Mercury Lounge

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Sat 5/10

$10 adv / $12 dos

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http://www.thexyzaffair.com/
The XYZ Affair is: Alex Feder, Chris Bonner, Sam Rockwell, and Russ Maschmeyer. They share an apartment in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Their debut album, "A Few More Published Studies," is out now and can be purchased at the link below, in a few select shops, and out of the back of their van, a.k.a. "The Compliment."

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http://www.jukeboxtheghost.com/
Hailing from Washington DC, Jukebox the Ghost writes a fresh breed of melodic pop tunes driven by fiery rock momentum. With quirky lyrics and inventive songwriting, fans and critics have drawn parallels with the pop sensibility of Elvis Costello, the flamboyance of Queen, the wit of They Might Be Giants, and the creative rock of The Flaming Lips. The band has just graduated from George Washington University and will be touring this summer and fall in support of their debut self titled EP.

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http://morningstate.com
As a few hundred youthful tastemakers buzzed about, the black curtains snapped back and Atlanta's Morning State took the stage. The four plain dudes' presence on stage in one of the hippest clubs in one of New York City's hippest neighborhoods was a sore thumb amidst the fashionable crowd, and thankfully the band's music followed in suit: unpretentious, straight forward, hook laden rock. Rolling through their four-song set with numbers like "Fanatic" and "Fall Asleep," the quartet capped with "Spectacular," shredding out its inventive structures and recalling the pop-minded, guitar-centric rockers of Foo Fighters' 1997 self-titled debut. The band's uncontrived, shtick-less sonic was warmly welcomed. - Spin

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http://theswimmers.com
Although 2008 sees the first full-length release by the Swimmers, the band has a long history as a fixture in the Philadelphia music scene. The release of Fighting Trees, the group’s highly anticipated debut on MAD Dragon (Ryko/WEA) in March 2008 will mark the first of many milestones that lie ahead for the quartet.

Fighting Trees was recorded and mixed at Miner Street Studios, home of renowned Philadelphia producer Brian McTear (Matt Pond PA, Danielson, Mazarin). Bill Moriarty (Dr. Dog, Man Man) contributed additional tracking and the rest was recorded in Swimmers frontman Steve Yutzy-Burkey’s home studio. The self-produced album reveals a creative sensibility drawn from the band members’ small-town roots and current lives in artistic but gritty Philadelphia neighborhoods. Fighting Trees mixes an Indie-rock aesthetic with bright melodies and hook-filled choruses pulled from the pop and rock sounds of the 1960’s.