It’s been a bit quiet in the Creepoid camp lately with only a handful of shows in the last few months. However, all that is about to change with the return of guitarist Pete Joe Urban from San Antonio, TX, where he’s been living for the last year while his girlfriend finished up her graduate studies. The band has also returned to its original four-piece lineup with the amicable departure of lap steel guitarist Jeff White. Creepoid has a new self-titled album that is due out this summer, but you can hear some of the new tunes tonight when the group opens for Seattle’s Night Beats. Also on the bill are Philly’s own noisy acid rockers Harsh Vibes. Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St., 8pm, $10, 21+ - Alexis V.
Since winning our Best of 2011 Poll, Creepoid has added a new member Jeff White on slide guitar and guitarist Pete Joe Urban moved to San Antonio to be with his girlfriend while she finishes up her graduate degree (she’ll be done in May, and they’ll be returning to Philly soon) so performances by the full band have been few and far between lately. That is why last night was a real treat having them all together again in Philly tearing things up in the side room (our first time seeing a show there) at Underground Arts with Obits and LE Yikes SURF CLUB. Surprisingly, no instruments were destroyed; however, their set still remained as explosive and intense as ever. The band has been working on another album, and a lot of the new songs were on display. Expect a more psych rock feel containing Creepoid’s signature dark demeanor. Our favorite was the longest jam of the night which continually morphed catching us off-guard with each sonic shift. They currently don’t have a name for the song yet, but it will definitely be on the new album. The band seemed very excited about how the “medley” turned out in the studio. It was a fun evening, and you can checkout our photos from last night HERE. (Photo by Zach Blum)
Photo Recap: Obits, Creepoid & LE Yikes SURF CLUB at Underground Arts
- by Zach Blum & Q.D. Tran
Since winning our Best of 2011 Poll, Creepoid has added a new member Jeff White on slide guitar and guitarist Pete Joe Urban moved to San Antonio to be with his girlfriend while she finishes up her graduate degree (she’ll be done in May, and they’ll be returning to Philly soon) so performances by the full band have been few and far between lately. That is why last night was a real treat having them all together again in Philly tearing things up in the side room (our first time seeing a show there) at Underground Arts with Obits and LE Yikes SURF CLUB. Surprisingly, no instruments were destroyed; however, their set still remained as explosive and intense as ever. The band has been working on another album, and a lot of the new songs were on display. Expect a more psych rock feel containing Creepoid’s signature dark demeanor. Our favorite was the longest jam of the night which continually morphed catching us off-guard with each sonic shift. They currently don’t have a name for the song yet, but it will definitely be on the new album. The band seemed very excited about how the “medley” turned out in the studio. It was a fun evening, and you can checkout our photos from last night below.
Hankering for a quick fix of melodrama and some intense shoegaze-y psych rock? Then get your ass down to Underground Arts tonight where Philly’s own Creepoid will be opening for Sub Pop’s Obits. Their grungy, slowcore-inspired tunes will have you entranced in no time. The band is currently working on the follow-up (which will also be released via No Idea Records) to their impressive full-length album Horse Heaven. Also on the bill will be basement-dwelling surf rockers LE Yikes SURF CLUB, who spent last summer touring the country in support of their record Yikes (Grizzly). Yeah - once again, the weathermen were full of shit about snow coming our way so you have no reason to miss this show. Underground Arts, 1200 Callowhill St., 7:30pm, $12, 21+ - Ed Newton
We're always happy to share with you free music, especially when it comes to getting you into rad shows. Well, we have an opportuinity for you to win a pair of tickets to the Obits (Sub Pop) show this Thursday, March 7 at Underground Arts with Creepoid (No Idea) and LE Yikes SURF CLUB (Grizzly). Just send us an email to thedelimagazinephiladelphia@gmail.com with the subject line “I'm Not Dead Yet!” Also include your cell phone number (in case of emergency) in the body if you’d like. Good luck!
Creepoid austere soundscapes are so pleasing that it's hard to focus on anything else while taking in their songs. The band is currently working on the follow-up to their impressive first LP Horse Heaven, which gave birth to beauties like opener “Wishing Well,” a slow-building Americana ballad in the vein of Low whose woozy lyrics take on an incantatory quality by the song’s midpoint. They’ll be supporting at Union Transfer tonight Pittsburghers Black Moth Super Rainbow, whose bizarrely entrancing “Windshield Smasher” incorporates a stadium-sized effects palette and breathes new life into what sounds a whole lot like Gary Glitter, and Casket Girls, a similar project from BMSR members. Union Transfer, 1024 Spring Garden St., 8pm, $14 - $15, All Ages - Alyssa Greenberg.
