Dawson Street Pub Pictures
Here are some shots from last months killer gig at the Dawson Street Pub , thanks to everybody who came out and made it pop!!
Listen to Episode 33 of Paddy’s Playhouse on Gtown Radio
The Allman Brothers Band - selection from "Mountain Jam"
Tame Impala - Be Above It (live)
Coleman Hawkins - Swinging Scotch
Aretha Franklin - Dr. Feelgood (live)
Heron Oblivion - Beneath Fields
...Interlude...
Common - Jimi Was a Rockstar
Talking Heads - Houses In Motion (live)
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Feelin' Blue
Trans Am - Futureworld (live)
Miles Davis - Black Satin
Eurythmics - Paint A Rumour
T-Model Ford - Love Me Baby
Bill Frisell - Strange Meeting
Neil Young - Running Dry (Requiem for The Rockets)
Otis Redding - Just One More Day (live)
...Outro...
Listen to Episode 32 of Paddy’s Playhouse on Gtown Radio
Episode 32 was a joyful warm-up for the weekend's Community of Joy Festival GTown radio is hosting this Saturday, so it was kind of a block party on the airwaves, focusing on favorites and crowd pleasers, a preview sample of selections we might just be spinning when we DJ there live on Saturday afternoon! Featuring Smokey Robinson, The Kills, Naughty By Nature, John Coltrane, Osees, Prince, Alamabama Shakes, and Bee Gees plus many more.
Listen to Episode 30 of Paddy’s Playhouse on Gtown Radio
Episode 30 was a big learning experience for troubleshooting in the studio live on the air, but let's not lament the materials that got left behind, let's celebrate this super dope mix of hip-hop, jazz, blues, and underground that made it out intact, featuring Shabazz Palaces, Dirty 3, Jimmy Reed, Kim Gordon, Panda Bear & Sonic Boom, and Sun Ra.
The Deadeyes perform an early show at Dawson Street Pub Saturday Sept. 21st at 9pm.
Tomorrow evening’s 1-hour program at the Dawson Street Pub will begin promptly at 9pm with a solo set of traditional cover songs, followed by duet material featuring guitar & violin, before finishing the lion’s share of the time with a full band performance including your favorite selections by The Deadeyes. We certainly do hope you can attend, cheers.
Listen to Episode 29 of Paddy’s Playhouse on Gtown Radio
As the summer break draws to an end, episode 29 is your soundtrack for a cookout BBQ on Jupiter and Mars stuffed with oodles of rap, funk, rock, blues and lots of the stuff in between. Featuring Shabazz Palaces, Memphis Minnie, Fiery Furnaces, James Brown, and LCD Soundsystem.
Listen to Episode 28 of Paddy’s Playhouse on Gtown Radio
Episode 28 was part II of this summer’s super-chilled-out vibe-athon in which we dare the listener to feel uptight (I doubledog dare you — betcha can’t do it). Featuring The Staple Singers, Michael Kiwanuka, Courtney Barnett, Sonny Rollins, Ramones, and many more!
DJ Paddy Wax to spin Sunday July 28th at Mt. Airy Biergarten
DJ Paddy Wax will be spinning at the Mt. Airy Biergarten Sunday July 28th from 8pm-Midnight along with DJ Jackie Daytona, Dr. Philly Dave, Maggie Nolan and more!
Paddy McHugh returns to spin at Mt. Airy Biergarten on July 20th
DJ Paddy Wax will be spinning at the Mt. Airy Biergarten Saturday July 20th from 4-8pm along with DJ Jackie Daytona and Dr. Philly Dave.
Listen to Episode 27 of Paddy’s Playhouse on Gtown Radio
Paddy's Playhouse Episode 27, 7/9/24
It's been HOT out there, so Episode 27 of Paddy Playhouse is as CHILL as chill can be to help us all cool out, playing the chilliest tunes to bring down the temperature, featuring selections from the likes of Benjamin Booker, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Tom Tom Club, Billie Holiday and many more.
Thee Oh Sees - Crawl Out into the Fall Out (...intro...)
