Gender Work
Weekend Warrior - May 3 - 5

If you are looking to efficiently max out your support of local music this weekend, then you definitely want to hit the 3rd annual Good How Are You Fest. Brought to us by Good How Are You Records and Paper Scissors Media, the two-day event will be kicking things off this afternoon at its de facto homebase, South Philly’s Tralfamadore, where Philly acts such as Gender Work and Yeenar will be getting folks warmed up for the stacked Day 2 festivities. On Saturday at Pleasure Mountain Ballroom, you might notice some familiar names on the billing from this corner of The Deli. There will be past Record of the Month recipients Curtis Cooper, Secret Nudist Friends, and Blushed, alongside former Featured Artist(s) Poll nominees and winners Kelsey Cork & The Swigs, Puppy Angst, and Busy Bee Project, so it should be easy to see why we think this is the place where you need to be this weekend. Because you surely deserve a bit of pleasure in your life! – H.M. Kauffman
More places where you can support local music this weekend…
Pleasure Mountain Ballroom (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SAT Good How Are You Fest: Curtis Cooper, Trash Boy, Secret Nudist Friends, Blushed, Kelsey Cork & The Swigs, Puppy Angst, Busy Bee Project, Too DoGs
Tralfamadore (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI Good How Are You Fest: Gender Work, Elaine Rasnake, Overwinter, yeenar, Broke Body, BB GUNS, Elissa Janelle Velveteen, Rebecca Zimmerman
Johnny Brenda’s (1201 N. Frankford Ave.) FRI Oldermost, SAT Don McCloskey
Boot & Saddle (1131 S. Broad St.) SAT Cypher Clique
Kung Fu Necktie (1250 N. Front St.) FRI Nematode/DJ Deejay, SAT Something Like a Monument
The Fillmore Philadelphia (1100 Canal St.) SUN Naeem
World Café Live (3025 Walnut St.) FRI (Upstairs) Alex Shaw, SUN (Upstairs) Grace Vonderkuhn/(Downstairs) Ruder Than You, Catbite
The Fire (412 W. Girard Ave.) FRI Youthfool, SAT Black Cat Habitat, Sharon Lia Band, Steady State, 100 Men On Mars, SUN Twice Brothers, Rowhome
MilkBoy Philly (1100 Chestnut St.) FRI Creem Circus, SAT Dave Patten, Psychic Agency, Aaron Parnell Brown
Ortlieb’s Lounge (847 N. 3rd St.) FRI Line Leader, The Bigness, Rare Spirits, SAT I Think Like Midnight/MCA Day: Stop Not Playin
The Barbary (951 Frankford Ave.) FRI Felipe Pupo, Shane Reimer, Family Friend, Egocentric Plastic Men, Vassal, SAT Kissing The Klepto, Twin Beds, Bored As Hell
Bourbon & Branch (705 N. 2nd St.) FRI Johanna Baumann, SAT Delmont (EP Release), Stealing From Thieves, Goodthief
Silk City (435 Spring Garden St.) SUN Omni MC, Teef and E1 Beats present: Da Vida, Kahlil Ali
Fergie’s (1214 Sansom St.) SAT Paul Green Punk Rock Brunch, SUN Rusty Cadillac
Voltage Lounge (421 N. 7th St.) FRI All That 90s Party
Frankie Bradley’s (1320 Chancellor St.) FRI Cabaret Sauvignon/DJ Chris Urban, SAT Philadelphia Burlesque Academy Student Showcase/Ed Christof, SUN Honeygasm
Century (1350 S. 29th St.) FRI E.D.S., The Stutter, SAT Ritual Earth, Space Caravan, Bear/moth
The Grape Room (105 Grape St.) FRI Presidential Top Knot, Knightlife, The Missing Frets, The Jumping Juvies, SAT SomaRai, Slophouse, Dead in Dog Years, Little War
Ardmore Music Hall (23 E. Lancaster Ave.) SUN Under The Oak
Everybody Hits (529 W. Girard Ave.) FRI Caracara (EP Release Show), Cave People (Solo)
The Pharmacy (1300 S. 18th St.) SAT Bree and the Reeds, Sophie Coran/Humilitarian
Warehouse on Watts (923 N. Watts St.) FRI Astro 8000, 1-800 Happy Hour, DJ Kenny Dollaz
The Music Ward (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI Gnarbot, Medusa's Disco, Miss Cantaloupe
Cousin Danny’s (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI Downtrodder (Last Show), Demodex
Truck (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SAT Tombo Crush
Free Candy (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more infor.) FRI Slenko & McKeys, Kyle Press, Guitars and Drums
Weekend Warrior, November 23 - 25

