Sail On!THURSDAY, SEP 02, 2010 8PM
Today is the Day
Led by “charismatic cult leader” Steve Austin, Today Is The Day is renowned as one of the most unique and influential bands of the past 15 years.  Austin’s iconic presence and fearless brand of metal, noise, psychedelia, and rock have earned the band worldwide acclaim.

Today Is The Day has toured the world with the likes of Motorhead, Melvins, Morbid Angel, Converge, Napalm Death, and Neurosis and has released eight studio albums on labels including Amphetamine Reptile, Relapse, and SuperNova.  Ex-members of Today Is The Day include Brann Dailor and Bill Kelliher of Mastodon.  As a producer, Steve Austin has recorded albums by Lamb Of God, Converge, Deadguy, and many more.

The New York Times has hailed Today Is The Day with the following description: "Proud noisemakers for 15 years now, Today Is The Day starts with brutal blues-rock and completely disfigures it with sheets of distortion and the bestial ravings of Steve Austin." Alternative Press Magazine has offered this praise: "Today Is The Day founder Steve Austin has functioned as a cultish Robert Fripp/John McLaughlin hybrid; a noise-rock auteur known as much for his off-kilter, damaging riffs and vocals as for his soaring David Gilmour leads."

The live Today Is The Day line-up consists of frontman Steve Austin, bassist Ryan Jones (Wetnurse) and drummer Curran Reynolds (Wetnurse).
 
Deathbeds
Deathbeds are a four-piece band from Philadelphia, PA. One part Entombed, one part Integrity, they combine sludge-fueled metal and riff-oriented hardcore in a way that’s appalling, yet reassuring. Taking cues from doom and sludge but lacing it with the sensibility of the most visceral hardcore they know that to be the man you’ve gotta beat the man.

Towers
Towers is a heavy punk band from Philadelphia who throughout their carreer has thoroughly toured the United states and Parts of Europe.  Their music is fast and upbeat like any punk band should be but also incorporates down-tempo breakdowns almost reminiscent of Metal bands.
Bubonic Bear is a punk/noise-rock band from Philadelphia with music that is hard-hitting and in your face.  They promise to play a show you won’t forget and that you’ll possibly feel the next morning. 
 
$12 [BUY TICKETS] 21+ 
 
Sail On!FRIDAY, SEP 03, 2010 9PM
Arrah & The Ferns (CD Release Show)
Their catchy sing-along chorus hooks are paired with unpretentiously ironic and tongue-in-cheek lyrics, resulting in a guilt-free pop listening experience equally suited to chilling out solo or cutting a rug with some chums.

Wissahickon Chicken Shack
"In case you didn’t know, our city is home to quite a few solid bluegrass ensembles, and with the release of Long Way From Sunset, Wissahickon Chicken Shack may snag some attention outside the usual humble bar gigs. The seven-piece’s self-proclaimed fondness for folk, funk and honky-tonk livens up their tunes, as do mean licks of dobro and lap steel amid the requisite fiddle, banjo and mandolin. With tearjerking lead vocals from Bethany Brooks, “Abide With Me” explores the introspective flipside of party-starters like “Hot Rob Bob” and “Slow Train.” Witness the troupe’s strong collaborative spirit as they kick off the first of three shows this month at Roxborough’s brand new music venue, the Blinkin' Lincoln." (Doug Wallen) Philadelphia Weekly

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Funkslaw
Funkslaw is a 5 piece Americana/Roots Rock band from Philadelphia who move through Blues, Folk, Rock , and Country tunes during each set and have done so at some of Philly’s best venues. Funkslaw’s growing fan base and their ability to please a diversity of musical interests will no doubt lead to their collaboration with Philadelphia’s finest original artists such as their upcoming show here at the North Star Bar.

$8 [BUY TICKETS] 21+
 
Sail On!SATURDAY, SEP 04, 2010 9PM
Wooden Birds (featuring Andrew from American Analog Set and Matt Pond of Matt Pond PA)

Andrew Kenny is a native Texan who after nearly six years in Brooklyn, NY has returned to beautiful Austin, TX. He's best known as the singer/songwriter behind mellow indie favorites the American Analog Set. However, he's also performed as a guest artist with the Album Leaf, Her Space Holiday, Styrofoam, Ola Podrida, Arthur & Yu, and most recently the Broken Social Scene.

His latest project is called the Wooden Birds and is his best effort to date. The Wooden Birds' first album, Magnolia, is now out on Barsuk Records in the US & Canada and on Morr Music in Europe. Fans of the the AmAnSet will recognize his voice and song writing immediately, but the arrangements on Magnolia are more vocal and percussion heavy than anything he's done before.


Dan Mangan
"His voice opens up and loats around the room like the smells from my cup of coffee and really let's you have something to hold onto on those days where everything else seems lost."
 
Clean Equations
Clean Equations is the Philadelphia, PA / New York, NY / Melbourne, AU based music collective fronted by lyricist / song writer /chemical engineer, Mike Nyhan. On the heels of their 2009 self-titled EP, Clean Equations has just completed their first full length album entitled “People / Variables”.

$10 [BUY TICKETS] 21+
 
Sail On!SUNDAY, SEP 05, 2010 8PM
Hot Hot Heat
Formed in 1999 in the seemingly improbable locale of Victoria, British Columbia (perhaps the launch of a new British (Columbian) invasion?), Hot Hot Heat have, in their relatively short life-span, metamorphosed in a way coincidentally implicit in the elemental dynamism of their name. Heat as force of change. Hot Hot Heat have transformed from within the confines of their tense, angular synth-rock beginnings while losing none of their sense of urgency. Combining ‘60s mod rock, ‘70s prog and ‘80s new wave/punk, these four have created their own style of danceable pop oddities. And, more to the point, Hot Hot Heat are genuinely fun, with a capital F-U-N. Responses to the band often cite such varied influences as the quirks of early XTC, the solid, blues-based rhythms of Led Zeppelin or the melodic hooks of The Cure. Equally apt, these disparate touchstones give an indication of Hot Hot Heat’s sources of inspiration and unique synthesis.

Named for the Skip James song "22-20 Blues," the 22-20s hail from Lincolnshire, England, and music is a mix blues, rock, folk, and country influences.  The band actually broke up in 2006, reformed in 2008, and released a new album in 2010 on TBD Records.

