 Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at 7pm
The New Music Series welcomes:
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 Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at 7pm
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 THURSDAY, MAR 25, 2010 8PM |
 Friday, March 26, 2010 at 9pm
Sunny Day Music & 104.5 FM welcome:
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 Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 9pm
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Sunday, March 28, 2010 at 7pm
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 MONDAY, MAR 29, 2010 7PM
Imagine
you are a sweet, lovely young lady, and you are having a dinner party.
You invite your good friends Björk, Feist, and Karen O of the Yeah Yeah
Yeahs. When dinnertime comes, instead of serving them food, you just
eat the three of them. Then you immediately go and have insane,
call-the-cops-to-the-hotel-style sex with both Cedric and Omar from The
Mars Volta while listening to Sleater-Kinney albums. If you did all
that, all those things... on a crisp autumn night... then you, my
friend, would be "Mr. Gnome." Mr. Gnome speed up, they slow down. They get loud as fuck. They get soft as kittens in a Downey commercial. And they do it together. Barille
has an array of pedals in front of her that would make a NASCAR driver
ejaculate, and she has the uncanny ability to manipulate these pedals
constantly while playing and singing, making her effective at rythym
guitar, lead guitar, and singing at the same time. All the while, the
drummer grows a third arm to hit parts of drums I didn't know existed.
Basically, what I am saying here is that this two-piece band sounds
more like an orchestra for a Tim Burton film. Sorry Danny Elfman;
you're fired. It's the Gnome's turn.
Pepi Ginsburg
Tristen
Occasionally,
Nashville gets a migrant or two that do well at reminding us that some
folks really do come here to make better music. One such shining
example is singer/songwriter Tristen who arrived recently by way of
Chicago. The single-named songstress has been bandying a simple,
straightforward pop influenced folk style around town for the past year
now. Backed by a revolving door backing band, Tristen takes a classic
approach to melody sounds neither modern nor retro, but rather takes on
a timeless quality that seems it could have come about at any given
year between now and 1972.
Charles Latham
Charles
Latham wields an acid tongue and a poison pen, crafting social
criticism and brutal self-analysis into three and a half minute
ramshackle pop songs. His songs are often exercises in duality: he
finds humor in horror and horror in humor, the profane in beauty and
beauty in the profane. In a live performance, his audience often laughs
and smiles, but he rarely does. His lofi home recordings compliment the
harsh honesty of his lyrics; his guitar buzzes and rings, and his
snarling voice leaps, cracks and cries.
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Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at 7pm
The New Music Series welcomes:
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 Wednesday, March 31, 2010 7PM
XPN & YROCK welcome:
The Big Pink are an electro-rock duo from London, England, comprising multi-instrumentalists Robbie Furze and Milo Cordell.
Post
Post is an indie rock band comprised of four college juniors who met
and formed at Bryn Mawr College, an all-women's liberal arts college
outside Philadelphia (they wouldn't let Kevin in, he had to go to
Haverford instead). Zauner fronts as a magnetic lead vocalist and
songwriter, drawing upon her experience in her solo act Little Girl,
Big Spoon. Her knack for writing catchy pop melodies is set off by her
emotional, often clever and introspective lyrics, a rare blend that
simultaneously appeals to both sides of human nature. As Little Girl,
Big Spoon, Michelle shared stages with a number of prominent indie
voices, such as Menomena, Man Man, Deerhoof, M. Ward, and Kimya Dawson.
All TLA purchased tickets will be honored.
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 Thursday, April 1, 2010 at 8pm
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 Friday, April 2, 2010 at 7pmSunny Day & Y-Rock on XPN welcome:
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 SATURDAY, APR 03, 2010 9PM
Violent Soho
Mariachi El Bronx
Dead Country
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 MONDAY, APR 05, 2010 7PM |
 THURSDAY, APR 08, 2010 7PM
featuring: Jackson Rathbone, Ben Graupner, Jerad Anderson, and Ben Johnson
These
robot monkeys are notorious for improvising tunes and acting like
loons. Since their original banding in the tree tops of sunny
California these monkeys have grown and are hitting the road. In the
coming months they will be caravanning their Doors-style rock show to
ever so randomly selected locations in the U.S. and Canada. Keep your
peepers peeled, the monkeys might be in you bushes sooner than you
think.
