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By Denny Dyroff<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/span>Staff Writer, The Times<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

\"Tim<\/a>

Tim Sk\u00f6ld<\/p><\/div>\n

Tim Sk\u00f6ld is one of the best and most respected musicians in the world of industrial\/techno\/post-industrial music.<\/span><\/p>\n

His latest project is a solo album \u201cThe Undoing\u201d on Metropolis Records and a support tour for the disc \u2013 a tour that touches down in the area on November 17 at Asylum 13 (1706 Philadelphia Pike, Wilmington, Delaware, 302-746-2213, facebook.com\/asylum13<\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe album was released on April 22,\u201d said Sk\u00f6ld, during a phone interview Tuesday afternoon during a tour break \u201csomewhere in New Jersey.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI have a history of records coming out around that date.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt was recorded back over a long period of time. I had accumulated a collection of songs \u2013 a secret vault of goodies. It was actually completed about two years ago. My original plan was to do a soft release on the internet but it didn\u2019t really pan out. So, I asked Metropolis of they\u2019d take me back. Obviously, they did.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI just let the album sit for two years.\u00a0 I could have gone in and meddled with the finished tracks so I tried my darndest not to go there. I think I\u2019m a perfectionist \u2013 but I know how to balance it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Sk\u00f6ld\u2019s musical resume includes stints with Shotgun Messiah, KMFDM, MDFMK, OhGr and Marilyn Manson plus numerous remixes. Tim Sk\u00f6ld\u00a0as SKOLD released his legendary self-titled debut in 1996\u00a0and his long-awaited follow-up\u00a0\u201cAnomie\u201d\u00a0in 2011. In addition, he added his production credits to\u00a0Motionless in White\u2019s albums\u00a0\u201cInfamous\u00a0and Reincarnate.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

He also has worked a lot with Marilyn Manson was involved in the making and production of several Manson albums including \u201cEat Me, Drink Me\u201d and #1 Billboard charting album \u201cThe Golden Age of Grotesque\u201d (featuring the song \u201cmOBSCENE\u201d which was Grammy-nominated for Best Metal Performance. In 2009, SKOLD collaborated with KMFDM on the appropriately titled album \u201cSKOLD vs. KMFDM\u201d album.<\/span><\/p>\n

After a short-lived solo career, Sk\u00f6ld joined KMFDM in 1997. His first involvement with KMFDM was on the album \u201cSymbols.\u201d He wrote and sang the song \u201cAnarchy,\u201d which became a hit in clubs, and spawned subsequent remixes of the track done by Sk\u00f6ld himself. His next album with KMFDM \u201cAdios\u201d was released in 1999. Sk\u00f6ld took a more prominent role in the band, not only as co-vocalist, co-writer, and bassist, but also as producer, engineer, and programmer, alongside KMFDMs founder Sascha Konietzko.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSascha and I met in Seattle when I was recording for RCA,\u201d said Sk\u00f6ld. \u201cWe met for a drink and it snowballed from there. After my record (\u201cSkold\u201d) came out, I was released by the label. I told Sascha I was available and he said \u2013 get right up here to Seattle. Me and Sascha and Bill (Rieflin) \u2013 we work together well. We even produced an EP for Peter Murphy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Because of internal problems with the band, Konietzko and Sk\u00f6ld ended KMFDM in 1999, and restarted as MDFMK the following year. They released one album, \u201cMDFMK\u201d on Universal Records. The band, including Lucia Cifarelli (formerly of Drill), took a different direction and added a mix of drum & bass, trance and Europop. MDFMK featured all three members sharing vocal duties.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMDFMK was an interesting project,\u201d said Sk\u00f6ld. \u201cThe original concept was a lot darker. Sascha wanted to involve Lucia more. The project started one way and ended up the other way.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2002, the trio reformed KMFDM along with Raymond Watts, and released \u201c<\/span>Attak<\/span>.\u201d Afterwards, Sk\u00f6ld departed the band. Due to a commitment to produce Marilyn Manson\u2019s album \u201c<\/span>The Golden Age of Grotesque<\/span>,\u201d Sk\u00f6ld was unable to join KMFDM’s 2002 Sturm & Drang tour.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Sk\u00f6ld officially joined Marilyn Manson in 2002 after the departure of bassist Twiggy Ramirez. Sk\u00f6ld was more than just he the bassist for the band, He was also producing, editing, creating artwork, electronics, programming drums and beats, playing guitar, keyboards, accordion and synthesizer bass for the album on \u201cThe Golden Age of Grotesque.\u201d Sk\u00f6ld played guitar on the band\u2019s 2007 world tour and then parted ways with Manson in 2008.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAfter my time with Marilyn Manson, Sascha and I reconnected,\u201d said Sk\u00f6ld. \u201cWe\u2019ve done many albums and projects together. At one point, I was living in L.A. and Sascha was living in Germany. We made the \u2018SKOLD vs. KMFDM\u2019 album without ever coming together in person.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

