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Tuesday, September 07, 2010

MONDAY, OCT 04, 2010 8PM

The New Music Series welcomes:
Can You Canoe
Based out of West Chester, Pennsylvania; Can You Canoe is the brainchild of musician and songwriter John Panasuk, with adjoining members: Jesse Neitz, Yamil Emedan, Colin Ringkamp, and Dave Clark, who have been working hard since the band’s formation in April 2009. After recording and compiling the Brandywine EP from April to August, Can You Canoe set off on a nation wide tour promoting the distant release of their record. In the months following their rigorous promo-tour, the band decided to take some more time to continue writing and put the finishing touches on the Brandywine EP. It may still be early, but Can You Canoe already has the musicianship and performance required to thrive in today’s music scene as they absorb their listeners, inciting them to realize musical integrity doesn’t have to be compromised at the expense of a “full-time” effort.

Adalie
"Love or detest it, there’s a pretty happenin’ emo/screamo/pop-punk scene in Philly that only continues to grow, and local four-piece Adalie has vaulted near the top of that heap of bands just two years after forming. Taking its cues from Taking Back Sunday, Jimmy Eat World and Glassjaw, among others, Adalie brings high-pitched vocals, the occasional raw-throated yowl, buzzsaw guitars, a healthy dose of sweet melodies and catchy choruses ... a sound and vision that seems to charm the kids (and editors of Alternative Press magazine). It has already gotten them on tours like Warped and Taste of Chaos, and could make them one of Philly’s breakout acts of 2010." - Philadelphia Weekly

Stewart John
Stewart John has been involved with some avenue of music his whole life. For the last seven years he has been armed with a guitar while writing, performing, and recording with various bands and artists from the Midwest. Through these personal life experiences, John paints a picture that any audience can relate to. By combining catchy pop melodies with strong guitar leads, Stewart has created his own unique sound which has been termed "guitar-pop".

David Scott Bradford

$7 [BUY TICKETS] 21+ / The North Star

TUESDAY, OCT 05, 2010 7PM

Semi Precious Weapons
"We are Semi Precious Weapons from New York Mother-Fucking City, and we hope you ALL GET LAID!"
It’s hard to argue with a band who expresses such an impassioned sentiment. And audiences across the country ain’t fightin’ with the raw power and electricity that pulsates throughout a Semi Precious Weapons performance. Their message is clear- music can be dangerous, dirty, and fun.
Led by one of the most charismatic vocalists in generations, the Boston Globe declares that "SPW splits the difference between AC/DC and Queen, fronted by the fabulously fierce Justin Tranter.” The visual appeal of the band, who are masterfully thrusting sex, glamour, and loving violence back into the rock & roll spotlight, is undeniable. Tranter easily dominates any stage, with crowd pleasing antics like his gravity defying high kicks in custom made Stuart Weitzman heels.

DJ Starlight

$15 ADV / $17 DOS [BUY TICKETS] All Ages Show! / The North Star

WEDNESDAY, OCT 06, 2010 8PM

Urban Giants
A few crazy boys from Philly, who still believes in music and art, decided to cut through the fluff and throwaway beats, and make a groove that's not quite "new under the sun" but IS Rarely heard in this modern, automated, hands free type of world! Mister King: Bass/Vocals An eccentric artist hailing from the streets of north Philadelphia, who sings and plays with an un-apologetic swagger. No schools to validate him..just simply born to do this thing..For real!

Wabi Sabi
Wabi Sabi is an ever-evolving collaboration between four musicians who bring their collective experiences and expectations to create music that reveals the unique beauty of communication through the gift of music. With a mixture of Jazz, Funk and a heavy backbeat Wabi Sabi keep heads bobbin’ and booties shakin’ wherever they perform. Based in Philadelphia, PA Wabi Sabi was founded by bassist Pete Chiovarou while attending Ester Boyer College of Music. He envisioned an atmosphere in which participants’ voices could be expressed and explored free of constraint, allowing the greatest gift of all, Imagination to be the guide. While at Ester Boyer Pete met drummer/vocalist Brian Duffy, guitarist/vocalist Damon Hunnicutt and saxophonist Dan Friel. Friendships were born and their collective musical experience began. Building on the freedom that is fostered by each member Wabi Sabi is able to perform for a diverse audience.

Keystoned

$8 [BUY TICKETS] 21+ / The North Star

FRIDAY, OCT 08, 2010 9PM

The Dirty Pearls
Brand new but already a classic, The Dirty Pearls come straight from the streets of New York City. All sex, drugs and rock n’ roll bravado delivered with sharp hooks, witty lyrics and a seedy swagger reminiscent of the finest 1970’s-era rock acts. Fans have christened the band the “Supergroup of the East Village” as much for their pedigree (their lineup boasts former members of some of NYC’s best and most beloved local bands) as for their consistently sold-out—every NYC gig to date, in fact—live shows.