Other places to hide out from the rain this weekend…
Johnny Brenda’s (1201 N. Frankford Ave.) FRI Frog Holler, La Overtoner, Manatawny Creek Ramblers Frog Holler, La Overtoner, Manatawny Creek Ramblers, SAT The Barnabys, The Trouble With Sweeney, Artic Splash, Bitter, Bitter Weeks & More
Kung Fu Necktie (1250 N. Front St.) FRI (Upstairs) Heavy Medical, Xanax, SAT Workhorse III, Kingsnake, Brain Candle, (Upstairs) Ruby the Hatchet, SUN Y-Not Radio’s Early Xmas Present w/Panic Years
MilkBoy Philly (1100 Chestnut St.) FRI Hurricane Relief Benefit w/Thee, Idea Men; ILL Doots, Lucy Stone, OhBree, SUN Ronniepalooza w/The Better Half, The Jackson Rider, The Brett Talley Band, Ray Ward
North Star Bar (2639 Poplar St.) FRI Clashing Plaid, Mercury Radio Theater, SAT The Shark Skins, Gas Money
The Fire (412 W. Girard Ave.) FRI Attic Dancers, Mike Stone & The Movies, SAT Disco Machine Gun, Thee Nosebleeds, +Church+, Drugstore, Human Shield, SUN Midnight Blues
Ortlieb’s (847 N. 3rd St.) FRI G. Calvin Westons, SAT Work Drugs, Shark Tape, Ellis Island, SUN Julie Charnet and Her Quartet, Tony Williams
Tin Angel (20 S. 2nd St.) SAT Sonoma Sound, Smash Palace
The Trocadero (1003 Arch St.) FRI Common Enemy, The Noid, Rough Jusitce, SAT United Kingdom, These Polar Opposites, Electric Tribes
The Blockley (3801 Chestnut St.) SAT Voss, Mic Stew, Reef The Lost Cauze
Elena’s Soul (4912 Baltimore Ave.) FRI Point Breeze, Window Liquor
The Rotunda (4014 Walnut St.) FRI Chuck van Zyl & Terry Furber
Fergie’s (1214 Sansom St.) FRI Hired Guns Blues Band, SAT Dave Steel Blues Band, SUN Rusty Cadillac
World Café Live (3025 Walnut St.) FRI The York Street Hustle, SAT Transistor Rodeo, Quincy Mumford and The Reason Why
The Legendary Dobbs (304 South St.) FRI Penn Glee Club Band, Modern Colour, Frank Cervantes, The Lux, Michael Constantino, DJ Freez, SAT Boogieman DeLa
Below is the recent video recording of Creepoid’s set at GraveFest on October 27, 2012 in Savannah, GA with Black Moth Super Rainbow. This performance occurred the day after they played at The Fest in Gainesville, FL.
A dark undercurrent pulls in Creepoid’s music. As electric guitars whine along the exterior issuing a warning cry, Sean Miller’s menacing vocals lay their groundwork placing the listener in a troubled reality. However, these somewhat dreary circumstances also provide comfort, hitting home, in the earnest plucked straight from the gut approach, which they exude. The guitars thrust forward in a jaded screaming manner as the drums continuously crash. When Miller and Anna Troxell’s vocals combine the resulting force is an eerie calm. Creepoid, who recently re-released their first LP Horse Heaven on No Idea Records that also included their debut EP Yellow Life Giver, shifts the lens digging at the dungeon-like core emerging with songs that much like their guitars deeply resonate with brutal honesty. The Barbary, 951 Frankford Ave, 7:30pm, $12, All Ages - Michael Colavita
I don't have to tell you that you should go to every record store you can today to check out local and visiting bands in support of Record Store Day. I also don't have to tell you that a day like this is important, especially since the number of record stores have been diminishing since the advent of mp3 and digital services. It's a day that honors those joints that helped us increase our vinyl/CD/tape collections, exposed us to obscure artists, and acted as a home-away-from-home for many of us latchkey kids. It's a day of remembering that buying and enjoying music is so much more than downloading the latest single from the latest buzz act--it's about a community, a movement, a connection. So go get yourself connected.
Main Street Music: Shark Tape, Cheers Elephant, Megan Reilly, John Wesley Harding, Anthony D’Amato, Jesse Malin and The Spinto Band (Set Times TBA - store opens at 10am)
Siren Records: Creepoid and Cheers Elephant (around 3pm)
Check out the new music video for Creepoid’s track “Golden String,” which will appear on their Record Store Day split with No Idea labelmates Shores. They’ll be doing an in-store performance tomorrow at Siren Records as well as a set later that evening at Road To Ruin Fest II. The video was directed by David Kain and edited by Joshua Pannepacker from BITBY.
