[R5] Spoon Show Announced ! * Battles * Black Lips w/ The Ponys

Hellos !
We are almost caught up with the 900 e-mails that were awaiting our return from SXSW this past week. Here is a proper newsletter with show previews for this week (BATTLES show tonight (thursday) and THE PONYS / BLACK LIPS show on Sunday) as well as lots of news and new show annoucements including modern era indie rock syuperstars : SPOON ! who will be playing their first show in Philly in years on Sunday April 22nd at The Starlight Ballroom. They'll be debuting their new album live as well as playing all the hits and tunes ya'll love. Tickets are on sale now. All Ages to get in / 21+ to drink at the show. Get Psyched !

In addition to Spoon, we have new shows below for the likes of Erase Errata, Sunset Rubdown, As Cities Burn, Trans Am, Clouds (new cave in side project) , Piebald w/ MC Chris, The Clientele and The Hope Conspiracy as well as an amazing one night only presentation with the infamous ANDREW WK - who will be hosting a two hour lecture and question and answer session about living life and having fun. It will a unique presentation that will only be done in Philadelphia (one time only) - we are already hald way sold out - so get your toickets now ! Full details for all of these shows can be found below....

Speaking of tickets - there are a bunch of shows that are getting close to selling out, so as always we would like to give you the heads up to purchase them in advance to make sure you can get into the show - this isnt some ploy to get you to buy tickets to shows - these are really getting close to selling out !

* Tue March 27th - Rocky Votalato / Owen @ The First Unit Church (half way sold out)
* Fri March 30th - Do Make Say Think @ The First Unit Church Sanctuary (75% sold out - act quick!)
* Fri March 30th - Menomena / Field Music @ Johhny Brendas (only about 15 tickets remain!)
* Mon April 16th - The Books @ The First Unit Church Sanctuary (75% sold out - act quick!)
* Sun April 22nd - SPOON @ The Starlight Ballroom (already 1/2 sold out and we didnt announce it yet!)
* Tue May 1st - Andrew WK Presentation @ The First Unit Church (already 1/2 sold out - act quick!)

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1) SHOW PREVIEWS FOR THIS WEEK - BATTLES / THE PONYS w/ BLACK LIPS
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*TONIGHT* Thursday March 22nd 8:00pm
At The First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA)
All Ages / $10 / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com and The Relapse Store (4th and South)

Battles
Battles consists of Ian Williams (Don Caballero, Storm And Stress), Tyondai Braxton (son of jazz genius Anthony and solo artist in his own right), John Stanier (Helmet, Tomahawk) and Dave Konopka (Lynx). These gents have joined forces to tangle their guitar strings, various drum implements, and electronic gadgetry into a big knot that might seem loose but is probably really tight if you were to try and unravel it. And while their compositions might be 'difficult', listening to this is not. Battles sounds like a post rock band (a la Don Cab or Lynx) playing the music of Conlon Nancarrow on Raymond Scott's Manhattan Research equipment. Or Gershon Kingsley making math rock. Weird, complex, delightful. Warp Records.
Sound Clips :
1) B + T | 2) SZ 2 | 3) Hi Lo | 4) Dance

Grandchildren
instrumental psych jams from philly. mems of redrocket

Seven Twin
more philly fun with trumpet, cello etc. wynne records


"I've always been really into techno," says Battles drummer John Stanier, with a poker face that betrays his heavy metal background. "My girlfriend actually lives in Cologne, right up the street from Kompakt." That's right: The drummer dude from Battles––not the soft-spoken one that drinks coco in bars––is the one that asked Kompakt's own DJ Koze to remix "Atlas," the first single off the band's forthcoming, frenzied-as-fuck/rhythm-riding Warp LP, Mirrored. And the Luciano/Ricardo Villalobos/Michael Mayer fan would rather not stop there. As he explains it, "When it comes to remixing, I definitely check my email."



Here's hoping that inbox fills up sometime soon. In the meantime, we asked Koze and Four Tet (who asked Battles to remix a track last year) to talk about Battles' not-so-obvious connection to dance and electronic music.



DJ Koze



Were you a fan of Battles before they asked you to remix one of their tracks?

