Creepoid

Weekend Warrior, June 26 - 28

Yes, there is plenty to do this weekend, but where you really need to be at is Johnny Brenda’s tonight for the double release celebration of Creepoid’s new LP Cemetery Highrise Slum (Collect Records) and Ecstatic Vision’s forthcoming EP Sonic Praise (Relapse Records). With Creepoid’s latest, you’ll find the band’s best work since Horse Heaven. Check out our review of Cemetery Highrise Slum HERE! And guitar lovers need to get wise to Ecstatic Vision’s debut release, a combination transcendental shreds and primal beats. Relapse was, at first, interested in putting out the band’s original demos, but the group wanted to go back into the studio to do their first label release proper, and it has been worth the wait. You really don’t want to miss how these fine albums play out live! Brooklyn post-hardcore quartet Sick Feeling will be kicking off the evening’s festivities. Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 9pm, $12, 21+ (Creepoid Photo by Tom Cartmel) - Q.D. Tran

Other places that will probably pale in comparison this weekend…

Johnny Brenda’s (1201 N. Frankford Ave.) SAT Philly Loves Michael Jackson: DJ Mike Nyce, DJ Cash Money

The Boot & Saddle (1131 S. Broad St.) FRI Red Martina, Dewey Decibel, SAT Northern Arms, SUN Cayetana

Kung Fu Necktie (1250 N. Front St.) FRI Hex Inverter/Play It Slower, A Day Without Love/Azar Swan (Hot Guts & M Ax Noi Mach - collaboration), SAT Meddlesome Meddlesome Meddlesome Bells, Crazy Bull/Sour Kid, SUN Heavy Temple/Girl Dog

PhilaMOCA (531 N. 12^th St.) SAT Tim Burton Burlesque

Bourbon and Branch (705 N. 2^nd St.) SAT Air is Human, Sexoffice, SUN Lovers league

Union Transfer (1026 Spring Garden St.) FRI Cuddle Magic, SAT Anxiety Hammer

Underground Arts (1200 Callowhill St.) FRI Ground Up, Galvanize, DJ Sylo, Don Christian

The Trocadero (1003 Arch St.) SAT Asia Sparks, E-Hos, DJ Niilo, Project Positive

TLA (334 South St.) FRI Theodore Grams

World Café Live (3025 Walnut St.) FRI (Upstairs) Matt Roach, Lisa Chosed, SAT (Downstairs) Dear Forbidden, Angela Everwood, KingFisher, KillerWhale, Brothers and Sisters, Michelle Krichilsky, Daniel Scholl, SUN Jamaaladeen Tacuma

The Fire (412 W. Girard Ave.) FRI 7:30pm) Skyline The City, Read the Program / (10pm) 9th Element, Teef, SVVJE, SAT Jeanette Berry and the Soul Nerds, Joy Ike, April Fool Child, SUN Dogs On Acid, Ma Jolie

MilkBoy Philly (1100 Chestnut St.) FRI Jennifer Pague, SAT Liz And The Lost Boys

Ortlieb’s Lounge (847 N. 3rd St.) FRI The Phix, SAT Palmas, Little Strike

North Star Bar (2639 Poplar St.) FRI Palaceburn, Stealing Fame, Pravda, SAT WWWWWerewolves, Reverend Mantis

Silk City (435 Spring Garden St.) FRI Rich Medina, SAT DJ Deejay, SUN Ed Christof

Tin Angel (20 S. 2nd St) FRI Joshua Thomas, Cape Wrath

Fergie’s (1214 Sansom St.) FRI Spiritual Thunder, SUN Rusty Cadillac

The Legendary Dobbs (304 South St) FRI Curtis Jr., 12 Horse, Signal To Noise/Three Fourteen, SAT (1pm) Above The Mendoza, Breezy/(7:30pm) Pristine Raeign/Honor, Dead Horse Drivers (EP Release), The Mob

Connie’s Ric Rac (1132 S. 9th St) FRI Katie Barbato, Laura Cheadle, Every Heard, Morgan Pinkstone, SAT Twiin

Voltage Lounge (421 N. 7th St.) SAT Kids W/out Faces

Morgan’s Pier (221 N. Columbus Boulevard) FRI DJ Beatstreet, SAT Mr. Sonny James, SUN (2pm) DJ Botany 500 w/percussionist Josh Robinson/(9:30pm) DJ Royale

Frankie Bradley’s (1320 Chancellor St.) FRI The Martha Graham Cracker Cabaret, DJ Robert Drake, SAT The Magic Message, SUN The Roddenberries: Playing the music of Star Trek, Star Wars, & Dr. Who

The Grape Room (105 Grape St) FRI Ridge Summit, SAT Sacred Cube, Sweet Alkaline, The Aponic Blue

Ardmore Music Hall FRI Swift Technique, SAT Philly Bloco (CD Release)

The Pharmacy (1300/02 S. 18^th St.) FRI Shakai Mondai, Raise The Dead Language, Indira Valey, SUN Gondola

