Are you ready to be No Good?
Hi, we’re The No Good Crowd, coming straight outta Philly making Indie Rock For People Who Should Know Better since 2023. Indie-garage-powerpop-punk-americana-whynot?
LOTTA SHOWS THIS SUMMER!
5.3.25 at Dawson Street Pub
5.20.25 at Ardmore Music Hall (Bob Dylan-fest
5.30.25 at Fergies w/ The Michele Show
and on and on til the break of dawn - full list below!
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New single out NOW
Double A-Side supersonic 7-inch on Manic Pop Thrill
All Right Now and Cat People (Putting Out Fire)
Yo - We already got one 45!
Kickin' it OG - the debut single from The No Good Crowd - Some Kinda Gold b/w Pioneer, on Manic Pop Thrill Records MPT4501. Click the button to score the vinyl - only 5 copies left!
Shows
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UPCOMING
05.03.25 - Dawson Street Pub - Back to Manayunk with our friends from New Hope, Reeder Station (Inc Steve Garvey of Buzzcocks!)
05.20.25 - Ardmore Music Hall - New year, new Bob song to cover! Come see 40-artists tackle 40 songs for Bob’s bday!
05.30.25 - Fergie’s Pub - Fergie’s Free Friday Kicking off our Summer Happy Hour Series - every 4th Friday all summer upstairs at Fergie’s! This time with The Michele Show
06.27.25 - Fergie’s Pub - with amazing Philly singer-songwriter Brian McTear (aka Bitter Bitter Weeks)
07.19.25 - Popadelphia - what? A PowerPop Festival at PhilaMOCA? Sign us up! Playing with Log Flume, The Jette Planes, John Faye, and Polaroid Fade - tix on sale HERE
07.25.25 - Fergie’s Free Friday monthly - come hang with us 6p-8p for a free show with NJ’s own The Modbeats
08.22.25 - Fergie’s Final Free Friday Fracus - this time with Industry Darlings
Past shows…
03.05.25 - Ortleibs - Philly - with The Tisburys and Minnesota band The Shackletons, who invited Jim up for a rousing cover of The Replacements Can’t Hardly Wait
02.28.25 - Silk City - Philadelphia - opening for Polish post-punks Trupa Trupa!
12.13.24 - Fergie’s Pub - Philadelphia - Back at Fergie’s with The Lazy Villains and The Michele Show
12.06.24 - Philadelphia Brewing Company - Friday Funtimes at one of the grooviest breweries around - John Faye and Michele Heron came up to sing with us.
10.11.24 - Dawson Street Pub - a show with the Philly Legend, Ken Kweeder! Neil on drums for both bands!
09.14.24- Jon and Peter’s - New Hope, PA - played legendary short ceiling venue with Reeder Station, featuring Steve Garvey (x-Buzzcocks)
09.01.24 - Ruba Club - London Calling Tribute - we did Side Two with special guests John Faye, Nigel Bennett, Cowmuddy, and Todd Z.
08.16.24 - Fergie’s Pub - Philadelphia - with The Wayward Wind and NotJustJake and guest vox by Rick Henderson
05.26.24 - Old Swedes Church - Philadelphia - Memorial Day fest in the rain with many bands
05.22.24 - Ardmore Music Hall - Ardmore - One of 40 to play Bob Dylan Bday tribute
05.10.24 - Fergie’s Pub - Philadelphia - Happy Hour w/ Brian Seymour
03.10.24 - American Legion Hall - Willow Grove, PA - Denny’s Bday Bash - Pure Jerry and Noah Gibney Trio
01.12.24 - Dawson Street Pub - Manayunk (Philadelphia), PA - The 700 Level, The No Good Crowd, Emm Gryner
12.28.23 - Ortleibs - Philadelphia - w/ Joey Sweeney & The Neon Grease and Timesbold
09.03.23 - Ruba Club - Philadelphia - A Philly Tribute the The Clash's Finest Hour - The No Good Crowd played side 2 of London Calling
08.25.23 - Milkboy - Philadelphia - We Live On: A Benefit for Derek Dorsey - w/ Brian Seymour, The Good Problems, and Walt Lafty
07.27.23 - Ortleibs - Philadelphia - w/ Joey Sweeney & The Neon Grease Band. Hello world.
All Right Now video
Filmed at one of our fave places to play - Fergie’s - in the heart of Philadelphia. Were you there? You might be in this video!
Video
Click the link to see our vid for Some Kinda Gold - an abstract look at Philadelphia circa 2023
The No Good music!
You can find The No Good Crowd on Bandcamp, Apple Music, Spotify and with shiny objects at shows. Click below or on the 45 labels to go to our Bandcamp page.
Who? What? When? Why? How?
The No Good Crowd began making music in Philadelphia during 2023. Despite the absurdity of dudes making indie rock (vs indie pop, bedroom pop, chill wave, or whatever passes for cool) these days, from the first shows in summer 2023 you could hear a new sound coming together - with influences melding bits of jingle jangle plus garage, punk, and Americana. Getting real and getting physical following their first shows with a 7-inch debut 45 on Manic Pop Thrill Records, now The No Good Crowd has arrived with the start of the new year. And as the song says, "Don't say our story's already been told / I'd take any misadventure of old / and a chance we can get back - to Some Kinda Gold"
Guitarists Jamie Olson and Jim McGuinn have their own history that goes back to Philly's '00s indie rockers Cordalene, with Jamie forming the Midnight Singers afterward, where he was joined by drummer and man about town Neil Simpkins. Later Jamie formed the rootsier Atlantic Coast Ramblers with bassist Brendan Skwire, while Jim moved to Minnesota, where he learned to play hockey, but also played music with Saint Small, The People Between, and BNLX. Reunited in Philly, and putting it all together now it's The No Good Crowd. And that's very good, not no good at all.
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