[R5] Low * RJD2 * Junior Boys * Locust * Erase Eratta + Silversun Pickups !

Hellos !
We have no idea how it got to be April already - everything is moving so fast! We have 19 shows left for this month before things slow down a little bit for the summer months. We are going to take it a little bit easier (as opposed to last year) and try and enjoy the weather (instead of being cooped up indoors every single day). We'll see how it goes. But enough worrying about weeks/months down the line. We have a ton to get to this week !

Tonight (monday april 9th) we have long-time R5 favorites LOW who are touring with LONEY, DEAR which are one of those "big deal" swedish pop bands who are getting lots of hype here in the states. We havent seen them (or heard any reports yet) - but their debut album is totally awesome (if you are into the Belle and Sebastian kind of thing) . On Wednesday (april 11th) at the Starlight Ballroom we are proud to present the Philadelphia/Hometown debut of RJD2's new live full band - who perform all of the old favorites (with live instrumentation) as well as the new songs that he just released on XL Records. Smarty pants California rapper BUSDRIVER opens up the show - we have a real interesting unusual "non-hiphop" interview with him below. Later that same evening (wed april 11th) tt's "Ladies First" at Johnny Brendas (as Queen Latifah would say) with ERASE ERATTA and the female led Philly band GANG and PONY PANTS.

On Thursday (april 12th) - THE JUNIOR BOYS are coming to town at The First Unitarian Church. One of the few bands (only?) to get Top 10 / Best New Music nods in both Pitchfork and Wire Magazine for BOTH of their albums. These guys seriously create some amazing chilled out r&b pop that makes us (well more like - me) dance around in our pj's at 4am late at night. On the other side of the spectrum you have hyper-spazz-grind kings THE LOCUST who havent played Philly in some time - they return to the First Unitarian Church on Sunday (april 15th) alongside like minded DAUGHTERS and CATTLE DECAPITATION.

We also added a TON of new shows included the first proper headlining show for THE SILVERSUN PICKUPS who made their Philadelphia debut just a few months ago. After a small show at The First Unitarian Church in August (that 50 people were at) - The Silversun Pickups began to catch MEGA hype - landing spots on all sorts of tours, appearing on every single late night sow and even somehow catching my parents attention. I'll go as far to say that they are by far our favorite "rock" band right now - that have this sort of "cooler" Smashing Pumpkins vibe going on. They'll be here Monday May 14th at The Trocadero Theater and tickets are on sale now !

We also have new shows for THE ALBUM LEAF, MONO, FROG EYES, THE ROSEBUDS, DATAROCK, CALVIN JOHNSON, BERT JANSCH, LAVENDER DIAMOND and much much more check it out below in the calendar section. There also is the much anticipated Making Time this Saturday (april 14th) at Transit (not Pure) w/ THE KLAXONS (who are like the king-shit band in England right now) as well as the best live dance band SOULWAX which of course features 2MANYDJs who will be spinning through the late night. Details on that are below. And as we are sure you know by now all this week is the Philadelphia Popped festival featuring tons of local bands including the big headlining show on Friday (april 13th) with DR DOG / THE SPINTO BAND / BARDO POND and ILLINOIS at The Starlight Ballroom. Details on all of that can be found in the "Other Events" section of the calendar below.

Finally we just want to give you a heads up that both THE BOOKS (april 16th) and SPOON (april 22nd) shows will likely sell out in the next day or two. If you are interested in attending either or both shows - get your tickets ASAP !

