[R5] THERMALS * CLINIC * DAUGHTERS * 120 DAYS * MAGIK MARKERS

Hellos !
Holy shit! This week is awesome - I kind of forgot how stacked it was! There are so many awesome shows this week. Not soo much news (we think that's a good thing) - so we'll just get info whats going down this week. We do this newsletter with show previews every week so you can find out more about the bands playing. Make sure to fully read the previews below - we are quite fond of them !

We start it off on Tuesday (march 4th) with indie/punk/pop heroes - THE THERMALS who are one of the few bands that EVERY staff members, top to bottom absolutely loves - they play alongside THE A SIDES and Brooklyn's BIG SLEEP. Later that very same evening (tuesday march 4th) the much hyped UNDER BYEN from Denmark play their most intimate show in the US at Johnny Brendas.

On Wednesday (march 5th) Radiohead's favorite bands' CLINIC play their first Philly show in years on the debut of their new album which just recently came out in the states. They'll be joined by the HOLY FUCK (a band who plays electronic music via all these insane instruments like a film projector) as well as MAHOGANY who were all over a bunch of best of 2006 lists and just scored the opening slot on Bloc Party's upcoming European tour. Talk about your stacked line ups! If you like your rock a bit more punky and weird - that same evening - we have grindy new wave kids DAUGHTERS hitting the church with the ex-Arab on Radar led CHINESE STARS.

Not to be content with just two double header evenings we get into double trouble again on Thursday (march 8th) with one of the latest additions to our wonderful Philadelphia local scene - GENGHIS TRON are playing with KYLESA along with kind of locals - ULTRA DOLPHINS and the new-ish JAVELINA comprised of former members of Endless Nightmare, Lick Golden Sky and Dead Meat. At the same time OF MONTREAL come back to Philadelphia at The Trocadero - but that show is sold out - so you'll just have to make fun of them for the Outback Steakhouse song next time..

What - what is wrong with us? Why did we book 4 double headers in a row- must have been all that meth that Leftover Crack gave us on Friday. On Friday (march 9th) bring your ear plugs to Johnny Brendas as new england noise-rockers MAGIK MARKERS come to town alongside the sonic brutality of Alletown's AIR CONDITIONING as well as local favorites OSPREYS and SATANIZED. On the complete opposite side of the spectrum we get all girl power with MIRAH and THE BLOW on Friday at The Church- which sold out way in advance - so, who cares!

We take a breather on Saturday and head off to go dance like idiots to Simian Mobile Disco in NY to come back the following evening to Johnny Brendas on Sunday (march 11th) with the electronic rock by Norway's 120 DAYS and SHOUT OUT OUT OUT OUT (yes that's 4 outs). When you add it all up, we get arguably our 2nd finest week EVER (only behind last years 10 yr anniv week)

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1) SHOW PREVIEWS FOR THIS WEEK - THE THERMALS / UNDER BYEN / CLINIC / DAUGHTERS / 120 DAYS
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*TOMORROW* Tuesday March 6th 7:30pm
At The First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA)
All Ages / $10 / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com

The Thermals
READ ALL ABOUT THEM BELOW !
Sound Clips :
1) A Pillar Of Salt | 2) Here's Your Future | 3) St Rosa And The Swallows | 4) A Stare Like Yours

The Big Sleep
The Brooklyn-based trio bangs out muscular avant-rock textures with a totally bonkers Mick Fleetwood bugeye drummer who did those Zep things Dom Leone loves and a guitarist as content to hash out blues riffs (over bassist Sonya Balchandani's teutonic drone) as ear-splitting electronic noise. French Kiss Records. Sound Clips :
1) Murder | 2) Untouchable | 3) Sleepy Kid Waltz

The A-Sides
Appealing to the record-collector and indie-kid sensibilities that keep everyone from Marshall Crenshaw and Brian Wilson to Big Star and The Apples in Stereo in business, marching through a wonderland full of all the typical psychedelic-pop touchstones. From Philly ! Sound Clips :
1) Cinematic | 2) Sidewalk Chalk | 3)Park Avenue

