Fresh from the Laneway Festival tour Philadelphia Grand Jury announce a headline tour and new track from last year’s J Award nominated debut, Hope is For Hopers.

The new radio single ‘I Don’t Want To Party (Party)’ is an anti-party slacker anthem that in its utter catchiness has a habit of inciting exactly the opposite to what it says in the title. The track is a live favourite and was for a long time used as the set closer which sees the band finish each set with a literal bang - one time even seeing lead singer Berkfinger taking to an upright piano with a sledgehammer.

The single is joined by three exclusive never-heard-before tracks.

B-side number one is a disco remix of Philadelphia Grand Jury album track ‘Wet Winter Holiday’ by Mike FWD. The next is a solo track by band lead singer and producer Berkfinger called ‘Jimmy At The Whorehouse’ which is the first cut off a self-produced solo concept album due out later in the year on the band’s own label Normal People Making Hits.

And in the spirit of this eclectic package the fourth addition to the single is really one for the fans. It is a hip-hop funk jam called ‘Both Kinds Of Music’ written, sung and produced by the band’s new drummer Calvin. After having rotating drummers the past 12 months, the band has now cemented its line up. Calvin (yep, just Calvin) is a 56 year-old African American drummer who used to session drum for US disco and funk acts like Earth Wind and Fire and bebop legend Sonny Stitt. This track is a gem. You heard it here first.

To celebrate the single Philadelphia Grand Jury will be hitting the road throughout April with support from The John Steel Singers for what will be their final Australian shows for the foreseeable future. The band will re-locate to the UK where they have a deal with super cool London based Beggar’s label Too Pure and a series of club shows leading into the Northern Summer.

The ‘I Don’t Want To Party (Party)’ single package is released to iTunes on March 19th 2010.

We Don’t Want To Party (Party) Australian Tour
w/ special guests The John Steel Singers

02.04 Sussex Inlet RSL, Sussex Inlet *
Tickets available from www.oztix.com.au or 1300 762 545 and the venue’s reception: 200 Jacobs Drive, Sussex Inlet

03.04 Club Sapphire, Merimbula *
Tickets available from www.oztix.com.au or 1300 762 545 and the venue: 119 Main St, Merimbula

04.04 Tathra Hotel, Tathra *
Tickets available from www.oztix.com.au or 1300 762 545 and the venue: Bega St, Tarthra

09.04 Karova Lounge, Ballarat
Tickets available from www.oztix.com.au or 1300 762 545 and New Generation

10.04 East Brunswick Club, Melbourne
Tickets available from the venues box office: 280 Lygon St, East Brunswick. PH: 03 9388 9794 or via the website www.eastbrunswickclub.com

11.04 East Brunswick Club, Melbourne
Tickets available from the venues box office: 280 Lygon St, East Brunswick. PH: 03 9388 9794 or via the website www.eastbrunswickclub.com

15.04 Oxford Art Factory, Sydney
Tickets available from www.moshtix.com.au, Moshtix Outlets, or 1300 GET TIX

16.04 Oxford Art Factory, Sydney
Tickets available from www.moshtix.com.au, Moshtix Outlets, or 1300 GET TIX

17.04 The Zoo, Brisbane
Tickets available from Oztix www.oztix.com.au or 1300 762 545

22.04 Jive Bar, Adelaide
Tickets available from www.moshtix.com.au, Moshtix Outlets, or 1300 GET TIX

23.04 Jive Bar, Adelaide
Tickets available from www.moshtix.com.au, Moshtix Outlets, or 1300 GET TIX

24.04 Rosemount Hotel, Perth *
Tickets available from www.moshtix.com.au, Moshtix Outlets, 1300 GET TIX and www.heatseeker.com.au
* The John Steel Singers not appearing

USA Shows
26.04 Musexpo, Los Angeles
28.04 Union Pool / Union Hall, Brooklyn, New York
29.04 Piano’s, Lower East Side Manhattan, New York