World Cafe Live will be showcasing a trio of local talents tonight. Clarity of thought arrives via youth as Masie Blu hits the stage. Blu blends soulful vocals, while also injecting a poetic, spoken-word approach. An unwavering confidence and wisdom shine throughout her music, providing a reassuring stability that cultivates a peaceful, motivating atmosphere. When paired with an array of refreshing, liquidy grooves, the power of those words/mantras is unlocked. This evening’s billing will be fortified by the genre-melding electro-experimentations of Kilamanzego, whom continuously creates an imaginative landscape, weaving a seamless quilt of sound that simultaneously celebrates the details and transitions. The silky, synthpop exploits of Gender Work comfortably complete this lineup, sharpening the mind whilst providing the body a vehicle or catalyst to let loose and get down. – Michael Colavita
Other places to chill this Thanksgiving weekend…
World Café Live (3025 Walnut St.) FRI ( Upstairs) Masie Blu, Kilamanzego, Gender Work, SAT (Downstairs) Beru Revue
Johnny Brenda’s (1201 N. Frankford Ave.) FRI Octave Cat, Wax Future, SAT Killiam Shakespeare, Bilal, DJ Aktive, SUN Michael Stasis
Boot & Saddle (1131 S. Broad St.) SAT Lower Wolves, Gigantic
Kung Fu Necktie (1250 N. Front St.) FRI ZekeUltra, Hello Jordan, Pastel Williams/DJSC, SAT Squawk Brothers, Spelling Reform/Fame Lust: HomeGirl, SUN Riverside Odds, The Bad Ups, Roadkiller
Underground Arts (1200 Callowhill St.) FRI A Philadelphia Tribute to The Last Waltz 2018: A Benefit For Philadelphia School Music Programs
Union Transfer (1026 Spring Garden St,) FRI DJ Mighty Mike Saga, SAT The Menzingers
The Trocadero (1003 Arch St.) SAT Alcyon Lake
TLA (334 South St.) SUN Frost Giant
The Fillmore Philadelphia (1100 Canal St.) SAT So Far Gone: Dirty South Joe, Magglezzz, SUN Sy Mosquiat
The Foundry (1000 Frankford Ave.) FRI LiMM, NxG, SAT Kur, Lil Na, LHU Chainz
The Fire (412 W. Girard Ave.) SAT Jamie and the Guarded Heart, Moment To Capitalize, Qwirk, Dune Puma/Glassgrade, Rally, Old Head
MilkBoy Philly (1100 Chestnut St.) FRI Max Swan, My Funky Brethren, Taylor Kelly, SAT Afterimage, All Good People
Ortlieb’s Lounge (847 N. 3rd St.) SAT Liam and Me, SUN Yankee Bluff, Los Ricos
Silk City (435 Spring Garden St.) FRI DJ Aktive, SAT DJ Deejay
Fergie’s (1214 Sansom St.) SAT Mighty Joe Castro and the Gravamen, Three Chord Money, SUN Rusty Cadillac
Connie’s Ric Rac (1132 S. 9th St) FRI The Brown Stripes (Ween Tribute), SAT Corfu, Space Kamp
Frankie Bradley’s (1320 Chancellor St.) FRI DJ Chris Urban, SAT DJ Brian Toll
The Tusk (430 South St.) SAT Overcoming Gravity, The Good Mess
Century (1350 S 29th St.) FRI Chalk & The Beige Americans
The Grape Room (105 Grape St.) FRI Sage Turtle, El Dwellers, SAT Expansion Project
Bourbon & Branch (705 N. 2nd St.) FRI Ill Fated Natives, OOLALA, SAT Andorra (Beard Oil Launch), Leo Moon, Summer Scouts, Evergo
Ardmore Music Hall (23 E. Lancaster Ave.) FRI The Quixote Project, SAT Huffamoose, Cookie Rabinowitz, SUN Swwik, Heaven Man, Bird Watcher, Souls On Fire, Dylan Hepner
The Maas Building (1325 N. Randolph St.) SUN Julia Rainer
Everybody Hits (529 W. Girard Ave.) FRI Dark Thoughts, E.D.S.
The Pharmacy (1300 S. 18th St.) FRI Lil Bøyband, Lil Grime, SAT Apollo Oko, Juanny Makk, Eddie Madrid
Creep Records (1050 N. Hancock St.) FRI Paul Green Academy
New Track: "Summer Rain" - Gender Work & Murayama

Hovering on the threshold of a refreshing, meditative state and the sadness brought on by internal/external crisis, “Summer Rain,” the collaborative single from Gender Work & Murayama, hits complex notes. There’s a sense of destruction, which attaches itself to the intense storm of drums, while the flute, synth, and vocals softly unite in the cleansing opportunity for a fresh start. Gender Work will be performing this evening at Kung Fu Necktie, with Ships In The Night, Overwinter, and Ethan Lipscomb. (Photo by Yassine Boundouq)
New Gender Work LP Available for Streaming & Purchase

Gender Work recently released Disruption, a full-length series of synth-pop that could (at least temporarily) relax the tensions caused by the daily news cycle. In its place, warm vapors of keys, mingling with decisive backbeats, uncoil the body, breathing in a refreshing atmosphere. Gender Work is penciled into the lineup at South Philly's Tralfamadore on Thursday, August 24, with Slow Clover, Missangelbird, and Busy Bee. (Photo by Sam Hollander)