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Folkadelphia Session: Jenny Owen Youngs
Welcome to this year’s final edition of the Folkadelphia Sessions! In 2013, we brought you nearly 60 in-studio sessions, all recorded in and around Philadelphia, many at WXPN’s Performance Studio....
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Photos: Man Man and Banned Books threw a pre-New Year’s party at Underground...
Man Man | Photo by Kate McCann | katemccannphotography.com After a year of hard touring in anticipation (and then in celebration) of their excellent 2013 outing On Oni Pond, Philly’s Man Man closed out...
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The Key Studio Sessions: Michael James Murray
As the final hours of the year tick away and 2013 drifts into the the whispering world of memory and contemplation, we thought a Key Studio Session with Michael James Murray would provide a apropos...
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Review: Man Overboard’s Lost Tape Collective Holiday Show brings DIY punk to...
Man Overboard | Photo by Rachel Del Sordo | racheldelsordo.tumblr.com The holidays are a time each year where bands put on special shows in their hometowns, thanking the fans that over time brought...
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Recap: The Early November and more celebrated the ten-year anniversary of The...
The Early November | Photo by Allison Newbold | allynewbold.com Last month, Jersey-bred punk five-piece The Early November celebrated the ten-year anniversary of their debut LP The Room’s Too Cold with...
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The Key Studio Sessions: Pine Barons
As I was saying a couple weeks ago, Pine Barons have one of the best names a Jersey-bred band can have. But they’re also so much more than a band with a clever name. Their songs are dynamic and...
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Folkadelphia Session: Tift Merritt
Intrinsic to much American music is a universal wanderlust. We’ve all felt that itchy, urging restlessness to hit the road, the kind that drops everything and only looks back through sunglassed eyes...
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Recap: An uplifting Free At Noon set from the rousing Alternate Routes
Photo by John Vettese New England roots-rock crew The Alternate Routes cast a warm and inviting vibe at this week’s Free at Noon concert, playing a set of new music from their forthcoming LP (due in...
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Review: Avant-guitar virtuoso Lee Ranaldo wows Boot and Saddle with The Dust
Lee Ranaldo and The Dust | Photo by Chris Sikich | countfeed.tumblr.com This past Wednesday Boot & Saddle played host to one of rock’s premiere guitar virtuosos in Lee Ranaldo. Ranaldo and his band...
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Review: The Jazz Orchestra of Philadelphia brings the community together for...
Jazz Orchestra of Philadelphia | Photo by Jennifer Brady | www.behance.net/JennBrady Trumpeter Terell Stafford and director Deena Adler founded the Jazz Orchestra of Philadelphia last year with a...
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Review: Wesley Stace and Joe Pernice make a dynamic harmonic duo at The Tin...
Wesley Stace and Joe Pernice | Photo by Chris Sikich | countfeed.tumblr.com A dynamic duo of songwriting prowess played before a chilled Tin Angel crowd on Thursday. Wesley Stace and Joe Pernice played...
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Check out photos from Yuck’s World Cafe Session, see them at Johnny Brenda’s...
Photo by Alexandra Elisabetta | alexandraelisabettaphoto.tumblr.comUK fuzz rockers Yuck are in town tonight kicking off their U.S. tour at Johnny Brenda’s with Alvvays and Hurry (tickets still...
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The Key Studio Sessions: Cruiser
Philly four-piece Cruiser gets pegged as summer-pop quite often, possibly because its music is indeed poppy and its debut EP was released in the summer. But that’s selling it way short – this is...
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Photos: A night of fuzz rock and dream pop at Johnny Brenda’s with Yuck,...
Yuck | Photo by Rachel Barrish | rachelbarrish.com UK retro-rockers Yuck kicked off their winter tour at a sold-out Johnny Brenda’s on Tuesday night with a fuzzy set of songs from their 2013 outing...
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Suzanne Vega makes a Philly stop before her European tour
Photos by Elizabeth Mazenko Just before she heads across seas for her European tour, long-standing singer / songwriter Suzanne Vega stopped by Philly for a sold-out Free At Noon performance. Enchanting...
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The Silver Ages celebrate friendship, music, and community, a cappella style
Photo by John Vettese On Saturday evening, the 7th Annual Silver Ages Holiday Show took place at the Ethical Society on Rittenhouse Square. The Silver Ages are an a cappella men’s chorus consisting of...
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Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven’s annual stop at World Cafe Live is a rock...
Cracker | Photo by Chris Sikich | countfeed.tumblr.com A January tradition continued Saturday night as David Lowery’s bands Camper Van Beethoven and Cracker rocked a sold-out World Café Live. Both...
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Folkadelphia Session: Zachary Cale
In 2013, we saw a bumper crop of music from a number of the most exciting and engaging American songwriters; musicians that circle around the label “folk artist,” but never quite stick to that term,...
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Photos: Alec Ounsworth of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah played a Fishtown living...
Alec Ounsworth | Photo by Kate McCann | katemccannphotography.com Alec Ounsworth of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah kicked off an intimate tour of fans’ living rooms last week by playing to an audience...
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The No Other tour celebrates the music of Gene Clark at Union Transfer
Photo by Kate McCann | katemccannphotography.com On Wednesday night, the No Other tour kicked off at Union Transfer, bringing together musicians and fans in tribute to an oft-overlooked album by Gene...
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