Show listings June 18th and beyond
JUNE 19TH
CHRIS BOHN
folk rock / indie / roots music
http://www.myspace.com/cbohnmusic
PSALMSHIPS/
http://www.myspace.com/psalmships
JOSHUA PARK
Joshua Park has emerged as an exciting new addition to the Philly
local music scene. His EP “One Wish” was released in December 2007,
and a full length album, currently being recorded with a full band and
a lot of love, is on the horizon for release in 2009. This lyrically
driven singer/songwriter counts John Prine, Dan Bern, and Mason
Jennings among his strongest influences, and consistently delivers
poignant songs derived from his own life experience. As a solo artist,
an acoustic guitar trio, or supported by a full band Joshua has a raw
passion that is evident with every note. /// Moving to Philadelphia in
2001 opened a whole new door of live music in the thriving scene of
Philly’s singer/songwriter community. Attending local shows of artists
such as Birdie Busch, Cowmuddy, and Amos Lee provided motivation and a
serious drive to continue writing music
http://www.myspace.com/joshuaparkmusic
$3-5 Green Line Cafe 45th Locust 7pm
JUNE 20TH
THE NEW HEAVEN AND THE NEW EARTH
JOSH OSINKOSKY & NICK SWARTSELL
SERPENTS OF WISDOM
Green Line Cafe 45th & Locust, 7pm, $5
JUNE 22ND
THEATER FIRE
Folk / Indie / Other
“Maybe it’s just because they’re Texans, but something about the
band’s third album, Matter and Light, seems to view introversion as a
form of secession. Perhaps because they’ve been forced to circle the
wagons and rechristen themselves, they’ve cultivated a strong
separatist streak in their music: With their clever orchestrations and
cleverer lyrics (best: “I’m not bitter but I hope she dies”), they
inhabit their little corner of the Lone Star state, and while you’re
invited to listen in, they’re not asking twice or saving you a seat.
Matter and Light, however, is far from inaccessible. The Fire have a
knack for curious, slightly off arrangements that reveal their layers
through repeated listens. Their cover of Elliott Smith’s “Say Yes”
says yes to music box bells, plunking banjo, mariachi horns, and
singing saw, but says no to lyrics. All they care about is Smith’s
mournful up-and-down melody, which makes a lovely album intermission.
“Uncle Wayne” marries a skipping rhythm to Don Feagin’s Smoggy vocals,
lyrics about particularly gruesome car-crash fatalities, and trumpets
playing one of the wryest fanfares ever. (It should be noted that the
video features actress Angela Bettis of May fame, which means it is
one of the best videos ever made). That fanfare only echoes Feagin’s
performance, which gravitates toward unannounced punchlines and
constant self-deprecation. “I’d like to help stop the war, but I just
stayed home and watched it on TV,” Heath sings on “Swashbuckler
Blues”. “I’d like to rob from the rich and give to the poor, but I’m
too lazy.” They may be territorial, but the Theater Fire are more
engaged with the world than even they realize” - (7.4) PITCHFORK
www.myspace.com/thetheaterfire
SCOTT CHURCHMAN
Concrete / Visual / Grime
www.myspace.com/scottchurchman
JACK OHLY
Experimental / Folk / Drum & Bass
Jack draws from a wide range and it comes out in a wide range- low
bowed upright bass to cavaquinho, soundscape to ballad, solo and with
a second upright, drums, trumpet, other voices. He plays Brazilian
with friends Gregg, Todd and Nayami under the name Old Goats and
Eastern European music in the West Philadelphia Orchestra. His first
album, Now Down was recently released- handpainted copies are
currently available through cloud recordings
www.cloudrecordings.com
and manufactured copies are currently available through cdbaby
cdbaby.com/cd/jackohly and royal rhino flying records
www.myspace.com/royalrhinoflyingrecords. Dust, a new album of music
written for Beth Nixon’s puppet/theater performance Mite We, is
finished and will be released soon in a small edition. Music of
termites and dustmites, elephant dreams and swim dreams, featuring
Kimbal Brown, Joshua Marcus, Lucy Schneider, Dan Blacksberg, Susan
Sakash and Jacob Mitas.
http://www.myspace.com/jackohly
Green Line Cafe, 45th & Locust,7pm, $5
JUNE 26th
ANGEL OCANA
Lyrical / Ambient
www.myspace.com/angelocana
STRIPMALL BALLADS
Indie / Folk
While compared by some reviewers to Woody Guthrie, Kurt Cobain adn
A.P. Carter, Stripmall Ballads has developed a style entirely his own:
poetic, dark, energetic, possessed, and reluctantly romantic. An
obvious devote student of US roots musical tradition, he fuses
virtuosic historical convention with contemporary lyrics. Not afraid
of musical experimentation or the power of words, his prolific
performances and recordings have earned him a reputation for being
somwhere in between “a fire and brimstone preacher and a beat poet.”
