Parenthetical Girls//Puritanically Yours

It's Northside Week!
Northside Week: What does that mean?

Saturday's Northside events are filled with friends and indie rock. Oh, yes.

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2:00 PM
The Senors of Marseille @ Glasslands
DMoM: 3

TSoM serve up cute pop songs. Stick around for the interesting sounds of DC's True Womanhood at 6.


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4:00 PM
She Keeps Bees @ Matchless
DMoM: 7

She Keeps Bees kill it with their perfectly paired-down sound. They're also super sweet kids.
OSS posts about She Keeps Bees.


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8:00 PM
Grandchildren @ Berry Park
DMoM: 7

Once I played a show with Grandchildren in an overgrown Philadelphia backyard, with the sun streaming down and PBRs in cans flowing freely. I challenge you to recreate my near perfect experience here, although you'll probably have to pay for the PBRs. Sorry.
OSS posts about Grandchildren.


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11:00 PM
Parenthetical Girls @ Coco 66
DMoM: 6

I fell in love with these guys from their song on the Bro Zone comp (which I have lost--why!?). I hear their live show is...dramatic...which you can imagine from the mp3 below.


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11:30 PM
Memory Tapes @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
DMoM: 7

Chillwave darlings Memory Tapes will make you feel blissed the fuck out.


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1:30 AM
The Beets @ Knitting Factory
DMoM: 4

Everybody here in NYC loves The Beets and it's easy to see why. Solid garagey fun.



Puritanically Yours.mp3

More about Parenthetical Girls.



OSS has a Northside Showcase!

Grandchildren//Cold Warrior

Danger! Danger! Local Music Friday!
Tell me...what is this Local Music Fridays?

Like yesterday's feature Jill Scott, this band is also from Philly. I first met Roman Salcic after he (and Emily) helped us play a show at Danger! Danger! Gallery. Later, we got to play with his band, Grandchildren, at The Mitten as part of a big outdoor music fest.

These guys are super talented and totally nice. Their music is extremely forward-thinking and hard to categorize, but fans of Animal Collective will most likely find something to love here. There's lots of texture, but also plenty of melody.

Also, my friend Matt, who used to live in Philly, showed up to our Chicago show wearing a Grandchildren tee shirt. I felt extremely jealous of his stylish attire.



Cold Warrior.mp3

Grandchildren plays Quiet Color's "Anti-CMJ Showcase presented by Fruitsential" show on 10/23. Looks like they also have an actual CMJ show at Le Poisson Rogue too. Maybe I can pick up a shirt at one of these?