Hey Rosetta!
Since being formed by Tim Baker after returning home to St. John’s in 2005, Hey Rosetta! has quickly grown from a travelers suitcase full of lyrics and string parts to a critically acclaimed band hailed for their intelligent songs, powerful recordings, energized and evoking live shows. The band has created a layered sound by incorporating piano, violin and cello with traditional rock instrumentation with Tim’s soaring vocals. They have toured extensively in Canada as well as in Australia, France, UK, and the US.  Hey Rosetta! won three East Coast Music Awards in 2009, as well as the CMW Indie Award for Best Album, XM’s Verge Award for Best Album, and was shortlisted for the renowned Polaris Music Prize for their album “Into Your Lungs (and around in your heart and on through your blood)”.  Recorded in the dead of winter in two East Coast harbour towns with producer and singer-songwriter Hawksley Workman, "Into Your Lungs" began with a beautiful naivety and confidence. An off-the-stage feel and vigor reminiscent of the bands powerful live performances rooted the recording sessions.  Late 2009 saw the release of the Red Songs 7” and a digital EP as well as the inclusion of another new song (“Old Crow Black Night Stand Still”) on the CBC Radio 2 Great Song Quest compilation. 

$15 [BUY TICKETS] 21+ 
 
titleTUESDAY, SEP 07, 2010 8PM
The New Music Series welcomes:
Carousel
The original members of the former Philly band Like Lions have gotten back together and rounded out the lineup with two new members to create some of their best music to date. The sound of Carousel is a perfect blend of rawness and sophistication. Their songs are refreshingly original with subtle allusions to the artists whom have inspired them. The music of Carousel is something to be experienced.

Octopus for Yes!
Welcome To Octopus For "Yes!" 4 young lads on a journey to melt brains and teach the world Octopanese. The seeds for the group were planted back in 2008 when Jonathan Buscema (aka Guy McFace) and Zachariah Holliday (formerly of The Vida Ambit) began the search to create a rock group of epic forces. Zachariah then recruited Dan Townsend after an epic night of The Mars Volta and moonbounces. The search for a bass player was the final and most elusive piece until one January evening when Zach was introduced to Austen Royce Goodman (formerly of Dead Man's Hand) via an epic jam at a party in West Chester. The four then all converged on Philadelphia to form what is now known as "Octopus For "Yes!"
$7 [BUY TICKETS] 21+ 
 
Sail On!WEDNESDAY, SEP 08, 2010 8PM
Jesse Malin & The St. Marks Social
"Back to his hard-riffing best, a literate rock n'roller to the tips of his Cuban heels. The genuine article in an age dominated by phonies." **** (4 stars) - Q Magazine

Moneybrother
“The best songs -- and there really are too many to mention here -- are intense and soulful pop/rock mini-symphonies of the kind Bruce Springsteen used to make in the mid-'70s: the grand piano pounds, the saxophone lines soar, and the dramatic string arrangements underpin Anders Wendin's wonderfully scruffy voice...This is every bit as good as classic, soul-tinged pop/rock gets. Period.” - All Music Guide
 
Josh Olmstead Band
Josh Olmstead Band's original material draws from various musical roots, including the blues, country, folk, jazz, gospel, soul, and rock and roll. The band's live performances reveal an adventurous and dramatic spirit, marked by evolving arrangements, instrumental explorations, novel cover selections, and high energy.

$12 [BUY TICKETS] 21+ 
 
Sail On!THURSDAY, SEP 09, 2010 8PM
Bitch
Bitch is formerly of Bitch and Animal, who toured with Ani Difranco, and released two albums on her label, Righteous Babe Records.  As a full band they carry an up-beat folk rock sound that is very infections.

Steph Hayes
Steph Hayes is a singer and songwriter who spent several years in pop/rock group Stargazer Lily. She signed with Arista Records in 2000, has written with Billy Steinberg (Madonna, Roy Orbison), John Shanks (Ashlee Simpson, Melissa Etheridge) and Shelley Peiken (Meredith Brooks) and many other top industry songwriters. She has also recorded with Nelly Furtado, The John Lennon REMIX project, and Ben Arnold. This year, Steph Hayes shared stages with Bitch, Erin McKewon, Namoli Brennet, Wayne Fishell, Jenny Owen-Youngs, Michelle Malone, Nicole Reynolds and gregory Douglass. Following the 2006 release of the album "Dirty Beauty" she now performs solo or with her band The Good Problems. Hayes’ current writing is a return to her more lyrical roots.

Adam Brodsky
 
A portion of the proceeds from this event will be donated to the Mazzoni Center.
Mazzoni Center is the only health care provider in the Philadelphia region specifically targeting the unique health care needs of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities. Founded in 1979, it is the oldest AIDS service organization in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the fourth-oldest in the nation. As the organization grew and evolved to meet the needs of our constituents, Mazzoni Center has combined HIV/AIDS-related services and health services. With over 30,000 individuals benefiting annually from our services, we have proven ourselves to be a leader amounf community-based organizations in the greater Philadelphia area, and have developed a reputation for excellence and innovation in service delivery to our constituents.


$12 [BUY TICKETS] 21+
 
Sail On!FRIDAY, SEP 10, 2010 9PM
Dead Winter Carpenters (featuring members of Montana Slim String Band)
With feet firmly planted in the Northern California roots music scene, Dead Winter Carpenters is a quintet emerging from the shores of North Lake Tahoe. Boasting a creative combination of members of San Francisco’s Montana Slim String Band, and Tahoe’s Rusty Strings, Dead Winter Carpenters are poised with an arsenal of original material, and are doggedly in the midst of a break-out summer.
Laced with elements of alt-country, bluegrass, folk, ragtime, blues, reggae and rock and roll, the rollicking five-piece brings to the table a unique blend of genuine, authentic songwriting and dynamic musicianship that is sure to please audiences of any age.


The Levee Drivers
"..it might just be a matter of time before the boys who have a sound that’s reminiscent to Johnny Cash and Hank Williams blow up big time." - The Deli Magazine

The Fallen Troubadours
The Fallen Troubadours are a throwback to the days of bands such as the the Yardbirds and the Kinks. Foot stomping music, catchy vocal melodies and lush harmonies. Their rootsy rock makes a great soundtrack for drunken nights and should be welcomed with open arms by Philly’s like-minded music community. Their debut album will be released this fall on Universal Warning/Candy Colored Dragon.
 
Riley Etheridge
Riley Etheridge Jr. is a New York City based singer/songwriter with deep roots in Americana music. After growing up in a musical family in Columbia, S.C., he spent 20 years performing and recording in the musical gumbo of South Louisiana, and after a decade long hiatus his move to New York has inspired a collection of new original material entitled "Things I Used to Know”. The album, which will be released in January of 2010, represents a reunion of all- star South Louisiana musicians and friends who have recorded together for over 25 years.
Recorded in New Orleans in July of 2009, the rhythm section included Baton Rouge bassist David Ellis, Guitarist Shane Theriot (Neville Brothers/Boz Scaggs) drummer Doug Belote (Jerry Douglas/Sonny Landreth) and New Orleans jazz pianist and composer Larry Sieberth. The basic tracks then traveled to Nashville TN where Louisiana native and producer Wendell Tilley added guitars and enlisted Americana/country rock legends such as Dan Dugmore (James Taylor/Linda Ronstadt) and Mickey Rapheal (Willie Nelson) to add their distinctive contributions. The resulting album has been described by one writer as an “elegiac, contemplative collection of sad, funny, and ultimately redemptive alternative country”.