Jahari Massamba Unit - Riesling Pour Robert
T-Model Ford & Gravel Road - Comin' Back Home
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Midnight Special
Charles Mingus - Cryin' Blues
Nightshift - Piece Together
Pink Floyd - Pigs on the Wing (pt. 2)
(...interlude...)
OutKast - Idlewild Blue (Dontchu Worry Bout Me)
Mark Lanegan Band - Instrument version "Sleep With Me"
Tom Tom Club - As Above, So Below
Billie Holiday - The Man I Love
The Ponys - Burn In Hell (Junior Kimbrough)
Pullman - 3 in the Morning
Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Chile Blues (...interlude...)
Peter Tosh (live) - Jonny B. Goode
Joe Cocker (live) - Let's Go Get Stoned
Tin Machine - Amazing
Benjamin Booker (live) - The Slow Drag Under
Wilson Pickett - Hey Jude
Preservation Hall Jazz Band - Solitude
Tamar Aphek - All I Know
Howlin' Wolf (live) - Sittin On Top of the World
Warm Drag - Sleepover
Hank Williams - I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
(...outro...)
Listen to Episode 26 of Paddy’s Playhouse on Gtown Radio
Paddy's Playhouse Episode 26, 6/26/24
Episode 26 had a lot of sharp turns, unabashedly threading the needle through many of the biggest and littlest names of the 80’s…Flaming Lips, meet Pointer Sisters…Men At Work, meet Mudhoney…Circle Jerks, meet Falco…there was definitely a lot of chocolate in a lot of peanut butter on this one!! (That’s not a sexual reference, it’s Reese’s Pieces)
Listen to Episode 25 of Paddy’s Playhouse on Gtown Radio
Paddy's Playhouse Episode 25, 6/12/24
Episode 25 was 80's night, mostly comprised of songs that were recorded between 1980 and 1989, but you can leave your legwarmers behind it ain't that kinda '80's show -- fearuring Nirvana, Eric B. and Rakim, Motorhead, Eurythmics, Talking Heads, Public Enemy and much much more...
Listen to Episode 24 of Paddy’s Playhouse on Gtown Radio
Paddy's Playhouse Episode 24, 5/22/24
Episode 24 bobs and weaves, does some shucking and jiving, keeps you on your toes and refills your bucket. Enjoy the tasteful and surprising parings in store for you, such as Koko Taylor tag teaming Kim Gordon, St. Vincent spooning Wilson Pickett, and David Byrne cuddling with Spiritualized under the covers, along with so much more...XO
Paddy McHugh spins at Biergarten on May 4th
Hey folks, if you’re around next Saturday 5/4 This Saturday 5/4 I’m going to be at Tired Hands brewery’s Mt. Airy Biergarten at 6730 Germantown Ave., doing a DJ night and throwing in some live performances too! It’s free, kids and dogs are welcome, their beer is really good and it’s always a fun time, come pop in if you’re around, we’ll be doing it from 5-8pm :)
Photos from Dawson Street Pub Show
Thanks to all who supported us at our at Dawson St. Pub show and to UrbanDrawl who shared the bill! Here are a few photos from the night.
Listen to Episode 15 of Paddy’s Playhouse on Gtown Radio
Episode 15 - was a retrospective hit-parade cherry picking some of the best selections featured on our broadcasts from throughout 2023 in response to all your emails, texts, letters, phone calls, and telegrams...this one is a scorcher from start to finish! "Happy New Year"
A Look Back…
Oh crap we never posted this awesome photo from our acoustic set at the Mt. Airy Biergarten show from October-- thanks for the photo Andrew!
Patrick and John play an acoustic set at Mt. Airy Biergarten
Check out Paddy’s performance on Gtown Local Music Show
Paddy performed a solo acoustic on-air for the GTown Local Music Show hosted by Ryan Shatt
Paddy DJs High Point Sunday Market this Sunday (9/24)
Hi everybody, just a quick heads up I’m going to be dj’ing next Sunday 9/24 at the High Point Sunday Market at Allen Lane train station on Septa’s Chestnut Hill West line! The day is going to have a party vibe and of course it’ll be strictly vinyl wax records all day long— stop by and check it out if you’re around
Paddy’s Playhouse Radio Show Returns at a New Time
Listen to Paddy spin vinyl for Germantown Community Radio 92.9 online from 8pm-10pm starting September 12.