Bleed Radio Bleed (CD Release)
BleedRadioBleed has been playing post-punk rock with elements of psychedelia and Latin American music since 2006. Members of the band have also played in the power-pop collective Canadian Invasion and post-hardcore group Amertume, and have toured across the U.S., Europe, and South America.

The Last Barbarians

$8 [BUY TICKETS] 21+ / The North Star

SATURDAY, OCT 09, 2010 9PM

No Code
The TEN TEN TEN Show:
Playing Pearl Jam's Ten in it's entirety. Plus a Greatest Hits set.

$10 [BUY TICKETS] 21+ / The North Star

SUNDAY, OCT 10, 2010 8PM

Air Sex World Championships
The time for you to lose your air virginity is NOW.

Last year, The Air Sex World Championships erupted in over 14 cities across North America, crowning champions of all shapes, sizes, colors and styles. The competition climaxed in Austin, Tx in October where we crowned the first ever World Champion. Now we’re back on the hunt, looking for the 2010 World Champ.

Never been to an Air Sex show before? Here’s what you need to know: it’s a lot like Air Guitar, but instead of rocking out with an imaginary guitar, you’re making sweet and/or filthy love with an imaginary sex partner. You choose a clip of music, you show up in whatever sort of wardrobe you like, and you come up on stage and show everyone how you do it. Or how you wish you could do it. Or how you once had it done to you, and oh my god was that a bad idea and while it’s embarrassing to show that act to a room of strangers, you know that you need to do it now in order to make sure that no one else falls down the same rabbit hole you got stuck inside. Or, you know, just do it however you want. The only rules we have are the laws laid down by the state we’re in. Since most Air Sex venues serve alcohol, you can’t get naked. And since some also serve food, all orgasms have to be simulated (or at least arguably so). Other than that, you’re free to do whatever it takes to impress the judges, the audience in the theater, and the world!

Winners will be invited to compete in the Regionals - Dates and Cities TBA.

To sign up to perform at The World Air Sex Championships in Philadelphia email Chris Trew at christrew@gmail.com

$5 [BUY TICKETS] 21+ / The North Star

MONDAY, OCT 11, 2010 8PM

The New Music Series welcomes:
Tavern Tan

Felixhunger

Vilebred

Aaron Hehl

$7 [BUY TICKETS] 21+ / The North Star

TUESDAY, OCT 12, 2010 8PM

The Growlers
The growlers are a rock and pop group formed in long beach California in 2006 who are yet to became one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed bands in the history of popular music. During their years of stardom yet to come, the band consists of Brooks Nielson (vocals) Scott Montoya(bass guitar, vocals,), Matt Taylor(lead guitar, vocals) and Brian “don’t surf” Stewart (drums, vocals). They were managed by their own alter ego Epstein until his death in 2009. Although their initial musical style was rooted in 1960s rock and roll and skiffle, the group works with different musical genres, ranging from ice flossing hip hop to psychedelic rock. Their clothes, style and statements have made them trend-setters. While their growing social awareness saw their influence extend into the social and cultural revolutions. During the release of their first album and their ongoing singles releases, they have experimented with recording techniques that have the ability to bend sound in ways only drugs can. By now this “bent sound” has been perfected in their live act that some onlookers call “groovy” and or “sick”. The groovy unexcelled value in Lo fidelity sound is their stock and trade. They are the result of a combination of skilled modern engineering techniques and the very finest outdated recording and amplified equipment. The Growlers sound is best exemplified through Nielson’s cryptic lyrics and the relationship it has with matt Taylor. As if the two are each other’s half. Though they complete each other, they compel and challenge one another in ways only the frequent growler fan can truly understand. Perhaps it is what the growler fan feels while taking part in the drug wave of bent sound. -ALEX KNOST

Jason Ager
Jason Ager is a blues-rock artist with hip-hop and R&B influences. Jason’s self-taught guitar style is distinguished by stylized palm muting and percussive striking. He has been playing original music since picking up the guitar, and has grown a loyal following in his hometown Philadelphia music scene. With moves to Washington, D.C. and now Baltimore, Jason is a staple in clubs from New York to Virginia. He leads a trio that moves audiences to the dance floor, and also performs upbeat acoustic music that tests the boundaries of the traditional singer-songwriter.