Hey, remember that kick-ass record the Thermals released last year (it made it to the top 20 albums of Picthfork's touted best of 2006 list). Well, whether you do or not, the Thermals are making sure no one has the chance to miss them play songs from it live - best of all: unlike last fall's jaunt that had our trusty Thermals playing second banana to Emomaha's Cursive and that band's black-haired, black-hearted minions, this little adventure has the hard-working Sub Pop trio headlining the smallish, dingy dives they were born to play, in front of the crowds they've been dying to sweat all over. And they'll be joined by Frenchkissers the Big Sleep for most dates. So come out, bring your friends, and for crissakes people, move around! Thermals bassist Kathy Foster in a recent MySpace post. "Let's make it GREAT, ok?! Get your juices flowing too! don't put off what you wanna do any longer." Chew on that, kiddies.

The first few seconds of the Thermals' album tells you every thing you need to know with just one muffled, distant sound: a church organ. You might expect the conciseness, but not the cleverness of such a move from singer/guitarist Hutch Harris, who continually flogs his band's music with phrases like "three chords," "two minutes," and "punk rock." Still, the band has made enough baby steps that this album, their third overall, is a true accomplishment. Harris' lyrics flaunt paranoia over our country's potentially Christian-fueled fascist future, while somehow maintaining his impish sense of humor throughout. This is straight POP PUNK - no not that west coast fat records stuff - this is genius "up the system" intelligent rock music - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

*TOMORROW* Tuesday March 6th 9:00pm
At Johnny Brenda's (1201 Frankford Ave (Frankford & Girard Ave) In Philadelphia, PA)
21+ / $10 advance / $12 day of show / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com

Under Byen
READ ALL ABOUT THEM BELOW !
Sound Clips :
1) Af Samme Stof Som Stof | 2) Palads | 3) Tinder

Fryda Hyvönen
Frida Hyvönen is a Swedish pianist with a bent for twinkling flurries of notes slamming into clanging, chunky chords-- periodic ticks of dissonance tucked into harmonies. Like her piano playing, her voice is capable of almost spontaneous dynamic magic. Sometimes she howls; other times she performs in a near-whisper.
Sound Clips :
1) You Never Got Me Right |

War On Drugs
Philly
Sound Clips : Check Out War On Drug's Myspace Page

What with all the chatter about Sweden on this internet, it's easy to forget that other Scandinavian nations made a serious Stateside splash in 2006 (an indie-sized splash, but still,,,). Among them: Denmark, who graced us with Pitchfork faves Figurines and Mew, as well as Under Byen (pronounced : Oh'nah Boon"), who've been kicking it for a while now and released Samme Stof Som Stof (Paper Bag Records) last year to exceptionally positive reviews. The octet-- comprised of four boys and four girls, which means they'll kick your band's ass at square dancing-- finally makes its way to the U.S. and Philadelphia, playing a spate of shows throughout March What's more, they're bringing along one hell of a secret weapon in their quest for Scandinavian domination: Sweden's potty-mouthed chanteuse Frida Hyvönen, sharing coy, heartfelt balladry from her 2006 U.S. re-release, Until Death Comes (Secretly Canadian).

Under Byen has been reaping accolades in their stomping grounds since 1998, when they began releasing their elaborate post-rock, which sounds like Björk and Mogwai falling down a well together. North America, as it is wont to do with non-English-singing bands, has been slower on the uptake, tentatively joining in the general apeshit-ness when David Fricke (rolling stone editor) , in 2003, called Under Byen the best band in the world. Well, we'll be honest - Under Byen aren't the best band in the world, but they're very good. It actually sounds like they're straining toward being the Animal Collective of Mogwais, imbuing those dark, grand structures with weird shambles and Henriette Sennenvaldt's uncanny chirping. Going lighter on the guitar than many of their post-rock peers, Under Byen center their songs around wobbly pianos, melting strings, and shaggy percussion. They thread thin, sneaky melodies through shape-shifting veils of fog. S"amme Stof Som Stof's" sound palette is a vivid and varied range of grays and blues; each song is like some giant machine on the verge of shuddering apart.
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*THIS* Wednesday March 7th 9:00pm
At Johnny Brenda's (1201 Frankford Ave (Frankford & Girard Ave) In Philadelphia, PA)
21+ / $13 / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com
Clinic
READ ALL ABOUT THEM BELOW !
Sound Clips :
1) Harmony | 2) If You Could Read Minds | 3) Return of Evil Bill | 4) Walk With Thee