Phillips Saylor’s ability to take a crowd from stomping their feet to
quiet reflection and back again is the result of nearly a decade of
non-stop touring and performing across North America; from his early
days playing shows to hobos under Maryland’s railroad bridges to
recent collaborations with some of new-folks most talented performers
(Jolie Holland, Sam Parton). With a new album, “Hooked”, slated for
release in 2009, Stripmall Ballads continues to evolve and surprise.
www.myspace.com/stripmallballads
SECOND FLOOR STORIES (Ex BIRD & BUFFALO)
Green Line Cafe 45th and Locust, 7pm, $5
THURSDAY JULY 9TH
LEMMING MALLOY
Rock
www.myspace.com/lemmingmalloymusic
BANNED BOOKS
Post punk / Grime / Concrete
http://www.myspace.com/ilovebannedbooks
TBA
$5, 7pm Green Line Cafe 45th & Locust
JULY 11TH
CONVERSATION WITH THE ENEMIES
About Conversations with Enemies If you like zombies, vampires,
westerns, dancing, and/or rock and roll then you’re bound to enjoy
Conversations with Enemies hailing from Philadelphia, PA. The group
started in a West Philadelphia basement and grew from two to five
members in a matter of months and is comprised of members from The Bee
Team, Sailboat!, The Wayfairs, The Fourelles, and Living, Breathing,
Singing, Screaming
The beach boys, pavement, and sam cooke were thrown into a blender
with some sparkle paint and beer and thus Conversations with Enemies
was born.
http://www.myspace.com/conversationswithenemies
TOY SOLDIERS
Roots Music / Blues / Soul
http://www.myspace.com/ohnotoysoldiers
JOSH AND PETE BAND
Rock / Comedy / Psychedelic
The Josh and Pete Band is an up and coming band in Philadelphia. They
are working on an album called O’Captain, as well as a few other non-
concept albums. They have endless amounts of songs waiting to be
created and then destroyed. They want to knock your socks off. Below
is the story of the”O’Captain” album and biographies of the band. We
will keep you updated.
http://www.myspace.com/thejoshandpeteband
TANK
Garage / Concrete / Chinese traditional
http://www.myspace.com/mattequalstank
$5 Green Line Cafe 45th & Locust, 7pm
JULY 17TH
BIRDLIPS
www.myspace.com/birdlipsmusic
PRINCE RAINBOW (former Snowfairies Members)
Pop / Black Metal
Prince Rainbow emerges from the Warren into the morning sunlight to
bring you three songs featuring percussive and melodious sounds that
may evoke memories and screams. Former members of the Snow Fairies,
King of Prussia, and Anklebiter.
http://www.myspace.com/princerainbow
COLORFIELD BAND
Rock / Psychedelic / Powerpop
www.myspace.com/thecolorfield
Green Line Cafe 45th and Locust, 7pm, $5
JULY 22ND
ROBERT CARLTON
Freestyle / Acousmatic / Tape music / Folk
my first solo album “Songs About Girls and Feeling Good” and
“Meatmouth: The Overwhelming Power of Song” are available from
Peddling Records. i am also a member of minneapolis giants Your Loving
Tiger along with luc parker, paul puleo and our steadfast producer
Chad Weis. The album “Your Loving Tiger vs. Time and Space” should be
available by the spring of ’09. “what gives” is available in
blackholes everywhere. “oasis reconstruction project: phase one” and
“in heat: YLT Live” are available but emotionally distant and
untrustworthy. please contact the tiger team. your loving tiger’s 3rd
album tentativly titled “western man and the douche boys” will be
making an appearance sometime later.
http://www.myspace.com/carlbobton
URSA MAJOR
Folk / Other / Roots
http://www.myspace.com/weareursamajor
YOUR MIDWAY HOST
Folk / Indie
www.myspace.com/yourmidwayhost
Green Line Cafe 45th and Locust, 7pm, $5
JULY 24TH
EMILY LACY
Folk / A’cappella / Minimalist
www.myspace.com/emilylacyfolkmusic
VANESSA MICALE
Folk / Americana / Experimental
Vanessa Micale was given a nylon string guitar around the time she was
migrating north to San Francisco, many moons ago. She briefly formed a
top secret band with Shinji Kittagawa called “the eavesdroppers.”