No, I didn't hear them 'til this remix.



What about some of their related bands, like Helmet, Don Caballero and Tomahawk?

When I was 16, I was much more into the guitar sound than I am now. At that time, I was listening to Helmet, Slint, Mudhoney and Dinosaur Jr., to name a few. So I was really surprised when John Stanier asked me to do the remix. It was a little bit like a trip into the past.



How did you approach the remix since you were starting with a song that wasn't strictly an electronic or dance track? Was it harder or easier?

It was a bit harder, cause I wanted to catch that special weirdness of the track, but transform it into an abstract electronic groove. So there were difficulties with the tempo and the rhythm, which was originally a shuffle. But John said I could do and destroy everything I want to free myself and make something new out of it. And I think I did. I hope they like the remix. They say they do, but you can't trust anybody nowadays.



Four Tet



Why did you choose Battles to remix "A Joy?"

Things like remixing seem to be quite obvious things to explore for them. I think stuff like hip hop and dance music seems just as important to them as rock music, which made them a perfect choice for a remix as far as I was concerned.



I assume you're a fan. Why? And how do you think they stand out right now?

I'm a huge fan. I think they're one of the most exciting bands around at the moment and their live shows have managed to blow my mind quite a few times now. I first saw them about two years ago. Prefuse [73] had been going on to me about how amazing they were, so I was really keen to see them. I've seen them about 15 times now I think. The music is boundary pushing, but also soulful and melodic. It's like the heaviest dance music being played on guitars and also nods at everything from Miles Davis to Steve Reich to Wu Tang when I hear it.



Were you a fan of the group's previous projects, such as Don Caballero or Helmet?

I was into Helmet when I was a teenager. Meantime is great and they were so heavy live. I've got more into Don Caballero recently. It passed me by at the time but now I've found that they did some amazing stuff.



What did you think of the final remix they did for you?

I thought it was great. I told them I thought it sounded like Stockhausen and Ja Rule making a record together.

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*THIS* Sunday March 25th 9:00pm
At Johnny Brenda's (1201 Frankford Ave (Frankford & Girard Ave) In Philadelphia, PA)
21+ / $10 / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com and The Relapse Store (4th and South)



The Ponys
Just signed to Matador Records! The Ponys sound like '80s UK post-punks trying to sound like '60s US garage rockers, but The Ponys turn that spacetime vertigo into a Farfisa-fueled, fuzz guitar fantasy camp. They have played a bunch of R5 shows in the past opening up for bigger bands including The Arcade Fire, Bloc Party and The Unicorns. The Ponys cleverly destroy everything that you used to hate, and then force you to love it with such a unique, swirling sound and jaggedly perverse style that you're left in an orange haze of confusion, pleasure, and overwhelming satisfaction. Seriously.
Sound Clips :
1) Double Vision | 2) Glass Conversation | 3) Little Friends

Black Lips
Just signed to Vice Records! Though barely in their 20's, the Black Lips have already toured the US and Europe several times, released two albums on Bomp! records, lost a lead guitarist in a car crash, built a rabid cult following and earned a well deserved reputation one of the wildest live bands around due to onstage fist fights, nudity, violence, arson, projectile vomiting and other body fluids. You don't want to stand to close to the stage at a Black Lips performance. This grimy and chaotic four-piece garage-punk band truly don't give a fuck and will unintentionally prove it live time and again. Formed with the intention to cross the sound of the "Back From The Grave" 60's garage compilation series with the Germs, the Lips have developed a sound unlike anyone else. Anyone familiar with the group will no doubt be a bit surprised by the sound of their latest "Let It Bloom" album which, while still skuzzy and raw, contains their catchiest and most melodic moments to date. If Royal Trux had listened to the Troggs instead of the Rolling Stones, they might sound like this (though the album does sound quite Stonesy at times)
Sound Clips :
1) Not A Problem | 2) Notown Blues | 3) Can't Dance

