August 31, 2010 9 P.M. $7 , $5 with Student ID or RSVP West Philadelphia – Where Live Music Will Once Again Inspire Philadelphia, PA – When you mix a four piece band of studio/touring musicians, a witty and brotherly loved host, and the hottest new 600 person venue, you get – Pirate Radio Live (PRL).   PRL is a weekly live music night, making its debut Tuesday, July 27th, for music lovers that want to drink good beer, enjoy uncommon, but reasonably priced food and hear fresh,... 

Online Ticketing for Donna Jean Godchaux Band- Wednesday 8/18 powered by Eventbrite Wednesday, August 18 9 P.M. $ 9 adv/ $12 day Donna Jean Godchaux Band w/ Jeff Matson Supported by Bohemian Sunrise, Broad St. Blues Born in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, Donna Jean Thatcher (vocals) sang at both Muscle Shoals Sound Studios and Fame Studios, home of the legendary “Muscle Shoals Sound,” on records like Elvis Presley’s “Suspicious Minds,” Percy Sledge’s “When a Man Loves a Woman,” and Boz... 

Friday, August 20 9 p.m.  $5 Sarin McHugh and the Everymen “This lowest-fi garage punk is less about what they say versus what they mean—and that comes right through. Sort-of. Well, if they mean that hardcore playing is fun—that does come through in droves.” – Metromix “Takes the ethos of the Reigning Sound’s “Too Much Guitar” and runs with it.  A pretty serious head turner on every level.” – Dave (not really press, but a fun quote nonetheless) Check... 

Saturday, August 21 9pm, $5 E-Funk E-FUNK was born out of the house parties of Philadelphia. Mark Watson and Steve Urban first jammed together in December 2008 during a Holiday Party in West Philly. Early the following year Mark asked Urban if he would play guitar for him because he wanted to form a band. Mark also said that he jammed alot with his friend, Tom Nelson, and he would be down to play bass. It was that simple! It was meant to be! E-FUNK performed it’s first show as a trio on April... 

Friday, August 27 9 p.m.  $5 Philadelphia Slick As a hip hop band, Philadelphia Slick feels obligated to keep their ears tuned into everything. They cherish rap music because of its ability to cut across styles, tying differences together with drum loops, bass lines, and poetry. Funk, Soul, and Jazz were starting points, but the group has since branched out to incorporate classical, tango, techno, and other genres into their music. What results is a sound that is “both retro and futuristic... 

Saturday, August 28 9 p.m.   $7 Exit Clov Exit Clov is a band from Washington, D.C. We write songs inspired by the madness of our city. Tunes of resistance, ennui and societal idiocy — music for 21st century kids. Our name, a tribute to Samuel’s Beckett’s “Endgame,” is both a call to arms and a personal manifesto. We share a wide range of influences from Blondie to Bartok but most of all we love a good hook. Consider our choruses a respite from the soundbite... 

Wednesday, September 1 8 p.m.   $7 Paper Cat Paper Cat is the latest project from local musicians and brother/sister team of Eric and Julie Slick.  This psychedelic/progressive/aggressive instrumental project with Brooklyn based guitarist Robbie “Seahag” Mangano (Of Project/Object and The Grandmothers) have released one  album, “Live at John & Peter’s 7.16.09”  Julie Slick began playing bass at eleven  and is a notable alumni of Paul Green’s School of Rock.  After graduating... 

Online Ticketing for Akron/Family with Sleepy Sun at The Blockley 9/7 powered by Eventbrite Event Registration Online for Akron/Family with Sleepy Sun at The Blockley 9/7 powered by Eventbrite Tuesday, September 7 Akron/Family, Sleepy Sun, The Love Club 9pm, $10 advance / $13 day of show Akron/Family Opening with a groove unlike anything Akron/Family have ever laid to tape, the first track on Set ‘Em Wild, Set ‘Em Free kicks off a new chapter for the band. The percussive thunder... 

Online event registration for UK Legends- The Alarm- reunite and come to The Blockley powered by Eventbrite Friday, September 10 $16 advance / $20 day of show The beginnings of The Alarm are rooted in the punk rock soundclash of 1977 when an impressionable Mike Peters began writing three minute blasts of electric noise on a beat up white guitar. The energy of the times has sustained Mike Peters ever since. Formed by Mike Peters in 1981, the early Alarm sound featured a daring mix of amped up... 

Online Ticketing for Danny Bedrosian’s (P-Funk) Secret Army w/ Dirk Quinn Band powered by Eventbrite Wednesday, September 15 Secret Army(feat. members of P-Funk) Dirk Quinn Band 9pm, $7 advance, $10 at the door Secret Army Photo by Lisa Bedrosian SECRET ARMY is the brainchild of PFunk Keyboardist Danny Bedrosian, who fronts the band that features Pfunk/original Headhunters guitarist Dewayne Blackbyrd Mcknight, and Pfunk Bassist Lige Curry, P-Funk Drummer Rico Lewis, German-born, Boston based... 

Friday, September 17 10 P.M. $5 Splintered Sunlight Splintered Sunlight formed in 1992. Splintered quickly became the most popular Grateful Dead Tribute band in the Philadelphia area gaining praise from Dead Heads and Non Heads alike. Since that time, Splintered Sunlight has become a permanent fixture for music in the Mid Atlantic region, recently celebrating their tenth year of performances at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ by headlining two weekend shows at that legendary venue. The band has... 

Saturday, September 18 9 p.m. $7 advance / $10 at the door Simple A Live Phish tribute… Check out more at: http://www.myspace.com/simplephish Cabin Dogs With two dogs, an eight track recorder and a book of old murder ballads, Rich and Rob Kwait would start their musical journey. Visiting mountain cabins from Vermont to Tennessee and listening to the country blues, the Philadelphia-based twin brothers would soon begin crafting songs of their own and bring them back to Philadelphia to... 

http://www.phillyfmfest.com/ Philadelphia Film and Music Festival …at The Blockley September 23 – September 26 THE PHILADELPHIA FILM AND MUSIC FESTIVAL or “PHILLY F/M” for short) is a four-day festival taking place at over 30 music and film venues, with free outdoor stages, day parties and a record fair. Philly F/M will take place on Thursday, Sept 23 – Sunday, Sept 26th, 2010 and will feature a wide variety of regional, national and international musicians and... 

Wednesday, September 22 9 p.m.   $7 Dive No strangers to the music scene of South New Jersey and Philadelphia, DIVE is a straightforward band of aggressive and melodic rock that compares to the sounds of Three Days Grace, Hoobastank and Fuel. DIVE formed back in 2004, taking time to create and focus their sound while playing local club and bar gigs around their hometowns. In 2007, “The Truth About Us” was self-released and eventually gained widespread attention for this dynamic band. DIVE’s... 

Friday, October 1 WXPN Presents The Blue Method 9 p.m.  $9 advance / $12 at the door The story of The Blue Method is a story defined by two words; perseverance and determination. The band was formed in 2001 by founding members Michael Patriarca (guitar) and Tom Long (saxophone). Both were left picking up the pieces from the sudden and tragic death of their long time friend and former lead singer, Sean Gatson. With one album and a slew of gigs under their belt, the two men began to assemble... 

Friday, October 8 8 p.m.  $7 advance / $10 at the door Dukes of Destiny The History of the Dukes… as told by Jonh Colgan- Davis It was a rambling three story house on the edge of the woods in Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park.  The year was 1984 and four young musicians lived in that house, spending hour upon hour jamming on old blues songs. They decided to take the act out as The Dukes of Destiny, a name they got from a matchbook cover urging the reader to “Be the Captain of Your Own Destiny.”...