Smushie is the solo effort and childhood nickname of songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Austin Koenigstein. A New Yorker by origin, Koenigstein moved to Chicago in 2019, where he has since distinguished himself with a volcanic live act and a torrent of self-produced material. Smushie’s music strikes at conventions of genre and tribe, at once casting an R&B pocket against wailing CBGB vocals, at any given show transforming folk numbers into pounding four-on-the-floor booty-busters, with the aid of searing guitar lines and a towering rhythm section. Rich in both humor and urgency, his songs leap into confrontation, touching on class divides, loss of innocence, bad-faith clowns, surreal landscapes, and the nuclear potential of a good time. His shows are, above all, fun. In 2023, Smushie released his debut album, Doofus Casanova, quickly following it up with two EPs and a collaborative LP. His sophomore solo full-length record is slated for release in early 2025.
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WKDU Presents: WKDU Sunday Brunch at Johnny Brenda’s with DJ’s Alina and Kirby | 1:00pm - 5:00pm | Johnny Brenda's | 21+ |
Contrast Attitude (Japan) / Physique (Washington) / KOS / Street Vengeance (Featuring Chip from Pure Hell) / The Brood / Insectoids | 7:00pm | The Sanctuary | All Ages |
Thurman Baker Octet | 8:00pm | The Rotunda | All Ages |
WKDU Presents: Die Spitz | 8:00pm | PhilaMOCA | All Ages |
Perfume Genius | 8:00pm | Union Transfer | All Ages |
Friends in Real Life / Mr Michael Motorcycle / Julio IV / Myles Bullen / Paper Bee | 8:00pm | First Unitarian Church: Basement | 21+ |
Dutch Interior | 8:00pm | Foto Club | 21+ |
Cornelia Murr / Flanafi / Path | 8:00pm | Johnny Brenda's | 21+ |
The Intelligence / Alice Sandahl / Lo Fives / Wasnt Wisnt | 8:00pm | Launderette Records | All Ages |
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James Brandon Lewis Quartet | 8:00pm | Solar Myth | 21+ |
Hooveriii / EXPO | 8:00pm | Johnny Brenda's | 21+ |
Time | Venue | Age | |
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Dean Wareham / Escape-Ism | 7:00pm | Music Hall at World Cafe Live | All Ages |
Gordi | 8:00pm | The Lounge at World Cafe Live | All Ages |
Games We Play / The Paradox | 8:00pm | PhilaMOCA | All Ages |
Santigold | 8:00pm | Theatre of the Living Arts | All Ages |