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Wednesday February 5th 8:00pm DEERHUNTER From Atlanta, Georgia, the origins of Deerhunter can be traced back to when frontman Bradford Cox first met guitarist Lockett Pundt at high school. Years later Bradford met Moses Archuleta and started jamming together. Other contributors to Deerhunter since its establishment in 2001 include Josh Fauver, Colin Mee and Whitney Petty. The current incarnation consists of Cox, Pundt and Archuleta plus bassist Josh Mckay and guitarist Frankie Broyles. Deerhunter's first album was a lo-fi experiment not initially intended for the wider world, but appeared in 2005 on a local Atlanta label, Stickfigure. Although officially untitled, it has since become known as Turn It Up, Faggot; a phrase that doesn't actually appear on the sleeve but is an insult that Cox claimed was often thrown at the band during their early gigs. Their next album, Cryptograms (2006), was generally considered to be their real debut and as such things started to get serious for the band. They had moved to fêted Chicago indie, Kranky (Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Low, Stars Of The Lid), and the world outside was starting to pay attention. Then in mid-2008, Deerhunter and Kranky signed a deal with 4AD, allowing them to finally release music outside the US and the band's next move was to prove epic in more than just musical terms.?? Recorded over the course of a week at the Rare Book Studios in Brooklyn, NY, the Can and Wire-inspired Microcastle (2008) was to propel them to further heights. However, the album leaked four months before release, leading the band back to the studio to record Weird Era Cont., an album in its own right added as a bonus disc to make Microcastle a 25-track colossus. Not content with such prolificacy, the band announced a new five track EP, Rainwater Cassette Exchange, in 2009 and that its release would coincide with the band's extensive European, Japanese and Australian tour in May and June.?? Displaying few signs of slowing down, Halcyon Digest, the band's fourth studio album was released in September 2010. Remaining in their native Georgia to piece together the album, Halcyon Digest took just a few weeks to complete. The recording sessions took place at Chase Park Transduction in Athens with Ben H. Allen helping to co-produce the album, while final track, 'He Would Have Laughed', was recorded separately by Bradford Cox at NOTOWN SOUND in Marietta. To announce the release, the band fully embraced the DIY mindset of their New Wave heroes from the 70's and 80's with a Cox-designed, cut-and-paste Xeroxed flyer. It's with these kind of approaches that Deerhunter continue to widen their sphere of influence and impress with each subsequent release. After a brief hiatus, during which time Bradford Cox and Lockett Pundt released their own albums as Atlas Sound and Lotus Plaza respectively, a new Deerhunter line-up (with additions of bassist Josh Mckay and guitarist Frankie Broyles) reconvened in January 2013 at Rare Book Studio in Brooklyn, New York. Produced by Nicholas Vernhes and Bradford Cox and recorded in the dead of night, Deerhunter's new longplayer Monomania will be released in May. Monomania finds the group recalling its scrappy punk aesthetic; a perfect nocturnal garage rock album full of the layered and hazy vintage guitar sounds that define them. DARK BLUE Out soon on Katorga Works, the debut 7" single of Philadelphia's Dark Blue is reminiscent of late 80's English oi!/pop, a sound not unlike the perfect marriage of the Stone Roses and the Last Resort. A magnificent simplicity is paired with tales of life in Canberra, the capital city of Australia and the spiritual home of bandleader John Sharkey III. Dark Blue is John Sharkey III, Andrew Mackie Nelson and Mike Sneeringer. At Union Transfer (1026 Spring Garden Street In Philadelphia, PA) All Ages / $15 / Tickets On Sale Now At R5Productions.com & AKA Music Or, Click Here - http://www.utphilly.com/event/437023/

Sunday February 23rd 6:30pm IRON CHIC SLINGSHOT DAKOTA TIMESHARES MARTIN BEACH SLANG At The First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut Street In Philadelphia, PA) All Ages / $10 / Tickets On Sale Now At R5Productions.com & AKA Music Or, Click Here - http://www.r5productions.com/event/470637/ FB Event - http://www.facebook.com/events/534789019952219/

