San Diego, CA @ Observatory North Park
4/18/17Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory OC**
4.20/17 Los Angeles, CA @ The Roxy (Album Release Show)
4/21/17Indio, CA @ Coachella
4/22/17Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl^^
4/23/17Scottsdale, AZ @ Live Wire
4/25/17Dallas, TX @ Majestic Theater**
4/26/17Austin, TX @ Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater**
4/27/17Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall**
4/29/17Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theater
4/30/17St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant**
5/2/17Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall**
5/3/17Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre**
5/4/17Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall**
5/5-7/17Atlanta, GA @ Shaky Beats Festival
7/22/17Squaw Valley, CA @ Wanderlust Festival
7/26/17Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks^^
7/29/17Cooperstown, NY @ Brewery Ommegang^^
7/31/17Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE^^
** with Goldlink
^^ with Glass Animals

 

 

 

 

**Texas fans!! Enter to win tickets to the Little Dragon show via Do512 here!**

xx Cher

 

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