Mtn. High
HARD ROCKIN' ---> FUNK TALKIN' ---> PROG PUMPIN' ---> DUDES FROM PHILLY (x-"members" of ---> excelsior / franklin / ink and dagger / vexers / rabble rousers / maneuvers / / spanky wonton / fracture / sickness / am/fm / seraphim / true hi-fidelity / goodbye blue monday / oblio / a.b.r. / shanty / heel nation / monster truck rally, etc.)
Sound Clips : Check out Mtn. High on their Myspace Page



Before we get to an exclusive studio report from the Black Lips (presented by DIW Magazine, www.diwmagazine.com), here's a rundown of the Ponys' latest LP:



The prevailing theme of the Ponys' previous album, 2005’s Celebration Castle—completely disregarding their garage roots in favor of late-’80s British jangle pop—put a great big smile across this face. The idea that short-sighted garage rockers were scratching their empty heads at the greatest Close Lobsters album that the Close Lobsters never released was amusing to no end. It appears that the progression may have gotten to the Ponys, however, because Turn the Lights Out is a slight return to Nuggetsville, albeit the ’80s Nuggetsville that is fortunately heavy on the L.A. Paisley Underground sound. Yes, it rocks a lot harder than Celebration Castle but in such a perfect guitargasm, psyched-to-the-tits fashion. Well, they’re not as loud as old Comets on Fire or some such blowouts, but this still delivers some fantastic drugged-out guitar packaging and some equally exhilarating pop smarts. Leading light Jered Gummere’s fake Brit accent-cum-Tom Verlaine affectation still dominates the vocal side of things here, but that’s a small sacrifice for what may actually be the guitar album of 2007.



And now, without further ado ... The Black Lips...



Located just off the beaten path in northwest Atlanta is an unassuming light brown cottage fittingly called the Living Room. It’s where the Atlanta five-piece Black Lips are recording their first proper studio album with Vice Records, the last of the group’s planned 2007 releases, including a live record due out on Vice at the end of February and a vinyl collection of outtakes from 2005’s Let It Bloom (In the Red).



Warm red light and thrift-store couches fill the Living Room’s front area as friends of the band mingle. In the adjacent room, lead singer Cole Alexander puts the finishing touches on a country song reminiscent of Gram Parsons. Guitarist Ian St. Pe speaks in hushed tones so as not to interrupt the recording process. “We're actually bringing in a pedal-steel player tomorrow,” he says. “He's the real deal. Cole found him at a bar about 10 or 15 minutes outside of town. He wears a big cowboy hat.”



Those familiar with the psychedelic garage sounds of Black Lips might raise an eyebrow at the idea of pedal steel making an appearance on the band's latest. The group’s dabbled in country sounds in the past but, by and large, stuck to the thrash-and-smash noises of snottier ’60s rock influences. St. Pe explains the diversion as a natural progression on the part of an exploratory and musically intensive group.



“We're doing more of everything that we enjoy doing,” he says. “We love the blues, love the country, love the garage, love the girl groups from the ’60s. If it’s new to the record, it’s not new to us. It’s the same stuff we love, just maybe we haven't recorded that style yet.”



With a batch of about 20 songs, the band plans to trim the fat and release this as-yet-untitled record in the fall. And for a young and obviously talented group of guys that once used its recording budget to fix its shared van, the money (not to mention reindeer steak dinners in Norway) Vice has given Black Lips to record this new project is both deserved and appreciated.



“You can say that we're not going to be working any time soon,” St. Pe says with a smile. “Naw, I'm just kidding. No, I'm not actually kidding; we won't be working anytime soon. They're treating us good, and we're going to treat them good. But this is what we love doing. I'm tired of washing dishes. If I leave this, it’s not like I can go back to being a doctor. It’s like, radio, magazines, TV, hell yeah.”



