PHILADELPHIA · FIELD REPORT
October 13, 2017
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Friday The 13th Music Drives Us Norwood Space Center When it took an extra two hours for my data backups to finish, I started feeling a little superstitious. I wasn’t feeling the local bands that were occupying the clubs around Philly on this particular night. They are out there – they just didn’t cross the radar. The girl that sold me my hair goop suggested that I might have some luck just north of where I was staying in Glen Mills. I remember West Chester from back in the day for its college radio station when I was distributing music for the Well Babys, a band I used to manage. There are two main live music venues, The Social Club and Sprout. A band that was not on the original Sprout poster had since been added to the bill and it was a band that actually peaked my interest but was releasing their new EP the following weekend in Philadelphia long after I’d be gone. Named after a Warhol piece, Sixteen Jackies, touted desirable influences - Velvet Underground and David Bowie. The wife loves Friday the 13ths. Things were looking up. Ka-ching. Great club. Great band. Great songs. Great stage presence. Great people. Last but not least, I got some great video.