$10 [BUY TICKETS] 21+
 
Sail On!SATURDAY, SEP 11, 2010 9PM
Caspian
"Caspian is attempting to chisel away a little niche in the wall, swimming against the overwhelming tide of an increasingly overcrowded genre. "Tertia" succeeds in this endeavor surprisingly well... There is heavyweight contender status here."
- OUTBURN
 
Rosetta CD Release Show
A post-punk hardcore band from Philadelphia that can be best described as beautifully brutal.  They are heavy yet with a melodic undertone reminiscent of bands like Explosions in the Sky.

Lehnen (from Vienna, Austria)
Loudness next to tranquility: Opposites find their way together here, and through the many expanded classic rock line-up elements, find their way into the big picture. Conservative electronics and synthesizers play as important of a roll as accordion or glockenspiel, not to mention the often multi-layered vocals.

"Diverse" is a word that frequents the subconscious while listening to Lehnen; something that is due, no doubt, to the eclectic listening tendencies of the four band members: from Post-Rock and Post-Hardcore, to a variety of electronic music, all the way to classic Indie-Rock and Folk, which in the end adds up to a sum that is worth more than each of the individual parts.


Japanese Sunday

"Drifting sheets of guitar cascade like frozen waves of distortion and crescendo, only to wash themselves away when thoughts turn warmer. Complex and intertwining melodies (focusing mostly on guitars) bring on the Sunny Day Real Estate and My Bloody Valentine comparisons. And with subdued vocals buried in the mix like the suspended colors beneath an oil spill, some Hum influences shine through. Japanese Sunday builds walls of distortion that add weight without making it metallic. This is clever guitar based indie rock of a higher caliber on its initial ascent skyward. Heads are craning upward in unison" -Modern Fix magazine

$10 [BUY TICKETS] 21+ 
 
Sail On!TUESDAY, SEP 14, 2010 8PM
The New Music Series welcomes:
Waiting For December

The Hold-Up
The Hold-Up is a four piece Rock and Roll group who's music pulls influence everywhere from the Jailhouse to the Roadhouse, Their music paints lyrical pictures of everything from the Hopeless Romantic to the Zombie who's about to eat him!!

Prophets In Stereo
A unique and progressive sound reminiscent of their multitude of influences, primarily bluegrass, jazz and rock. The project is songwriter James Seward’s first endeavor into a full band scenario since releasing two critically acclaimed folk albums with Steve Garvey of the legendary punk band The Buzzcocks. Prophets in Stereo recorded their first record full length album in the winter of 2009, which was produced by Andrew Weiss, whose credits include Ween, and the Rollins Band.

Hiding From Andy
"Ambient folk rock, which is beguiling in its haunting simplicity...the quartet also offers an inspirational nod back to a time when vibe was king, and the song served to take one on a momentary journey through another dreamscape." - Randy Ray

$7 [BUY TICKETS] 21+ 
 
Sail On!WEDNESDAY, SEP 15, 2010 8PM
Red Sticks

New Sweden
The group consists of a nuclear fuel designer, an oceanographer, and good old blue collar American boys who march to the theory that "the whole is greater than the sum of its parts" (Aristotle). With their diversity, the band creates heartfelt music with meaningful lyrics that make you ponder happiness, sadness, or even luckiness to be where you are in this crazy and unpredictable world. Simply put, they are dedicated to the power of the song. Music makes the world go round, and they write the soundtrack.
They combine guitar, bass, organ, banjo, mandolin, viola, percussion, and anything else they can get their hands on to form their sound.

Lauris Vidal
"Lauris Vidal creates innovative and unique folk music with dark undertones, but always carrying a message of hope. His lively performances include ukulele, tenor banjo, lap steel, guitar and sometimes even lap bass. Seeing Lauris Vidal is an experience all its own; we cannot tell you quite what to expect." -WMNF 88.5FM

Andy Shauf

$8 [BUY TICKETS] 21+ 
 
Sail On!THURSDAY, SEP 16, 2010 8PM
The Jean Marie
Philadelphia transplants from Miami, The Jean Marie's music is the sound of multi-tasking. One part post-punk, two parts funk boogie, and a bit of prog, they create a musical cacophony that draws on influences from The Talking Heads to TV on the Radio

The Jean Marie released their first EP, What's a Revolution Without Backup Dancers?, to critical acclaim in 2006, and the self titled follow up EP in 2007. In January 2009 they released Annie Jump Cannon, their highly anticipated full length album that has brought them attention across the blogosphere and an article in the New York Times.

Chosen to open for national touring bands such as the B52's, Bloc Party, EOTO, The Noisettes, Gym Class Heroes, HelloGoodbye, and Tokyo Police Club; The Jean Marie are known for their energy fueled live shows.


Shutters
Evolving as a rhythm-driven band, Shutters animates the broad mosaic of melodies and lyrics that Lindsay assembles. Rooted in contemporary rock, their varied harmonies allude to jazz and classical influences. All band members collaborate on arrangements.

Vincent Minor
Vincent Minor will delight and confound you. While his giddy production style suggests a wide-eyed wonderland, his darkly humorous wordsmithery tells some mighty unsavory tales. He casually melts together modern indie pop and classic Tin Pan Alley songcraft like he has the last 100 years of songwriting on speed dial. Vincent Minor’s songs set the toes tapping and the cortex wrinkling simultaneously.
$8 [BUY TICKETS] 21+
 
Sail On!FRIDAY, SEP 17, 2010 9PM
Biffy Clyro
Biffy Clyro are a Scottish rock band from Ayrshire,[2] comprising Simon Neil (guitar, lead vocals), James Johnston (bass, vocals) and Ben Johnston (drums, vocals). After their first three albums, the band expanded their following significantly with the release of their fourth, Puzzle in 2007. The album went gold in the UK, selling over 100,000 units. Biffy Clyro's popularity was built upon further in 2008 and 2009 with the release of the singles "Mountains" and "That Golden Rule", which both reached the top 10 of the UK singles chart. Their latest album, Only Revolutions, reached #8 in the UK chart and went gold within days of its release in 2009, later going platinum in 2010 and became nominated for the Mercury Music Prize.
Simon Neil is the main singer, though all three band members contribute to vocal duties. The band are known for using complex and interwoven guitar riffs, unusual time signatures and chord sequences and melodies that often change throughout songs, and for their energetic live performances
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Bronze Radio Return
"I'm going to have to post a disclaimer with this myspace link. You won't be able to stop listening to BRR's music once you've started. You have been warned"- Alexes Spencer - Music 27:6

$12 ADV / $15 DOS [BUY TICKETS] 21+
 
Sail On!SATURDAY, SEP 18, 2010 9PM
Sunny Day Music & Y-Not Radio welcome:
Sea Wolf - Solo Acoustic Tour
Taking its name from novelist Jack London’s 1904 seafaring adventure, Sea Wolf has evolved organically from its hermetic origins in Alex Brown Church’s living room into a muscular, full-bodied musical entity with passion to burn. After adopting the sobriquet, Church burst onto the music scene in two-fisted fashion with the EP, Get to the River Before It Runs Too Low, and the subsequent full-length debut album, Leaves in the River, about which Interview magazine observed, “His music is both erudite and unvarnished, a blend of swirling melodies, literary balladry and damaged art-rock composition.”