When Sk\u00f6ld was making \u201cThe Undoing.\u201d He was focused on his work in the studio.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I\u2019m making music, I never think \u2013 how will this sound live?,\u201d said Sk\u00f6ld. \u201cMy friend Tiffany Lowe, who plays keyboards, suggested we take it on tour as a band. So, here we are. I play guitar and do vocals. Tiffany plays keyboards and we have Eli James on drums.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Video link for Tim Sk\u00f6ld \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/tcvEF7rSWMk?t=4<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The show at Asylum 13, which has Deathmaschine as the opening act, will start at 9 p.m. Tickets are $15.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Nemr\"<\/a>

Nemr<\/p><\/div>\n

Nemr, who will headline a show at Helium Comedy Club (2031 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, 215-496-9001, http:\/\/philadelphia.heliumcomedy.com\/home<\/span><\/a>) on November 17, is a Lebanese\/American stand-up comedian \u2013 which seems kind of odd. He is a veteran comic who has played to packed houses around the world but is still relatively unknown in Philadelphia \u2013 which seems very odd.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNot only will this be my first time to do a show in Philadelphia, it will be my first tine to ever set foot in Philly,\u201d said Nemr, during a phone interview last week from his home in Los Angeles.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

This may be Nemr \u2018s Philadelphia debut but he has been blazing trails in the comedy world \u2013 sand in the world in general \u2013 for years. He has been credited with establishing and pioneering the stand-up comedy scene throughout the Middle East where he performs in English. Nemr grew up in San Diego and then moved back with his family to Lebanon. He went on to break down barriers and unite people in a region where bombing on stage can have a completely different meaning.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I first came to the states, it was a pretty dark time \u2013 having to leave my country because of war,\u201d said Nemr. \u201cMy parents liked stand-up. Lots of Lebanese people like stand-up. I connected with it from the time I was first exposed to it. I started watching stand-up when I was really young. I\u2019d watch comedians on TV and memorized their sets. Dana Carvey\u2019s set was the first one I memorized.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cStand-up is so cool. It gives you a positive reaction. I lived in London with my mom for a while and, through her, I got exposed to comedians like Lenny Bruce and Woody Allen on television and cassettes.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Nemr was still just a teen when he stepped up to the professional level of comedy.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI was 17 when I first stood on stage,\u201d said Nemr. \u201cActually, the first time I did stand-up was when I got kicked out of class in elementary school. My first real stage show at 17 was in Lebanon at the American University of Beirut. At the time, stand-up didn\u2019t exist anywhere in the region. I did stand-up between acts of themed concerts.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Nemr\u2019s experience as a young comic was similar to that of child actors.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI had to grow up in front of a crowd,\u201d said Nemr. \u201cBut, I was able to do it and my act changed as I grew. I always had to do material programmed for a very conservative audience — no bad words.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNow, I see myself as a very confident and high-energy material-based comic who is very entertaining as opposed to an entertainer. My stand-up is very topical. This may surprise some people but Arabs have the most powerful sense of humor you\u2019ll ever see.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Nemr has numerous television credits from major networks in the Middle East, has been seen on CNN and recently appeared on \u201cThe Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 He has also released two feature specials as cinematic experiences and his own prime time TV show.\u00a0 In May of 2014, Nemr was featured on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine (Middle East) solidifying his legacy as the biggest name in stand up in the Middle East.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNow, I see myself as a very confident and high-energy material-based comic who is very entertaining as opposed to an entertainer,\u201d said Nemr. \u201cMy stand-up is very topical. This may surprise some people but Arabs have the most powerful sense of humor you\u2019ll ever see.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Video link for Nemr — https:\/\/youtu.be\/meZMVVq7sTw?t=13<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The show at Helium will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $25 and $35.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re up for some live music on November 17 and you want to hear some fresh acts, consider SiriusXM Presents Alt Nation’s Advanced Placement Tour Philadelphia featuring the Shelters and Night Riots at Fillmore Philadelphia (1100 Canal Street, Philadelphia, 215-309-0150, www.thefillmorephilly.com<\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span>Shelters<\/span> are a rock band formed a few years ago in Los Angeles by Chase Simpson, Josh Jove, Sebastian Harris, and Jacob Pillot.<\/span><\/p>\n

