Hop Along

Hop Along

Bandname, Mary Lattimore, Little Big League

Fri, June 1, 2012

Doors: 8:00 pm / Show: 8:30 pm

First Unitarian Church

Philadelphia, PA

$10.00

This event is all ages

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Hop Along
Hop Along
After nearly two years working at Head Room Studios in North Philly arts space Big Mama’s House, local art-pop trio Hop Along wrapped up work on its next full length album, Get Disowned, just last week. On Sunday, singer-guitarist Frances Quinlan announced on the band’s Tumblr “OUR NEW ALBUM IS DONE (and I am delirious)”; she appeared after-hours on WKDU to chat and premier the album version of “Tibetian Pop Stars”, and last night, the band posted the track as a free download on its Bandcamp page. It’s a kind of epic collision of the band’s preferred styles: overdriven punk, singalong folk and hooky pop.
Bandname
Bandname
Bandname is a Philadelphia rock n roll band. Playing fast, making comics, and screen printing on everything.
Mary Lattimore
Mary Lattimore
How many guitar players do you know quite a few. How many drummers? Enough right? Now, how many harp players do you know? Not too many! Here's your chance to see a real life, real live harp player in action! Having spent time recording and touring with Thurston Moore, Kurt Vile, and Meg Baird of Espers, this is a rare solo appearance.

We are really excited to have Mary on this show.
Little Big League
Little Big League
In the Fall of 2011, Michelle Zauner and Kevin O'Halloran (previously of Post Post) joined forces with Ian Dykstra (Titus Andronicus) and Deven Craige (Strand of Oaks) to form Little Big League. Shortly thereafter the band recorded their debut 7". Released in April of 2012, the two songs offered a glimpse into the band's promising future, which after months of writing and playing live took solid form in their debut LP These Are Good People.

The band's debt to 90s indie guitar rock is respectfully paid while Zauner's gorgeously unique vocal stylings and striking lyrical imagery add to the album's dark atmosphere. There is a level of tension and impending danger built, both lyrically and musically, that revels in the vulnerability of us all. These Are Good People is an album about coming of age, loss, and the overwhelming acceptance of reality over a failed romanticism. Due out this Summer on Tiny Engines, the album is a stunning indie rock debut from the Philadelphia quartet.
Venue Information:
First Unitarian Church
2125 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA, 19103
http://www.philauu.org/