The Districts
Weekend Warrior, November 6 - 8
There is a certain charm to watching a local band rise through the music industry and claim their visibility in a more macro cultural lens. Living in Philadelphia, we have been lucky to get to enjoy this process again and again the past few years. One of the more recent Philly exports and former Deli Philly Artist of the Year is The Districts. The quartet makes accessible indie rock of the highest quality, infused with blues, Americana and folk elements, punctuated by lyrics dripping with emotional resonance. The Districts have both an instrumental and lyrical maturity, resembling a more composed, introspective Twin Peaks. The former Lititz, PA natives are headlining the E Factory this evening, and the sweet bill will be rounded out by Lady Lamb, a rocker version of Fiona Apple with haunting vocalization, and local indie-rock favorites, Purples. Electric Factory, 421 N. 7th St., 8:30pm, $20-$25, All Ages (Photo by Caitlin McCann) - Blake Oetting
More places to catch rising Philly acts this weekend…
Johnny Brenda’s (1201 N. Frankford Ave.) FRI Cold Fronts
The Boot & Saddle (1131 S. Broad St.) FRI The Chip Breakers, SAT Die Choking (Record Release), Surgeon
Kung Fu Necktie (1250 N. Front St.) FRI Fell Into Yesterday/L.A.W., Merring/Flufftronix, Trey Frey, BLVCKOUT, SAT Museyroom, Booze Radly/Straw Hats/Ancient Creature, SUN In The Pines, Northern Lakes, Explorers
PhilaMOCA (531 N. 12th St.) SAT St. James & The Apostles, LeBon LeBon
Bourbon and Branch (705 N. 2nd St.) FRI 215 Fest: I Think Like Midnight, SAT Dani Mari, Cardinal Arms, Sympathy & the Lion, Nathan Earl and Rachel Joy
Underground Arts (1200 Callowhill St.) FRI Crypt Sermon, SAT Old Soul Revival
Electric Factory (421 N. 7th St.) FRI The Districts, Purples, SAT Wyllys
World Café Live (3025 Walnut St.) FRI (Upstairs) Aaron Parnell Brown, SAT (Upstairs) Minas Presents "Jobim, His Legacy in Unforgettable Songs”
The Fire (412 W. Girard Ave.) FRI Stepping Razor, The Workhorse III, The End, Riverside Odds, SAT Frank Porter, SJW Bush, Lainey Quinn/ Howling Fantods, Doug Wartman, SUN The Absolute Sky, Gladys the Gardener, Line Leader
MilkBoy Philly (1100 Chestnut St.) FRI The Yetis, The Sixties, SAT Carsie Blanton, Courtlyn Carr
Ortlieb’s Lounge (847 N. 3rd St) SAT Creem Circus, The Thirteen
Silk City (435 Spring Garden St.) FRI DJ Dav, Reed Streets, DJ Deejay, SUN DJ Skeme Richards
Fergie’s (1214 Sansom St.) FRI No 2 Unalike, SAT No 2 Unalike, SUN No 2 Unalike
Tin Angel (20 S. 2nd St.) FRI Loretta Allen, Julia Levitina, Clara Bell
Connie’s Ric Rac (1132 S. 9th St) FRI Alright Junior, Secret Nudist Friends, Audio Impulse, Resilient, Jay Skull In Spades, SAT Visoon, Prima Donna
Frankie Bradley’s (1320 Chancellor St.) FRI Franky’s Foxes, SAT Rich Medina
The Foundry (1100 Canal St.) FRI Tweed, SUN Questlove
The Grape Room (105 Grape St) FRI Ridge Summit, Wolf Accent, Maitland, SAT Jean Claude's Damn Van, Tony DeSimone & The River Mercy
Ardmore Music Hall (23 E. Lancaster Ave.) SAT Mason Porter
The Rotunda (4014 Walnut St.) SAT Fuck SS, Christopher Walking, Soul Glo
Wolf Cycles (4311 Lancaster Ave.) FRI Littler, Hurry
The Pharmacy (1300/02 S. 18th St.) FRI Humanshapes, Grower
W/N W/N Café (931 Spring Garden St.) SUN Moon Bounce
The Brig (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SUN Jank, Tombo Crush, Howlish, Coping Skills, Anna Ladd
The Petting Zoo (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SUN Palm, Ghost Dads, Neolibz
The Nest (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SAT Skinny Dip, Fine By Me, Jordyn Lyric
The Sound Hole (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SAT R.R. Perkins, Alex Walcroft
