It’s Friday and there’s buckets of shows around the area. There’s one place to be and that’s at Sonar for Black Lips, Spank Rock (featuring Ninja Sonik), Popo, and DJ Jacob Safari (of The Mae Shi). Should be pretty rad. Down in DC the Red and Black have Elizabeth and the Catapult, Vox Pop, and Wendell Kimbrough while the Black Cat has our friends Bellman Barker, Donny Hue & The Colors, The High Strung, and Greenland. Also in DC Nightmare Of You play the Rock and Roll Hotel with Brian Bonz, Aushua, and Plushgun. Up north in Philly if you want to go to a show you’ll have the pick of the litter tonight. Harlem Shakes play Kung Fu Necktie with Free Energy while the Extraordinaires play the First Unitarian Church with Buffalo Stance and Kill You In The Face. Head over to the Electric Factory to get in touch with your inner Diplo along with Major Lazer and Switch or sneak into the Trocadero to catch Metric. Not to be overlooked Elvis Perkins plays Johnny Brenda’s while Little Joy plays The Khyber. Also Via Audio plays the North Star Bar with Ha Ha Tonka and Johnny Action Figure while Cotton Jones takes on the M Room with The Antlers. Yikes!
mp3: Elizabeth and the Catapult – Taller Children
mp3: Bellman Barker – Two Bees
mp3: Spank Rock – Backyard Betty (Two Fingers Remix)
Photo of Black Lips
Went for Spank Rock…pissed to only hear two or three of his songs, but damn, Ninjasonik is pretty bad ass too