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*TONIGHT* 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
One of our favorite bands ! Slow down, and then slow down some more. Low continues their drifting, melodic caress toward moody eternal slumber with a new drone of heaven sent, relaxed-fit depressives. Gorgeous and angelic-kissed reverie, with newly added stretches of drum throb and bass-ended feedback to propel the dream further. Diverse and painless songs that cut simply but effectively through heart-strings and nervous-systems, leaving an absorbed and beautiful corpse in their wake. Kranky/Sub Pop Records
Sound Clips :
1) Dust in The Window | 2) Thats How you Sing Amazing Grace | 3) Violent Past | 4) Dinosaur Act

Loney, Dear
One of those new next big shit hype bands from Sweden! It's band like this (and furniture brands like Ikea) that make us think everything from Sweden is adorable and fragile. Loney, Dear, like close companions Peter Bjorn and John, have a symmetrical attention to detail that makes each song crisp, but just a little hard to touch. So tiny and delicate you could carry it in cupped hands. Everything is on the quiet: brushed drumbeats, glockenspiel tings, just a touch of farty, under-the-table bass flowing like line-hung linen in a breeze, even throughout the ominously vacant middle expanses and the squalling climaxes. We love them. Sub Pop Records.
Sound Clips :
1) I Am John | 2) Hard Days | 3) Carrying A Stone


Will someone please say something? Or at the very least play a goddamn chord or drum beat that doesn't resemble a death march? Because we feel a little uncomfortable at the moment, hanging by a thread in one of the many voids that populate the pioneering slowcore music of Low. Since 1994, the brooding husband and wife duo of Alan Sparhawk (guitarist/vocalist) and Mimi Parker (drummer/vocalist) have struck a brooding, beautiful middleground between the endless sonic soliloquies of drone architects and the sweeping soundscapes of shoegazers. Galaxie 500, Spacemen 3, Codeine and other classic emotional wrecks are referenced in Low songs, but their sound remains their own despite a growing line of imitators. And lately it’s evolved into something more, drifting from the expected slowcore taffy template of teasing and tension to expansive orchestrations of distorted drums, synth washes, grinding organs and big guitars. The group achieved this partially by hiring Flaming Lips/Mogwai producer Dave Fridmann for their last two LPs. The whole transformation is something they’ve hinted at for a while, though, and to be fair Low has always been great at choosing the right producer to capture their sound (like, oh, Steve Albini). So expect nothing but transcendence when Low plays the Church this evening.

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*THIS* 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
"I've gone rap free in 2006," claimed RJD2 and instead of the sampledelic hip-hop/electronica of previous albums Deadringer and Since We Last Spoke, the new album was recorded with live instrumentation played entirely by RJ himself. He wanted "to make pop music. The same shit everybody listens to: the Beatles, your Led Zeppelins, your Tears for Fears. And there are new groups: Elliott Smith or Dungen or Queens of the Stone Age. These are all groups that I feel make-- at the end of the day-- pop music. They do it with their own flavor and their own thing." But don't get too scared - despite the claim in his interview that Third Hand was a pop album, we're still hearing a lot of hip hop on his new album "The Third Hand" - syncopated drums, clipped vocal coos, and tinkling background electronics. Check out the sound clips below and see what you think. RJ will be performing with a live band as well as his normal 4 turntable + electronics live set. XL recordings.
Sound Clips :
1) Beyond | 2) Since We Last Spoke | 3) Reality | 4) 1976

Busdriver
Out of the legendary Project Blowed crew, Busdriver has carved a niche in underground hip hop with unique performance and freestyle skills that combine elements of vocal jazz, theatrics, spoken word, and machine precision with witty and incisive free association lyrics. A frequent collaborator with many of Los Angeles's hip hop elite, Busdriver has worked with Aceyalone, Abstract Rude, Mikah-9, 2Mex, Xololanxinxo, Fat Jack, Daddy Kev, Paris Zax, and Omid. His releases for Celestial, Massmen, Mush and Afterlife, have received glowing praise in The Wire, Muzik, Village Voice, and XLR8R among many others,landing him a spot in Urb's lauded Next 100 as well as getting a ton of critical praise for his latest album on Epitaph.
Sound Clips :
1) Casting Agents and Call Girls | 2) The Troglodyte Wins | 3) Ethereal Driftwood



Before we get to an exclusive Q&A with recent Epitaph signing/beloved LA underground rapper Busdriver, R5 would like to explain what you're about to see hometown hero RJD2 do. Never one to repeat the same set twice (and how could he when the dude's been known to mix tracks on three turntables and a microphone?), RJ's decided to develop his XL debut, The Third Hand, on the road with a full band; as in guitar, bass, drums, keys and, yes, vocals. Yeah. We'd explain more but that'd ruin the surprise.