Paddy McHugh Solo and DJ Set on Saturday October 21st
Join Paddy as he spins vinyl and plays a solo set at MT. Airy Biergarten on Saturday October 21st from 6-9pm.
September Show at The Dawson Street Pub
The Deadeyes will perform with The Shadow Puppets and King Jester and The Mightly Acorns at Dawson St. Pub on Saturday September 9th. $10 / 9-12pm / 21+
Paddy Spins at High Point Sunday Market - July 16th
This weekend Paddy is gonna be playing a solo set and spinning records live at the High Point Cafe's Sunday Market! The market runs from 10am to 2pm and the music begins at 11am. Paddy will doing a combination of originals from The Deadeyes' catalogue and some covers from all over the musical spectrum, as well spinning vinyl akin to the work he's been putting in on his GTown Radio show "Paddy's Playhouse". Come check out the market and chill out!
Photos from the Vinyl Release Show at Dawson St. Pub
Thanks to everybody for coming out to Dawson Street Pub and making such a great night! And thanks to the good folks at the pub for having us too.
Collected Recordings - Vinyl Release Show - April 22nd
Update - The Deadeyes have something for you! On April 22nd the trio will perform at Dawson Street Pub with Brian’s First Beard. Come by and grab a copy of their Collected Recordings release on vinyl!
Porchfest - Sept. 18, 2022
This Sunday, Sept. 18th, Paddy Wax from The Deadeyes is performing in the Mt. Airy Porchfest, along with Devorah Lissek, and Sad Patrick (yes, THAT Sad Patrick of "Sad Patrick and Bethlehem" fame!)"
July 10th at Allens Lane Train Station
This Sunday 7/10 Paddy will playing a bunch of solo acoustic music and spinning some records at the Allen Lane train station around 11am -2pm. If you are around come down and check out the vendors and grab some grub!
Clark Park Festival
Thanks to everybody at the Clark Park Festival last weekend! It was an awesome time to play with all those great bands and hang out all day with everybody. (Photo by Bill McThrill)
(Photo by Bill McThrill)
Record Release Show - June 5
The Deadeyes are returning to the stage June 5th at the Khyber Pass, to celebrate the release of our new album "Collected Recordings"!
We will be playing with our pals Naughty Clouds and PLOT, so mark your calendars.
The Deadeyes release "Collected Recordings"
The Deadeyes, Philadelphia's long-standing violin fueled soulpunk power trio, are finally releasing their long-awaited sophomore effort, "Collected Recordings", available on all major digital platforms. The album includes material culled from work over the past 8 years since their 2014 debut "Demonstrationals and Remixes", entirely remastered and collected together for the first time.
The album is a big return to DIY lo-fi sounds, recorded almost entirely at practice spaces, live performances, and home studios. Included are a few choice covers of "Treatment Bound" by The Replacements, and "Do You Want to Dance" by Bobby Freeman (popularized by the Ramones). Originally planned to be released in the spring of 2020 (uhhhh, yahhh...) the band agonized over every detail to make sure it sounded just right, but not too "perfect".
In addition to the usual suspects, you can also check it out on our bandcamp page as well. Anyway, it's here so crank it up and dig it hard!
March Performance - John and Paddy at The Fire this Friday 3/18 at 8pm
Finally, The Deadeyes will be making some kind of a return to live performing! Next friday John and Paddy will be opening the night on Friday 3/18 at The Fire doing a stripped-down set of guitar and violin (no drums on this one). Come on out and check it out along with Those Looks, Say I Won't, and Our Bodies Themselves!
January 2022
Collected Recordings
The Deadeyes are wrapping up the final mastering and artwork for the digital release of our new album, "Collected Recordings." The album is a collection 7 years in the making, pulling together material from a number of recordings since our debut release "Demonstrationals and Remixes" in 2014. The release is hugely significant as a representation of the many different projects The Deadeyes have been busy with since then, with covers and live recordings as well as new studio tracks including "Last Days Of Summer" which received a lot of airplay on Philly's WXPN 88.5 FM during the quarantine.
