Ron Gallo has started a new covers project where he'll be posting reintepretations of his favorite tunes via Soundcloud. His first is a surprisingly chilled-out version of "False Jesii Part 2" by beloved hardcore noise outfit Pissed Jeans. We're into it. You can stream and download it for free below.

Shot by Caitlin McCann and featuring Dom Billett on drums, Ron Gallo’s entry for NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest “Kill the Medicine Man” quickly grabs your attention. Gallo’s vocals encapsulate a yearning agitated power. Even though his words express a lingering pain, he rises above it bellowing at his demons.

Ron Gallo gives some serious silent treatment in his latest music video for "Started a War," which appears on the LP RONNY. "I started a war and all I said was nothing." That line is the foundation of this tensioned-filled video that was shot and edited by Caitlin McCann. And in the end, there is no peace, no resolution - just a dead-eyed stare from Gallo.

Clean Air Council’s GreenFest Philly returns to Headhouse Square for its ninth year today, and this year is set to be the biggest one yet. Victory Brewing will be hosting a ping pong-filled beer garden, and local, organic foods will be provided by a few of the city’s favorite food trucks. There will be a rest and recharge station with free coffee and solar-powered chargers, and 100+ exhibitors will be on hand to sell eco-friendly fashion and homemade arts & crafts. You’ll find plenty of educational seminars for young and old as well as children’s activities, and advocacy groups will be teaching awareness about environmental causes. The festival will also feature musical entertainment in the form of Balkan dance beats by Slavic soul masters West Philadelphia Orchestra. Former Toy Soldiers frontman Ron Gallo will be laying down tunes from his latest album RONNY on this beautiful day, and Pine Barons might just preview some of the new songs that they’ve been recording in the studio. Rounding out the music lineup will be No Stranger. Headhouse Square, 2nd St. (between Lombard & South Sts.), 10am, Free, All Ages - Bill McThrill

TJ Kong and The Atomic Bomb will be officially dropping a special digital edition of their EP KONG with bonus tracks on September 9 via American Diamond Recordings. They’ll be celebrating the release at Underground Arts tonight during the monthly edition of Communion, and will be joined by New Orleans’ Crash, Portland/Brooklyn’s Diane Birch, and some members of their American Diamond family. With Ron Gallo still riding high from the release of his LP RONNY and Levee Drivers recording material for their American Diamond debut, the crowd should be filled with plenty of familiar faces. Underground Arts, 1200 Callowhill St., 9pm, $15, 21+ - Bill McThrill