On the Busdriver tip, he called R5 from some hotel in Vermont to talk politics and Bright Eyes.



Does the lack of socially conscious hip-hop in the mainstream bother you?

No, because that's a different world. We don't participate in that. We are part of the subculture. That's pop stuff.



How do you think the west coast scene is doing right now in relation to its heyday a decade ago?

It's in a transition point because a lot of indie groups got signed, like Dilated [Peoples], Blackalicious and J5. They put out their albums and now it's time for them to come with something else. I'm curious to see what happens next. It's definitely not as interesting as it was in the early '90s.



What are you watching on TV? I can hear it blasting in the background.

The VH-1 thing on Biggie. I've seen it a thousand times.



Your music is very political, but it comes at issues with humor as opposed to the militant Public Enemy vibe.

It's not like I am trying to come with this self-righteous, conscious rapper image. It's just things I find interesting. That's really it.



To what extent are you influenced by jazz and scat-cats like John Hendricks?

I think that's an art form that parallels the kind of underground hip-hop we do in LA. It's similar in the way you phrase things and write. It's always been a part of my shit. I am really into John Hendricks, King Pleasure, Eddie Jefferson and Nina Simone. It involves the vocal dexterity we shoot for.



Your first group was named after the L.A. riots. Where were you when they were going on?

I was 13 or 14 at the time. My parents kept me in and I watched it on TV. All my homies were out trying to take advantage at stores. I was close to everything, so there was ash covering our lawn, our house and our cars. It was very intense afterwards. I went to a school with a lot of ethnic groups and there was a lot of tension between the blacks, Koreans and the Mexicans. I didn't realize the impact at the time, but I was shocked. I wasn't that surprised. I was glad the riots happened, but I didn't like how it was portrayed on the news, making it look like it was an opportunistic situation. People had a right to freak out.



You've written a lot of songs taking stabs at people like hipsters and backpacking hip-hoppers. Does the majority of your audience fit into those categories and, if so, is that frustrating?

It's not frustrating. It's funny. It's something that happens. I'm happy and glad. I welcome everyone with open arms. I'm just poking fun.



But what about the fact that most of the people who come to your shows are white?

That's what it is. It's kind of frustrating, but I'm at the point where I am so used to it I don't even trip (laughing). Most of the shows in the country are predominantly white and Asian. There's hardly any black people, anywhere. Certain demographics pay attention to this under-the-radar sort of music.



Do you wish the audience was more diverse though?

I care, but I don't feel like that's up to me. I don't cater my shit to anyone. I just do what I think is cool. Of course, I would like more of my 'people' to be in the house, but that doesn't happen for whatever reason. I'm sure one day it will. But right now, I am just trying to work.



URB put you on the list of 10 MCs to watch out for a couple years ago. Do you ever think, 'where were you guys for the past 10 years, since you've been doing this since the '80s?'

I do and I don't. Honestly, in this kind of music, there is no concrete, documented history. There's a lot of misconceptions. I just try to use any means to get out there. I can't trip on what people know and don't know. I can't impose my ideologies on people who write about this shit.



I'm sure someone will call you scat-rap by the end of the year. What's the deal with the bluegrass band you were once in?

We played a lot of different music, including bluegrass. I didn't know anything about it. But they schooled me on it. We also did swing-jazz, blues and some rock. It was a little acoustic live band I had in high school. I would improvise and they would treat me like an instrument.



What records are you listening to right now, since your music is all over the place?

Bright Eyes. He whines a lot sometimes, but I like it for the most part. I also like Aphex Twin a lot. He's the man. I also listen to a whole lot of Mia Dai Todd and Saul Williams.



