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While none of us actually live in the city, when people ask where we’re from we just say Philadelphia. I’d imagine most bands do the same thing when they live in some small town 30 minutes outside of a big city. When you’re 3,000 miles from home it’s pretty unlikely that anyones heard of Doylestown.

Anyway, the point is we’re pretty much a Philly band. And there are a lot of really good rock bands from this city but ask anyone more than 100 miles away and all they can come up with is The Hooters and Hall and Oates. The Roots are also from Philly and I’m sure a lot of people know that, but as far as rock music goes we don’t have the best reputation.

I’m not exactly sure where I’m going with this… I just wanted an excuse to post some links to some good Philly bands that we know and felt like I should introduce it with something, but I’ll just get to the point:

Tapping the Vein
We’ve played with this band many times over the years and their singer, Heather Thompson is actually featured on our album Diatribe. They’re apparently working on a new album and hopefully we’ll be playing some more shows with them in the future. Recommended song: Numb (wait til it kicks in half way through…)

Jealousy Curve
These guys won the Zippo Hot Tour contest a couple of years ago and we had the pleasure of playing a show with them at The Silo in Reading, PA. Recommended song: Selfish Thing

Hail Social
I came across this band randomly so I don’t know much about them, but I really like their stuff. I was pleasantly surprised to see that they’re from Philadelphia. You can actually download the song that got me turned on to them here, if you want to get the full experience. Recommended song: Objects in Mirror

North Star Infinite
The guitarist in this band is a Sinch fan and has been to more shows than almost anyone I can think of who’s not directly related to or dating a band member. And I’m not just including them here because of that. They’re a good band and you should check them out. Recommended song: Turning the Dial

Metroplex
I found these guys because they play a lot of shows with North Star Infinite. Don’t know much about them other than the fact that they always have really sweet flyers and they make some good music. Recommended song: This Is Not A Test

Not Alone
Our good friend Steve Zegray (aka Chinstrap and drum/video tech extraodinare) plays drums for this band, which is how I got to know them. Recommended song: In Angel’s Arms

Also, I want throw in a plug for a new band he’s in (along with Ribbles aka Rob Fisher). They’re called Domi and even though I haven’t heard any music yet, I’m sure it’ll be good. Recommended action: Email them and tell them to get their asses in the studio!

That should be enough for now. If you’re in a Philly band and we didn’t list you here, don’t worry… we don’t hate you. Your day will come.