Sofar Sounds: Philadelphia - April '13 - Kingsley Flood / Christopher K.P. Brown / Alright,Junior / September Call-Up - April 6th 2013
Sofar Sounds: Philadelphia - April 6th, 2013
Sofar Sounds: Philadelphia 4-6-2013
Here's the March review Here's the January review
** All photos from Lindsey Borgman**
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For those of you that don't know what Sofar Sounds is here's their story:
"We have created a movement which brings music lovers together in secret living room locations to hear some of the world's most cutting edge artists."
The first month I got involved with Sofar, I was impressed by how exciting things were, how intimate it was. During the second event, it became clear to me that I was not alone in this recognition. Fans were back, previous artists were in attendance, we were all waiting for magic to happen.
The historic 10th show for the Philadelphia team was a culmination of all the great things learned from the previous shows. Even with two returning bands and the showcase itself being at the same West Philly row home that recently hosted the fabulous January show, every step of the night felt new and amazing. "New" was a theme, whether it a new yet to be titled song, new style (Spoken Word) for most fans, or an new artist breaking into Philly from other parts of the country.
SEPTEMBER CALL-UP - Philadelphia, PA
The chaotic buzz from friends and fresh faces arriving was palpable. The din encompassing the space was quickly muted as September Call-Up's Christian Bitto took the floor for a solo set. His quiet Bright Eyes style and humble spirit easily silenced the room.
The emotional, unsettled lyrics gave great counter to the restful acoustic guitar. The hushed tone was a risk, easily taken on the Sofar Sounds crowd. Christian has it down knowing how to draw you in; similar to the first time you'd hear the whispers of Sam Beam vocals on early Iron & Wine.
SEPTEMBER CALL-UP
Christian Bitto - Vocals & Guitar (solo set)
*played without Jesse Gimbel - Drums*
Sofar Sounds: Philadelphia set list 4-6-2013
Track RELEASE
1. 'Your Point of View'* **on upcoming full-length**
2. 'Daylight' The "September Call-Up" EP VIDEO COMING
3. 'Burnt Orange' **on upcoming full-length**
4. 'Next To You' The "September Call-Up" EP
*working title
Be on the lookout this summer for details on the upcoming release and release show(s). According to Christian Bitto, "There's no title as of yet for the album, but we anticipate a release date in June/July. Jesse Gimbel again takes the helm as the recording engineer/producer for the record.
May 09 Bohemian Coffeehouse w/ Jesse Gimbel, Rachel Elise Baltimore, MD
May 11 Taco Hut Headquarter w/ Jesse Gimbel New Haven, CT
May 12 Pete's Candy Store w/ Jesse Gimbel Brooklyn, NY
ALRIGHT, JUNIOR - Philadelphia, PA
After a ten second tune-up, 2/3 of Alright, Junior took up shop on two chairs in the living room. They started off with their most recent single 'How You've Changed Me' before continuing on with a set list on the fly of new material. The powerful acoustic songs were reminiscent of a Chris Cornell from his Radio Stockholm performance. Similarly the duo captured the power and breadth of the full songs while arousing each person in the crowd that Christian Bitto carefully sedated.
ALRIGHT, JUNIOR
Jace Miller - Lead Vocal | Lead Guitar
Greg Jovanovich - Bass
******
Played without Mike Fraclose - Drums | Backing Vocal
Sofar Sounds: Philadelphia set list 4-6-2013
Track RELEASE
1. 'How You've Changed Me' How You’ve Changed Me -single
2. 'Something Strange'* **on upcoming full-length** VIDEO COMING
3. 'Untitled' **on upcoming full-length**
4. 'Untitled' **on upcoming full-length**
*working title
"Keep checking back to http://alrightjunior.com. In LATE APRIL WE BEGIN RECORDING OUR NEW FULL LENGTH LP WITH BOGDAN HERNIK AT STRANGE WEATHER IN BROOKLYN, NY!" Website Facebook
Parx Casino Bensalem, PA Jun 07 Club Risque Philadelphia, PA Club Risque Jun 15
Joe's Pub Phoenixville, PA
Jul 26 Mill Hill Basement Trenton, NJ Aug 17 Theater of the Living Arts Philadelphia, PA
CHRISTOPHER K.P. BROWN - Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia's Spoken Word star, Christopher K.P. Brown brought many in the crowd their first Spoken Word performance. KP was masterful with his prose, bringing the crowd along for conversations with his Grand Mother on 'Whole Foods' and his fellow poets on '(Tell Hip Hop) I still Love H.E.R.'
He summarized full theses worth of thoughts on modern culture, wrapped up neatly in four minute segments. The new 'Death vs. Destiny' succinctly exposed the perspective of a young teenage minority, while taking a Kanye West lyric ("jokes on you we still alive") and transposing it to his conclusion ("the jokes on us we actually made it past 25").
"My best friend Walter got killed my first semester in college, while I was chalking outlines of future papers. His future got outlined in chalk over some papers"
'Death vs. Destiny'
He weaved stories before the poems and inside the poems. Before his final 'Remember Me' Christopher K.P. Brown re-hashed a touching revelation that he started writing the year his mom started showing signs of Alzheimer's, then within the lyrics he spoke of his regret in shrinking away from family while his mother's mental status shrunk away.