The two of you sound similar actually.

That's funny. We've been working on a song or two together in LA. He can really write.



Do you ever get worried about losing listeners before the end of a record, since your flow is so wild?

Yeah, well I overwrote the last record and the new one. I understand if people can't make it through. People's attention spans are short. I usually can't when it comes to other people's stuff.



How about that George Bush?

I think he's a sign of the end. He's the worst public speaking politician ever. But that's besides the fact that he's inciting all this evil. I think this is the genuine start of the new world order. It's crazy because all these conspiracy theorists are starting to be right. It really sucks, but there's not much you can do about it.
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*THIS* 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)
The Junior Boys
Forward-thinking pop and R&B for indie kids, aided and abetted by traces of Timbaland's go-pop-start-stop-stutter production techniques. The Junior Boys have managed to release two almost flawless albums. Their first one even managed to land the number one spot on Wire Magazine's best albums of 2004 as well as making the top 10 for The New York Times, Pitchfork etc. Their latest album "So This Is Goodbye" is even better : Music so smart, yet so obvious, that it must have been there all along, waiting for someone to snatch it from our collective subconscious and make it our soundtrack for late-night driving and pre-party preening. Not to say this isn't a dance-minded record... More than blazing a trail, Junior Boys are simply a half-step ahead on the same path, finding the most predictable and logical rubbery synth or icy croon just a moment before we think of it. Domino Records.
Sound Clips :
1) In The Morning | 2) Teach Me How To Fight | 3) Like A Child | 4) Birthday

San Serac
Cheesy Casio-lite melodies, 80s drum machine percussion and the all-important droll semi-spoken word vocals which give his music all that character. His dry-ice flecked tales of American life are guaranteed to put a smile on your face, and with the 80s now officially ‘big in Berlin’ or something, maybe everyone will start to get their groove on along with him. Output Recordings.
Sound Clips : Check Out San Serac's Myspace Page

Without the stuttering, r&b-influnced beats of their debut, it's harder to prop up The Junior Boys' latest LP So This Is Goodbye as bold or innovative pop. Rather, it aims for a distinctly different yet similarly difficult route: Music so smart, yet so obvious, that it must have been there all along, waiting for someone to snatch it from our collective subconscious and make it our soundtrack for late-night driving and pre-party preening. Not to say they are not dance-minded - one listen to "Double Shadow" or "In the Morning" firmly proves otherwise-- just a surprisingly classicist one. More than blazing a trail, Junior Boys are simply a half-step ahead on the same path, finding the most predictable and logical rubbery synth or icy croon just a moment before we think of it.

It's how you always wished the Pet Shop Boys sounded. With his irresistibly smooth vocal stylings Jeremy Greenspan perfectly lays that laid back inviting voice atop all of those synths, guitar, bass, drums and a laptop, creating a fully realized electronic pop sound. While so many others playing so called electro-pop are smothered in irony and look-at-us-we're-so-hip garb it's so refreshing to listen to the Junior Boys as they mean what they play and do it so so well. If you miss the magic of early Depeche Mode and Japan records you should check these guys out. The kind of sounds that you want to hear after a long night out, it not only keeps the beat on the dance floor, but when you finally get home, it slows things down and lets unwind as you take off your dance shoes and sink into some new romantic dreams. So nice!
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3) COMPLETE SHOW CALENDAR - Full Listing Of Shows For 2007 !
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New Shows Added This Week :
Thu April 19th - New Atlantic / Person L / Desoto Jones @ First Unit Church
Sun April 29th - Panthers / Lions And Lambs @ First Unit Church
Mon May 14th - Silversun Pickups / Sea Wolf @ Trocadero Theater
Tue May 15th - Album leaf / Young Galaxy / Belong @ First Unit Church
Wed May 16th - Mono / Worlds End Girlfriend / Grails @ First Unit Church
Thu May 17th - Frog Eyes / Chris Garneau / Alex Delivery @ Johnny Brendas
Wed May 23rd - The Rosebuds @ Johnny Brendas
Fri June 1st - Data Rock @ Johnny Brendas
Sat June 2nd - Calvin Johnson / Julie Dorion @ Chapel Room of First Unit Church
Mon June 4th - Bert Jansh @ Johnny Brendas
Wed June 6th - Lavender Diamond @ Sanctuary of First Unit Church