The<\/span>y released \u201cEP\u201d in 2015 and followed with <\/span>the<\/span>ir highly anticipated self-titled debut album, which was released earlier this year on Warner Bros. Records. The band is making a return engagement at the Fillmore after playing there in June on a bill with Guster.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been pretty busy since the last time we played Philly,\u201d said Simpson, during a phone interview Wednesday afternoon from a tour stop in Washington, D.C. \u201cWe had the tour with Guster and a tour with Mudcrutch. In September, we started doing a lot of festivals \u2013 including Austin City Limits.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI haven\u2019t gotten any new writing done. I don\u2019t write too often on the road. It\u2019s too hard \u2013 especially when we\u2019re in tour mode. On the way back from Austin City Limits, our tour bus broke down and it got bizarre. We ended up getting towed by this crazy Native American \u2013 a crazy Mohawk guys. I\u2019m definitely going to write a song about that guy.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOnce we finally get hone after this tour, I\u2019ll sit down and take a break. That\u2019s when the songwriting urge will come back.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Both <\/span>the Shelters\u2019 <\/span>EP and <\/span>the<\/span> new album were co-produced by one of <\/span>the<\/span> band\u2019s musical heroes,\u00a0Tom Petty, with all<\/span><\/p>\n

They released \u201cEP\u201d in 2015 and followed with their highly anticipated self-titled debut album, which was just released on Warner Bros. Records.\u00a0Both the EP and the album were co-produced by one of the band\u2019s musical heroes,\u00a0Tom Petty, with all songs written by\u00a0band members\u00a0Simpson and Jove.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI was good friends with Tom Petty\u2019s son,\u201d said Simpson. \u201cWe went to Malibu High School together.<\/span><\/p>\n

I always loved music when I was growing up and, when I started playing in bands, I would pick his brain. I wasn\u2019t a die-hard Heartbreakers\u2019 fan. I listened a lot more to the Beach Boys and the Beatles.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI had played in a previous band — Automatik Slim — with Josh and Sebastian. When that band fell apart in 2013, I called Josh and said — let\u2019s keep playing music together because our guitars worked together so well. So, we just kept writing music together.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe made some demos and I asked Tom (Petty) to listen to them. He liked them and invited us over to his studio to cut a track with him. That song was \u2018Rebel Hearts.\u2019 After that, we used his studio to make our records. It was great to learn <\/span>the<\/span> craft of recording on such legendary gear. Kids my age don\u2019t know much about analog (recording). We used tape machines, a vintage console, tube amps. We used everything we could before it was time to put <\/span>the<\/span> music into <\/span>the<\/span> computer.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The<\/span> Shelters<\/span>\u2019 new album shows a band that has learned <\/span>the<\/span> knack for making traditional kick-ass Los Angeles rock and roll — a band that has learned from and incorporated <\/span>the<\/span> influences of legendary L.A. bands such as Spirit, <\/span>the<\/span> Byrds and Love.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThose bands and bands like <\/span>the<\/span> Beatles and <\/span>the<\/span> Kinks are <\/span>the<\/span> bands we love,\u201d said Simpson. \u201cWe definitely have an eclectic group of influences. <\/span>The<\/span>y are our musical heroes. That\u2019s <\/span>the<\/span> stuff we grew up on.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cTake our love for that and push it forward is how I\u2019d describe our music. Some of <\/span>the<\/span> things were mixing together may not have been done before — surf with grunge and punk or sing-alongs with music styles from spaghetti westerns.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt really is an organic, natural thing. We\u2019re always looking to explore and experiment. We love <\/span>the<\/span> studio and we love experimenting. I\u2019d love it if we were thought of as a classic L.A. band. <\/span>The<\/span> main thing — I just want people to hear our music.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The<\/span> Shelters<\/span> will have <\/span>the<\/span> opportunity to have close to 30,000 people hear <\/span>the<\/span>ir music live on June 17 when <\/span>the<\/span>y perform at <\/span>the<\/span> Firefly Music Festival in Dover, Delaware.<\/span><\/p>\n