The Holy Fuck
No computers, midi, drum machines, electronics. All live, experimental, improv with a bunch of dudes wigging out on toy keyboards and the 35 mm film synchronizer - a film editing device which has never before been used as an instrument. An even goofier and more garishly colorful Out Hud, Holy Fuck blasts out opulent streams of saturated melody, clouds of glitter and confetti, nitrous-boosted dance dynamics.
Sound Clips :
1) Tone Bank Jungle | 2)Tone Bank Computer

Mahogany
With ears in the past, an eye on the future, and hindsight a perfect 20/20, Brooklyn's Mahogany plays a bracing, chilly, dream-pop. At once ethereal, motorik, and densely rhythmic -- rolling up shoegaze, light Goth pop, Phil Spector's wall of sound, Krautrock, and Factory-starched post-punk into a clean, pure white snowball, which is then never thrown. Buzzing with strings, electronic pulses, and crystalline guitar lines, then leavened by clear, angelic boy-girl vocals (all captured excellently by members of the band, with help from the Cocteau Twins' Robin Guthrie). This is science pop for enlightened minds, lightly, gently, rapidly flashing before you.
Sound Clips :
1) Supervitesse | 2) Neo Plastic Boogie Woogie

The Dr. Giggles comparisons are inescapable. Sorry guys, but it's hard not to think "homicidal health care provider" when you perform in surgical masks and elaborate drama club costumes, gleefully desecrating garage rock's bloated corpse with scalpel-sharp surf guitars and a snaky, funereal procession of harmoniums, melodicas, woodwinds and eerie effects pedals. Just look at the bassist in the back (Brian Campbell) –– the one that keeps shaking it like a seizure and hooting like an owl in heat. He's downright creepy on vintage Clinic cuts like "If You Could Read Your Mind" and "Gideon." As for whether or not the group's new album (Visitations, Domino) veers from the same old-same old sound of the past three Clinic albums, the answer is not really. The band still comes off like a nightmarish, claustrophobic reading of the garage rock series Back from the Grave –– the kind of thing that could score a chase scene deep in the heart of a haunted forest, one that could only end very, very badly.
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*THIS* Wednesday March 7th 7:30pm
At The First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA)
All Ages / $10 / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com

Daughters
READ ALL ABOUT THEM BELOW !
Sound Clips :
1) Recorded Inside A Pyrmaid | 2) And Then The C.H.U.D.S Came | 3) Hyperventilationsystem

Chinese Stars
Ex-Arab on Radar and Six Finger Satellite. Jagged, dangerous, totally angular and (intentionally) aggravating, art punk spazz in that currently happenin' Erase Errata neo-retro '80s new wave/no wave 'danceable' punk style. Whiny vocals, nervous energy, fucked up groove. Three One G.
Sound Clips :
1) Cheap City Halo | 2) Passing Out Nails | 3) Panic In The Population

Normal Love
Stoking the community since '06, NORMAL LOVE is a Philadelphia based quintet comprised of amplified violin, two electric guitars, electric bass, and drum set. Their music generally has a loud and brutal aesthetic with compositional influences ranging from african minimalism to serialism to death metal, but rarely within the same piece.
Sound Clips : Check Out Normal Love's Myspace Page

Pfunkt!
Super fun solo sequenced keyboard jams with "i'm too sexxy" vocals. Philly
Sound Clips : Check Out Pfunkt's Myspace Page