New Bands Added To Existing This Week :
Wed April 11th - Pony Pants and Gang added to Erase Errata show @ Johnny Brendas
Sun April 22nd - Oranges Band added to Spoon show @ Starlight Ballroom
Mon May 7th - The Ladybug Tranasistor / Public Record added to Clientele show @ JBs

New Shows & Additions Added Last Week :
Wed April 11th - Erase Errata @ Johnny Brendas
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
Tue April 17th - Jana Hunter / Bees & The Birds @ First Unit Church Chapel
Sun April 22nd - Spoon @ The Starlight Ballroom
Mon April 23rd - Clouds / The Esoteric / Autonum @ First Unit Church
Sat April 28th - My Turn To Win added to Kill Your Idols show @ 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 / Ladybug Transistor @ Johnny Brendas
Thu May 10th - As Cities Burn / Cool Hand Luke / Olympi @ First Unit Church


*TONIGHT* 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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*THIS* 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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*THIS* Wednesday April 11th 8:00pm
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)
PONY PANTS (sweaty drum machine tracks over shredding guitars and female vox)
GANG (crazy weirdo rapper lady pants. south philly. hot dog city)
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*THIS* 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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*THIS* Friday April 13th 8:00pm (note not an R5 Production)
At The Starlight Ballroom (460 N 9th Street - 9th and Spring Garden-ish)
All Ages / $12 advance / Tickets On Sale At Ticketweb.com

PHILADELPHIA POPPED PRESENTS ....
DR DOG (one of philly's bigger indie bands headlining the popped music festival)
SPINTO BAND (indie pop darlings who wrote the best song ever aka oh mandy)
BARDO POND (sick and heavy psych rock from philly)
ILLINOIS (indie rock thats getting lots of people excited across the country. philly-ish. acefu)
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*THIS* 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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*NEXT* 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)
THE TROLLEYVOX (brittle sunbursty rock tunes from philly)
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*NEXT* 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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*NEXT* 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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*NEXT* 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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*NEXT* 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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*NEXT* Thursday April 19th 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)
(first 100 people to order will call tickets will recieve a free copy of new atlantic's new album)

NEW ATLANTIC (atmospheric sparking clean indie rock. record release show. eyeball)
PERSON L (featuring kenny the singer of the starting line)
DESOTO JONES (indie rock from nj/philly. negative progression records)
THE SMYRK (rock and roll from ct)
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*NEXT* Friday April 20th 8:30pm
MOVED TO 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)
(all orginal phila-funk tickets will be honored)

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)
ORANGES BAND (super soaring, jangly pop from baltimore)
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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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Sunday April 29th 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)

PANTHERS (red hot charged psych punk-rock from nyc. ex orchid and stuff. vice records)
LIONS AND LAMBS (formerly known as aim of conrad. first show. philly!)
ONE MORE TBA
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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 presenting 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. absolutely 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)
LADYBUG TRANSISTOR (brooklyn's psych-pop specialists. lush harmonies. merge records)
PUBLIC RECORD (instrumental philly band with rock sax + an old factory records feel)
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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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Monday May 14th 7:00pm
At The Trocadero Theater (1003 Arch Street - 10th and Arch Sts, Philadelphia, PA)
All Ages To Enter / 21+ To Drink / $14 / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com, All Ticketmaster
Locations and The Trocadero Box Office

SILVERSUN PICKUPS (they are the best current new "rock" band. total smashing pumpkins vibe)
SEA WOLF (aka alex church from irving. really good singer/songwriter stuff)
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Tuesday May 15th 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)