Video link for <\/span>The<\/span> Shelters<\/span> — https:\/\/youtu.be\/w1G_5cDlWeM<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Night<\/a>

Night Riots<\/p><\/div>\n

Night Riots — Travis Hawley \u2013 Vocals; Nick Fotinakes \u2013 Guitar; Mikel Van Kranenburg \u2013 Bass; Matt DePauw \u2013 Guitar; Rico Rodriguez \u2013 Drums — is a band from Southern California. But, the group doesn\u2019t fit any stereotypes \u2013 nor does its hometown.<\/span><\/p>\n

The quintet hails from Templeton, a small inland town northeast of L.A. near San Luis Obispo and not far from Paso Robles, best known as the place where actor James Dean died in a car crash. Templeton is also the hometown of baseball legend Sandy Koufax and actor Josh Brolin.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe all grew up in Templeton,\u201d said Hawley, during a phone interview Tuesday afternoon from a tour stop in Washington, D.C. \u201cWe still live there. We\u2019ve been friends since middle school and we\u2019ve always played music together.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOur music does have gloomy feeling. People think we\u2019re from England or Eastern Europe not sunny L.A. We grew up on punk but we listen to all kinds of music \u2013 modern hip hop, pop, country, old hip hop, rick, heavy metal. We try to be influenced by everybody but we never try to be anybody else. If I had to describe our music, I\u2019d say alternative rock and roll \u2013 or gloom pop.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Night Riots released its debut album \u201cInto the Roaring\u201d in 2011 and followed with \u201cLove Gloom,\u201d which was released on October 21 on Sumerian Records.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe recorded the new album at Sunset Sound in L.A.,\u201d said Hawley. \u201cIt\u2019s inspiring there. We did a lot of pre-production before we went and then we were there for about two weeks. We recorded it live to get more of a real feel. We didn\u2019t Frankenstein it with parts added and taken away or with layering of tracks.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis was a lot more us in the room facing each other. We recorded digitally and then put it through a lot of amazing analog gear. We made sure everybody\u2019s instrument had a distinct personality.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re on the road a lot. Every time we come home, we sit down and start writing. We still have songs left over from \u2018Love Gloom\u2019 and from earlier times \u2013 maybe 10-15 songs. I\u2019m ready to start writing again ASAP. This tour we\u2019re on now is a good one. We\u2019ll be home for the holidays and get some writing done. Then, we have a U.K. tour followed by a U.S. tour from March to May.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Video link for Night Riots \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/LMIRrDhk5Pg?t=10<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The show at Fillmore Philadelphia, which also features The Hunna, will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $18.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Twin<\/a>

Twin Limb<\/p><\/div>\n

On November 18, Fillmore Philadelphia will have a show featuring Jim James as the headliner and Twin Limb as the opener. Twin Limb will be not only be the opening act for Jim James but will also serve as his backup band.<\/span><\/p>\n

Twin Limb, which is based in Louisville, Kentucky, features Lacey Guthrie on accordion, keys, and vocals; Maryliz Bender on drums, percussion, and vocals; and Kevin Ratterman on guitar and sampled sounds. On November 4, the band released its debut album \u201cHaplo\u201d on Suretone Records.<\/span><\/p>\n

Twin Limb is self\u00ad-described as \u201cdream pop\u201d\u2014 only in their variation, it\u2019s a dream pop that combines the \u201cpop\u201d of Warhol\u2019s Chelsea Girls with the jagged dream states of Surrealism. \u201cHaplo\u201d is like the musical equivalent of the paintings or automatic poetry of the early Surrealists. The album sets forth its darker elements with a markedly pop ease.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI was born and raised in Louisville,\u201d said Ratterman, during a phone interview Wednesday afternoon from a tour stop in Boston. \u201cI met the girls about eight years ago. They were a duo before I joined the band. They had met through friends and started writing music together the next day. They became Twin Limb.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