Sunday February 23rd 6:30pm IRON CHIC SLINGSHOT DAKOTA TIMESHARES MARTIN BEACH SLANG At The First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut Street In Philadelphia, PA) All Ages / $10 / Tickets On Sale Now At R5Productions.com & AKA Music Or, Click Here - http://www.r5productions.com/event/470637/ FB Event - http://www.facebook.com/events/534789019952219/

http://noisey.vice.com/blog/noisey-presents-paint-it-black-in-nyc-with-hop-along-night-birds-and-bad-canoes SATURDAY 8TH MARCH 2014 PAINT IT BLACK HOP ALONG NIGHT BIRDS BAD CANOES BROOKLYN NIGHT BAZAAR FREE 6PM NOISEY.COM Although the show is free (or maybe ESPECIALLY in light of that fact), our friends from the Ali Forney Center will be on hand to accept your donations of new t-shirts & socks, as well as monetary donations. Please visit http://www.AliForneyCenter.org to learn more about how you can help homeless LGBTQ youth. Check yr privilege. FB Event - https://www.facebook.com/events/209402029251554/

Oh look, it's the return of the Bay Area's reigning heavyweights NO STATIK, complete with a new LP on Iron Lung in tow. B/W the debut performance from Philadelphia's ANXIETY HAMMER (feat. humans from SOCIETY NURSE, FIGHTING DOGS, SALVATION, PERFUME RIVER, etc.). Not bad for a Monday night? Monday December 30th 7:00pm NO STATIK THE BROOD ANXIETY HAMMER (Debut Performance) At The Golden Tea House All Ages / $6-8 Sliding Scale / For More Info, Kindly Email [email protected] FB Event - http://www.facebook.com/events/328342223970447/

This Wednesday night at the Church! Wednesday December 11th 7:30pm OFF WITH THEIR HEADS MORNING GLORY DIRECT HIT! THE HEADIES At The First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut Street In Philadelphia, PA) All Ages / $10 / Tickets On Sale Now At R5Productions.com & AKA Music Or, Click Here - http://www.r5productions.com/event/389797/ FB Event - http://www.facebook.com/events/1422966604593247/

This Sunday in Philadelphia. Sunday, December 8th, 2013 @ The Golden Tea House 7pm. $5 PERFECT PUSSY - Syracuse NOISED out punk. GREAT BAND. http://prrfectpussy.bandcamp.com/ BAD SIDE - Local hardcore www.whoisbadside.com MICHAEL CANTOR - Gorgeous songs http://michaelcantor.bandcamp.com/ DARK BLUE - John Sharkey III / Andrew Mackie Nelson / Mike Sneeringer https://www.facebook.com/DARKBLUESKINS *GET TO THE GIG* **Questions? Answers. [email protected]** ***Flyer by Guy Tourangeau*** https://www.facebook.com/events/526596434104031

People keep complaining to us about how we don’t play enough shows in New York City, so after lots and lots of begging, we begrudgingly agreed to squeeze in one last one show before the year ends. In related news, even though we toured together not so long ago, we were pretty sure White Lung were now too cool to remember who we were (I mean, Ross had to actually remind them who he was when they ran into each other in a Taco Bell in Gainesville last week!), they are playing too — plus Perfect Pussy and Sleepies. Pretty good, right? It’s FREE for NYU students (we’re told they need to “Mosh Away Their Finals Stress”) but even if you’re just a prole you can get a ticket for just $5 on the day of the show. For those keeping track, this is our second $5 punk show of the year, which should finally prove once and for all that we are, truly, this generation’s Fugazi. DECEMBER 5TH // E&L AUDITORIUM, 4th Floor NYU Kimmel Center // DOORS 7:00 PM // SHOW 8:00 PM FREE FOR NYU w/ID // $5 PUBLIC (tickets avail day of) FEATURING: +CEREMONY (Rohnert Park, California) http://www.ceremonyhc.com/ ++WHITE LUNG (Vancouver, BC) http://whitelung.bandcamp.com/ +++PERFECT PUSSY (Syracuse, NY) http://prrfectpussy.bandcamp.com/ ++++SLEEPIES (Brooklyn, NY) http://www.herecomethesleepies.com/

