The other night I saw the homie Action Bronson along with Party Supplies and Jonwayne in Brooklyn. It was awesome.
Here are some pictorials.
It would’t be right to leave you without some tunes. Some old and new stuff from everybody:
Action Bronson & Riff Raff – Bird On A Wire
Party Supplies – New York 2017
Fitz and the Tantrums – Money Grabber (Party Supplies Remix)
In this economy, you never know what’s going to spring up next door, especially in the music scene.
Not too long ago, the owner opened up the doors to the old mausoleum that Mad Decent used to throw their block parties next to as a showroom for the local community in hopes to “bring new and interesting art and performance to Philadelphia.” Not having a chance to check out some of the periodic shows they have already hosted in the space, I finally experienced PhilaMOCA for myself this past Sunday when I went to the Conversations With Enemies / Former Belle / Mitten / Allison Weiss show. What a mouthful.
Anyways, if I knew this was the sort of place you could backpack-it then I probably wouldn’t have gone broke at The Institute down the street (so..heads up you know). PhilaMOCA was just what I expected; a high ceiling gallery space with some interesting architecture. The crowd was all-ages, which I’m sure all of the shows are but it wasn’t terrible. I’d say if you’re nit-picky definitely work your way into the crowd where you’re in a good sonic location. Otherwise, you’ll find yourself next to the left monitors wondering why the levels sound so off.
All around good show and great energy. I’d recommend going to a show with a solid line-up, this isn’t your normal venue where set-times are strictly enforced. In other words, your show may end after midnight. As I check their calendar out, you guys should take a listen to some of what I got to hear over the weekend.
To See About A Girl - Former Belle
Fingers Crossed – Allison Weiss
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We first caught Chris Cubeta and The Liars Club a couple of months back during CMJ in Brooklyn and boy were we impressed. Coming off of his third studio album, Chris will be playing a set right in our turf tonight.
Supporting fellow New Yorkers, Elizabeth and The Catapult!, Chris will step on stage at the Tin Angel here in Philadelphia and show off his folk-tinged rock ‘n’ roll. You don’t want to miss this opportunity to see Chris and his crew bring their rugged indie-rock sound to Old City. Listen below to the companion tracks, “I’m Sorry” and “You Should Be Too” off the latest release.
We were lucky enough to speak with Chris briefly…
A musician who makes going against the grain look like an easy feat, Chad Matheny conjures up experimental indie pop with his traveling project Emperor X.
Often times playing live at almost any location at hand, it’s Matheny and his acoustic guitar with a simple mic setup singing songs that range on all sorts of subjects, current events, etc. that are somehow yet, intelligently tied together. He tours the country endlessly via Greyhound bus and public transportation making pit stops at venues among whatever location upon request (all of which you can read about on his blog here).
Matheny’s a guy who thinks outside the box which is apparent in his other projects besides this year’s release of Western Teleport. Take for example his geo-caching-esque marketing where he would bury his cassettes, logging the GPS coordinates so listeners and fans could find his physical music which caught the attention of NPR’s Weekend Edition. There’s no shortage of ideas for this musician which is something largely underrated and under-appreciated in the industry.
Emperor X will be joined by Dominic of Philadelphia’s DRGN King for a night of live acoustic music right here in my living room. Space is limited, so please shoot over an email to whatsprotocol[at]gmail.com if you’re interested in attending.
A Violent Translation of the Concordia Headscarp – Emperor X
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Don’t think I forgot to mention on this blog how amazing CSS were last Friday (10/21). I just needed some time to formulate my words on the entire evening.
Now, I never had the chance to eat at the Spaghetti Warehouse (I heard their meatballs were huge though) but recently the R5 boys put the nail in that coffin and turned it into an old-timey bar/music venue called Union Transfer. It’s taken me awhile to get down there but I was thoroughly impressed. These guys are true music lovers and the layout of the entire building is incredible, they knew exactly what they wanted. I mean it’s obvious, right down to the toilet paper roll placement because I pay attention to these things (it’s on the inside door, convenient!!). Continue reading
Friend of the blog Chaz Van Queen is performing in New York tomorrow night and he would like for you to join him. He is set to open the show up and will be followed by the Disco Monkeys and Emergency Service, who will be recording the show for their next music video.
If you’ve been keeping up with the blog you know who Chaz is. If not, he is a very talented musician specializing in hip hop and r&b who is currently studying music and plans to release his album “A Smile for You” very shortly. The Disco Monkeys are in fact a disco band, but the band is made up entirely of humans. This means that their band name is half of a lie. Emergency Service lists their genres as pop, reggae, rock, pop rock, and hip hop. I’d throw in that they sound a bit ska-ish at times, too. This makes them the everything bagel of music, or maybe a meat lover’s pizza. They are headlining the show which starts at 9 PM and is located at Dominion in NY. Event info here.
Now Emergency Service isn’t the only band Chaz will be opening for this week. On Saturday night he will start things off at the Das Racist concert in Washington, DC as the Relax Tour rolls through. The show will take place at the 9:30 Club and will start at 11:30 PM. You can get your tickets here if you haven’t done so yet. The show will also feature Despot, Danny Brown, and Lakutis.
We will be on hand for this one so expect videos and audio from it. Or don’t. We could run into technical difficulties. Then you’d be disappointed. Want to be not disappointed? Listen to this:
F’n Your Life Up!! – Chaz Van Queen
Die Like A Rockstar – Danny Brown
Amazing (feat. Lakutis) – Das Rascist
The Last Huzzah! (feat. Despot, Das Racist, Danny Brown & El-P) – Mr. Muthafuckin’ eXquire
If you read the previous post you know that we went to the Ellie Goulding show at the Electric Factory in Philly. Lindsey wrote a review of it over at Cowbell so you can check that out for a recap of the events. We were allowed to bring a camera in so I figured I’d share some of the better pictures I was able to snap.
Now that I am into photography I’d like to set up some shoots. If you are an extremely attractive woman and would like to be photographed in the nude, please contact me at Craigslist.org