THE ALBUM LEAF (american counterpart to sigur ros and mum. sub pop records)
YOUNG GALAXY (feat stephen one of the main songwriters of STARS. arts & crafts)
BELONG (fuzzed out droney instrumental jams ala flying saucer attack)
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Wednesday May 16th 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)

MONO (epic post-rock instrumental jams ala EITS and GSYBE from japan. temp residence)
WORLD'S END GIRLFRIEND (electronica and post rock from japan)
GRAILS (members of JOMF, MOSSS ICON etc. weird experimental stuff. neurot)
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Thursday May 17th 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)

FROG EYES (best new music. awesome shuddering rock magic from canada. absolutely kosher)
CHRIS GARNEAU (unique singer/songwriter from brooklyn. absolutely kosher)
ALEX DELIVERY (a full band - think can all mashed up with arthur rusell disco. jagjaguwar)
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Wednesday May 23rd 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 ROSEBUDS (husband/wide duo from nc. 80s inspired pop gems. merge records)
2 MORE TBA
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Friday June 1st 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)

DATAROCK (dancey disco & electronic jamz from norway. previous making time guests)
2 MORE TBA
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Saturday June 2nd 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)

CALVIN JOHNSON (from beat happening and dub narcotic. solo show in the chapel!)
JULIE DORION (amazing downcast moody pop w/ an acoustic guitar. jagjaguwar)
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Monday June 4th 9:00pm
At Johnny Brenda's (1201 Frankford Ave (Frankford & Girard Ave) In Philadelphia, PA)
21+ / $15 / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com and The Relapse Store (4th and South)

BERT JANSCH (legendary uk folk legend - hero to neil young and jimmy page. rare show!)
2 MORE TBA
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Wednesday June 6th 8:00pm
At The Sanctuary of 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)

LAVENDER DIAMOND (getting tons of hype and attention. amazing vocals. new album on matador)
ONE MORE TBA
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OTHER EVENTS TO BE AWARE OF (because fun=awesome!)
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*THIS* Saturday April 14th, 2007 9pm - ? (late!)
At Transit Nightclub (600 Spring Garden St - In Philadelphia, PA)
21+ / $12 - $14 / Free Pabst and Sparks from 9 to 11 / Tix Avail At Igetrvng.com

MAKING TIME
w/ Special Live Guests SOULWAX NITE VERSIONS (Ghent, Belgium)
& THE KLAXONS (London, UK) & BONDE DO ROLE (Cubitiba, pr, Brazil)

and VERY SPECIAL GUEST DJ’S: 2MANYDJS
Along with MAIN FLOOR Resident 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

MEZZANINE DJs: JULIAN S. PROCESS / ADAM SPARKLES / JDH
Along w/ an opening set by: The Broadzilla DJ's & Special Guest DJ: SURKIN (Paris, FR)
Raddening the dance floor w/ newwavehouse.nowavedisco.electro.acidrain.sparklemotion.techYEAH

For more info, sights and sounds: http://www.igetrvng.com
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TWO BENEFITS FOR NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES

Sunday April 22nd 7:00pm
At New Harmony Vegetarian Restaurant (135 N Ninth St - Philadelphia, PA)
All Ages / $20 - Includes All You Can Eat Buffet / No Advance Tickes
Bird walk at 3pm at john heinz national wildlife refuge before the show
For More Info E-Mail : tony@r5productions.com
TINY HAWKS (members of fields lay fallow, spirit assembly, encyolpedia of american traitors)
OSPREYS (two basses from philly)
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Thursday April 26th 8:00pm
AT Mill Creek Tavern (4200 Chester Ave In Philadelphia, PA)
21+ / $8 (?) / No Advance Tickets

MISCHEIF BREW (folky punk pants)
IMMORTALS (tony pointless' dad irish ceili, celtic folk, be preprepared to dance!)
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Hope To See You This Week !
xo/sa/r5

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Public Phone : 267-765-5210 / Fax : 215-754-4441
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