#philly shows

[pyre-nj]

Our next shows thru April :3 May shows will be announced sometime next month

3.30 - Zembo Temple of Skate PHL with Costanza, Skullpresser, Fear Not Ourselves Alone and Ultra Deluxe

4.6 - Gold Sounds BK with Strega Nona, Trophy Hunt, Closer and Infant Island

4.12 - Kensington Palace PHL with In Jest, Leonardo Decapitated and Kicked In The Head By A Horse

See yall there :3

#pyre #screamo #pyre screamo #skramz #philly #philly shows #screamo shows #brooklyn

[pleasantmag]

Interview: Q&A with Slo TV

Photo by Rosie Simmons

Philadelphia’s Slo TV are gearing up to release their debut album, Incomplete Structures, which was produced and recorded at True Level Studio by Tom Conran and Holly Smith. Additional recording was done at Sound Acres Studio by Conran. Guest vocals on this album feature True Level Studio owners Casey Cavaliere (The Wonder Years) and Adam Ackerman (Honeyjar). We caught up with Tom Conran for a Q&A session to talk about the band, the release, and their future plans! Check out the interview below and don’t forget to check out Incomplete Structures, due out May 6, 2022. Pre-order it here! 

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Pleasant Mag: Thank you for being here to talk with us today. We’re so excited to interview y’all. So tell us, where did your band name come from & how did your band form?

Tom Conran: Working as a producer the past few years, I started experimenting with recording and mixing techniques as a sort of release or escape just trying to detach from the stress of life and make something.  When it got to a point that I wanted to realize some of this stuff I just started fully recording tracks before even deciding they would have lyrics.  It went from a few songs to an album quickly and I went to some friends for help.

I had been thinking about slow tv(marathon style broadcasting) as a format and idea during this time and it was the only name that felt right. We wanted to play with the contradiction of media and nature, another escape and influence for us.  

PM: What was the process like bringing on UnWoven’s Charlie Singer, CaraCara/Steady Hands’, George Legatos, & Darla’s Brendan Monohan?

TC: When I was writing the tracks I knew i wanted Charlie to record drums so when he was down to join the band I was stoked. He beats the living shit out of the drums and it really comes through in a beautiful way on the tracks. On the record Adam Ackerman lent his talents to the bass and some background vocals, so when it came time to translate that live, Honeyjar drummer Richie Straub, linked me up with Brendan and It was a perfect fit from the get go so I eventually got him to find me George as well.  First practice we had with George, he knew the songs better then me. Again a perfect fit.

PM: Can you tell us a little bit about what was the writing process like for your debut album? Was it collective among the band members?

TC: These tracks started out as ambient synth demos that were totally free form and were scoring some of Holly’s old art school video workfilms. Slowly the tracks built up into full band arrangements. After all the instrumentation was tracked, the songs just called for more. So Holly and I started to write lyrics with the focus of bringing some pop and poetry to them. It’s wild to reflect on the transformation of these songs since their inception.

When I got together with the band we focused on the emotional story we wanted to tell with each song.  Im still always working on l demos so I’m am excited next time around to bring them to the band and get their influence early on.

PM: Why did you choose a full length album to release first rather than an EP? Any reason in particular?

TC: I was really using this process to, process, if you will, a lot of events in my life and it was a large span of time so I ended up with 20 songs. I edited that down to 8 and felt like that’s what it needed to be.  

PM: Do you have a favorite song on this album? What is it and why?

TC: One of my favorite moments, sonically, is the second chorus of “Free Hands”. The overall composition of the section always guts me. It‘s a perfect photo of the exact emotion I was trying to explain.  This is the one song on the record that was actually about the past unlike the others which were reactions to the these two years. It is also the one Holly pushed me to write about, and her favorite on the album

PM: What was it like recording this album at True Level Studio, which you co-own with Casey Cavaliere of The Wonder Years?

TC: It was great, I was able to experiment and sonically carve out exactly what I wanted to portray. It’s such a a privilege and a pleasure to say that the entire record is made in spaces myself and Adam have acoustically designed, tuned, or made. True Level is co-owned with Casey, Adam and myself. We went to Sound Acres to track drums and then brought it back to True Level Studio to track everything else. Holly was able to step in on vocal production and recording, and as co-writer that led to really vulnerable tracking sessions.