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2) COMPLETE SHOW CALENDAR - Full Listing Of Shows For 2007 !
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New Shows Added This Week :
Wed April 11th - Erase Errata @ Johnny Brendas
Tue April 17th - Jana Hunter / Bees & The Birds @ First Unit Church Chapel
Fri April 20th - Piebald / MC Chris @ Phila-Funk Live
Sun April 22nd - Spoon @ The Starlight Ballroom
Mon April 23rd - Clouds / The Esoteric / Autonum @ First Unit Church
Tue May 1st - Andrew WK Spoken Word / Presentation @ First Unit Church
Thu May 3rd - Sunset Rubdown / Katie Eastburn @ First Unit Church
Fri May 4th - Trans Am / Zombi / Psychic Paramount @ Johnny Brendas
Fri May 4th - Brother Ali / OneBeLow / Psalm One @ First Unit Church
Mon May 7th - Clientele / Beach House @ Johnny Brendas
Thu May 10th - As Cities Burn / Cool Hand Luke / Olympi @ First Unit Church
Sat May 12th - The Hope Conspiracy / Cloak & Dagger @ First Unit Church

New Band Additions Made To Existing Shows :
Sun April 15th - Daughters added to The Locust / Cattle Decap show @ First Unit Church
Mon April 16th - Trolleyvox added to Page Frances / Headlights show @ Johnny Brendas
Sat April 28th - My Turn To Win added to Kill Your Idols show @ First Unit Church

New Shows & Additions Added Last Week :
Tue Mar 27th - Mercury Radio Theater added to Humanwine show @ Johnny Brendas
Fri Mar 30th - Elliott Brood and Lullabye Arkestra added to Do Make Say Think @ First Unit Church
Mon Apr 2nd - Sonic Boom (spaceman 3) @ Johnny Brendas
Fri Apr 6th - Black Angels / Vietnam / Cave Singers @ Johnny Brendas
Tue Apr 12th - San Serac added to Junior Boys show @ First Unit Church
Thu Apr 15th - The Locust / Cattle Decapitation @ The First Unit Church
Mon Apr 16th - Page Frances / Headlights @ Johnny Brendas
Mon Apr 16th - The Books / Todd Teynolds @ The Sanctuary of The First Unit Church
Tue Apr 17th - John Vanderslice / St Vincent @ Johnny Brendas
Tue Apr 24th - Punchline / The Fold / Permanent Me / The Graduate @ The Fist Unit Church
Wed Apr 25th - Acid Mothers Temple / Mammatus @ The First Unit Church
Fri Apr 27th - Chromelodeon / Hail Social / The Private Sea @ The First Unit Church
Sat Apr 28th - Kill Your Idols / Go For The Throat / Cash In @ The First Unit Church
Sat Apr 28th - Deerhunter / Pteradacyl / The Selmanaries @ Johnny Brendas
Mon Apr 30th - Animosity / As Blood Runs Black / The Faceless @ The Fist Unit Church

*TONIGHT* Thursday March 22nd 8:00pm
At The First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA)
All Ages / $10 / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com and The Relapse Store (4th and South)

BATTLES (yes one of our fav bands ever! ex-don cab, tomahawk, helmet. mathy instrumental jams
GRANDCHILDREN (instrumental psych jams from philly. mems of redrocket)
SEVEN TWINS (more philly fun with trumpet, cello etc. wynne records)
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*TOMORROW* Friday March 23rd 7:30pm
At The First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA)
All Ages / $10 / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com and The Relapse Store (4th and South)

HALIFAX (bright and high energy pop-punk/emo from california. drive thru records)
GREELEY ESTATES (old school screamo mixed w/ mid 90s emo stuff. arizona)
MADINA LAKE (from chicago. roadrunner records)
THE VINCENTS BLACK SHADOW (pop-punk-cabaret)
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*THIS* Sunday March 25th 9:00pm
At Johnny Brenda's (1201 Frankford Ave (Frankford & Girard Ave) In Philadelphia, PA)
21+ / $10 / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com and The Relapse Store (4th and South)

THE PONYS (just signed to matador. great garage rock from chicago. bloc party tourmates!)
BLACK LIPS (wonderful dirty south trashrock from georgia. amazing live band. vice recs)
MTN. HIGH (ex-ink and dagger, franklin, vexers, excelsior etc. philly rock-n-roll)
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*NEXT* Tuesday March 27th 7:30pm
At The First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA)
All Ages / $10 / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com and The Relapse Store (4th and South)