July 2021 - New music from The Deadeyes!
We are happy to announce the release of a brand new song, "Letters Left To Write"! It is a super chill way to ease back into the world coming back together, but still sounds great cranked up real loud.
Letters Left to Write
April 2021 - New recordings on the way…
Wrapping up some new recordings to share with everybody. Hope we get the world back together again soon! - Love, The Deadeyes
Summer Acoustic Series
Please enjoy a selection of homegrown live solo acoustic performances recorded au naturel at the Paddy Wax residence during quarantine this summer, including some covers as well as reworked originals. Miss you all!!
Paddy performs an acoustic version of "Beautiful Day" by The Deadeyes
Paddy knocks out The Kink's "Alcohol" from his porch in the rain.
Paddy busts out the old acoustic for a wooden rendition The Deadeyes's classic "Spirit Of Dublin" (based on a true story)
Paddy proudly presents a performance of "Dirty Old Town" from his porch in the rain.
Quarantines = Brickfilms
The new video is a frenetic brickfilm animation created by band member Paddy McHugh and his 11 year old son Desmond. Paddy explains, "We were stuck at home involuntarily hibernating through the covid, scratching a mark for each day on the walls and still counting, when I turned to my son and I said, 'Son I've got it! We're gonna make us a video!' It took us about a month altogether, but so we did."
Last Days of Summer Video
"Last Days Of Summer" was the last song released as part of the "Mind Cabin E.P." this spring, and since then it has enjoyed a lot of love and airplay from the good folks at Philly's WXPN 88.5fm as well as other stations. The songs from the "Mind Cabin" recordings are all now available on your regular digital platforms such as Spotify, iTunes, Pandora, and all the others for the utmost convenience of your listening pleasure!
Listen to G-Town Radio’s Local Music Show
In addition to the video release for "Last Days Of Summer" on Wednesday, June 24rd, we will also be featured on G-town radio's Local Music show from 7-9pm, check it out online at http://www.gtownradio.com/ or at 92.9 if you are local to G-town peoples!!
The Deadeyes make Dan Reed’s (WXPN) Covid-19 Playlist
Article excerpt from Jennifer Lynn.
What’s on your playlist?
There’s a lot of things. There’s this band in Philly, I guess they’ve been around for a while. They’re called the Deadeyes. And they sent me this song called “Last Days of Summer” that I’m obsessed with. It sort of harkens back, it’s sort of a 90s, you know, indie rock kind of sound. You know, a lot of local Philly bands and people I know have sent me stuff that I really enjoyed. I guess it’s more of a comfort food situation for me right now.
READ and LISTEN to the full interview at WHYY.
The Deadeyes at Khyber Pass
The Deadeyes playing live at The Khyber Pass Pub 3/11/20 (big shout out to DJ Dan Reed for continuing to spin "Last Days Of Summer" on WXPN 88.5 fm!!)
The Deadeyes on WXPN - “Last Days of Summer”
DJ Dan Reed debuted the newest song by The Deadeyes from the Mind Cabin e.p., "Last Days Of Summer" and had a lot of kind words for the band! Stay tuned to WXPN for more action with The Deadeyes
NEXT SHOW: Khyber Pass and new song “Spirit of Dublin”
The Deadeyes will be hitting the stage next month on Wednesday March 11th at the recently re-animated Khyber Pass Pub, opening up for Philly's own pop-rock sensation Conversations, and Big Gorgeous who is on tour from San Francisco. The show starts early and The Deadeyes take the stage first thing at 8pm sharp!!
In the meantime, dig on their newest release "Spirit Of Dublin" recorded at The Mind Cabin!
The Deadeyes release a new single - “I Been Working“
The Deadeyes break into the New Year with a new single - “I Been Working” and big plans to conquer the world. Their first stop starts on Wednesday, March 11th at The Khyber performing with local indie pop group Conversations and touring pervy pop group Big Gorgeous.