You’ll have to excuse Alexis Marshall for a moment; he’s been drinking for most of the afternoon and isn’t about to censor himself in the slightest. Hell, we’ve been in Marshall’s position before, halfway between a six pack and slitting our ears from cheek to cheek after one too many grindcore albums with more effort put into the song titles than the actual songwriting. "We’re pretty sure people are upset we didn’t write another 12-song, 10-minute album with a bunch of blast beats and stu pid song titles,” says Marshall, reacting to the predictable backlash that’s already flooded their Myspace page in light of the Jon Spencer Spazz Explosion LP, Hell Songs (Hydra Head). “I hate going onstage, playing a song for 25 or 30 seconds, stopping, and then doing another one. It’s the same fucking song. You can’t tell the difference you know?”



Amen. We’d be lying if we said we dug the mangled, best-appreciated-live mess that was Daughters’ last LP, Canada Songs (Robotic Empire). As creepy and kooky as the riffs were, Marshall might as well have been screaming “Rarr, rarr/blargh, blargh” in the background, since it’d be impossible to tell the difference under even the closest scrutiny. “I Don’t Give a Shit About Wood, I’m Not a Chemist” was a decent track title, though. Actually, a confession is in order … “I didn’t sing any words to 90 percent of Canada Songs, which is so lame,” explains Marshall. “I don’t even remember what the hell I wrote on that record anymore. It was such an easy way out, you know? Screaming is obnoxious. I’m tired of it.” (note : R5 the band did this way before they did)



The surprise on Hell Songs isn’t a 180 switch to squeegee-ed singing; it’s much more bizarre, a bluesy, snaky and snarky droll that fits the halfway house sex vibe of Daughters’ shows. Marshall actually begins the record by naming the misconceptions that have been cast in his direction before, among them sinner, wrongdoer, evildoer, miscreant, the devil incarnated and our personal favorite, “a good for nothing, ass-fucking, son of a bitch.” All the while, the band retains a familiar Daughters backdrop of guillotine guitars and gut-smacking drums. Except for the compact noise experiment “Providence By Gaslight,” which climaxes in a cloudburst of violins, trumpets and upright bass lines provided by members of Kayo Dot. “There’s no way to half-ass listen to this record,” says Marshall. “When it’s heavy, it’s heavy, and when it’s weird it’s annoying as hell. Basically, I want to weed out all of the fuck heads who were here just to socialize and be seen. I could come out and say I love everyone, but that’s bullshit. I despise phonies—they’re all made of paper mache and I hope they fucking die.”

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*THIS* Sunday March 11th 8:00pm (sharp)
At Johnny Brenda's (1201 Frankford Ave (Frankford & Girard Ave) In Philadelphia, PA)
21+ / $10 / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com



120 Days
READ ALL ABOUT THEM BELOW !
Sound Clips :
1) Come Out (some down fade out be gone) | 2) Keep On Smiling | 3) Lazy Eyes

Shout Out Out Out Out
Woah! Super blog mania! Two drummers + four bass players + two samplers + five synthesizers + five cowbells + two octapads + one vocoder. Shout out out out out plays volatile dance music, leaving jaws dropped and dance floors filled with their chaotic blend of epic bumpin'. Hell yes, let us do the electro rock and dance the night away. Sort of like a mix between The Junior Boys and Hot Chip. From Canada
Sound Clips :
1) Forever Indebted | 2) Your Shitty Record Won't Mix Itself



Forecast for this Sunday In Philly : heavy synth-rock with a chance of norwegian hipster haircuts. The groove-riding Norwegians in 120 Days Kraut rock like they Can Can Can (get it?) on their self-titled Vice debut, a black light-draped, Joy Division on Superman pills collection of dance jams that'll pull you in like a whirlpool. They build towering edifices that seem a breath away from toppling. But those structures never topple, thanks to the band's deft hands and measured pace, not to mention the loaded deck from which they're drawing: New Order synths doppler over Kraftwerk's motorik throb. Primal Scream's propulsive electro-rock tangles with Neu!'s gridded tableaux and Ådne Meisfjord's Bonoesque voice. If it sounds overstated, it is-- these guys go big on everything, from the long transitions to the incandescent crescendos. They just walked away from this year's Spellemannprisen (the Norwegian Grammys) with two awards in hand-- one for Best Rock Album, and one for Best New Artist.