Sera Cahoone

Patrick Park


$12 [BUY TICKETS] 21+ 
 
Sail On!SUNDAY, SEP 19, 2010 8PM
Basement (from France)

Big Terrible
"These kids ain't no joke, as they say in the streets. You just dont hear this style of music too much anymore. Makes you want to go buy a Marshall, turn it up as loud as it can go, and piss your neighbors off. It's good to know that kids still know how to do things the way they were meant to be done. Really Loud!"-- Tommy Conwell - 94.1 WYSP DJ
 
"This New Jersey-based quartet has carved out its own niche within the city's heavy music scene, blowing eardrums and dropping jaws with their spaced-out progressive metal compositions. Equal parts Mogwai, Mouth of the Architect, Russian Circles, Jesu, and Sonic Youth, Gholas are a rare and compelling sort of band, one with its own aesthetic, sound, and raw, beating heart." - Kim Kelly

I, Fanblades


$8 [BUY TICKETS] 21+ 
 
Sail On!MONDAY, SEP 20, 2010 8PM
The Gourds (Austin, TX // Yep-Roc Records)

Shinyribs
The mysterious quantity lurking in the afterglow of yesterweek. A gamey diamond of a find for any fan of the utmost mystical wooden teapot of song known as American Song Bag. A modern day renegade born of the white rice and rain in the lonley, humid southeast of Texas. Raised by Karankawan Wizards. Awarded the congressional medal of the obtuse in 1967 by then President Lyndon Johnson. Inventor of Frequency Shifter used in the growing of medicinal eggs. Educated at Glory Abounds Academy For Isothermal Static. Professor of Economic Threat Access. Steaming with uncertain attributes only seen in the general population during the scotch-Irish domination of Western Carolina and Eastern Tennessee. Dangling participle of roots music.

$15 [BUY TICKETS] 21+
 
Sail On!WEDNESDAY, SEP 22, 2010 8PM
Valient Thorr

Junius
"A perfect hybrid of Neurosis and the Smiths, striking a stunning balance of brutality and beauty. Spellbinding and heartbreaking, gripping from the first note to the last. A hard rock dream come true." -Rolling Stone

Howl
Providence, Rhode Island’s HOWL ushers in a new age of iron and steel with their Relapse debut Full of Hell. Wave after wave of the quartet’s devastating riffs pound hard as tracks “Horns of Steel”, “Jezebel”, “The Scorpion's Last Sting”, and the insidious crawl of “Heavenless” make clear. Full of Hell rocks hard and heavy, and is as unrelenting as the title implies.
 
 
altTHURSDAY, SEP 23, 2010 6:30PM
Swingin' Utters
Originally formed in the '80s, the Swingin' Utters brought their own brand of aggressive music to the growing Bay Area punk scene. As well as being classed as a rock, street punk and even Oi band, reminiscent of British '70s bands, Swingin' Utters have increasingly shown themselves to be influenced by traditional Irish, American country, folk, and Reggae. Soon the Swingin' Utters established their position as the West Coast's most dependable purveyors of gimmick-free punk. The genre is all about nonconformity and youthful aggression and rebelling against all things corporate. Without straying from their proletariat roots and blue-collar attitude, the Utters managed to maintain a nearly impossible level of respect from a culture that generally despises any shifts toward mainstream popularity. Swingin' Utters seem ready to defy the usual aging process that forces most punk bands to become little more than musical points of reference. The original punk revivalists stand undeterred by odds that are surely stacked against them, at least in a commercial sense. Of course, MTV sex-appeal and success on the pop-charts have no correlation to punk rock triumph. No lucrative record deal or marketing tactic could prove victory for the Swingin' Utters. These details are trivial in comparison to what the band possesses: a loyal fan-base of several decades and a permanent position in the history book of American punk.
 
 
Have Nots

$12 ADV / $14 DOS [BUY TICKETS] SPECIAL ALL AGES SHOW! 
 
Sail On!FRIDAY, SEP 24 2010 8PM
The Philadelphia Film & Music Festival presents:
Frog Holler

Bobby Bare Jr.
"It's as melancholy as anything Gram Parsons or The Stones ever attempted in the early '70's, as orchestrally-ambitious as Bowie's most experimental work, and as groovin' as any CCR hit." - Charleston City Paper

Adam & Dave's Bloodline

Wallace Brothers
Our sound has been self-described as a mix of mood, country, folk and soul music.

$10 [BUY TICKETS] 21+ 
 
Sail On!SATURDAY, SEP 25, 2010 8PM
The Philadelphia Film & Music Festival presents:
Authentic Records Showcase with:

Slo Mo featuring Mic Wrecka
Slo-Mo is the brainchild of Philadelphia steel guitarist Mike "Slo-Mo" Brenner. Brenner has spent time on the road and in the studio playing steel guitar with such bands as Marah, Magnolia Electric Company and Badly Drawn Boy, but Slo-Mo featuring Mic Wrecka is something totally different.
Slo-Mo featuring Mic Wrecka combines Brenner's lap steel-driven grooves and the hip hop poetry of frontman Mic Wrecka. Backed by a tight and funky band and singers Sue Rosetti and Steph Hayes (from Stargazer Lily), Brenner and Wrecka effortlessly meld genres, creating a steel guitar/hip-hop hybrid unlike anything you’ve ever heard.


The Nadas

Benjamin Wagner
Benjamin Wagner has been working the New York club scene for over ten years, self-releasing ten LPs along the way. Famed "Idiot's Delight" host Vince Scelsa described him as "extraordinary." R.E.M. front man Michael Stipe dubbed him a "future superstar." VH1 News called his songs, "Timeless." The New York Press, says "He's Ryan Adams without the 'tude, Pete Yorn without the hair, John Denver without the glasses, Dave Matthews without the dance moves."