Nico Nico Mansion (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI Pet, Old Maybe, Avirgin, Rugs, Buster
First Shot House (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI Ronnie Vega, Cornelius the Third, Bryant Eugene Vazquez, King Ani Mal, Ialive, Shy Boyz
The Green Ray (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI Mannequin Pussy, The Chelsea Kills, Blood Sound
Lava Space (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SAT Mischief Brew, Flag of Democracy
Mantua Yacht Club (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SAT Spill, RFA, Broken Beak
Venue Boy (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SAT Blue Smiley, Joy Again
Second Empire (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI Dark Thoughts, Ruby Buff, Teenage Chainsaw
The Shred Shed (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI Drones For Queens, Coastal Plain
Cha-Cha’Razzi (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI Faking, Hells, Dull Knives, Problems
Weekend Warrior, June 5 - 7
Nepal was overtaken by a horrendous earthquake this past April that took nearly 9,000 lives while leaving more than 23,000 injured. This Saturday night at PhilaMOCA, R5 Productions will be holding a benefit concert with all proceeds going to Thrangu Rinpoche’s School for Himalayan Children, which offers housing, education, medical and dental care to the Nepalese mountain children. Headlining the evening will be exuberant folk rockers The Districts, who will be supported by folk crooner Thom McCarthy. Also added to the bill are the poetic pop stylings of Kississippi. The duo of Zoë Reynolds and Colin James Kupson (ex-Cyberbully Mom Club) has absolutely stolen my heart of late so definitely don’t sleep on them! PhilaMOCA, 531 N. 12th St., 8pm, $15 (Sold Out), All Ages - H.M. Kauffman
More places to get your music fix this weekend…
Johnny Brenda’s (1201 N. Frankford Ave.) FRI CRUISR, Tutlie, Suburban Living, SAT Ross Bellenoit (Record Release), Madalean Gauze, Morgan Pinkstone, SUN Nothing
The Boot & Saddle (1131 S. Broad St.) FRI The Silence Kit, SAT Lou
Kung Fu Necktie (1250 N. Front St.) FRI Night Windows, Pilkington, The Deadeyes/Howlish/DJ Lil’ Dave, SAT The Great Vibration/Line Leader, Tangiers/Sean Hearn, Jesse Tyler, SUN Weekender, Dulis/Science Club, Scatterbrain, Welter
Underground Arts (1200 Callowhill St.) FRI Nothing To Hide, SAT Mo Lowda & The Humble, Flightschool, Family Vacation
Bourbon and Branch (705 N. 2nd St.) FRI Tango Leopard, Fake Boyfriend, Lady Parts (EP Release), SAT Space Drugs, Clementine
The Trocadero (1003 Arch St.) SAT Ashes of Our Sins, Salem Outlaws, Archangel, Open Wide, The Sky
TLA (334 South St.) FRI Lil Dicky, Eddie Madrid, Squid & Schill, SAT Beanie Sigel
World Café Live (3025 Walnut St.) FRI (Upstairs) Mason Porter (Album Release), Tin Bird Choir/(Downstairs) Start Making Sense: Talking Heads Tribute, Hmfo: A Hall and Oates Tribute, SAT (Upstairs) An Honest Year
The Fire (412 W. Girard Ave.) FRI Mimos, Pompton Lakes, Anjuli Josephine, Baker Man, SUN Caroline Reese, Flounder Warehouse
MilkBoy Philly (1100 Chestnut St.)FRI Thee Idea Men, Cold Roses, SAT 1FM (EP Release), Skyline The City, Danger Club
Ortlieb’s Lounge (847 N. 3rd St.) FRI Voltheque, The Original Crooks and Nannies, Mr. Sampson
North Star Bar (2639 Poplar St.) FRI Those People, The Wayside Shakeup, Post War Dream, SAT Flux Capacitor, The Royal Noise, Catallus
Silk City (435 Spring Garden St.) FR DJ Dav, Reed Streets, SAT DJ Deejay
Tin Angel (20 S. 2nd St.) FRI Hezekiah Jones
Fergie’s (1214 Sansom St.) FRI Hired Guns Blues Band, SAT Midwestern Exposure, Man About A Horse, Heavy Blonde, SUN Rusty Cadillac