The Lawsuits
In a world saturated by auto-tune, The Lawsuits embrace good old fashioned rock 'n' roll. Hailing from Bucks County, PA, The Lawsuits combine the musicianship of The Band, the catchiness of the Beach Boys, and songwriting that Dylan would be proud of. Get Off the Coast music blog describes the band's sound, "it manages to bring about all sorts of delightful vibes, and the band demonstrates a definite ability to craft a good song." On the brink of graduating from college (Temple and Kutztown), The Lawsuits are ready to blanket the country with their sound. These days you are most likely to find the band playing clubs in and around Philadelphia. Coming off the success of their past two self-produced CD's (The Antique Sessions and The Corrina Sessions), The Lawsuits are eager to enter the studio with new material. The Lawsuits is the brain child of singer/songwriter Brian Strouse. Strouse started his musical journey in grade school playing fast rock songs inspired by The Kinks, The Stones, and various modern bands. He went on to front various acoustic and rock acts as he developed his songwriting abilities. For a little over a decade Strouse has been experimenting with punk, hip-hop, blues, folk, and rock that has lead him to what has now become The Lawsuits. To help complete his sound, Strouse sought the help of bassist Brendan Cunningham, vocalist Vanessa Winters, and drummer Josh Friedman.

$8 [BUY TICKETS] 21+ / The North Star

THURSDAY, OCT 14, 2010 8PM

Millionyoung
Million Young is a one man show consisting of electronic wizard Mike Diaz who combines sparkling guitar riffs, glittering melodies and and beats sure to get the palm trees swaying in a “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” style.

Sunglasses

Coolrunnings

$8 [BUY TICKETS] 21+ / The North Star

FRIDAY, OCT 15, 2010 7PM

Agnostic Front
25th Anniversary Tour of Victim In Pain
Playing Victim in Pain in its Entirety as well as their first ever release 1983's United Blood EP.

In today’s civilization, people continue to suffer undergoing the grief, corruption, oppression and exploitation without a way to elude their troubles. Many have lived through these problems for ages, and the moment one tries to fight for what they believe is right, the elite brings them down and their voices are disregarded. For over a decade, AGNOSTIC FRONT has helped get these messages across to the populace to help solve these problems through socially driven music known as “hardcore.” In their latest offering, the band gives power and strength to these ignored voices. As one of the original hardcore bands that lived and breathed the problems that controlled their everyday New York City lifestyle since 1983, they have been amongst the most venerable and notorious outcasts of this hardcore movement.
These rarely confronted and always respected leaders of hardcore were established as one of the meanest-sounding bands in the emerging punk genre, helping to initiate the term "hardcore," and placing an entire uproar on the New York map by association.

Mother of Mercy

Product of Waste

The Claw

$12 ADV / $15 DOS [BUY TICKETS] 21+ / The North Star

FRIDAY, OCT 15, 2010 9PM

The Ataris

Don't Panic
Dont panic sprang from college impatience, bummed around in bar pastures, gained strength from doggedness, and grew into an exploration of music, self, and charity.

Evergreen

The Great Explainer

$10 ADV / $12 DOS [BUY TICKETS] 21+ / The M Room

SATURDAY, OCT 16, 2010 6PM

Sunny Day Music & 88.5 WXPN welcome:
SPECIAL EARLY SHOW JUST ADDED! GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!
Ryan Bingham & The Dead Horses
For some artists, winning an Oscarâ would represent reaching a pinnacle. For Ryan Bingham, who took home the Academy Awardâ for “The Weary Kind,” his hauntingly beautiful theme song for the acclaimed film Crazy Heart, it instead represented a crossroads and a decision about which path to take.
“When there are a lot of people around saying ‘look, you have to capitalize on this and do something really commercial,’ you might think about it for a second,” admits the LA-based singer-songwriter. “But at the end of the day, there’s not a chance in hell I could do that. It made me sick to my stomach just thinking about it. I couldn’t get up in front of people and play a bunch of stuff that didn’t mean anything to me.”
Bingham puts that philosophy to the test in a big way on Junky Star, his third album on Lost Highway, which was recorded in a matter of days with producer T Bone Burnett, his collaborator on the Crazy Heart soundtrack. The disc delivers a bracing fusion of pensive, gravelly ballads - like “Hallelujah,” which is not a Leonard Cohen cover, but his own take on mortality, delivered from the other side of the veil - and raw, rock‘n’roll cuts that showcase Bingham’s incisive, darkly compelling lyrical bent.

Rustlanders
Authentic, confident, refreshing, natural, the real deal; these are just a few of the words used to describe The Rustlanders self-titled debut album and live show. The first thing people often notice about The Rustlanders is how they combine their influences into a unique new sound. Rock, Country, Blues, and R&B, all combine to make good ol’ Rock n’ Roll in the traditions of The Band, Neil Young, The Rolling Stones, and Tom Petty. Their current release, simply called The Rustlanders, is being heard around the world and has been receiving rave reviews in both the U.S. and Europe. The Rustlanders live show has been receiving the same acclaim as they make their way, city by city, across the country.

$15 ADV / $17 DOS [BUY TICKETS] 21+ / The North Star

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