River City Extension

"Though from the Jersey Shore, River City Extension boasts a welcome worldly sound. Hints of the classic "Jersey Shore sound" (pioneered by Bruce Springsteen and Southside Johnny And The Asbury Jukes) color their songs, yet the band borrows liberally from Americana, mariachi, blues and calypso to create a compellingly distinct hybrid all their own."- Alternative Press

$10 [BUY TICKETS] 21+
 
Sail On!SUNDAY, SEP 26, 2010 8PM
The Philadelphia F/M Festival welcomes:
EVAN DANDO (of The Lemonheads)
Formed the Lemonheads in 1986 in Boston.  Influenced by everyone from Simon and Garfunkel to Husker Du and The Replacements.  The Lemonheads "It's A Shame About Ray", clocking in at a mere 29 minutes in length, was Dando's breakthrough album in 1992.  The follow up, "Come on Feel The Lemonheads" cemented the band as Indie Rock Legends.  And it doesn't hurt that the guy dated Juliana Hatfield, was named one of the 50 Most Beautiful People by People Magazine in 1993, and was married to English Supermodel Elizabeth Moses for 10 years.  This guy has made some rock and roll history at the North Star in the past, this show will be no different!

$15 [BUY TICKETS] 21+
*There are a limited amount of advance tickets available for this show.
 
Sail On!TUESDAY, SEP 28, 2010 8PM
The New Music Series welcomes:
Music Box Dynamo
MB Dynamo is a new breed of rock band hailing from Philadelphia, PA. Determined to make good music greatly, MBD found their sound seeping with that hair raising tone found in blues geniuses of yesteryear. Layered with smooth vocal melodies and driving bass riffs, MBD breaks from the traditional mold and explores eclectic territories with songs about the deepest of love to the more unrelated mundane.The songs are chained together with powerful percussion that will leave your heart beating just a little bit faster.

Electric Blue Concept
Electric Blue Concept is a band that loves to ROCK. EBC plays an upbeat rock sound that blends the eclectic influences of each member. Having experience playing in the Newark and Philadelphia areas, EBC is ready to break out on the regional scene. Driven by powerful vocals, excellent musicianship, and songs that you'll be humming on you're way home, EBC is THE upcoming rock band.

City Rain
City Rain is comprised of Philadelphia natives Ben Runyan and Jarrett Zerrer. Combining the New Wave sounds of the 80s with alt rock sounds of the late 70’s and today’s dancefloor electro, City Rain wears two guises. In club/venue setting City Rain performs as an Indie Rock/Electronica act with catchy vocals and funky guitar. Paired with that, City Rain performs at festivals, lounges, and bars as an ambient experimental techno group with live guitar and keys.

June Divided


$7 [BUY TICKETS] 21+ 
 
Sail On!WEDNESDAY, SEP 29, 2010 7PM
Lights Over Paris
Lights Over Paris is much more than a rock band, it’s a lifestyle. The multifaceted band based out of Hollywood, CA is bringing back the fun and the party that is rock n’ roll. The music they play is a direct representation of the madness and love that spills out of each member. Lights Over Paris is so much more then just the music. With their hilarious, jackass-esque antics and fan devotion; the band is a following, a movement and all all round good time.
 
Hollywood Heartthrob

Braxton Parker

$10 SOLD OUT! SPECIAL ALL AGES SHOW!
 
Sail On!FRIDAY, OCT 01, 2010 9PM
The New Music Series welcomes:
Amnesia Star Hotel
Rising up from the clubs of Philadelphia, Amnesia Star Hotel is starting to turn heads. With a magnetic show, unique style, and irresistible songs, the band is beginning to create an interesting little world for themselves and their fans. Front man, Sean Lee, pulls from many influences to create a sound and presence that reflects the 50’s and 60’s of classic American sounds, such as country, rockabilly, and rock; but also brings a twist of the new to the table.

Various Eggs

NEAR

12 Mile Circle


$9 [BUY TICKETS] 21+ 
 
Sail On!SATURDAY, OCT 02, 2010 9PM
Meeting In The Aisle - A Tribute to Radiohead
presents:
Kid A 10th Anniversary Show

Meeting in the Aisle stands as a passionate musical collective whose sole purpose is to present the music and showmanship of Radiohead with as much accuracy and energy as possible.Each member shares an intense love of Radiohead's entire catalog and has perfected songs from every Radiohead studio album, including their newest album, In Rainbows, as well as b-sides and rarities. This Radiohead tribute is comprised of trained musicians who not only play in various original and cover bands in the Philadelphia area, but most of which also hold positions as studio engineers, live soundmen and DJs. Meeting in the Aisle members include Karl Danner on lead vocals and rhythm guitar; Anthony Pryor on rhythm guitar, piano, keyboards and vocals; Mike McCarthy on lead guitar, effects, keyboards and vocals; Rob Whalen on bass; and Michael Litt on drums and percussion.
 
Start Making Sense : A Tribute to The Talking Heads
If David Byrne is one of the geniuses of modern times, then Start Making Sense is a tribute to genius. The musicians in this 7-piece Talking Heads cover have come from psychedelia-funk, NYC underground spoof bands, worldbeat jam, head-banging punk and from onstage with Frank Zappa's band members to bring to stage a "once in a lifetime" experience. A rockin', funkin', danceable celebration of the new-wave punk we loved from the 80's with frontman Jon Braun as a spot-on David Byrne - suit too big and all.

$12 ADV / $15 DOS [BUY TICKETS] 21+
 
Sail On!SUNDAY, OCT 03, 2010 8PM
The Threadless Tour

Bob Nanna (of Braid and Hey Mercedes)

Mark Rose (of Spitalfield)
Mark Rose is a singer/songwriter from Chicago, IL who plays his own blend of blues-infused rock and progressive pop. Front man & key songwriter for rock band Spitalfield from 1998-2007, Rose has made a name for himself as a versatile songwriter and performer. “If the name Mark Rose isn't familiar to you, clearly your MP3 collection needs an overhaul," says Rob Ortenzi of Alternative Press Magazine.

$10 [BUY TICKETS] 21+
 
Sail On!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+
 
Sail On!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] Special All Ages Show!
 
Sail On!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+ 
 
Sail On!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+ 
 
Sail On!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+ 
 
Sail On!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 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

$5 [BUY TICKETS] 21+
 
Sail On!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+
 
Sail On!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
 
 
$12 ADV / $15 DOS [BUY TICKETS] 21+
 
Sail On!SATURDAY, OCT 16, 2010 9PM
Sunny Day Music & 88.5 WXPN welcome:
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+
 
Sail On!SUNDAY, OCT 17, 2010 8PM
“Like The Prodigy fighting underworld with bloody big sticks”(NME)

Tokyo’s Boom Boom Satellites offer a brutal clash of high-tech hooks, renegade rhythm and distortion-drenched guitar.The brainchild of Masayuki Nakano and Michiyuki Kawashima, Boom Boom Satellites have proven themselves one of Japan’s most exciting crossover acts, touring the US with such artists as Underworld, Fatboy Slim and Moby, performing at festivals worldwide (including Glastonbury(1998) and LEEDS(2004)), and headlining the White Stage at Japan’s vast Fuji Rock Festival in 2007.Their bombastic three-piece live show is not to be missed.The duo’s 2006 release ‘On’ was voted the best album of the year in Japanease magazine. This year they released a DVD of their Japan tour (BOOM BOOM SATELLITES JAPAN TOUR 2006 at STUDIO COAST), and the single 'Easy Action' appeared alongside M.I.A., Basement Jaxx and Carl Craig on the soundtrack to the mammoth anime movie Vexille, which will be released soon in the UK. They are currently preparing their sixth studio album, ‘Exposed’, and will finally be released on November 21 in Japan.