After a while, they crossed paths with Ratterman, a veteran musician who has engineered and produced records for artists such as Ray Lamontagne, Andrew Bird, and Jim James from My Morning Jacket.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI have a recording studio in Louisville,\u201d said Ratterman. \u201cThey asked me to produce their album. They just had accordion, drums and vocals and they wanted a bigger sound. It all came together really easily. Then, they asked me to come play a show with them so I did. It was great. That was two years ago this month at a gay bar in Louisville called Play.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe realized that night that we should continue playing together as a trio. I knew we\u2019d be friends for the rest of our lives. We all felt it immediately. We started playing live and going on tour. And, we started sending our record out to people in the music business.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAs we were doing that, we were playing a lot of live shows and we moved to a different sonic level and actually became a band. So, we went back and made an EP featuring some of the girls\u2019 older songs. We did that so we\u2019d have something to sell at our shows. We did the EP live.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

For twin Limb, something in the present caused the band to alter the past.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cRight after we made that EP, we re-recorded the original records live as a three-piece,\u201d said Ratterman. \u201cThen, we made this collage piece with new stuff along with original performances that had a lot of energy. That record became \u2018Haplo.\u2019 We recorded it about a year ago and then mixed it in February. We did it at a studio in L.A. called LaLaLand.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMore than anything, we\u2019re a live band. We\u2019ve been touring heavily for the last two years \u2013 three full U.S. tours, SXSW and a lot of regional stuff. The last time we played Philly was in April at Boot and Saddle with Basia Bulat.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAnd, we\u2019re writing all the time. We have so much material for another record it\u2019s daunting. We\u2019ve been recording jams on our iPhones. We have five or six finished new songs and 30-40 snippets. We\u2019ve been playing a couple of the new songs in our live shows now. We\u2019ve been road-testing them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Video link for Twin Limb \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/kTEc4cgLsco?t=7<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The show at Fillmore Philadelphia will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $31.<\/span><\/p>\n

Also on November 18, The Foundry at Fillmore Philadelphia will host \u201cBBC Presents Sundara Karma, Spring King and Izzy Bizu USA Tour.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Sundara<\/a>

Sundara Karma<\/p><\/div>\n

Sundara Karma released a new EP titled \u201cLoveblood\u201d exclusively in America via\u00a0Bee & El\/Sony RAL\u00a0before\u00a0co-headlining the first ever\u00a0BBC Music Presents\u00a0US tour\u00a0with\u00a0Spring King\u00a0and\u00a0Izzy Bizu.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sundara Karma means \u201cbeautiful karma\u201d in Sanskrit. The band, which features\u00a0Oscar Pollock (vocals\/guitar),\u00a0Haydn Evans\u00a0(drums),\u00a0Dom Cordell\u00a0(bass) and\u00a0Ally Baty (guitar), is based in Reading, England.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe all grew up together in Reading,\u201d said Poillock, during a phone interview Wednesday afternoon from a tour stop in Washington, D.C.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been very organic. We started when we were 13 and became Sundara Karma when we were 14. When we were 15, we were working on our first recording.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

On November 4, Sundara Karma\u2019s \u201cLoveblood\u201d EP was officially released here and in the U.K.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Pollock, \u201cLoveblood\u201d is \u201cinspired by Oscar Wilde\u2019s short story \u2018Lord Arthur Savile\u2019s Crime.\u2019 The story is a mystery about the unexplainable, and that theme has a huge inspiration in our music.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Dealing in anthemic guitar music with soaring choruses, brooding romanticism and a sense of euphoric uplift,\u00a0Sundara Karma\u00a0has already established a dedicated cult fan base, sold-out shows up and down the UK and\u00a0opened the main stage at Reading Festival\u00a0in 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOur album has been done for a while,\u201d said Pollock. \u201cWe\u2019ve been sitting on it for a little bit. It will come out next year. We didn\u2019t want to rush things. We had been writing songs for a few years prior to the album. I tend to do most of the writing.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe recorded it six months ago. Most of the album was done in Berlin. We went there because we heard it was a very creative hub. We wanted to get that feeling with our recording. Some of the album was also done in England \u2013 Oxford, London and Brixton. And, we did one track on a boat \u2013 a big red boat.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Sundara Karma\u2019s music has a spacey, euphoric feel in many of the songs \u2013 not surprising considering the band\u2019s influences.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSome of our main influences are Pink Floyd, the Doors, The Smiths, The Cure and Joy Division,\u201d said Pollock. \u201cWe like spacey, psychedelic music.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIn our live show, we play the songs pretty much as they were recorded. They haven\u2019t really gone through any changes on stage. Thins will be our first time to come to the U.S. I\u2019m looking forward to eating some yams.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The show at The Foundry, which also features Spring King and Izzy Bazu, will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15.<\/span><\/p>\n