Together they played a handful of very raw shows before moving to
other parts of the world. She kept playing guitar, recording songs on
tape after tape after tape, spending many hours writing and singing in
rooms in San Francisco, Montevideo, and presently, in Los Angeles. She
has briefly collaborated with friends/drummers, Jeff Steiner, Gerald
Leroy, and last year, with Ted Brynes. At present, she collaborated
with her loop pedal. She will sing her heart out for you at dusk or
dawn or anytime in between, including broad daylight.
http://www.myspace.com/vanessamicale
CHARLOTTE LITTLEHALES
Acoustic / Folk Rock / Blues
Charlotte Littlehales has never considered herself a performer, but it
seems she must perform regardless. At twenty three, she’s been writing
and performing her own music for eight years, a practice she picked up
as a sophomore in high school. It began with the first few chords she
learned on guitar and has yet to end, though it certainly changes,
traveling through rock, folk, jazz, and country.
www.myspace.com/charlottelittlehales
BEVIN CAULFIELD
Folk / Indie / Soul
Singer/Songwriter, Bevin Caulfield’s roots are in rural South Jersey
where she grew up singing around a campfire and in the local church.
Her mother also required her to take piano lesson from the age of
five, which helped to shape her ear for melody and harmony. Music
became her focus in 2003, when she was a student at Villanova, living
across the street from the venue The Point. There, she met three self-
proclaimed songwriters, Amos Lee, Devin Greenwood and Forrest Glen.
Their aspirations inspired her to pursue music full time and she soon
moved to Philadelphia and immersed herself in the folk and indie music
scene. Songwriting came naturally as she taught herself the guitar and
soon began playing clubs like The Fire, Tin Angel, and World Café
Live. Bevin writes sassy and soulful songs about relationships, social
issues, and her experiences as an evolving being. Bevin is also the
songwriter/singer/keyboardist in the Downtempo/Trip-hop group,
Quintero and has spent time touring as a singer in Angel Band and
David Bromberg’s back-up band. She was also a part of The Super Humble
Country Band, featuring many of Philadelphia’s local favorites
including Hezekiah Jones, Hoots & Hellmouth, and Andrew Lipke. She has
shared the stage with Tift Merritt, Amos Lee, Don McClouskey, Ben
Arnold and several other national and regional artists. Bevin
Caulfield recently released her first EP, The Living EP, in December
2008. It highlights her original songs, recorded in Philadelphia at
Turtle Studios, Kawari Studios, and Ish’s Studio. The recording
features drummer Fred Berman (Amos Lee) , percussionist, Dante Bucci
(Mutlu) and was mixed and mastered by Phil Nicolo at Studio 4. Bevin
performs live on guitar and piano and most often with accompanists,
including her sister, Erin, on harmony vocals. “If you’re not familiar
with Bevin’s music yet, check her out immediately. Her voice is a
sultry, smooth melange of molasses and honey that oozes sinfully in
syrupy sweet silhouettes across the room and ensconces you in her
enchanting enigma.” -The Music Barista
(
http://themusicbarista.blogspot.com/2007/10/bevin-caulfields-car-
broke-down-brian.html)
http://www.myspace.com/bevincaulfieldmusic
Green Line Cafe 45th and Locust, 7pm, $5
JULY 27TH
PINEAPPLE EXPLODE
Pop / Folk / Electroacoustic
www.myspace.com/pineappleexplode
TBA
TBA
Green Line Cafe 45th and Locust, 7pm, $5
JULY 31 BLACK WOMENS FESTIVAL
AUGUST 11TH - HORNS OF HAPPINESS (Secretly Canadian)/ SENSUAL ABUSE/
TBA
AUGUST 15TH - TBA
AUG 21ST - HUME/ TBA
AUG 22TH - NELLY KATE/ FLAT MARY ROAD/ TBA
AUG 24TH - TBA
AUg 27TH TALL TALES/ SETH PETERSON/ JESSE SPARHAWK/ HUNTER GATHERER
SEPT 11th RICH BENNET
SEPT 12th DAMIAN F. QUINONES/ JON COYLE
SEPT 26th M AND M 2 months ago