TBA
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 Friday, April 9, 2010 at 9pm
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 SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 2010 9PM |
 Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at 7pm
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 Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at 7pm
tba
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 THURSDAY, APR 15, 2010 8PM
The Brew
Audiences
have been onto The Brew for quite some time. And the more sold-out
venues they play, the more fans fall under their spell. Maybe it’s the
band’s distinctive “brew” of indie rock sound. Maybe it’s the way they
bring the past to the present in bold, unexpected ways. Maybe it’s
their infectious passion for music in all its forms. Truth is,
sometimes it’s hard to put a finger on it. But one thing is perfectly
clear: The Brew’s lyrics and songs connect with today’s audience in
ways few bands ever do.
Steppin' Razor
Steppin
Razor brings original, conscious roots rock reggae to the masses of the
21st Century, who not only seek an escape from the monotony, but are
inspired by positive vibrations. This music is for those who crave
something new, but familiar; revolutionary, yet classic. With the
release of their debut CD, Gold In Rule, the reviews have been
unanimous; “Steppin Razor has proven their sincere dedication to the
true art of reggae” and “have positioned themselves for more shows and
wider-reaching audiences for years to come."
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 Friday, April 16, 2010 9pm
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 SATURDAY, APR 17, 2010 9PM |
 THURSDAY, APR 22, 2010 8PM
Roadside Graves
"Roadside
Graves' seven members stamp up a roadhouse-gospel-soul sound with John
Gleason's naturally pinched, uneven voice pitched uneasily but
tunefully over it. The result is like a more unsettled version of The
Felice Brothers, letting lots of raggedy spontaneity seep into the
band's folksy, approachable songs."-The Onion AV Club
An American Chinese
Turning Violet Violet
Combining
formal music training with experimental flair and a love for all things
Willy Wonka, this indie/folk/jazz/rock group has emerged. The group is
hoping to release their first EP in late spring of 2010.
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 Friday, April 23, 2010 at 9pm
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 Saturday, April 24, 2010 at 9pm
All original tickets honored at the new date.
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 WEDNESDAY, APR 28, 2010 7PM
Imaad Wasif
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 SATURDAY, MAY 08, 2010 4PM |
 SATURDAY, MAY 08, 2010 9PMPhilebrity and Sunny Day Music welcome: JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound
In
his 1970 Playboy Interview, Ray Charles described soul as “people who
do things from the heart.” In performance and on record, there is no
question that JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound are 100% soul. Like Otis
Redding fronting the Stooges, JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound get
crowds twisting and writhing on the floor, something that’s been sorely
missing from live music.
Born in the great melting pot of Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood in 2007,
guitarist Billy Bungeroth, drummer Kevin Marks, and bassist Ben Taylor
(Beat Down Sound/September Sessions soundtrack) joined forces with the
Lowdown Horns to lay a ferocious foundation for the soulful shouts of
Mr. JC Brooks. The son of a Jersey funk diva set adrift by the disco
era, he’s renowned for his take-no-prisoners stage style, leaving
audiences with no other choice than to get up and move! JC Brooks is
determined to become the next in a long line of classic Chicago Soul
singers; Sam Cooke, Curtis Mayfield, Donny Hathaway, Syl Johnson - JC
has learned from them all, and he's got no illusions about what it
takes to become a classic.
TBA
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 Friday, May 14, 2010 at 9pm
Sunny Day Music & 88.5 Y-Rock on XPN welcome:
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 THURSDAY, MAY 20, 2010 7PM
TBA
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 Friday, May 21, 2010 at 9pm
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 FRIDAY, MAY 28, 2010 9PM
The Fractals (members of Huffamoose)
Philly-based
band The Fractals bring the "sucka-MC's-beware" ethos to the Greater
Delaware Valley rock and roll circuit. They croon. They punk. They
shred. They rock and they swing. They can shave. And they are
obsessive-compulsive, too! Kev, Jim, and Erik played together for years
in the band Huffamoose. Over the course of years, an ever growing list
of new songs, and several name changes, the three are now The Fractals.
With a new album in the works, these guys are living the dream.
Megafauna
megafauna
is a band full of energy and ambition, not willing to give up or
compromise their sound. Hailing out of the dormant Northeastern corner
of Connecticut, they are attempting to bring a fresh sound to the music
scene. With years of musical training and schooling, the band is
stretching their legs and showcasing their individual style.
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 FRIDAY, JUN 18, 2010 9PM |
 THURSDAY, JUL 08, 2010 8PM |
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