Live, they drone on in a way the cool kids can appreciate, replacing the low, rumbling bass tones of Sunn O))) with a laser-guided synth attack and cucumber cool vocals. They'll be fitting an bscene amount of equipment on the tiny stage of Johnny Brendas, but dont worry - they put it all to good use, riding their electro-motorik highway into space. Apparently the band members are far more animated than we anticipated (so says the interweb) ; from the sound of their ultra-cool record, we expected these guys to be wearing sunglasses and leather jackets and to not move from one fixed spot. Instead, they wear schoolboy sweaters and engage in unabashed head banging, frantic swaying, and running in place !



Oh by the way, Philly's own Dave P just remixed these guys, so be on the lookout for that in your local record bin soon !



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2) COMPLETE SHOW CALENDAR - Full Listing Of Shows For 2007 !
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New Shows Added This Week :
Mon Apr 2nd - Sonic Boom (spaceman 3) @ Johnny Brendas
Fri Apr 6th - Black Angels / Vietnam / Cave Singers @ Johnny Brendas
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

New Band Additions Made To Existing Shows :
Thu Mar 8th - Javelina added to Genghis Tron / Javelina @ First Unit Church
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
Tue Apr 12th - San Serac added to Junior Boys show @ First Unit Church


New Shows & Additions Added Last Week :
Wed Mar 7th - Normal Love / Pfunkt added to Daughters show @ First Unit Church
Thu Mar 15th - The Swimmers added to Maria Taylor show @ First Unit Church
Mon Mar 19th - The Life and Times added to Appleseed Cast show @ First Unit Church
Fri Mar 23rd - Greeley Estates / Madina Lake added to Halifax show @ First Unit Church
Sun Apr 1st - Ponytail / Who's Your Favorite Son God added to Hell show @ First Unit Church
Fri Apr 6th - Casiotone For The Painfully Alone / Shearwater added to Xiu Xiu show @ First Unit Church
Mon Apr 9th - Low / Loney, Dear @ The First Unit Church
Wed Apr 11th - RJD2 / Busdriver @ The Starlight Ballroom
Thu Apr 12th - Junior Boys @ The First Unit Church


*TOMORROW* Tuesday March 6th 7:30pm
At The First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA)
All Ages / $10 / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com

THE THERMALS (super amazing awesome catchy and upbeat pop/rock from seattle. sub pop)
THE BIG SLEEP (heavy textured rock / electronic noise from brooklyn. french kiss records)
THE A-SIDES (great sunny psych pop/rock from philly. about to sign to a big pants label)
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*TOMORROW* Tuesday March 6th 9:00pm
At Johnny Brenda's (1201 Frankford Ave (Frankford & Girard Ave) In Philadelphia, PA)
21+ / $10 advance / $12 day of show / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com

UNDER BYEN (amazing atmospheric band from denmark. the internet is going bonkers for them)
FRIDA HYVONEN (swedish singer/songwriter. played with jens lekman this fall. secretly canadian)
WAR ON DRUGS (a byrdsy path of good vibrations. philadelphia)
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*THIS* Wednesday March 7th 7:30pm
At The First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA)
All Ages / $10 / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com

DAUGHTERS (grindy dance pants from rhode island. hydrahead records)
CHINESE STARS (ex members of arab on radar. three one g records)
NORMAL LOVE (loud and brutal 4 piece w/ 2 guitars, bass, violin and drums. philly)
PFUNKT (super fun solo sequenced keyboard jams with "i'm too sexxy" vocals. philly)
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*THIS* Wednesday March 7th 9:00pm
At Johnny Brenda's (1201 Frankford Ave (Frankford & Girard Ave) In Philadelphia, PA)
21+ / $13 / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com