CHRISTOPHER K.P. BROWN
Sofar Sounds: Philadelphia set list 4-6-2013
Track RELEASE
1. 'Whole Foods' Since 1984
2. Death vs. Destiny' Since 1984- VIDEO
3. I Still Love H.E.R.' Since 1984
4. 'Remember Me' Dancing With Scars: Vol.1 September 2011
The final stop on the adventure ride that was Sofar Sounds: Philadelphia - April, was Boston band Kingsley Flood. In the midst of their own adventure that, in a few short days, has taken them from the popular 9:30 Club
in DC via a mansion in Maryland to a living room in West Philly. In the next
few months it will also take them to the Sellersville Theater, World Cafe Live - Wilmington and to the illustrious Newport Folk
Festival.
Kingsley Flood pulled out all the stops for this show, getting an extra special long set for the house show. They played a sampling of songs from all three of their albums, including the newly release Battles. The set started off with Naseem Khuri on acoustic guitar capturing the crowd in a moment of "pin-drop quiet" before the band erupted simultaneously after the first verse of 'Wonderland'. Erupted they did with George Hall plugged in, Chris Barrett rocking out on both keyboards and trumpet, Nick Balkin's groovy bass line, Travis Richter letting loose on the drums, and Jenée Morgan on the violin. They even played their token "country song", where Jenée Morgan's violin suddenly became a fiddle.
Sofar Sounds: Philadelphia set list 4-6-2013
Track RELEASE
1. 'Wonderland' Colder Still
2. 'Sun's Gonna Let Me Shine' Battles - VIDEO
3. 'Waiting on the River To Rise' Battles
4. ' Devil's Arms' Dust Windows
5. 'Sigh A While' Battles
6. 'Roll The Dice' Dust Windows
7. 'I Don't Wanna Go Home' Colder Still
8. 'A Little Too Old' Dust Windows
Kingsley Flood
Nick Balkin - Bass
Chris Barrett, Keyboard, Trumpet
George Hall - Electric Guitar
Naseem Khuri - Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Jenée Morgan- Vocals, violin, tenor sax
Travis Richter - Drums
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What Sofar Sounds: Philadelphia was able to pull off was just short of fantastic. Ranging from hushed to rousing with hints of rap and country mixed amongst the rock, folk and spoken word; the variety was tremendous. Excitement for what will come next from these performers is hard to contain. Two acts have new albums released and two currently in the works. All have upcoming release shows.
Excitement also reigns for Sofar Sounds: Philadelphia - May 2013! Sign up for more news!
Sofar Sounds: Philadelphia 4-6-2013 Here's the March review Here's the January review
** All photos from Lindsey Borgman**
http://
For those of you that don't know what Sofar Sounds is here's their story:
"We have created a movement which brings music lovers together in secret living room locations to hear some of the world's most cutting edge artists."
The first month I got involved with Sofar, I was impressed by how exciting things were, how intimate it was. During the second event, it became clear to me that I was not alone in this recognition. Fans were back, previous artists were in attendance, we were all waiting for magic to happen.
The historic 10th show for the Philadelphia team was a culmination of all the great things learned from the previous shows. Even with two returning bands and the showcase itself being at the same West Philly row home that recently hosted the fabulous January show, every step of the night felt new and amazing. "New" was a theme, whether it a new yet to be titled song, new style (Spoken Word) for most fans, or an new artist breaking into Philly from other parts of the country.
SEPTEMBER CALL-UP - Philadelphia, PA
The chaotic buzz from friends and fresh faces arriving was palpable. The din encompassing the space was quickly muted as September Call-Up's Christian Bitto took the floor for a solo set. His quiet Bright Eyes style and humble spirit easily silenced the room.
The emotional, unsettled lyrics gave great counter to the restful acoustic guitar. The hushed tone was a risk, easily taken on the Sofar Sounds crowd. Christian has it down knowing how to draw you in; similar to the first time you'd hear the whispers of Sam Beam vocals on early Iron & Wine.
SEPTEMBER CALL-UP
Christian Bitto - Vocals & Guitar (solo set)
*played without Jesse Gimbel - Drums*
Sofar Sounds: Philadelphia set list 4-6-2013
Track RELEASE
1. 'Your Point of View'* **on upcoming full-length**
2. 'Daylight' The "September Call-Up" EP VIDEO COMING
3. 'Burnt Orange' **on upcoming full-length**
4. 'Next To You' The "September Call-Up" EP
*working title
Be on the lookout this summer for details on the upcoming release and release show(s). According to Christian Bitto, "There's no title as of yet for the album, but we anticipate a release date in June/July. Jesse Gimbel again takes the helm as the recording engineer/producer for the record.