The First Banana (2152 E. Dauphin St.) SAT Salwater, Accretionist

811 S. 49th St. SAT Pilkington

A Seed On Diamond (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI Baker Man, Lady Parts, Baffle the Cat

LAVA Space (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI Mannequin Pussy, Littler

A House Named Virtue (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SAT Radiator Hospital

Nico Nico Mansion (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SAT Girlpool, Free Cake For Every Creature, Blue Smiley

The Sound Hole (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SAT Permanent Wave Philly Zine Release: King Azaz, Hot Tears, Little Strike, The Original Crooks and Nannies

Published: June 26, 2015 |

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Ticket Giveaway: Creepoid, Ecstatic Vision & Sick Feeling at JB's This Friday

We are very excited to be able to send you to this Friday's Creepoid/Ecstatic Vision Record Release Party at Johnny Brenda's with Sick Feeling. To enter for a chance to win a pair of tix, just send an email to thedelimagazinephiladelphia@gmail.com with the subject line "Fuck Yeah!" Please also include your cell number in the body of the message (in case of an emergency). Good luck!

Published: June 24, 2015 |

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Record Review: Cemetery Highrise Slum - Creepoid

Local psych-grunge rockers Creepoid’s latest LP Cemetery Highrise Slum is immaculate. The follow-up to 2014’s self-titled album, which just dropped today, marks yet another monumental moment for the four-piece: their first release with Geoff Rickly’s Collect Records.

Opening with the somber “American Smile,” Cemetery Highrise Slum’s start is instantaneously lush. Equal parts dissonance and melody, “American Smile” is comprised of just as much emotional juxtaposition as its namesake might suggest. Crisp chords paired with buzzing riffs bleed effortlessly into Sean Miller’s affecting diction as the track’s lyricism emanates a sense of decayed longing that is difficult not to discern. Reminiscent of Sunny Day Real Estate’s grittiest portions of How It Feels to Be Something On, “American Smile” is delectably heavy and persistently transcendent up until the very end.

“Devil In The Subtext” wastes no time, captivating listeners with a percussive pulse and jarring backbeat. The swirling psychedelics of the album’s second track are nearly tangible, showcasing Creepoid’s meticulous orchestration and sparing use of reverb. The song exhibits itself as a well-deserving successor to grunge anthems like Sonic Youth’s “Sugar Kane.” The enjoyably emotive downer, “Fingernails,” unfolds as hauntingly moody, while “Seams” swells to life with deliberate phrasings and lingering harmonies.

The noisy start to “Dried Out” revives the best of ‘90s alt without feeling cliché. The lyricism of the song is wrought with harsh realism and pragmatism with confessional lines like “We’ve been living a lie” and urgent pleas like “Show me the real you,” crooned out with a similar desperation as Cobain’s “Heart-Shaped Box.” “Shaking” is dreamy, like a gloomy lullaby or bittersweet ballad. It is affirming, vulnerable, and earnest, an unapologetic declaration in its own rite, and “Calamine” is charmingly melancholic - synonymous to earlier tracks from Creepoid’s previous LP, like “Baptism.”

The trippy tempo of “Tell the Man” brings to mind similarly mesmerizing cuts like The Pixies’ “Gouge Away,” while presenting itself as a plausible narrative extension of The Velvet Underground’s iconic “I’m Waiting For the Man.” With “Worthless and Pure,” the band proves itself to be subtle yet raw, preparing listeners for Cemetery Highrise Slum’s conclusion that is marked by the suitably abrasive “Eating Dirt” and the otherworldly “Here,” which temporally paint a bleak yet memorable soundscape.

Cemetery Highrise Slum is indicative of its creator’s genius. It, like all that came before, is a declaration of why all eyes and ears need to remain on Creepoid. - Dianca London Potts

&lt;a href="http://creepoid.bandcamp.com/album/cemetery-highrise-slum"&gt;Cemetery Highrise Slum by CREEPOID&lt;/a&gt;

Published: June 23, 2015 |

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New Creepoid LP Available for Streaming

Check out the rad new Creepoid album Cemetery Highrise Slum, which premiered today via SPIN! It official drops on June 23 via Geoff Rickley's Collect Records. And get psyched for their record release celebration on Friday, June 26 at Johnny Brenda's with Ecstatic Vision, who will also be sharing their debut album from Relapse Records, and Sick Feeling!

Published: June 15, 2015 |

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New Track: "Shaking" - Creepoid

Below is a new track from Creepoid called "Shaking" that premiered yesterday over at The Fader. As guitarist/vocalist Sean Miller declared, "For me, this song represents a longing for the past... I will always love the place where I grew up, even if it's only for what it once was or what I perceived it to be at the time. That fond sadness is at the heart of this track." The languid guitars and Miller's aching drawl brings all those emotions to light. Look out for the band's forthcoming LP Cemetery Highrise Slum, due out June 23 via Collect Records! And their release show on Friday, June 26 with Ecstatic Vision at Johnny Brenda's is not to be missed.

Published: May 29, 2015 |

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