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Philadelphia Grand Jury
Genre: Indie, Punk
Region: Sydney, NSW
Members: Berkfinger - vocals, guitar MC Bad Genius - bass, guitar, keys, vocals Calvin - drums
Sounds Like: the Hives, Eels, elvis
Influences: Beck, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, talking heads

Philadelphia Grand Jury has always been two friends: Berkfinger and MC Bad Genius. Previously knowing each other for some 20 years Berkfinger hadn't seen Bad Genius for going on 6 years when one day the curious bearded fellow just strolled into one of his solo shows with a bass and plugged himself right back into the singer's life.

These two childhood buddies since had a rotating ensemble of drummers – until recently. Joining Berkfinger and MC Bad Genius is 54 year-old African American drummer Calvin, who used to session drum for US disco and funk acts like Earth Wind and Fire and bebop legend Sonny Stitt. Together they are a self-funded, self-produced, self-engineered, self-released, stage-destroying independent punk soul machine.

Recorded by band lead and producer Berkfinger (who has also worked on records for Wolfmother, The Temper Trap, Art vs Science and others) the band’s recorded output displays the engrained Do-It-Yourself nature of Philadelphia Grand Jury at its best with comparisons to a punkier version of Elvis Costello and regular references to The Eels and Talking Heads.

The Philly Jays (as their fans affectionately refer to them) are exciting to watch and critics have lauded them as “a band you must see before you die". Literally explosive on stage their only secret is to write great songs and play them like it’s their last show ever. Every. Single. Time.

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Played on triple j Going To The Casino (Tomorrow Night)
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Going To The Casino (Tomorrow Night)
rating:  5/5
Great retro rock. Good players, fun lyrics, plenty of energy - what could possibly go wrong?
triplej



Going To The Casino (Tomorrow Night)
rating:  5/5
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Going To The Casino (Tomorrow Night)
rating:  4/5
Great work guys!




Going To The Casino (Tomorrow Night)
rating:  4/5
keep up the good work i'm going to buy a case of west coast coolers put this album on and destroy my lounge room!
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This project is supported by the Australia Council, the Australian Government’s arts funding and advisory body, through its Music Board Section.