PM: What are you most excited for now that the album is out?

TC: I am ecstatic to show people how these songs translate live. Rather then a direct redo of the sonic experimentation and exploration the record goes down, we went for a more emotion based translation of what the songs felt like. This creates an experience that has a relationship to the record but is also completely new and has room to expand.

PM: What are you hoping to get out of this release?

TC: I wanted to put it out there as a way to heal myself but if it helps anyone else get through anything that would be a cherry on top

PM: Any plans for touring this year? As a studio owner and a band with band members who are involved in many other projects, will that make touring challenging, if that’s something you’re interested in?

TC: As of right now, we hope to play locally as much as possible, and our release show is May 11 at Ortliebs! No tour on the books as of yet, but I’d never count it out! We’re all getting good at working from where and when we can these days so hopefully we are able to take any opportunities that come our way.

PM: Are there any bands you’d like to tour with? Dream tour lineup?

TC: Dream line up for me would be opening for Pedro the Lion, Broken Social Scene, and probably Radiohead headlining. Wild.

PM: What are some artists you’ve been listening to lately?

TC: Right now it’s the new Orville Peck, Soul Glo, and Wet Leg records with some old Willie Nelson records mixed in there.

PM: Anything else you’d like to add?

TC: Our record Incomplete Structures comes out tomorrow (5/6) and our record release show on (5/11) in Philadelphia at Ortlieb’s!

#slo tv #philadelphia #true level studio #new candys #greg mendez #half thought & goings #philly bands #philly shows #interview #interviews #q&a #pleasant mag #stay pleasant #album release show #incomplete structures #the wonder years #twy #Casey Cavaliere #ortliebs #ortlieb #shows in philly #bands in philly #new releases #2022 releases #behind the scenes

[ravenxbones]

guns, guns, guns, huh? war, war…war…🪰

#mcr #gerard way #mcr alpharetta #mcrswarmzine #mcr art #my chemical romance #my final piece!! from last june! presented to you at last!!! #this was one of my shows!! i saw philly and alpharetta and i had a BLAST working on this zine with all of the incredible artists and writer #and of course i am. very very honored to have been selected for such an incredible project #i hope y’all get to hold your physical copies soon and enjoy the fruits of our labor! especially the mod team!!

[turn-0ut-the-lights]

via niamh barry on ig

#boygenius #julien baker #lucy dacus #phoebe bridgers #their photos of the philly show are some of my favourites from tour <3

[transsexualscreamo]

i love my best friends @paristexasranger @whitebelt-witch and my gf @kamievakiss and i love hosting trans screamo shows with them

long live philly long live screamo long live the kennel long live trannies

(band in the video is MIDDLING from ohio !)

#junie jpeg #show diary #philly #screamo

[danswank]

#ouch my heart #5sos #5 seconds of summer #luke hemmings #the 5sos show #the 5sos show philly #my photos

[strawbexie]

#always sunny #it’s always sunny in philly #it’s always sunny in philadelphia #funny #meme #aesthetic #cottagecore #dreamcore #quotes #tv shows #movies #lol #art #nature #humor #funny content #food #diy #vintage #illustration #typography

[geopsych]

Windowsill.

#flowers #house plants #primroses #whenever the Philly flower show happens I think of going with my mom #she always bought some of these

[sarahmackattack]

Games!

Conversation!

Drinks!

Music!

An... Anglerfish stripping???

This. Event. Has. Everything.

Wanna explore the ocean floor from Philly?!

September 6th is your DAY! We're going to learn about deep sea weirdos, see a LIVE view of a research vessel, have a conversation with scientists DOING science & play a bunch of very silly games.

I'll even let you hold an anglerfish 😘

This is my FIRST show by myself in Philly.

It would seriously mean SO MUCH to me if a lot of people came out. I am hoping to fill the room with a bunch of joyful science dorks *AND* people who have never been to a science show before. Invite your friends!

Get tickets here!