Other shows over the next week at Fillmore Philadelphia are Elle King on November 17, Jim James on November 18, kiiara on November 19, Two Door Cinema Club on November 19, Party Next Door & Jeremith on November 20, K. Flay on November 22 and The Wonder Years and Real Friends on November 23.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Girls<\/a>

Girls Guns & Glory<\/p><\/div>\n

Girls Guns & Glory, which is headlining a show November 18 at the Sellersville Theater (24 West Temple Avenue, Sellersville, 215-257-5808,\u00a0www.st94.com<\/span><\/a>) on Thursday night, plays music that the band describes as \u201ca blend of early rock \u2019n\u2019 roll, true country, raw blues and pretty much any kind of authentic American music.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Girls Guns & Glory — Ward Hayden – Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals; Josh Kiggans – Drum Kit; Paul Dilley – Upright and Electric Bass, Vocals; Cody Nilsen – Lead Guitar, Vocals — has a new album, \u201cLove And Protest,\u201d which was released on November 4. Now, the band is taking its new music on the road.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is only a five-day tour,\u201d said Hayden, during a phone interview Wednesday morning as the band traveled from Boston to a tour stop in Fairfield, Connecticut.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe just came out with our new album a week ago so we\u2019re doing a CD release circuit \u2013 mostly in the Northeast. We\u2019ll be doing a bigger tour after the New Year\u2019s. Tonight, we\u2019re opening for Los Lobos in Fairfield and that should be a lot of fun.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Like Los Lobos, Girls Guns & Glory play music with a lot of rock and roll and American roots music in the DNA.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we started playing around Boston around eight years ago, we were an anomaly,\u201d said Hayden. \u201cWe were too country for rock clubs and too electrified for roots folky clubs. We didn\u2019t give up. Eventually, some of the clubs gave us a chance.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cJosh and Paul have been in the band for six years. They met through the Boston rock music scene. Paul and I met in Texas \u2013 even though we were both from the Boston area. He was in another band there. We got talking and realized how close we had lived to each other in Massachusetts.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt took a while for the band to get serious. About five years ago, I realized that if I\u2019m going to do music, now is the time. The was no Plan B or Plan C. Music is Plan A. \u2018Sweet Nothings,\u2019 which came out in 2011, was our first album with a steady line-up. We started to really feel like a band.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Fortunately for GG&G, the veteran musicians were able to stray the course with their sound while Boston went through changes.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOver the years, we\u2019ve seen Boston become a roots hub,\u201d said Hayden. \u201cThere is also a lot of influence from Berklee (College of Music).\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Girls Guns & Glory took time from the road to get in the studio over the summer and the result was \u201cLove And Power.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Hayden, \u201cA lot of times I have difficulty naming our records. With this one, I had the title almost immediately. \u2018Love and Protest\u2019 is the name of the album because its songs explore the emotion of love. And, when love is faced with opposition, it\u2019s the protest of that emotion. When love isn’t happening, we protest its absence – that’s the overall idea this record captures It\u2019s alpha and omega \u2014 love and protest. There\u2019s a lot of ground to cover between those two extremes.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Video link for Girls Guns & Glory \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/wxOZmlb7Fn4?t=4<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The show at Sellersville, which has Tweed and The Sugardaddies as the opening act, will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $19.50 and $29.50.<\/span><\/p>\n

Other shows in Sellersville over the next week are <\/span>Diamond Head<\/span> and <\/span>MindMaze<\/span> on November 17, Joe Conklin on November 19, <\/span>Trout Fishing In America<\/span> on November 20 (1 p.m.), <\/span>Trinity<\/span> featuring <\/span>Geoff Tate (Queensryche), Tim Ripper Owens (Judas Priest) & Blaze Bayley (Iron Maiden)<\/span> on November 20 (7:30 p.m.), <\/span>King’s X<\/span> and <\/span>Kings Of Spade<\/span> on November 21, <\/span>Kiss The Sky (Jimi Hendrix Tribute)<\/span> on November 22, and Enter the Haggis on November 23.<\/span><\/p>\n