ROCKY VOTOLATO (stripped down soul bearing singer/songwriter stuff. playing live w/ a full band)
OWEN (aka mike kinsella from joan of arc, owls, american football, cap n jazz etc. polyvinyl records)
DRAG THE RIVER (alt-country-indie from ex-members of all. like a more country lucero. colorado)
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*NEXT* Tuesday March 27th 9:00pm
At Johnny Brenda's (1201 Frankford Ave (Frankford & Girard Ave) In Philadelphia, PA)
21+ / $10 / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com and The Relapse Store (4th and South)

HUMANWINE (members dresden dolls. gypsy punk, cabaret like goth. from boston)
NICKI JAINE (authentic cabaret chanteuse. from philly)
MERCURY RADIO THEATER (instrumental punk while story boards are projected on stage. philly)
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*NEXT* Wednesday March 28th 7:30pm
At The First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA)
All Ages / $10 / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com and The Relapse Store (4th and South)

HORSE THE BAND ("nintendocore" - hardcore/metal with electronics and keys. combat records)
HEAVY HEAVY LOW LOW (noisy chaotic hardcore/metal/punk. ferret records)
SO MANY DYNAMOS (pop w/ disco, punk, r&b ala the dismemberment plan from st louis)
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*NEXT* Thursday March 29th 8:00pm
At The First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA)
SOLD OUT - SOLD OUT - SOLD OUT

COLD WAR KIDS(holy blog-mania! big indie rock/pop band from california)
TOKYO POLICE CLUB (great hyper spazz rock/pop from canada. getting super internet blog hype)
DELTA SPIRIT (rootsy rock and roll from california. tourmates and buds of cold war kids)
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*NEXT* Thursday March 29th 8:00pm - Flying V and R5 Present :
At The Danger Danger House (If You Don't Know - Get In The Know)
All Ages / $8 / No Advance Tickets

BONDE DO ROLE (brazilian genre dance party mashers. discovered by diplo. mad decent/domino)
PLASTIC LITTLE (philly's favorite smarty pants "gallery rap" hiphop. new album on tone arm)
PINK SKULLS (post punk band mixed w/ herbert inspired house. feat lots of people you know. philly)
OCDJ (noisy-punky dancehouse-rap-punk-bootybass-weirdo pants from baltimore)
w/ SPECIAL GUEST DJ'S / FOOD AND FUN !
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*NEXT* Friday March 30th 8:00pm (moved to the sanctuary)
Moved To The Sanctuary of The First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA)
At The First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA)
All Ages / $12 / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com and The Relapse Store (4th and South)

DO MAKE SAY THINK (great instrumental rock from toronto w/ members of broken social scene)
ELLIOTT BROOD (3 piece death country band from toronoto. six shooter records)
LULLABYE ARKESTRA (members of broken social scene / do make say think. constellation recs)
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*NEXT* Friday March 30th 9:00pm
At Johnny Brenda's (1201 Frankford Ave (Frankford & Girard Ave) In Philadelphia, PA)
21+ / $10 / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com and The Relapse Store (4th and South)

MENOMENA (amazing piano/horn led indie rock. seriously soo good. barsuk!)
FIELD MUSIC (great british pop music from ex-members of futureheads. memphis industries)
LAND OF TALK (next big shit hot indie band from montreal. imagine a more rocking cat power)
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*NEXT* Saturday March 31st 9:00pm
At Johnny Brenda's (1201 Frankford Ave (Frankford & Girard Ave) In Philadelphia, PA)
21+ / $10 / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com and The Relapse Store (4th and South)

GREEN MILK FROM PLANET ORANGE (awesome japanese 60s/70s psych rock)
BIRDS OF MAYA (philly psych-freakout-fishtown-weed brownie-bakeout-party-pants)
w/ DJS NEZ and RUSS (rock-tits), J.KILLA and BEN (harsh mellow) and more TBA
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Sunday April 1st 7:30pm
At The First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA)
All Ages / $10 / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com and The Relapse Store (4th and South)

HELLA (brand new 5 piece lineup. awesome new songs an old. ipecac records)
PONYTAIL (because guitars can still beat up computers - boredoms like jams. monitor records)
WHO'S YOUR FAVORITE SON GOD (calculus level math rock from sacramento)
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Monday April 2nd 9:00pm
At Johnny Brenda's (1201 Frankford Ave (Frankford & Girard Ave) In Philadelphia, PA)
21+ / $10 / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com and The Relapse Store (4th and South)