The Legendary Dobbs (304 South St) FRI Supreem Da Rezarekta, Supreem And The New Experience, Whitney Peyton, Big Tal & Kastilano/The Black Moons, Heavy Harold, Boy Wonder, SAT (1pm) Hellrad, Cadaveric Spasm, Doom Whore/(7:30 pm) Peace With Doubt/Skeleton Hands, Seeds of Perdition, Suicide Conspiracy, 2Fclub
Connie’s Ric Rac (1132 S. 9th St) FRI Kings & Comrades, Paul Kurrey, SAT Mesa Jane, Lapses
Voltage Lounge (421 N. 7th St.) FRI Ill Dill Tha Vill, Pedro Fresco, SAT Jahlil Beats
Morgan’s Pier (221 N. Columbus Boulevard) FRI DJ Beatstreet, SAT Mr. Sonny James, SUN (2pm) percussionist Josh Robinson/(9:30pm) DJ Royale
Frankie Bradley’s (1320 Chancellor St.) FRI Philly Madison, You Do You
The Pharmacy (1300/02 S. 18th St.) FRI Darko the Super, 185668232, Visitor 10/Freddy Pompeii, Terrell Atrophy
Millcreek Tavern (4200 Chester Ave.) FRI Pushin’ It 2 the Limit, No, Easy Creatures, Goddamnit
The Grape Room (105 Grape St) FRI Sheep, Natalie Chapkis, SAT The Subtractive, American Dinosaur, Hopscotch Jefferson, Wolf Accent, SUN Duke Brothers
Vox Populi (319 N. 11th St.) SAT Silverton, Diane Foglizzo, Papi León
Eris Temple Arts (602 S. 52nd St.) FRI Whoopsy Daisy, Bathassaults
Black Vulture Gallery (208 E. Girard Ave.) FRI Faking
LAVA Space (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI Dying, Die Choking, SUN Scraaatch Shakai Mondai, Moor Mother Goddess with Abdul Kadir, Magus Monk
The Mitten (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI Bore War, No Other
Great Indoors (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SAT Socialite, The Guests, Telepathic
Hong Kong Garden (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI Mercury Milk, Friendship Horace Mann
Kat Frat (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI Free Cake For Every Creature
A House Named Virtue (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SAT Shakai Mondai, Droid Daughter
New Video: "Bold" (Live - Acoustic) - The Districts
Check out this beautiful, acoutsic rendition of "Bold" performed by The Districts frontman Rob Grote! While at this year's Hangout Music Festival in Gulf Shore, AL, he stopped by the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus to do a recording of the song off the band's latest LP, A Flourish and a Spoil. The Districts will be getting a lot of new stamps on their passports this summer, touching down in Europe, Asia and Australia, but first, they'll be headlining an intimate benefit show for Thrangu Rinpoche’s School for Himalayan Children this Saturday, June 6 at PhilaMOCA.
New Video: Out Of Town Films Pop-up Show - The Districts
The Districts recently performed an intimate pop-up show at Out Of Town Films headquarters to roughly 50 onlookers. This video captures the 3 songs performed as part of full set that evening which included “Hounds,” “Heavy Begs,” and “Bold” - all found on A Flourish and a Spoil. The band, which is currently in the midst of a European tour, consistently pushes the threshold between unveiled, up-close honesty and hard-driving rockers, working that seesaw game of highs and lows.
New Video: "Live In Philadelphia" (Out Of Town Films/Fat Possum) - The Districts
The Districts performed a "secret" show last December, under their alias Eight Legged Prawn, opening for mewithoutYou, who were also billed as Thy Foes Profanely Rage. Out Of Town Films was there to capture the rambuctious four-piece's set with permission from the group's record label Fat Possum. The video consists of live performances of the songs "4th and Roebling," Heavy Begs," "Chlorine," "Suburban Smell," and "Peaches." The band is currently touring the U.S., and will be heading over to Europe next month.