$12 [BUY TICKETS] 21+ 
 
Sail On!MONDAY, OCT 18, 2010 7PM
All Time Low
Nobody wants to have to grow up in public. But when you’re young, talented and creating something that strikes a chord with enough people, sometimes you’ve got no choice. For the members of All Time Low, who cut two strong indie releases and inked their Hopeless Records deal before they’d even finished high school, that’s just the path they had to take. And with their new album, So Wrong, It’s Right, these 2006 graduates from the Baltimore suburbs prove they’re growing up just fine.

Produced by Matt Squire(Panic! At the Disco, Cute Is What We Aim For), with help from the band’s longtime collaborator Paul Leavitt (Over It), So Wrong, It’s Right finds All Time Low cranking out 12 infectious, impeccably played slabs of classic pop-punk that recall ATL’s early inspirations (Blink-182, New Found Glory) as much as they push the whole genre forward. “A lot of bands that start out being called ‘pop-punk’ either shy away from the term or end up trying to force their sound in a different direction,” singer/guitarist Alex Gaskarth explains. “We’re proud of who we are, and we’re trying to take pop-punk back to where it used to be: a place that’s about having fun, being positive and building a community.”

Rocket To The Moon

City(Comma) State


$17 [BUY TICKETS] All Ages Show!

*On Sale Sat 9/04 12:00 pm EDT
 
altFRIDAY, OCT 22, 2010 8PM
The Paste Magazine Tour:
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
Southern rock is a minefield of rebel flags, drinking songs, and dudes yelling "Free Bird!" With Drive-By Truckers, singer-guitarist Jason Isbell learned to embrace some of those clichés; on his gritty, vibrant second solo album, he begins to transcend them. "However Long" personalizes working-class disaffection into a defiant anthem; stormy rocker "Soldiers Get Strange" is almost certainly the best tune ever written about post-traumatic stress disorder; and multiple tales of warm, lonely barrooms and the warm, lonely relationships they breed uncover new truths while traversing well-trod emotional terrain. - Spin Magazine

Langhorne Slim
It is a special time for Langhorne Slim as he is so proud to announce and present Be Set Free, his mighty third album being released by Kemado Records. One of the most endearing and standout qualities of Slim’s live shows is the sureness that one is always entering a genuine gospel-like musical experience full of little miracles. Be Set Free has captured this charisma and spirit -the “hold your heart” moments and “raise a drink” dance vibes shine throughout with lush string arrangements and the fine sonic talents of drummer Malachi DeLorenzo, new bassist Jeff Ratner and new keyboard/banjo player David Moore. Langhorne’s stronger than ever vocals lead the journey blending his poetry through the beautiful chaos and bearing a wisdom that reflects a broken heart battling the perils of true hope.Be Set Free is Langhorne’s most cinematic and cohesive effort to date. Slim has truly reached a point of light where these songs come from wide-eyed maturity and mastered craft.

Jesse Sykes and Phil Wandscher
“Her songs are reveries on loss, and they’re equal parts solace and clear-eyed melancholy.” - The New York Times

Mimicking Birds


$15 ADV / $18 DOS [BUY TICKETS] 21+
 
altSATURDAY, OCT 23, 2010 6:30PM
Bad Books
(featuring Kevin Devine and Manchester Orchestra)
A true accident if there ever was one; Bad Books was never an intended nor calculated side project of Kevin Devine and Manchester Orchestra’s Andy Hull.  Though the two musicians have collaborated and performed together on tour and within the Favorite Gentlemen community of artists for years now, the genesis of Bad Books came from a simple idea to fill space and time off the road by collaborating on a small batch of songs together at the top of the year.  With no agenda and no expectations, what was birthed just one week later was Bad Books, a fully realized album encompassing five compositions each from both Devine and Hull, with the members of Manchester Orchestra filling out the sound and the band. The self-titled debut will be released October 19th, 2010 via Favorite Gentlemen Recordings, the record label that was founded and has been run by Manchester Orchestra since 2007.

Right Away, Great Captain!
Andy Hull knows the fears that accumulate with miles, having spent the last two years on the road as the front-man for Manchester Orchestra. It is with those fears that he has channeled the second installment of Right Away, Great Captain!, his solo side project in which Hull continues to tell the ongoing saga of a 17th century sailor who catches his wife in an act of betrayal with his very own brother. Entitled The Eventually Home (Favorite Gentlemen Recordings), which is part two of a three chapter set, the album sees the heartbroken and wary sailor finally on his way back home, where he contemplates the various themes of God, death, and revenge.

Gobotron
Gobotron , the solo project of Manchester Orchestra guitarist Robert McDowell, started in the summer of 2008 in the basement of his parent’s house in Atlanta, Georgia. Manchester Orchestra was off the road and McDowell was anxious to creatively move in a new direction aside from working with the band. “I had been a bit lazy when we got off tour. I wasn’t recording or writing at all then, so I went to Guitar Center and got a little MIDI controller and just started messing around,” he said. “I didn’t even really tell anyone I was doing the album until it was done. It was just me alone in my parent’s basement.” Gobotron combines delicate and simple phrasings influenced from Ben Kweller to Brian Wilson, processed through pop-friendly static and piped through ear-buds waxed with Pavement.

HARDELLO
Winter storms are punishingly cold and uncomfortable, but are an important source of water for spring growth. Likewise for Dead Confederate, the series of New Jersey blizzards that besieged the recording of sophomore album Sugar (a reference to the record snowfall) also heralded growth from the darker, somber realm of their critically acclaimed Wrecking Ball. With an evolving approach and focused, streamlined sound, Sugar explores new styles beyond the aching, bleak psychadelia of the debut.
Hardy’s howling vocals have been compared to Kurt Cobain and with the lyrics and often heavy guitars, the band’s music is considered dark and haunting. Hardy is definitely the leader of the band, but he and Brantley each wrote 5 of the album’s 10 songs. And, while the band is Southern, they prefer to be known as a rock band that hails from the South.

$14 ADV / $16 DOS [BUY TICKETS] SPECIAL ALL AGES SHOW!
*2 ticket limit per customer.
 
altSUNDAY, OCT 24, 2010 7PM
Italy's The Watch plays GENESIS - Blue show - whole FOXTROT album 1972
Complete Foxtrot album performed plus extras from very early GENESIS production and unreleased material.