SONIC BOOM (legendary founder and singer of spaceman 3. playing lots of old material)
TWO MORE TBA
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Friday April 6th 8:00pm
At The First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA)
All Ages / $10 / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com and The Relapse Store (4th and South)

XIU XIU (uncomfortable gloom pop pants. one of our favs. killrockstars/5rc recs)
CASIOTONE FOR THE PAINFULLY ALONE (arab strap like indie/electronics. chicago)
SHEARWATER (folk-pop-song slingers from austin. misra recordings)
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Friday April 6th 9:00pm
At Johnny Brenda's (1201 Frankford Ave (Frankford & Girard Ave) In Philadelphia, PA)
21+ / $10 / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com and The Relapse Store (4th and South)

BLACK ANGELS (six piece drugged out 60s/70s psych/drone/rock from seattle)
VIETNAM (hazy narcotic poet rock w/ a full band. formerly from philly. kemado)
THE CAVE SINGERS (ex members of pretty girls make graves and murder city devils. seattle)
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Monday April 9th 8:00pm
At The First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA)
All Ages / $12 / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com and The Relapse Store (4th and South)

LOW (slow core kings and queens touring on a brand new record. great new sounds. sub pop)
LONEY, DEAR (awesome swedish pop ala belle and sebastian. blog-mania. sub pop)
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Wednesday April 11th 8:00pm
At The Starlight Ballroom (460 N 9th Street - 9th and Spring Garden-ish)
All Ages / $15 / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com and The Relapse Store (4th and South)

RJD2 (the modern era king of the live turntable/dj show gets jiggy with a full big live band. defjux/xl recs)
BUSDRIVER (abstract and unique hiphop that is actually good vs just being weird. anti/epitaph)
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Wenesday April 11th 9:00pm
At Johnny Brenda's (1201 Frankford Ave (Frankford & Girard Ave) In Philadelphia, PA)
21+ / $10 / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com and The Relapse Store (4th and South)

ERASE ERRATA (all lady political indie/punk jams from san fran. killrockstars)
TWO MORE TBA
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Thursday April 12th 8:00pm
At The First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA)
All Ages / $12 / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com and The Relapse Store (4th and South)

JUNIOR BOYS (woah! amazing glitch pop w/ smooth r&b vocals/ domino recs. best of 2004 and 2006)
SAN SERAC (casio lite melodies, 80s drum machine percussion and spoken word vocals. output recs)
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Sunday April 15th 7:30pm
At The First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA)
All Ages / $10 / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com and The Relapse Store (4th and South)

THE LOCUST (new wave, hyperblast pummeling grindy metal/punk from san diego. threeoneg)
DAUGHTERS (hyper weird grindy pants from rhode island. hydrahead records)
CATTLE DECAPITATION (sick gore/death metal from california. metal blade)
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Monday April 16th 9:00pm
At Johnny Brenda's (1201 Frankford Ave (Frankford & Girard Ave) In Philadelphia, PA)
21+ / $8 / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com and The Relapse Store (4th and South)

PAGE FRANCES (really good and underrated indie rock / pop from baltimore. suicide squueze)
HEADLIGHTS (guitars, vocals, synths and ethereal proaggrimg w/ huge drums ala stars. polyvinyl)
TROLLEYVOX (brittle sunbursty rock tunes from philly)
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Monday April 16th 8:00pm
At The Sanctuary of The First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA)
All Ages / $13 / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com and The Relapse Store (4th and South)

THE BOOKS (eclectic and playful folky sound collages performed with a variety of instruments)
TODD REYNOLDS (violinist and composer from the steve reich ensemble)
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Tuesday April 17th 9:00pm
At Johnny Brenda's (1201 Frankford Ave (Frankford & Girard Ave) In Philadelphia, PA)
21+ / $12 / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com and The Relapse Store (4th and South)

