MAN CAVE: Akron/Family @ The Blockley, 1/20

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MAN CAVE: Akron/Family @ The Blockley, 1/20

POSTED: Monday, January 23, 2012, 12:00 PM

Man Cave is a testosterone-laden Monday feature that highlights the weekend haps of a pop culture-loving Philly dude.

Friday night, the freakadelic Brooklyn folk-rockers Akron/Family invaded The Blockley for a night of avant-garde sing- and dance-alongs. With frequent three-part harmonies and heavy electronics — including both blippy samples and heavy vocal modulation — these jazz folkers seemed to hop back and forth between yesteryear and the distant future. A very enthusiastic crowd was familiar with the music — I was very proud of my fellow Philly music fans for their appreciation of such challenging, and not widely distributed music. Akron/Family is truly blog-rock if I've ever heard it.

During their sometimes meditative, sometimes frantic-as-hell set, a horn section started to parade through the crowd almost Mummers-style, and then joined the band on stage for some particularly erratic jazz. An extended freakout jam ensued.

(ryan.carey@citypaper.net) (@slackerDIYtoday)

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