Facebook BandcampMay 08 Hebe music w/ Jesse Gimbel Mt Holly, NJ
May 09 Bohemian Coffeehouse w/ Jesse Gimbel, Rachel Elise Baltimore, MD
May 11 Taco Hut Headquarter w/ Jesse Gimbel New Haven, CT
May 12 Pete's Candy Store w/ Jesse Gimbel Brooklyn, NY
ALRIGHT, JUNIOR - Philadelphia, PA
After a ten second tune-up, 2/3 of Alright, Junior took up shop on two chairs in the living room. They started off with their most recent single 'How You've Changed Me' before continuing on with a set list on the fly of new material. The powerful acoustic songs were reminiscent of a Chris Cornell from his Radio Stockholm performance. Similarly the duo captured the power and breadth of the full songs while arousing each person in the crowd that Christian Bitto carefully sedated. ALRIGHT, JUNIOR
Jace Miller - Lead Vocal | Lead Guitar
Greg Jovanovich - Bass
******
Played without Mike Fraclose - Drums | Backing Vocal
Sofar Sounds: Philadelphia set list 4-6-2013
Track RELEASE
1. 'How You've Changed Me' How You’ve Changed Me -single
2. 'Something Strange'* **on upcoming full-length** VIDEO COMING
3. 'Untitled' **on upcoming full-length**
4. 'Untitled' **on upcoming full-length**
*working title
"Keep checking back to http://alrightjunior.com. In LATE APRIL WE BEGIN RECORDING OUR NEW FULL LENGTH LP WITH BOGDAN HERNIK AT STRANGE WEATHER IN BROOKLYN, NY!" Website Facebook
May 31 Full Cup Staten Island, NY
Jun 02
Parx Casino Bensalem, PA Jun 07 Club Risque Philadelphia, PA Club Risque Jun 15
Joe's Pub Phoenixville, PA
Jul 26 Mill Hill Basement Trenton, NJ Aug 17 Theater of the Living Arts Philadelphia, PA
CHRISTOPHER K.P. BROWN - Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia's Spoken Word star, Christopher K.P. Brown brought many in the crowd their first Spoken Word performance. KP was masterful with his prose, bringing the crowd along for conversations with his Grand Mother on 'Whole Foods' and his fellow poets on '(Tell Hip Hop) I still Love H.E.R.'He summarized full theses worth of thoughts on modern culture, wrapped up neatly in four minute segments. The new 'Death vs. Destiny' succinctly exposed the perspective of a young teenage minority, while taking a Kanye West lyric ("jokes on you we still alive") and transposing it to his conclusion ("the jokes on us we actually made it past 25").
"My best friend Walter got killed my first semester in college, while I was chalking outlines of future papers. His future got outlined in chalk over some papers"
'Death vs. Destiny'
He weaved stories before the poems and inside the poems. Before his final 'Remember Me' Christopher K.P. Brown re-hashed a touching revelation that he started writing the year his mom started showing signs of Alzheimer's, then within the lyrics he spoke of his regret in shrinking away from family while his mother's mental status shrunk away.
CHRISTOPHER K.P. BROWN
Sofar Sounds: Philadelphia set list 4-6-2013
Track RELEASE
1. 'Whole Foods' Since 1984
2. Death vs. Destiny' Since 1984- VIDEO
3. I Still Love H.E.R.' Since 1984
4. 'Remember Me' Dancing With Scars: Vol.1 September 2011
K.P. BROWN Website Upcoming Events Get the album: "Since 1984"
Kingsley Flood - Boston, MA
Kingsley Flood pulled out all the stops for this show, getting an extra special long set for the house show. They played a sampling of songs from all three of their albums, including the newly release Battles. The set started off with Naseem Khuri on acoustic guitar capturing the crowd in a moment of "pin-drop quiet" before the band erupted simultaneously after the first verse of 'Wonderland'. Erupted they did with George Hall plugged in, Chris Barrett rocking out on both keyboards and trumpet, Nick Balkin's groovy bass line, Travis Richter letting loose on the drums, and Jenée Morgan on the violin. They even played their token "country song", where Jenée Morgan's violin suddenly became a fiddle.
Sofar Sounds: Philadelphia set list 4-6-2013
Track RELEASE
1. 'Wonderland' Colder Still
2. 'Sun's Gonna Let Me Shine' Battles - VIDEO
3. 'Waiting on the River To Rise' Battles
4. ' Devil's Arms' Dust Windows
5. 'Sigh A While' Battles
6. 'Roll The Dice' Dust Windows
7. 'I Don't Wanna Go Home' Colder Still
8. 'A Little Too Old' Dust Windows
Kingsley Flood
Nick Balkin - Bass
Chris Barrett, Keyboard, Trumpet
George Hall - Electric Guitar
Naseem Khuri - Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Jenée Morgan- Vocals, violin, tenor sax
Travis Richter - Drums
KINGSLEY FLOODWebsite
What Sofar Sounds: Philadelphia was able to pull off was just short of fantastic. Ranging from hushed to rousing with hints of rap and country mixed amongst the rock, folk and spoken word; the variety was tremendous. Excitement for what will come next from these performers is hard to contain. Two acts have new albums released and two currently in the works. All have upcoming release shows.
Excitement also reigns for Sofar Sounds: Philadelphia - May 2013! Sign up for more news!
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