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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2025 Electronic Music Marathon | 9:00am - 11:45pm | WKDU Studio | All Ages |
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The Deadeyes / Tim Holehouse / Broomaker | 7:00pm | DuBois Robeson People's Center | All Ages |
Noah Halpern & HIs Quintet | 7:00pm | Chris' Jazz Café | All Ages |
Glare / Cloakroom / Jivebomb / Destiny Bond | 7:30pm | Ukie Club | All Ages |
Truculent / Song People / Wasnt Wisnt / Sandcastle | 8:00pm | Upstairs at Abyssinia | 21+ |
Ravi Coltrane Trio | 8:00pm | Solar Myth | All Ages |
The Frights / Remo Drive | 8:00pm | First Unitarian Church: Basement | All Ages |
Delicate Steve | 9:00pm | Johnny Brenda's | 21+ |
WKDU Presents: Thrifty Disco | 9:30pm | Philly AIDS Thrift | All Ages |
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Philadelphia 2025 Blues Festiva | 11:00am - 6:00pm | Temple University (Ambler Campus) | All Ages |
Grrrl Gang | 7:30pm | Silk City | 21+ |
No Regrets / No Such Noise / Drive Thru Pharmacy | 7:30pm | Kung Fu Necktie | 21+ |
Nate Smith | 8:00pm | Perelman Theater (Inside the Kimmel Center) | All Ages |
Team Dresch / Vitapup | 8:00pm | First Unitarian Church: Basement | All Ages |
Alex G | 8:00pm | The Fillmore | All Ages |