The group took a break from live performances to focus on finding a unique recording operation to fit their particular aesthetic and needs, and hit pay dirt with Mind Cabin studios run by evil genius Adam Garbinski (of Marah). More to the point, they’ll soon be unleashing the gloriously DIY result to the unsuspecting public and adoring fans! In addition to studio recordings the band will release live recordings from events around Philly, Brooklyn and New Brunswick.
The band dedicated much of last year to writing, arranging, recording, and mixing new material. “We wanted to find someone with a homegrown / punk vibe we used to cultivate with our own 8 track home recordings, but you know…better”, according to lead songwriter Paddy McHugh. “After spending a long while critically listening to tons of the great underground sounds around Philly, we finally connected with Adam. He got what we were going for right away.” Mind Cabin has worked with a wide range of talent from around the "City Of Brotherly Love" such as The Whips, The Tough Shits, Los Gueys, and Shed.
The new single "I been working" is set to be included in a full-length release by The Deadeyes later this year. This is a “work song” in the traditional folk music sense, a song that is about work and also has a driving rhythm and melody designed to help keep somebody doing physical work. McHugh incorporates a wide array of allusions in the music and lyrics, such as deliberate references to “Keep On Pushing” by The Impressions ,“Big Boss Man” by Jimmy Reed, the Kinks’ “Harry Rag” and Van Morrison’s “I’ve Been Working”. The song also includes relevant cultural and historical references such as Sisyphus, Mansa Musa’s legendary travels to Timbuktu, vacationing in Babylon. “I’ve been trying to put together a solid work song for a few years, and something clicked when I saw a connection between John Henry and Sisyphus as being sort of representing something similar. I was really happy with how this pulled together a ton of influences, ‘cuz just about everybody has got to work, since forever.”
Come out on Wednesday, March 11th to hear the band debut their new single at the Khyber.
December 2019 - In the Studio
Deadeyes are mixing a new batch of songs to release after the new year, stay tuned!
Also in the works are some brand new t-shirts, like this:
Photos from Ortlieb’s Lounge
Live from Gutter Bar, Brooklyn NY.
A few shots from the Deadeye’s February Gutter Bar show in Brooklyn, NY.
Photos from November Shows
The Deadeyes took the stage at couple of shows last November in NYC and Philly.
The Deadeyes at the barbary 11/11/2018
The deadeyes at the Bowery electric, NYC on 11/6/2018
November 6, 2018
VOTE!! An Election Day Party at Bowery Electric featuring Lenny Zenith!
@ The Bowery Electric
Set times:
Naughty Clouds 11pm
Lenny Zenith 10pm
The Deadeyes 9pm
Graham Brice 8pm
Go VOTE then COME HANG!!!
$8/10 tickets
John & Peters - August 12, 2018
The Deadeyes performed with Naughty Clouds at John & Peter's on August 12th.
Jerry's on Front - June 16, 2018
The Deadeyes performed live at Jerry's on Front on June 16th with PLOT (all ages!)
Narco
5/7/18 - Enjoy the video for Narco from the The Boom Room sessions recorded 6/4/2017.
New Studio Tracks released on Bandcamp
4/3/2018 - Two new studio recordings: No More Later and Narco are now available on bandcamp. The songs were recorded and mixed by Aaron L. Martinez and Sean R. Ferguson at Volume IV in New Brunswick, NJ and bits AND waves located in Brooklyn, NY. Listen Below.
Beautiful Day
Enjoy this next video we taped at the Boom Room.
Lights, Camera, Action!
The Deadeyes returned to the studio to record and film two new songs: "No More Later" & "Narco." Watch the first videos from the recording session below -Telephone Message From Franky Z and Everything You Ever Read.
Deadeyes in the Park
Thank you Bill McThrill for capturing our Clark Park Fest performance, see the photos below.
The (Not So) Hidden Agenda with musician Patrick McHugh of The Deadeyes
Listen to Stephanie's interview with Philadelphia "elegant punk rock" musician, Patrick McHugh of the Deadeyes! Patrick tells us about their journey into music, his love of his band (and his guitar!), and the stories behind some of their songs. Plus, we plays some of their music!