*THIS* Friday October 18th 6:30pm RVIVR +HIRS+ CAYETANA At The Fire (412 W Girard Avenue In Philadelphia, PA) All Ages (21+ To Drink) / $8 / Tickets On Sale Now At R5Productions.com & AKA Music Or, Click Here - http://www.r5productions.com/event/350547/ FB Event - http://www.facebook.com/events/325709990898200/

*THIS* Thursday night, the first GR show in Philly in, I dunno, ten years? Stacked bill, hope you can join us: Thursday October 17th 8:00pm GOOD RIDDANCE THE FLATLINERS WESTERN ADDICTION MA JOLIE At Voltage Lounge (421 N 7th Street In Philadelphia, PA) All Ages (21+ To Drink) / $13 / Tickets On Sale Now At R5Productions.com & AKA Music Or, Click Here - http://www.r5productions.com/event/329709/ FB Event - http://www.facebook.com/events/402978646470239/

This Will Be Cool As Fuck: Sunday September 29th 8:00pm SCREAMING FEMALES WAXAHATCHEE TENEMENT TROPHY WIFE At The First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut Street In Philadelphia, PA) All Ages / $10 / Tickets On Sale Now At R5Productions.com & AKA Music Or, Click Here - http://www.r5productions.com/event/305931/ FB Event - http://www.facebook.com/events/308390309306251/ Flier By Perry Shall - http://tinyurl.com/mp43yje

Tonight, wankers.

TOMORROW NIGHT

Yep: Thursday November 21st 9:00pm SUNDOWNER (Chris of THE LAWRENCE ARMS) + 1 More TBA At The Boot & Saddle (1131 S Broad Street In Philadelphia, PA) 21+ / $10 / Tickets On Sale Now At BootAndSaddlePhilly.com & AKA Music Or, Click Here - http://www.bootandsaddlephilly.com/event/369015/ FB Event - http://www.facebook.com/events/468347479939622/

First punk show at The Boot & Saddle, and this Should Be Fun: Friday the 13th of September 9:00pm HARD SKIN (U.K.) Hard Skin are the world's premier oi! punk band. No-one is better or harder. With their amazing live concerts they continue to build on their huge following of punks, skinheads, indie people and other pop stars. It's been 9 years since their last album, the massive “Same Meat Different Gravy”. That makes it 17 years since their enormous hit debut album “Hard Nuts And Hard Cunts”, one of the most legendary albums in rock music history which has kept the oi! genre alive since the glory days of the Cockney Rejects and Cock Sparrer who both went terrible after also starting out very good. BUCKET FLUSH HARD SKIN's favourite band in the USA and the hardest working punks in West Philly. Classic shit. New LP out soon! THE DROOGETTES The Droogettes are an all-girl, Philly based Oi! band formed in 2013. Together, Jenn (vocals), Frankie (rhythm guitar), Melody Lee (lead guitar), Tina (drums) and Rachel (bass) cover the genre from The Business and The Oppressed, to Cock Sparrer and Cockney Rejects, putting a girly spin on the classics but sacrificing none of the aggro while their original tunes offer a unique female perspective in the Oi! scene. Taking their cues from A Clockwork Orange, The Droogettes are prying open i's everywhere to get the Oi! into GOi!rl band. Once you've had a taste of their brand of Sugar Oi!, you'll never be the same. EP forthcoming on Creep Records. At The Boot & Saddle (1131 S Broad Street In Philadelphia, PA) 21+ / $10 / Tickets On Sale Now At R5Productions.com & AKA Music Or, Click Here - http://www.r5productions.com/event/329721/ FB Event - http://www.facebook.com/events/547970115265757/

Hey everyone, this show sold out literally instantly, so we added a second show, later that night. On sale now (these will go quick too, I'd imagine): http://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/365315

Hey all, this goes on sale in a few minutes and will probably sell out right quick, so a heads up that our BFF and hometown hero (and occasional CF poster) DAVE HAUSE is releasing a huge new LP on Rise (home to Hot Water Music, The Bouncing Souls, 7 Seconds and then like a bazillion awful bands with great haircuts). Should be a huge year for him, and he's starting it all with an intimate show in the Chapel of the FUC. Check out a new song over at ROLLING STONE (ever heard of it?) and then click below to get tickets. Wheeee! http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/dave-hause-confronts-broken-promises-in-we-could-be-kings-song-premiere-20130712 Tuesday October 8th 7:30pm DAVE HAUSE ("Devour" Record Release Show!) + Special Guests TBA At The First Unitarian Church Side Chapel All Ages / $10 / Tickets On Sale Now At R5Productions.com & AKA Music Or, Click Here - http://www.r5productions.com/event/359449/ FB Event - http://www.facebook.com/events/568799523178527/

