Thursday Shows

Beachwood Sparks hasn't been heard of much since the '90s. Now they are back on tour to celebrate SubPop's 20th anniversary. Playing a very limited tour, Thursday at Johnny Brenda's in Philly is the only IA area show. Opening is the "hippie soaked space rock" of The Willowz and another SubPop artists, Sera Cahoone.

mp3: Beachwood Sparks - Confusion is Nothing New
mp3: The Willowz - Evil Son
mp3: Sera Cahoone - Only as the Day Is Long

Also in Philly, humorous English pop-punk band The Wombats, noted as "the next Arctic Monkeys", are playing the First Unitarian Church. Joining the show is Spring Tigers, an electronic outfit from the music mecca of Athens, GA.

mp3: The Wombats - Lets Dance to Joy Division
mp3: Spring Tigers - Beep Beep

Martha Wainwright, daughter of Loudon and sister of Rufus, is supporting a new album and playing the World Cafe.

Welsh band Stereophonics are also on tour with a new album Pull The Pin. Catch them at 9:30 Club.

Baltimore band Thank You is heading down to DC9 for a show.

Photo Credit: Band's Myspace

This Week's Mix

I feel bad about missing last week's mix, but that's what happens when the summer is winding down and you have way more things to do than you have time. With that said, here is this week's. It is a party mix to get everyone ready to dance at Rock and Roll Hotel tonight.

Boom Bip - Girl Toy
The Octopus Project - The Adjustor
The Epochs - Opposite Sides (Hays Remix)
The Republic Tigers - Golden Sand
The Wombats - Kill The Director
Low Vs. Diamond - Heart Attack
Mint Royale - Show Me
Michael Franti & Spearhead - Light Up Ya Lighter
Phoenix Jukebox - That Purp
The Hood Internet - R. Kelly vs Jens Lekman - If I Could Rock (It Would Feel Like This)

This Week's Mix

So I finally got around to updating my library from the backlog of the past couple of weeks. Here are some of tracks that I am listening to at the moment. Enjoy the gorgeous weekend weather.

Sol Seppy - Come Running
The Wombats - Little Miss Pipedream
Sugar - Hoover Dam
The Courteeners - Cavorting
Foals - Olympic Airways
The Teenagers - Love No
Imperial China - There Is No Translation
Ours - Ran Away To Tell The World
The Avalanches - Frontier Psychiatrist
Cut Copy - Lights and Music