Sean Agnew is, without a doubt, the hardest working man in Philadelphia's metal and punk scene. He, and basically he ALONE, has booked ass many kick-ass bands as possible to get them to play Philly, and its been working great. Personally, I'd love to see Wednesday 13 play Philly again, this time at First Unitarian Church since the crowd at The Troc last year for him was low. Shocking since he was able to basically pack and sell-out The Crocodile Rock in Allentown. But that's another story.
I got an e-mail from Sean today about Dillinger Escape Plan. Here's the full e-mail:
*TOMORROW* Wednesday June 10th 8:00pm
At The First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA)
All Ages / $15 / Tickets On Sale At R5Productions.com & AKA Music (2nd And Market)
DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN / THE #12 LOOKS LIKE YOU / KNIFE THE GLITTER
If you’ve never seen Dillinger Escape Plan before, here’s the deal: they’re N-U-T-S—nuts. As in bring a helmet to be safe; or at least plan an escape route, because things are bound to get hairy as Greg Puciato howls and heaves like a freshly-freed ape, setting in motion such tech-metal standards as “Sugar Coated Sour,” “Jim Fear,” “Panasonic Youth” and the deliriously catchy “Black Bubblegum.” Seriously now; is there any other band pushing the boundaries of extreme music harder than these guys, as they seamlessly switch between two-minute scorchers and carefully-plotted cracks at pop music? (Well, their twisted version of Top 40 tunes, at least.) As for what’s up with the band’s lineup as of late, longtime guitarist Brian Benoit was forced to quit a few years back due to a serious hand injury, and founding drummer Chris Pennie split in 2007 to focus on his new role in Coheed and Cambria. With that said, Billy Rymer absolutely destroyed his drum kit at some special shows earlier this year (his first one at The Barbary a few months ago!) stepping into Pennie’s dizzying shoes with ease. Jeff Tuttle’s also done a fine job playing the foil to founding guitarist Ben Weinman. Speaking of good ol’ Ben, just try to keep your eyes on him, even on a stage as small as the Church’s. The dude literally swings his guitar around like an axe, whipping up blinding power chords in the process. And you thought you knew what the term guitar hero meant…
You can purchase tickets at r5productions.com or at our box office located at AKA Music (just north of 2nd and Market Sts in Philadelphia)