Video excerpts at: http://www.youtube.com/user/TheWatchmusic#g/c/FE76A5C5328F78AE

From rockradio UK:
The Watch are an early-Genesis tribute band who also record their own material. Billed as The Blue Show - the Foxtrot album - they start with acoustic-based songs and build the tension as they add more powerful numbers. Exactly the way Genesis themselves used to do it around 1970/71

These guys really knew their subject, with singer Simone Rossetti sounding exactly like Peter Gabriel. As they moved into the  powerful numbers such as Time Table and Can Utility and the Coastliners, you could feel the atmosphere build. By the time we got Musical Box and In the Cage, the band were feeding off a rapturous reception.

Guitarist Giorgio Gabriel (his real name!) managed a beautiful rendition of Steve Hackett’s classical solo piece Horizons, made all the more captivating by playing it on 12-string.

Performing everything from Foxtrot could only mean one thing – the highlight of the evening would be Supper's Ready. It was flawless: absolutely stunning. Tears flowed. Like most of the audience I've seen all the Genesis tribute bands of the last few years, including the technically brilliant but slightly soulless Musical Box. No-one outwith Genesis themselves has played this song better. I would dare to say they were the best tribute band, Genesis or otherwise, I've ever seen.

...a strong and powerful performance - Steve Hackett

 
 
altTUESDAY, OCT 26, 2010 8PM
Me First And The Gimme Gimmes
Punk's premier cover artists, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes are a conglomerate of some of the most recognizable faces in new-school punk. Drawn together by a mutual love of '60s and '70s music, the Gimme Gimmes work exclusively as a cover band. Their repertoire include songs from such acts as Neil Diamond, Billy Joel, and John Denver.
 
Cobra Skulls

Teenage Bottlerocket


$16 [BUY TICKETS] 21+ 
 
Sail On!THURSDAY, OCT 28, 2010 8PM
Bettie Seevert (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
So, you think you know Bettie Serveert, huh? The Dutch combo that set the template for '90s indie rock with their classic 1992 debut, Palomine, and its follow-ups, Lamprey (1995), and Dust Bunnies (1997). The energetic outfit that peddled their infectious, hard-edged guitar pop on numerous tours with colleagues like Belly, Dinosaur Jr., and Buffalo Tom.

Hmmm. Maybe you want to reconsider just how thoroughly acquainted with Bettie Serveert you are. Because if you approach Attagirl, the band's seventh full-length (and their first for Minty Fresh), with those opinions set in stone, you'll be as shocked as any teenybopper who slapped on Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band back in 1967 expecting to hear "I Want To Hold Your Hand, Pt. 2." Oh, the players are the same. Singer Carol van Dyk, guitarist Peter Visser, and bassist Herman Bunskoeke remain front-and-center. But Attagirl is the work of a band refreshed, one full of new ideas. Put simply, this ain't your old college radio director's Bettie Serveert.
 
Onufrak

$12 ADV / $15 DOS [BUY TICKETS] 21+
 
Sail On!FRIDAY, OCT 29, 2010 9PM
K-OS
K-os, born Kevin Brereton, is a genuine neo-crossover rap n' roller who's music, much like your Ipod, might speak to hipster club kidz, pop chart gazers, Canadian indie rockers, dirty south electronic rap renegades, or reggae rude boys simultaneously. As it should - his rhyme and crooning skills took root in arguably the most polyglot and multi-cultural city on the planet, Toronto. And he's quite vocal about his not belonging to any one genre - he belongs to them all. Says K-os: "I'm a historical opportunist who’s grown up on everything from Dylan to Marley to KRS-One... I've never seen myself as just a hip hop artist".

Shad


Astronautalis

Astronautalis is andy bothwell...he writes all the lyrics and lots of the music. He also gets lots of help from these bands and musicians: the paper chase, midlake, the polyphonic spree, radical face, sarah jaffe, dj rerog, skyrider, and electric president!

$15 [BUY TICKETS] 21+ 
 
Sail On!SUNDAY, OCT 31, 2010 8PM
Pietasters
The Pietasters have been served well by the signs they’ve encountered along the road during their 17 years as a band. As the sun comes up on All Day, the experience and commitment that defines The Pietasters as an entity should find friends among the faithful as well as to first-timers to the ska-soul sound.
“Allow me to toot our own collective horn when I say this,” offers Pezzimenti. “I think we made a record that will sound equally good to a music nerd and to a random dude listening. We just took our time in the studio and tried to put our own spin on the sounds we love to listen to.”


Toasters
THE TOASTERS – NYC SKA 1981- 2010 2010 kicks off both with an accolade and a burst of energy!.The newly launched CBGB radio station – powered by Clear Channel – has named the Toasters as one of their 20 core artists, ranking the band in the august company of The Ramones, Blondie, Talking Heads, Television and Patty Smith. With this tip of the hat, The Toasters role in the musical mayhem springing out of the NYC music scene as been roundly endorsed. As the New Year also ushers in comeback tours from the Specials and Madness - as the pendulum swings, - things are once again looking up for the Ska music genre both at home and abroad, so The Toasters once again embark on their blistering tour itinerary which upcoming set of dates will take them to places as diverse as Moscow and Istambul., Guadalajara and Zagreb. Now in their thirtieth year of touring the band is in top gear and has stamped an indelible imprint on the fabric of independent music.
 
Ruder Than You
RUDER THAN YOU was founded in 1989 at Penn State University and relocated to Philadelphia in 1991, arguably becoming the most popular ska-influenced Philadelphia band - EVER. The Ruder Than You identity has never fit too neatly into any of the generic ska categorizations. While ska and reggae stylings have always provided the common musical thread, over the past 20(!) years they've been mixing in dancehall reggae, hip-hop, rocksteady, rub-a-dub, funk, jazz, and punk - to create their own sound. What is consistant is the band’s energy and enthusiasm, which inevitably pulls people out onto the dance floor.

$15 ADV / $17 DOS [BUY TICKETS] 21+ 
 
Sail On!WEDNESDAY, NOV 03, 2010 8PM
The Dirges (Official band of Boondock Saints II)
Fresh off The Boondock Saints 10th Anniversary Tour which hit select cities in March of 2010, The Dirges bring their high energy show and Punk rock attitude to The North Star Bar. The show can be described, as one fan put it “ The Dirges will kick you in the face with awesomeness”. The band has shared the stage with Flogging Molly, The Briggs and Millencolin to name a few and been heard in MTV’s The Dudesons and The Boondock Saints 2.

Come “Raise a Glass” with the band BMI magazine called “Rising stars of the budding Irish-American rock movement”.

$10 [BUY TICKETS] 21+ 
 
Sail On!SATURDAY, NOV 06, 2010 9PM
Headhunters featuring: Mike Clark (drums), Bill Summers (percussion), Richie Goods (bass), Geri Allen (keys), Donald Harrison (sax).
From the instant funk classic “Chameleon” to the rare groove sound of “God Make Me Funky”, the Headhunters have redefined modern funk, jazz, and world music as one of the most innovative groups in history. Founded in 1973, they recorded their eponymous debut Head Hunters with Herbie Hancock. The Headhunters, legendary jazz-funk fusion band, immortalized as a result of their long recording and touring stint with jazz giant Herbie Hancock. Hancock's “Headhunters” album was the first to be recorded with the group and has been heralded as the first platinum Jazz/Fusion project in history.