This poster, which I am gonna be honest is so good I am like- freaking out about it, was created by @martasyrup-blog!

#Deep Sea #Live Shows #Philly #Things to do #Ocean #Marine Biology #Sealife

[beehtml]

J.T. REALMUTO | 01.09.2024

#jt realmuto #philadelphia phillies #phillies #mlb #baseball #[screams] #[pretends not to notice he’s using proper arrow safety] #noooo i’ve never used a bow in my life haha [hides bullseye awards] can u show me?? #(i promise i tried so hard to make these look okay but the video quality is literal bogwater) #i don’t remember where i saw it but a while ago someone said he looks like he’s just some random guy in normal clothes and… yeah #kinda man you’d see browsing for deer feed in a tractor supply

[pyre-nj]

Announcing the first Dilly Dally Fest bringing 2 days of screamo to Philly

Tickets are available at Breadbox Philly's website!

#screamo #skramz #festival #philadelphia #philly shows #in loving memory #foxtails #OLTH #so many good bands

[pleasantmag]

This is HC ‘22 Full Lineup is Announced

This is Hardcore is back July 7-10 2022 in Philadelphia, PA at Franklin Music Hall. Hatebreed and Thursday will be headlining the fest, both celebrating past notable releases. Others bands performing include Madball, Terror, Comeback Kid, One Step Closer, Raw Brigade, Chemical Fix, and more. 

Tickets are on sale now at thisishardcorefest.com 

#this is hc #this is hardcore #this is hardcore fest #philly #philly fest #philly shows #terror #madball #marauder #thursday #hatebreed #comeback kid #one step closer #raw brigade #chemical fix #get to the gig #gigs #gig life #this is hxc #pleasant mag #stay pleasant #music news #hardcore blog #hardcore bands #music fests

[gregsnero]

starting my philly tour videos off strong.

glenn and kaitlin makeout video

#showed twitter now here #going insane #knew as soon as it happened i was altered #iasip #its always sunny #glenn howerton #kaitlin olson #always sunny #its always sunny in philadelphia #philly live pod

[soyouwinagain]

"this is how you get ready to catch a ballgame" | 26 september 2023

#they showed this 3? 4? times on last night's broadcast at this speed. okay. tmac said So Many Things. #garrett stubbs #cristian pache #philadelphia phillies #baseball #mlb #.mine #usernrzr #userf

[gaybearwedding]

hi hi hello i have been gone forever due to various reasons such as “work” and “mental illness” and “having developed a kpop hyperfixation that has been occupying most of my attention recently” but i need everyone to know that i saw off book live twice last week (in philly with a friend and then in nyc with my girlfriend) and it was truly so everything. i didn’t get many pictures but i did get a few and none of them are very good but one of them is of jess’ amazing stool balancing act and that’s all i need really

#flow of the rings a volcano story i love you forever and ever #tryin’ the musical i love you also #also i asked a question during the talkback at the philly show :] #if it gets released as an episode and you hear someone named will asking about the hedgefrog logo that’s me <3 #i want to be active on here more i miss it #i’m thoroughly enjoying being a little unhinged about kpop with my friend bee (the one i saw the philly show with actually) #but it does make a little sad that i haven’t been as fixated on zach and jess lately #they are still everything to me though don’t get it twisted #it’s very much a Special Interest TM so i will probably have other z&j phases #but regardless i do enjoy this silly little corner of tumblr #and i love that pibe has like Actual Fan Content now it’s beautiful #and i AM going to finish and post my malpal fic i PROMISE i just. don’t know when 😭 #accidentally wrote an essay in the tags whoops #anyway i can’t promise i won’t disappear again but i’m gonna try to be more active #mine #off book #play it by ear #pibe #zach reino #jess mckenna

[saragorn]

They never miss

#always sunny #iasip #it's always sunny in philadelphia #philadelphia #sunny #philly #best #tv #tv show #ever #toxic #glue #huffing #safe #charlie #mac #ronald mcdonald #charlie kelly #charlie day #rob mcelhenney #fav #quote #season 1 #i guess #idk #charlie's apartment #king of the rats