The Key Studio Sessions: Lucy Stone
We found out about local singer-songwriter Lucy Stone a year and a half ago, and were immediately impressed. She had just released her second EP, Would You?, and its hints of Natalie Merchant and...
View ArticlePhotos: Wrapping up Philly Folk Fest on Sunday with David Bromberg, Rev....
Gathered in the Dulcimer Grove, waiting out the fire evacuation | Photo by John Vettese The Sunday lineup is typically the quiet denouement of Philly Folk Fest, but this year was jam-packed with...
View ArticleRecap: Jimmy Eat World goes retrospective at the Mann Center Skyline Stage
Photo by Rachel Del Sordo Somewhere in the middle of Jimmy Eat World‘s performance at the skyline stage of the Mann Center a couple Fridays ago, I found myself with my hand in the air, smacking the...
View ArticlePhoto Recap: A modest tribute to Elliott Smith with Our Griffins, September...
Our Griffins | Photo by Elizabeth Mazenko September Call-Up set the mood right with “Angel in the Snow”; Angel Ocana got choked up on “Rose Parade”; and the crowd adding the “Because I love you” line...
View ArticleRecap: Jazz fusion grooves with Jeff Golub and Brian Auger at Free at Noon
Photo by John VetteseToday at the WXPN Free at Noon concert, jazz-blues fusion duo Jeff Golub and Brian Auger performed. Golub has performed with rockers like Tina Turner and jazz legends like Bill...
View ArticleFolkadelphia Suitcase Session: The Staves (recorded at Historic St. George’s...
Halfway through the recording session, I started to feel like I was in an absolute time warp. Up to that point, I had been distracted taking photos, making sure that the equipment was functioning...
View ArticleRecap: Rosanne Cash interprets country classics, teases new material for the...
Rosanne Cash | Photo by Chris Sikich | countfeed.tumblr.com All photos by Chris Sikich | countfeed.tumblr.com Last night in the intimate confines of the Sellersville Theater, Rosanne Cash wowed the...
View ArticleThe Key Studio Sessions: Dan Kassel
Philadelphia’s Dan Kassel is a schooled and imaginative cellist who doesn’t want to be limited by the options cello players typically face. It’s either chase the orchestra dream – a tough haul, to be...
View ArticleWatch Kurt Vile receive the Liberty Bell award, perform “Wakin’ on a Pretty...
All photos by Abi Reimold | abireimoldphoto.com Kurt Vile performed a stripped-down solo set yesterday afternoon on the inaugural Kurt Vile Day as part of The City Hall Courtyard Summer Music Series....
View ArticleRecap: Laura Marling warms up for the show tonight at Free At Noon
Photo by Elizabeth Mazenko British singer/songwriter Laura Marling played a humble acoustic set on the Free At Noon stage today. Warming up for tonight’s highly anticipated, sold out show at Prince...
View ArticleRecap: Beyonce, Phoenix, Public Enemy, Haim and more at Made In America day one
Beyonce | Photo by John VetteseThe opening day of the 2013 Made In America festival was jam packed with a wide variety of sounds and styles, from Haim kicking off the day at the festival’s Liberty...
View ArticleFolkadelphia Session: Christopher Paul Stelling
When you talk about Christopher Paul Stelling, it’s hard to omit the more empassioned adjectives at your disposal, and you wouldn’t be wrong to use them. The New York based songwriter is a lot closer...
View ArticleRecap: Nine Inch Nails, Calvin Harris, AlunaGeorge, The Front Bottoms rage...
Nine Inch Nails | Photo by John Vettese While it wasn’t as hotly attended as opening day, the second half of this year’s Made In America festival was nevertheless a robust and vibrant offering of...
View ArticleThe Key Studio Sessions: Kate Faust
One thing about Philly musician Kate Faust that cannot be denied: the woman has range. That’s in the sense of her vocals – a couple octaves, at least – as well as her ability to bounce between styles....
View ArticleReview: A chaotic set from Pissed Jeans and more at Morgan’s Pier (photos,...
Pissed Jeans | Photo by Abi Reimold | abireimoldphoto.com Last week, boisterous Allentown / Philly punk band Pissed Jeans performed a free 21+ show at Morgan’s Pier along with Big Mouth and Ultramantis...
View ArticlePhotos: The Julie Ruin and Swearin’ played Union Transfer
The Julie Ruin | Photos by Darragh Dandurand Friedman | darraghdf.wordpress.com All photos by Darragh Dandurand Friedman | darraghdf.wordpress.com Last night The Julie Ruin made its Philadelphia debut...
View ArticleJames Cotton brings the year long Mississippi Blues Project to a dynamic...
The legendary James Cotton brought WXPN’s year long Mississippi Blues Project to an explosive close last night during a rocking performance last night the TLA. Cotton, preceded by a Funky Friday dance...
View ArticleWith Laura Marling, a sold-out theater still feels intimate (photos, review,...
Laura Marling | Photo by John Vettese “That was a really long opening song,” Laura Marling told the sold-out crowd at the newly-renovated Prince Music Theater. It was actually more like four songs – a...
View ArticleFolkadelphia Session: Allysen Callery
If I was to use a single word to describe the music of Allysen Callery, it would probably be “timeless,” although a more accurate way to frame her songs is to say they exist “outside of time.” The...
View ArticleRecap: Man Man rocks the crowd from the The Porch at 30th Street Station Free...
Photos by Elizabeth Mazenko Live from The Porch at 30th Street Station, Philadelphia’s Man Man played a 50 minutes set Free At Noon on Friday, September 6th. Known for their fearless, unconventional...
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