The Early November/Little Big League
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[Dec. 21] On Saturday, Jersey's The Early November will be joined by Philly's own sad-emo geniuses, Little Big League.
Hard to believe it, but The Early November’s debut disc, The Room’s Too Cold is already a decade old. A decade ago, the band of emo Jersey youths — the kids hell-bent on bringing the luster of chamber strings to their head-charging punk sound — hardly seemed old enough to have experienced puberty, let alone the complicated feelings that filled that first full-length. Enjoy the bad vibes. Joining TEN is Philly’s own sad-emo geniuses, Little Big League. Some of this city’s moodiest rockers from Titus Andronicus, Strand of Oak and Post Post joined together in 2011 and built a union around Michelle Zauner’s gorgeous voice and lyrics of louche, doomed romanticism and dropped their gently dynamic debut, These Are Good People (Tiny Engines), earlier this year.
Sat., Dec. 21, 8 p.m., $25-$65, with Restorations, Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden St., 215-232-2100, utphilly.com.
