Headliner: Dutch
Opening Act: Vespertina / DJ Stoupe (of Jedi Mind Tricks)
Doors: 7:30pm / Show: 8pm
Tix:$10
Dutch is comprised of Jedi Mind Tricks’ Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind and sensational vocalist/songwriter Liz Fullerton. The unlikely duo first collaborated on the track "Razorblade Salvation" on JMT’s 2006 LP Servants in Heaven, Kings in Hell and again on the track "Death Messiah" from JMT’s 2008 LP A History of Violence. The union of Liz’s deeply sympathetic vocal stylings and Stoupe’s trademark visceral JMT beats made both songs standout cuts from those records. Comparisons to the dark trip-hop aesthetics of Portishead, the soul-piercing melodies of Cat Power, and the wrenching sadness of Aimee Mann. Musically the soundscape isn’t really a vast departure for fans of Stoupe’s previous work with Jedi Mind Tricks
Johnny Brendas:
Headliner: Plants and Animals
Opening Act: Lost In The Trees
Doors: 8pm / Show: 9pm
Tix:$10
Montreal can add ambitious, sun-baked trio Plants And Animals to the ranks of its growing community of celebrated musicians. This three-piece spins shaggy songs into expansive, genre-bending symphonies. And though last year's too-brief With/Avec EP hinted at Plants and Animals' expansiveness, it didn't fully prepare listeners for their debut album Parc Avenue, a sprawling collection of rootsy melodies, majestic arrangements, and classic rock riffs that owes as much to jam-band psychedelia and it does to delicately orchestrated chamber-folk. Plants and Animals may not be the first band to put Montreal on the musical map, but, with this album's there's-no-place-like-home vibe, they are certainly the first to celebrate it so warmly.
The Khyber:
Headliner: Nightmare River Band
Opening Act: Psalmships / Like Bells / Johnny Miles
Doors: 7:30pm / Show: 8pm
Tix:$8
If you have never seen these guys live then get up off your butt the next time they are in town and glue your eyes and ears open! These guys are a modern marvel of original music that comes from out of New York... Listening to these guys is pure bliss. We're talking brass, chiors, accordians, even some Uke... the whole shebang!
North Star Bar:
Headliner: Seth Walker
Opening Act: Racecar
Doors: 6:30pm / Show: 8pm
Tix:$10
The driving delivery and infectious down-home style of Seth Walker’s voice and songs resonate with Blues and Roots music. Although he is heavily influenced by guitar players--B.B. King, T-Bone Walker and Snooks Eaglin to name just a few. He is from a long line of great players and singers. He’s rich with soul, a tasteful player and a warrior in the field. Seth has honed his skills for the last ten years in Austin, TX, playing among the best blues musicians in the world. Having shared the stage with icons such as Ray Charles, B.B. King and Jimmie Vaughan, Walker has established himself in the music world as a unique and compelling performer. His eclectic blend of outstanding guitar talent and rootsy, soul filled vocals will thrill any music fan.
Tower Theater:
Headliner: Erykah Badu
Opening Act: Bilal / Janelle Monae
Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm
Tix:$45 to $125
Originally scheduled for May 26th, finally in town, "Baduism" comes to Philly with an amazing repertoire of songs that all blend together to create the mood and sensations Badu wants them to. Her stage presence ever always amazing,it's as if she's standing in front of you even if you're standing in the back of the concert hall filled with what will surely be an international crowd. The Muse of Sounds, Badu will make you feel totally in a different world and escaping whatever it was you were doing or thinking of.
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