UK Shows
01.05 Live In Leeds, The Well, Leeds
04.05 White Heat @ Madam Jo Jo’s, London
07.05 Club NME @ Koko, London
11.05 Huw Stephens Introducing @ The Social, London
15.05 The Great Escape, Brighton
19.05 Sound City Festival, Liverpool
22.05 Beggar’s Banquet Showcase, Notting Hill Arts Club, London
27.05 Monkey Chews, London
03.06 Young & Lost Club, London
06.06 Communion @ Notting Hill Arts Club, London
16.06 Buffalo Bar, Highbury, London
18.06 Flower Pot, Kentish Town, London

Hopefully everyone was doing their patriotic duty yesterday and spent the whole afternoon listening to the countdown for triple j Hottest 100! Massive congratulations go out to Philadelphia Grand Jury for sneaking in at #57 with ‘The Good News’!!

And we’re also sending congrats out to Berkfinger (The Philly Jays front man) for having a finger in the producing/recording/engineering/mixing pie of not only #57 ‘The Good News’ but also Art vs Science #2 place getter ‘Parlez Vous Francias’ as well as their #74 ‘Friend in the Field’, co-mixing #79 ‘Getting Wise’ by Yves Klein Blue, and #5 Bluejuice – ‘Broken Leg’. Read em #2, #5, #57, #74 and #79, that’s some serious skill!!

And if the world were fair then the Berkfinger engineered Dappled Cities track ‘The Price’ would have made it into the 100 as well!!

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After a year of snowballing success, Sydney three piece PHILADELPHIA GRAND JURY announce the release of their debut album HOPE IS FOR HOPERS for September 25th 2009.

The album comes after the highly successful digital / vinyl EP, GOING TO THE CASINO EP in June of this year. The EP featured three Triple J hits including Going to the Casino (Tomorrow Night), Ready to Roll and current single – I’m Going to Kill You. All three tracks we’re also featured on popular TV show Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities, with the title track also appearing on soundtrack compilation of the same name.

The PHILLY JAYS, as they are affectionately known, have spent the last six months touring the country constantly – completing back-to-back national tours with Bluejuice, Yves Klein Blue and Manchester Orchestra (USA), and are currently on tour with Dappled Cities. In between these supports they also managed to sell out their own dates in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, and put the finishing touches on their self-funded, self-produced debut album.

HOPE IS FOR HOPERS will be released on September 25th via the a joint venture between the band’s own label, NORMAL PEOPLE MAKING HITS, and indie label BOOMTOWN RECORDS. The album features 12 tracks including the forthcoming lead single THE GOOD NEWS – which will reach radio waves around the start of September.

Philadelphia Grand Jury will be on tour with Dappled Cities throughout August and September.

Young Heretics is the brainchild of Melbourne based duo, Matthew Wright and Kitty Hart - eccentric twins, both with a love of warped pop music and sonic invention. The dual vocal attack incorporates theatrical soundscapes, driving beats and a massive selection of other instruments to create a dynamic and inventive sound that is sure to send shivers down your spine.

Having written together for over 15 years, the musical chemistry between the two is evident throughout every aspect of their sound. Creatively and professionally beyond their years, the few shows they have performed have caused a huge stir amongst punters and industry alike.

“The Dreamers E.P” is the band’s debut release, and will be released digitally via iTunes on August 31st. A limited run of CDs will be sold at live shows in the coming months.

To download an mp3 of “The Lost Loves” from “The Dreamers E.P” head to myspace.com/youngheretics OR Click HERE.

Website Address: www.youngheretics.com
Myspace Address: www.myspace.com/youngheretics

Wherewolves have a feature up on the new Blunt Magazine site. Check it out at the link below.

Also stay tuned for the announcement of a huge tour for the boys this afternoon! Stay tuned to their agency site www.destroyalllines.com for the big news.

Blunt story: http://www.bluntmag.com.au/blunt-bands-wherewolves.html