The Mumbles
The Mumbles are a New Orleans based Avant Soul Duo - a tiny band with a mighty sound. Using two keyboards and a drum kit, they combine soul music with avant and old time jazz to create "pop songs in the key of partying down" (Time Out New York). Keysman Keith Burnstein and drummer Ethan Shorter met in the rhythm section of a 14 piece hip hop orchestra, soon striking out on their own in late 2006 to write tunes that would become Mumbles mainstays. As a duo, the boys distilled songs to their essence, delighting in a dynamic that "...marries the bedroom intimacy of a singer-songwriter, with the expansive musical prowess of a psych jazz outfit" (Seven Days Vermont). After the completion of their first record, "Once Eponymous", in 2008, The Mumbles have been touring the country on the heels of a national AAA radio campaign, with fine stations nation wide playing the disc in heavy rotation. Critics have called the break-out single, 'Bite-Size (Brawn w/ Brio)', "Lounge music for the super-hip" (Roanoke Times) with a vibe that is "...equal parts Tom Waits gruffness and Woody Allen pathos" (The L Magazine).

$20 [BUY TICKETS] 21+ 
 
Sail On!SUNDAY, NOV 07, 2010 8PM
Sunday Residency #1 of 4:
The Lives of Famous Men
The Lives of Famous Men play soulful indie rock built on the fundamentals of the extensive pop genre. The five, singer Daniel Hall, guitarist Ari Katcher, drummer Dylan Mandel, bassist Andrew Totemoff, and keyboardist Jason Wahto, boast not only a wealth of eclectic studio material, but more importantly an energetic and interactive live show that engages and captivates crowds. Whether playing in their modest hometown of Anchorage, Alaska or their new adopted home of New York, each night they leave their audience stomping and clapping along, singing, “I just want some of that sun.”

$8 [BUY TICKETS] 21+
 
Sail On!THURSDAY, NOV 18, 2010 8PM
Peelander -Z
PEELANDER-Z, the Japanese Action Comic Punk Band based in NYC, was originally formed in 1998 by Peelander-Yellow, Peelander-Red, and Peelander-Blue, after meeting in New York City (although they'll tell you they're all from the Z area on the planet Peelander). Peelander-Green was welcomed in July 2008 after Blue left the band.

Peelander-Z has appeared at major music festivals including Bonnaroo, CMJ and SXSW, and played with artists such as Buckethead, Electric SIx, Particles, The Vibrators, and Guitar Wolf. Peelander-Z has also been featured on TV programs like VH1's Best Week Ever, Comedy Central's Upright Citizens Brigade, Spike TV's MXC: Most Extreme Challenge, and Anime Network. They also often perform at Anime conventions and festivals all over the US, as well as at Kaiju Big Battel.


TsuShiMaMiRe
 
 
Sail On!FRIDAY, NOV 12, 2010 7PM
Lights
Oh hey, I'm LIGHTS--a fairly small-sized, Canadian girl who makes intergalactic-electro music. What do I mean by intergalactic? I'm glad you asked. I try to find sounds that seem like they could have been plucked from Saturn's rings or a meteor belt. Equal parts fantastical/epic/beautiful/emotional.

$12 ADV / $14 DOS [BUY TICKETS] ALL AGES 
 
Sail On!SUNDAY, NOV 14, 2010 8PM
Sunday Residency #2 of 4:
The Lives of Famous Men

The Lives of Famous Men play soulful indie rock built on the fundamentals of the extensive pop genre. The five, singer Daniel Hall, guitarist Ari Katcher, drummer Dylan Mandel, bassist Andrew Totemoff, and keyboardist Jason Wahto, boast not only a wealth of eclectic studio material, but more importantly an energetic and interactive live show that engages and captivates crowds. Whether playing in their modest hometown of Anchorage, Alaska or their new adopted home of New York, each night they leave their audience stomping and clapping along, singing, “I just want some of that sun.”

$8 [BUY TICKETS] 21+ 
 
Sail On!SUNDAY, NOV 21, 2010 8PM
Sunday Residency #3 of 4:
The Lives of Famous Men

The Lives of Famous Men play soulful indie rock built on the fundamentals of the extensive pop genre. The five, singer Daniel Hall, guitarist Ari Katcher, drummer Dylan Mandel, bassist Andrew Totemoff, and keyboardist Jason Wahto, boast not only a wealth of eclectic studio material, but more importantly an energetic and interactive live show that engages and captivates crowds. Whether playing in their modest hometown of Anchorage, Alaska or their new adopted home of New York, each night they leave their audience stomping and clapping along, singing, “I just want some of that sun.”

$8 [BUY TICKETS] 21+
 
Sail On!FRIDAY, NOV 26, 2010 9PM
The New Music Series welcome:
Color House

Experience. Hold.

+Church+

Kelly Overdrive


$9 [BUY TICKETS] 21+ 
 
Sail On!SUNDAY, NOV 28, 2010 8PM
Sunday Residency #4 of 4:
The Lives of Famous Men

The Lives of Famous Men play soulful indie rock built on the fundamentals of the extensive pop genre. The five, singer Daniel Hall, guitarist Ari Katcher, drummer Dylan Mandel, bassist Andrew Totemoff, and keyboardist Jason Wahto, boast not only a wealth of eclectic studio material, but more importantly an energetic and interactive live show that engages and captivates crowds. Whether playing in their modest hometown of Anchorage, Alaska or their new adopted home of New York, each night they leave their audience stomping and clapping along, singing, “I just want some of that sun.”

$8 [BUY TICKETS] 21+
 
Sail On!FRIDAY, DEC 03, 2010 9PM
Murphy's Law
Since the mid-1980s, for many rebellious kids, experiencing a Murphy's Law show has been a rite of passage. The guys in Murphy's Law always put on more than a live show & their performances are big parties where everyone's invited. A mainstay of the NYC scene for years, extensive touring has secured Murphy's Law as a perennial favorite of hardcore fans everywhere.
Over the course of their career, Murphy's Law have recorded five classic full-length albums of angst-ridden punk songs: "Murphy's Law" (1986), "Back With A Bong" (1989), "Best of Times" (1991), "Dedicated" (1996), which was produced by Daniel Rey and "The Party's Over" (2002). Countless singles and covers have been recorded throughout the bands career which are listed on their website

Murphy's Law have been touring Japan, Europe and the U.S for years despite record label support, thus proving themselves to be one of the hardest working bands out there as well as the hardest rocking.

Known for their great live shows and party ethics, Murphy's Law is a true relic in the New York Hard Core scene. Let the party begin again!


$12 [BUY TICKETS] 21+
 
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