JOHN VANDERSLICE (distinct, intelligent indie pop tunes from san fran. barsuk records)
ST VINCENT (23 year old singer/multi-instrumentalist composer from the polyphonic spree)
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Tuesday April 17th 8:00pm
At The Chapel Of The First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA)
A Small Seated Room That Only Holds 50 People ! Crazy Intimate !
All Ages / $8 / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com and The Relapse Store (4th and South)

JANA HUNTER (devendra banhart protégé. beautiful, haunted, quiet songs)
BEES & THE BIRDS (banjos, slide guitars and lady/guy trade off vocals. philly)
ONE MORE TBA
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Wednesday April 18th 9:00pm
At Johnny Brenda's (1201 Frankford Ave (Frankford & Girard Ave) In Philadelphia, PA)
21+ / $8 adv / $10 day of show / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com

DAVID VANDERVELDE (awesome t-rex and bowie sounding 70s rock. secretly canadian)
RICHARD SWIFT (more 70s inspired pop gems ala mccartney and george harrison. secretly candian)
ONE MORE TBA
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Friday April 20th 7:30pm
At "Phila-Funk-Live" (8 N Preston Street (40th and Market-ish On UPENNs Campus)
All Ages / $10 / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com and The Relapse Store (4th and South)

PEIBALD (longtime emo/indie/pop favorites from boston. veggie oil van!)
MC CHRIS (aka mc pee pants from aqua teen hunger force / adult swim)
ONE MORE TBA
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Sunday April 22nd 7:30pm - YROCK AND WXPN 88.5 PRESENT :
At The Starlight Ballroom / Club Polaris (460 N 9th Street - Just Below 9th and Spring Garden)
All Ages To Enter / 21+ To Drink / $17.50 / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com & Relapse

SPOON (woah! holy shit! long time indie rock superstars come to philly for one show. merge records)
ONE MORE TBA
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Monday April 23rd 7:30pm
At The First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA)
All Ages / $10 / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com and The Relapse Store (4th and South)

CLOUDS (ex members of cave in/hope con. stoner party grunge jams - heavy listening. hydrahead)
THE ESOTERIC (members of coalesce, reggie & the full effect, today is the day. from kansas)
AUTONYM (los angeles by way of philadelphia metal/weirdness ala botch + the locust)
BLACK SPOON BRIGADE (70s rock and heavy doom ridden sludge. new jersey)
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Tuesday April 24th 7:30pm
At The First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA)
All Ages / $10 / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com

PUNCHLINE (a powerburst of energetic poppy punk rock from pittsburgh. fueled by ramen)
THE FOLD (indie rock/pop from chicago. tooth-n-nail recordings)
PERMANENT ME (for fans of brand new, taking back sunday etc. from long island)
THE GRADUATE (melodic sing/songy indie rock from illinois.)
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Wednesday April 25th 8:00pm
At The First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA)
All Ages / $10 / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com and The Relapse Store (4th and South)

ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE (sick and devastatingly psychedelic japanese craziness!)
MAMMATUS (heavy fuzz and wah noise combining all the best elements of 70s psych rock)
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Friday April 27th 7:30pm
At The First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA)
All Ages / $10 / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com and The Relapse Store (4th and South)

CHROMELODEON (last show ever! epic video game soundtrack inspired from philly)
HAIL SOCIAL (new album of laid back breezy pop gems. and you know this, man!)
THE PRIVATE SEA (fuzzy and scratchy mellow indie rock w/ 3 vocals. philly)
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Saturday April 28th 3:00pm *matinee*
At The First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA)
All Ages / $10 / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com and The Relapse Store (4th and South)

KILL YOUR IDOLS (last philly show ever! awesome punk/hardcore from ny)
GO FOR THE THROAT (reuniting to play w/ their best buds from ny. philly punk/hxc)
CASH IN (wawa inspired hardcore from new jersey)
DEAR TONIGHT (screamy angular punk ala ink and dagger, angel hair etc. brooklyn)
MY TURN TO WIN (judge style hardcore from south jersey)
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Saturday April 28th 9:00pm
At Johnny Brenda's (1201 Frankford Ave (Frankford & Girard Ave) In Philadelphia, PA)
21+ / $8 adv / $10 day of show / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com and Relapse