CLINIC (driving, hectic sinister indie rock from the uk. one of radiohead's favs. domino recs)
THE HOLY F*CK (one of the best live bands ever. full dance electronic band using all live instruments)
MAHOGANY (chilly ethereal dream pop with plenty of driving rhythm.one of the best of 2006. nyc)
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*THIS* Thursday March 8th 7:00pm
At The Trocadero Theater (1003 Arch Street In Philadelphia Pa)
All Ages To Enter / 21+ To Drink / $14 / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com & Ticketmaster
SOLD OUT - SOLD OUT - SOLD OUT

OF MONTREAL (indie-disco sounds meets elephant-6 inspired 60s psych pop. polyvinyl records)
GRAND BUFFET (a swashbuckling hiphop mess ala early beastie boys. from pittsburgh)
MR MIXEL PIXEL (amazing live video show from these multi-instrumental electronic music makers)
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*THIS* Thursday March 8th 7:30pm
At The First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA)
All Ages / $8 advance / $10 day of show / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com

GENGHIS TRON (intense and crazy weirdo electro pop grindcore. crucial blast)
KYLESA (brutal, heavy metal/rock/punk/whatever from ga. prank records)
ULTRA DOLPHINS (guitar punk from richmond/philly. robotic empire)
JAVELINA (mems of dead meat, lickgoldensky, endless nightmare, otophobia. philly)
BRAIN WORMS (members of municipal waste, stop it, ultra dolphins etc. richmond)
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*THIS* Friday March 9th 8:00pm (moved to the sanctuary)
Moved Back To The First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA)
SOLD OUT - SOLD OUT - SOLD OUT

MIRAH (great singer lady pants from olympia. one of the best voices in the whole indie world. k recs)
THE BLOW (sassy minimal pop that is taking the world by storm. one of our favs!. k records)
THE WEEDS (featuring mirah's sister emily. sparce rock music w/ poetry. philly)
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*THIS* Friday March 9th 9:00pm
At Johnny Brenda's (1201 Frankford Ave (Frankford & Girard Ave) In Philadelphia, PA)
21+ / $8 / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com

MAGIK MARKERS (disheveled, chaotic, falling to pieces noise rock. new england. ecstatic peace)
AIR CONDITIONING (thundering noise with unholy guitar, bass and drums. allentown)
OSPREYS (raw garbage jams from west philly featuring r5 friends tom bubul and clean mike)
SATANIZED (evil 7 string violent shredfest. philly)
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*THIS* Sunday March 11th 8:00pm (sharp)
At Johnny Brenda's (1201 Frankford Ave (Frankford & Girard Ave) In Philadelphia, PA)
21+ / $10 / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com

120 DAYS (our fav new band of 2006. amazing synth heavy kraut rock from norway. vice recordings)
SHOUT OUT OUT OUT OUT (junior boys mixed w/ hot chip.2 drummers.4 bass players.electronics)
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*NEXT* Thursday March 15th 7:30pm
At The First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA)
All Ages / $10 / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com

MARIA TAYLOR (from AZURE RAY - glistening piano to melancholy acoustic gems. saddle creek)
THE SWIMMERS (keyboard w/ jangly guitar pop hooks. great indie rock from philly!)
ADERBAT (hazy and atmospheric indie rock w/ perfect vocals from bucks county)
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*NEXT* Friday March 16th 9:00pm
At Johnny Brenda's (1201 Frankford Ave (Frankford & Girard Ave) In Philadelphia, PA)
21+ / $10 / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com

NEIL MICHAEL HAGGERTY / HOWLING HEX (legendary guitarist from royal trux)
BROTHER JT (sweet psych rock/heavy pop from philly. birdman records)
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*NEXT* Sunday March 18th 7:30pm
At The Starlight Ballroom / Club Polaris (460 N 9th Street - Just Below 9th and Spring Garden)
SOLD OUT - SOLD OUT - SOLD OUT

EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY (epic instrumental rock aka mogwai/godspeed. temporary residence)
THE PAPER CHASE (strangled guitars w/ driving percussion and yelled vocals. killrockstars)
ELUVIUM (ambient instrumental music. temporary residence limited)
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Monday March 19th 7:30pm
At The First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA)
All Ages / $10 / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com

THE APPLESEED CAST (one of our favorite bands. great atmospheric indie rock that destroys)
THE LIFE AND TIMES (ex shiner. hazy atmospheric rock. from kansas city)
UP UP DOWN DOWN LEFT RIGHT.. (super great awesome indie rock from nj)
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Tuesday March 21st 7:30pm
At The First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA)
All Ages / $12 / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com

COMEBACK KID (one of the bestest modern era hardcore bands. canada. victory)
IT DIES TODAY (modern brutal hardcore that also gets melodic at times. trustkill)
THIS IS HELL (awesome energetic from ny. trustkill records)
ENDWELL (melodic metalcore from ny. victory records)
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Thursday March 22nd 8:00pm
At The First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA)
All Ages / $10 / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com

BATTLES (yes one of our fav bands ever! ex-don cab, tomahawk, helmet. mathy instrumental jams
TWO MORE TBA
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Friday March 23rd 7:30pm
At The First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA)
All Ages / $10 / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com

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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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

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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Tuesday March 27th 7:30pm
At The First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA)
All Ages / $10 / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com

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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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

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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Wednesday March 28th 7:30pm
At The First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA)
All Ages / $10 / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com

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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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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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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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

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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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

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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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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Thursday April 12th 8:00pm
At The First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA)
All Ages / $12 / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com

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

THE LOCUST (new wave, hyperblast pummeling grindy metal/punk from san diego. threeoneg)
CATTLE DECAPITATION (sick gore/death metal from california. metal blade)
ONE MORE TBA
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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

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)
ONE MORE TBA
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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

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

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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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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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

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

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

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)
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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

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

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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Upcoming Future Shows For 2007 ! (shows taking place in april / may etc / tix on sale now !)
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* Tue May 1st - Andrew WK (spoken word / presentation) @ The First Unit Church
* Thu May 3rd - Sunset Rubdown @ The First Unit Church
* Fri May 4th - Trans Am / Psychic Paramount @ Johnny Brendas
* Fri May 4th - Brother Ali / OneBeLo @ The First Unit Church
* 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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OTHER EVENTS TO KEEP IN MIND : (because fun = awesome!)
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*THIS* Friday March 9th 9pm to 3:30am
At Pure Nightclub (1221 St. James St. (Bet. Walnut and Locust and 12th and 13th Sts.)
21+ / $10 / Tickets Available At The Door Only / Select Open Bar From 9 to 11pm

MAKING TIME ! w/ SPECIAL GUEST LIVE PERFORMANCE BY:
CRYSTAL CASTLES (Toronto, Canada) (http://www.myspace.com/crystalcastles)

and MAIN FLOOR DJs : DAVE P / DAVE PAK / MIKE Z
Illuminating the dance floor w/ indiedance.cocainesexjams.partytrainanthems.nitemusic.thebangers.

BASEMENT DJs : A ROCK TITS EVENT W/ JOEL / NEZ / HODGES / RUSS
Man dancing the night away w/ a hard and heavy 60's and 70's rock total dudefest

ON THE MEZZANINE: SPECIAL GUEST DJ'S: SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO (London, UK)
(http://www.myspace.com/simianmobiledisco)

Along with: JULIAN S. PROCESS / ADAM SPARKLES / JDH
Raddening the dance floor w/ newwavehouse.nowavedisco.electro.acidrain.sparklemotion

For more info, sights and sounds:
http://www.igetrvng.com or http://www.myspace.com/davidpianka
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And thats all for this week....See you soon !
xo/sa/r5