On November 18, Philadelphia\u2019s Mercury Girls will play a hometown show at Union Transfer (1026 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, 215-232-2100, www.utphilly.com<\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Mercury<\/a>

Mercury Girls<\/p><\/div>\n

Mercury Girls features Sarah Schimineck, Kevin Attics, Andrew Hagiwara, Chris Schackerman, and Kevin O\u2019Halloran. The members of the group all have previous experience in bands, including Schimineck (Pet Milk), Attics (Literature, Pitchfork Media) and O\u2019Halloran (Little Big League).<\/span><\/p>\n

The band recently released a new single titled \u201cHolly\u201d and also had several tracks on a different type of recording project back in the summer.<\/span><\/p>\n

The mixed-artist album \u201cContinental Drift\u201d featured four talented bands, two respected record labels and two continents meet on a special edition mini-LP. Frequent collaborators Slumberland Records and Fortuna POP! Joined forces to put out an interesting eight-song sampler of some of the finest pop music in 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to Mercury Girls, the artists on the album are Baltimore’s Wildhoney, East London\u2019s Tigercats\u00a0 and a raucous band from Edinburgh, Scotland called The Spook School.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mercury Girls\u00a0are known for their gorgeous, layered sound that combines post-punk dynamics with soaring\/jangling guitars, fantastic melodies and expertly-arranged tunes.<\/span><\/p>\n

The band released its debut single \u201cAriana\u201d on May 20 and will have its debut album out on Slumberland Records in the fall. Mercury Girls\u2019 sound has been described as \u201cindiepop with bits of shoegaze, post-punk and DIY punk.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Mercury Girls\u2019 Facebook page, the band was founded on June 12, 2014<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve know Kevin for more than 10 years,\u201d said Schimineck, during a phone interview Tuesday afternoon. \u201cI used to sing in a band called Pet Milk. Later, he asked me to sing in his band. That was three years ago.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been working on our first LP and it\u2019s going to come out soon on Slumberland Records.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Attics said, \u201cWe\u2019re really excited for it. But, we can\u2019t really go into much detail about it right now. Officially, we\u2019ve put out four songs so far \u2013 \u2018Holly,\u2019 \u2018Arianna,\u2019 \u2018All That Heaven Allows\u2019 and \u2018Beverly.\u2019 We all work on the writing. It\u2019s become more of a democratic process.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Attics, a native of Austin, Texas, said, \u201cI also play in a band called Literature. When the rest of that band went back to Austin, I stayed in Philly. I started working with my friend Adrienne Gold but she didn\u2019t want to be in a band.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI had all these shows booked already and I didn\u2019t want to not play them. So, I called Sarah. I also called Kevin O. and asked him to play.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Schimineck, whose main occupation is social work in North Philadelphia,\u00a0said, \u201cWe all got along pretty well. We have a lot of the same music tastes \u2014 and we all have our different choices too. I really like Bjork and other strong female leads.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

After a few practices, pursuing Mercury Girls as a working band became a viable option.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWithin a month, we were playing shows,\u201d said Attics. \u201cActually, we played together two weeks and then played our first show. It was at Comet Ping Pong in Washington, D.C. It was good crowd. We had a great show. About a month later, we went in and recorded ourselves live to make a demo tape\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Schimineck, who grew up in the Lehigh Valley and graduated from Bethlehem Liberty High, said, \u201cIt\u2019s all been happening really fast. We\u2019re now practicing two nights a week and we have a show about every other week. It\u2019s definitely become one of the more uplifting things in my life.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Mercury Girls are now ready to take it to the next level.<\/span><\/p>\n

Schimineck said, \u201cWe have around 15 or 16 songs we can play in our live show.\u00a0 And, we like to experiment.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Video link for Mercury Girls \u2014 https:\/\/youtu.be\/-mYRWP_OujI<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The show at Union Transfer, which also features Foxing along with Balance and Composure, will start at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $20.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Deafheaven\"<\/a>

Deafheaven<\/p><\/div>\n

Deafheaven is a metal band from the San Francisco Bay area that is just past the midway point of its 17-date national co-headlining tour with Carcass. Deafheaven, which features George Clarke, Kerry McCoy<\/span><\/a>, Daniel Tracy, Stephen Clark and Shiv Mehra, performs a full-length set \u2013 as does Carcass. Inter Ama has the opening slot.<\/span><\/p>\n

