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Dark crooner Nick Cave takes command of the Keswick Theater (review, photos,...
Nick Cave doesn’t have time for your crap. He has a reputation to uphold, after all – that of the cranky, occasionally combative, vocally stunning and lyrically intense crooner from Australia who has...
View ArticleRecap: Low played an instore set at Main Street Music
Downtempo Duluth, MN indie-Americana trio Low played a short, intimate set Monday night in the cozy confines of Manayunk record store Main Street Music. The band performed a selection of spare,...
View ArticleDawes rocked a packed crowd at today’s Free at Noon (photos, audio, setlist)
XPN favorites Dawes commanded a packed crowd at today’s Free at Noon concert. Dawes will release their latest album Stories Don’t End on April 9th, and you can catch them as they open for Bob Dylan...
View ArticlePhotos: Garbage at The Electric Factory
Photo by Pete Troshak | Flickr.com/photos/petryfrompa/ Nineties alternative-radio-rock staple Garbage made its first Philadelphia appearance in eight years on Saturday night at The Electric Factory....
View ArticlePhoto Recap: Sky Ferreira at Johnny Brenda’s
Photos by Eric Ashleigh | showtographe.com New York synthpop artist Sky Ferreira performed for a sold-out crowd at Johnny Brenda’s on Saturday night. Check out a gallery of images from her set above....
View ArticleKate Nash rocks, riles, and charms Johnny Brenda’s, whether you like it or...
There was a moment last night at Johnny Brenda’s when British singer Kate Nash laid it all out for the crowd. “I’m living just for me and not for what you might write about my hair and body,” she...
View ArticlePhosphorescent works out the kinks at Johnny Brenda’s (photos, review, setlist)
Of course, there’s a downside to making a record as intricate and delicately arranged as Phosphorescent‘s Muchahcho. The higher you set the bar for your listeners, the harder it is to live up to your...
View ArticleThe Key Studio Sessions: Anjuli Josephine
Canadian-born singer-songwriter Anjuli Josephine has been making music out of Philadelphia for a couple years now, and just released her whimsical self-titled debut EP. With mix of emotional,...
View ArticleMadeleine Peyroux Performs at the Kimmel Center for special Free at Noon
As the kick off to the 2013 Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts, acclaimed jazz singer Madeleine Peyroux preformed a special set to a packed audience at the Kimmel Center this afternoon....
View ArticlePhoto Recap: The Dear Hunter and Naive Thieves at Union Transfer
Last Wednesday The Dear Hunter preformed to a packed audience at Union Transfer. The band commanded the crowd with their high energy brand of indie rock; they were accompanied by poppy alt-rock band...
View ArticlePhoto Recap: Local Natives at Union Transfer
Photos by Eric Ashleigh | Photo by Eric Ashleigh | showtographe.com Los Angeles indie rockers Local Natives headlined a sold-out Union Transfer last night, touring in support of their new album...
View ArticlePhoto Recap: Frightened Rabbit play Free at Noon
Warming up for their sold out show tonight at the Union Transfer; Scottish indie rock band Frightened Rabbits played this Friday’s Free at Noon concert. The band was accompanied by Brooklyn based...
View ArticleUnlocked: Meet Carlin Brown, Philly’s punk-drumming foodie (recipes included!)
When Carlin Brown isn’t making sweet beats behind the drum kit of Philly punk band Restorations, he’s making sweet eats inside the kitchen of some of the city’s most popular restaurants and bars....
View ArticlePhoto Recap: Fleetwood Mac at Wells Fargo Center
Photos by Joe Del Tufo | JoeDelTufo.com Fleetwood Mac brought it’s spring tour to the Wells Fargo Center last night. Rather than focus on a single album, the show featured live mainstays from across...
View ArticlePhoto Recap: The Cave Singers and Bleeding Rainbow at Johnny Brenda’s
Psychedelic Seattle four-piece The Cave Singers headlined Johnny Brenda’s on Thursday, touring in support of their fourth full-length, Naomi, released last month on Jagjaguwar Records. Joining them was...
View ArticlePhoto Recap: Frightened Rabbit headlined a sold-out Union Transfer
Photos by Rachel Barrish | raddrhapsodies.com Scottish indie rockers Frightened Rabbit headlined a sold-out Union Transfer on Saturday night, touring in support of their new LP Pedestrian Verse. With...
View ArticleHuman BBQ XXXV in photos ft. Delicate Steve, Norwegian Arms, Ghost Light and...
West Philly’s long-standing punk rock frat Pi Lam threw its annual Human BBQ celebration (35 years strong!) this weekend with a stacked lineup of Philadelphia favorites like Cold Fronts, Norwegian Arms...
View ArticlePhoto Recap: Rodriguez and Jenny O at The Keswick Theater
Photos by Chris Sikich | countfeed.tumblr.com Resurgent American songwriter Sixto Rodriguez and his three-piece band performed for a sold-out crowd at The Keswick Theater last night. This round of U.S....
View ArticleThe Key Studio Sessions: Cayetana
Relatively new faces in the Philly DIY scene, Cayetana crafts focused, passionate indie-punk nuggets exploring a broad spectrum of subject matter – from city living to old age. “South Philly” is an...
View ArticleWatch The Fleeting Ends perform for WXPN’s lunchtime buskers’ series at The...
Philly pop / rock three piece The Fleeting Ends played an acoustic set at 30th Street Station today for the second installment of the WXPN lunchtime buskers’ series. They mixed in songs from their new...
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