DEERHUNTER (best new music. hypnotic ambient and minimalist drone via garage rock. kranky)
PTERODACTYL (skull cracking post punk shred played with laser precision. brooklyn. jagjaguwar)
THE SELMANARIES (dancy spacious rock sound from altlanta)
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Monday April 30th 7:30pm
At The First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA)
All Ages / $10 / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com and The Relapse Store (4th and South)

ANIMOSITY (death metal / hardcore from san francisco)
AS BLOOD RUNS BLACK (metal/hardcore from cali. mediaskare records)
THE FACELESS (technical progressive metal from california)
BENEATH THE MASSACRE (technical melodic metal from montreal. prosthetic records)
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Tuesday May 1st 7:30pm
At The First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA)
All Ages / $8 / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com and The Relapse Store (4th and South)

ANDREW WK PRESENTATION / SPOKEN WORD
(the man / the myth / the legend presneting a full two hour seminar on life and fun!)
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Thursday May 3rd 7:30pm
At The First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA)
All Ages / $10 / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com and The Relapse Store (4th and South)

SUNSET RUBDOWN (feat spencer from wolf parade. best new music 2006. absolutley kosher)
KATIE EASTBURN (solo set from the from woman of young people)
ONE MORE TBA
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Friday May 4th 8:00pm
At The First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA)
All Ages / $12 / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com and The Relapse Store (4th and South)

BROTHER ALI (real deal throwback to "real" hiphop mc from minnesota. rhymesayers records)
PSALM ONE (female mc - cross between lauryn hill and devin the dude. rhymesayers)
ONEBELO (aka onemanarmy / binary star. one of the best underground mc's we have ever seen)
BK-ONE (brother ali's touring dj - solo set)
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Friday May 4th 9:00pm
At Johnny Brenda's (1201 Frankford Ave (Frankford & Girard Ave) In Philadelphia, PA)
21+ / $10 adv / $12 day of show / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com and Relapse

TRANS AM (one of our fav bands ever! kraftwork/krautrock inspired electro jams. thrill jockey)
ZOMBI (two member - heavy synth attack from pittsburgh ala goblin. relapse records)
PSYCHIC PARAMOUNT (the most beautiful squeeling white hot, black hole noise we ever heard)
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Monday May 7th 9:00pm
At Johnny Brenda's (1201 Frankford Ave (Frankford & Girard Ave) In Philadelphia, PA)
21+ / $10 adv / $12 day of show / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com and Relapse

CLIENTELE (dizzy swirly 60's psych/pop from england. merge records)
BEACH HOUSE (in the tradition of slowdive, galaxie 500 etc. car park records)
ONE MORE TBA
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Thursday May 10th 7:30pm
At The First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA)
All Ages / $10 / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com and The Relapse Store (4th and South)

AS CITIES BURN (heavy/melodic hardcore/metal ala underoath. tooth and nail)
COOL HAND LUKE (ex members of the chariot. indie/emo stuff from nashville)
OLYMPIA (ex members of fairweather and brand new disaster. equal vision records)
EXCEPT AFTER SEA (indie rock w/ keyboards from philly)
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Saturday May 12th 3:00pm *matinee*
At The First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA)
All Ages / $10 / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com and The Relapse Store (4th and South)

THE HOPE CONSPIRACY (newly reunited with members of give up the ghost. deathwish records)
CLOAK / DAGGER (old punk rock ala black flag / circle jerks from richmond, va. jadetree)
BLOODHORSE (ex mems of the red chord, give up the ghost stoner jams from boston)
BRAIN DEAD (fast and furious pissed off hardcore from philly.nj)
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Upcoming Future Shows For 2007 ! (shows taking place in april / may etc / tix on sale now !)
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* Wed May 16th - Mono @ The First Unit Church
* Thu May 17th - Frog Eyes @ Johnny Brendas
* Tue June 5th - Lavender Diamond @ First Unitraian Church Sanctuary
* Fri June 22nd - Panda Bear (from Animal Collective) @ The First Unit Church
* Fri July 6th - Tortoise @ World Cafe Live
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Hope To See You This Week !
xo/sa/r5

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