On November 18, the tour will touch down in the area with a show at Reverb (1402 North Ninth Street, Reading, 610-743-3069, www.reverbconcerts.com<\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis tour has been great fun,\u201d said Clarke, during a phone interview Tuesday as the band traveled to a gig in Asheville, North Carolina. \u201cBoth band have been great. All three bands have been making really good music.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Deafheaven formed in 2010 and has released albums regularly on a two-year cycle ever since. The black metal quintet started with \u201cRoads to Judah\u201d in 2011 and followed with \u201cSunbather\u201d in 2013. \u201cNew Bermuda\u201d was released in 2015 on Epitaph Records.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe put \u2018New Bermuda\u2019 out about a year ago,\u201d said Clarke. \u201cWe\u2019ve been really busy touring ever since its release \u2013 including a lot of international shows. We have plans to otur some more in the spring. We usually do a one-and-a-half year tour support for each album. This time, by the time our new record comes out. It will have bene three years. Right now, we have some riffs and some ideas but nothing concrete for a new album.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Sn Francisco is the band\u2019s base but only home to two of the five members of the group.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cDan and Shiv still live in the Bay Area,\u201d said Clarke. \u201cKerry and I moved to L.A. and Stephen lives in New York. We\u2019re on the road so often at this point that we don\u2019t even need to practice.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe recorded \u2018New Bermuda\u2019 at Atomic Garden Studio with Jack Shirley in April 2015 and it came out six months later. We record everything to two-inch tape and we do record live. All the songs are single take and we\u2019ll layer after that. We\u2019ve never done pre-production. But, before we make an album, we will do a lot of practicing.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe like to go into the studio with 90 per cent of the song done and then maybe add something once we\u2019re in the recording room. I think we just like our records to sound natural. Recording the way we do, it comes out more organically. We play live so much, everyone is comfortable in that setting. We do upward of 150 shows a year.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Deafheaven has a powerful sound that is very polished for a band that is still a relatively new band.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cKerry and I started the band in 2010,\u201d said Clarke. \u201cWe wrote and recorded a demo with just the two of us and then got a friend to play drums We did shows, got attention and got label interest. We\u2019ve had a stable line-up for a few years. When we added Stephen and Shiv, everything clicked.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Video link for Deafheaven — https:\/\/youtu.be\/rDET-lov250?t=18<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The all-ages show at Reverb, which also includes Divination, will start at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Kennett Flash (102 Sycamore Alley, Kennett Square, 484-732-8295,\u00a0http:\/\/www.kennettflash.org<\/span><\/a>) will present Stand Up at the Flash with Jessa Reed, <\/span>Marc Huppman, Nick Kupsey, <\/span>and <\/span>Michael Kelly<\/span> on November 17; Billy Penn Burger and Shy Town on November 18; \u201cBack In The 610 Comedy Show\u201d with Chris Haas, Nicholas Karabetsos, Ethan Miller, Marc Huppman, Jillian Chiaro, Gene Meyer on November 19; and Michael Melton on November 20.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Steel City Coffee House (203 Bridge Street, Phoenixville, 610-933-4043, www.steelcitycoffeehouse.com<\/span><\/a>) will host Craig Bickhardt, Marcia Ramirez & JD Malone on November 18 and Burning Bridget Cleary on November 19.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Ardmore Music Hall (23 East Lancaster Avenue, Ardmore, 610-649-8389,\u00a0www.ardmoremusic.com<\/span><\/a>) will host \u201cBack to Black: A 10th Anniversary Tribute to Amy Winehouse\u201d on November 17, Pink Talking Fish on November 18, Tommy Conwell & the Young Rumblers with special guest Dynagroove on November 19, and Tom Chapin with special guest Skip Denenberg on November 20.<\/span><\/p>\n

Burlap & Bean Coffeehouse (204 South Newtown Street Road, Newtown Square, 484-427-4547,\u00a0www.burlapandbean.com<\/span><\/a>) will present Heather Maloney with Ethan Pierce on November 17, Dana Louise and the Glorious Birds with Anna Spackman on November 18, and Robby Hecht and Kate Vargas & The Reckless Daughters on November 19.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Keswick Theater (291 N. Keswick Avenue, Glenside, 215-572-7650,\u00a0www.keswicktheatre.com<\/span><\/a>) presents Home Free on November 17 and \u201cOctonauts Live!\u201d on November 18.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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