Hi. This starts today. CEREMONY / ED SCHRADER'S MUSIC BEAT / GIVE Thursday, August 1 / Miami, FL @ Churchills Friday, August 2 / Orlando, FL @ Will's Pub Saturday, August 3 / Jacksonville, FL @ Atticus Sunday, August 4 / Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn Monday, August 5 / Nashville, TN @ Stone Fox Tuesday, August 6 / Bloomington, IN @ Russian Recording Wednesday, August 7 / Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen Saturday, August 10 / Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory (Ceremony only) Monday, August 12 / Washington, DC @ Rock And Roll Hotel Tuesday, August 13 / Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar Wednesday, August 14 / Asbury Park, NJ @ Asbury Lanes Thursday, August 15 / Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair Friday, August 16 / New London, CT @ El 'n' Gee Saturday, August 17 / Brooklyn, NY @ 285 Kent http://www.ceremonyhc.com http://www.matadorrecords.com Bye.

TONIGHT, SHOULD BE FUN... Thursday July 18th 7:00pm LOMA PRIETA FULL OF HELL FUCKING INVINCIBLE (ex DAUGHTERS/DROPDEAD) DYING At Wolf Cycles (4311 Lancaster Ave. In Philadelphia, PA) All Ages / $8 / This Show Must End On Time, So Be Punk-tual ! For More Info, Kindly Email [email protected] FB Event - http://www.facebook.com/events/179813762182158/%C2'>

OK everyone, this is tonight. Be early, it will reach capacity right quick.

Stream the most excellent NIGHT BIRDS LP here, if you like : http://www.spin.com/articles/night-birds-born-to-die-in-suburbia-album-stream/

Yeahhh, like you weren't already going... Thursday July 11th 7:00pm NIGHT BIRDS (Record Release Show!) OMEGAS (Canada) ALTERED BOYS PARANOIAS At The Golden Tea House All Ages / $8-10 Sliding Scale / For More Info, Kindly Email [email protected] FB Event - http://www.facebook.com/events/448607015233063/ (Sick Flier By Jeanne D'Angelo!)

Hi. CEREMONY / ED SCHRADER'S MUSIC BEAT / GIVE Thursday, August 1 – Miami, FL – Churchills Friday, August 2 – Orlando, FL – Will’s Pub Saturday, August 3 – Jacksonville, FL – Atticus Sunday, August 4 – Atlanta, GA – Drunken Unicorn Monday, August 5 – Nashville, TN – Stone Fox Tuesday, August 6 – Bloomington, IN – Russian Recording Wednesday, August 7 – Chicago, IL – Beat Kitchen Saturday, August 10 – Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory (Ceremony only) Monday, August 12 – Washington, DC – Rock And Roll Hotel Tuesday, August 13 – Baltimore, MD – Ottobar Wednesday, August 14 – Asbury Park, NJ – Asbury Lanes Thursday, August 15 – Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair Friday, August 16 – New London, CT – El ‘n’ Gee Saturday, August 17 – Brooklyn, NY – 285 Kent http://www.ceremonyhc.com http://www.matadorrecords.com Bye.

Perfume River have sadly dropped off the bill, but regardless, this is TONIGHT !

Because who knows when you'll ever get to see the two greatest modern Australian groups, TC or UV, again, and because Watery Love are debuting their new lineup and Perfume River are debuting, period. This will rule: Friday May 24th 8:00pm TOTAL CONTROL (Australia) THE UV RACE (Australia) WATERY LOVE PERFUME RIVER At Johnny Brendas (1201 N Frankford Ave. In Philadelphia, PA) 21+ / $10 / Tickets On Sale Now At R5Productions.com, JohnnyBrendas.com & AKA Music Or, Click Here - http://www.r5productions.com/event/228039/ FB Event - http://www.facebook.com/events/479851032062873/