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The sold-out Free at Noon from Pixies brings a warm mix of old and new to...
Photo by John Vettese This afternoon alt-rock pioneers Pixies warmed up for their sold-out Electric Factory show with a stripped-down, high-energy Free at Noon performance. The nine-song set...
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Damien Jurado conjures tales from Maraqopa for a sold-out Boot and Saddle crowd
photo by Eric Schuman The frigid, slushy aftermath of a mid-afternoon snow shower is something that Damien Jurado is probably used to by now. The Seattle singer-songwriter is, in many ways, an...
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An electrifying Friday from the Pixies at their second sold out show of the day
Pixies | Photo by Chris Sikich | countfeed.tumblr.comPixies ruled Philadelphia on Friday, selling out both a rare acoustic performance at World Café Live’s Free at Noon and their nighttime Electric...
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Photos: Spirit Family Reunion brought its revival tent folk to Ardmore Music...
Spirit Family Reunion | Photo by Darragh Dandurand Friedman | darraghdf.wordpress.com Brooklyn-based contemporary folk five-piece Spirit Family Reunion took the stage at Ardmore Music Hall on Friday...
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Photos: A punked up bill with Waxahatchee, All Dogs and Cayetana at the First...
Waxahatchee | Photo by Rachel Del Sordo | racheldelsordo.tumblr.comWaxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield had her biggest headlining Philly show to date last night, playing to a packed crowd at the First...
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The Key Studio Sessions: Commonwealth Choir
Simply put, Commonwealth Choir is one of the most fun rock bands you can see in Philadelphia right now. They’ve got charisma: dueling frontmen Davis Jameson Howley and Nick Cislak leap around behind...
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The New Sinatra: Jay Z captivates a near-capacity crowd at the Wells Fargo...
Photo by John Vettese There are few artists, bar any genre, who can command a stage and engage a crowd like Jay Z. At this point in his career, based on performances like last night, and the breadth of...
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The Districts celebrate their new EP with an energized set at A.K.A. Music
Photo by John Vettese A crowd gathered in A.K.A. Music in Old City Tuesday night not to peruse records, but to watch The Districts celebrate the release of their debut EP with Fat Possum Records....
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Worlds collide with Brandon Boyd and Sons of the Sea at the TLA
Brandon Boyd | Photo By Katrina Murray Painting, drawing, writing, singing—you name it, Brandon Boyd does it. Add “making shimmery psychedelic pop” to the bowl of talent, which by now you’d think would...
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Watch The Districts show off their acoustic chops on WXPN’s Leicht Lunch
Central Pennsylvania-bred rockers The Districts are in the middle of a pretty awesome week. On Tuesday, their self-titled EP came out on Fat Possum Records, and they played a pizza-fueled release...
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Paul Cebar brings the funk to today’s Free At Noon
Photos by Elizabeth Mazenko Before taking their groovy sound to Massachusetts tonight, Paul Cebar Tomorrow Sound brought on the funk today at World Cafe Live’s Free At Noon concert. Celebrating his...
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All In It Together: Dr. Dog kicks off night one in its nightclub-sized living...
Dr. Dog | Photo by Laura Jane Brubaker | laurajanebrubaker.tumblr.com Only Dr. Dog could play for a sold-out crowd of 3500 fans and make it feel as cozy as a living room show. Kicking off a two-night...
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Delorean delivers a seamless set of driving synthpop at Johnny Brenda’s
Delorean | Photo by Melody Chiang Indie club rockers Delorean brought their airy, rhythmic synth-pop to Johnny Brenda’s last week. The band canceled its US tour last fall following a harrowing “virtual...
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Celebrating Nina Simone: Meshell Ndegeocello’s tribute captivates World Cafe...
Meshell Ndegeocello | Photo by Chris Sikich | countfeed.tumblr.com Meshell Ndegeocello wants to share her love for the music of Nina Simone with anyone inclined to listen. Those in attendance at World...
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Rainbows, sunglasses, action! Dr. Dog’s second night of loose vibes at the...
Photo by Noah Silvestry | silvestography.tumblr.com Rainbows, sunglasses, action! PA natives Dr. Dog took the stage for the second of two nights before a sold-out Electric Factory crowd, touring in...
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From Mirah’s eclectic brew to Divers’ phenomenal rock, the Zeitlyn sisters...
Mirah | Photo by Chris Sikich | countfeed.tumblr.com Lush harmonies. Equal parts folk and rock. Nature, justice, and the fire and ice of relationships. Mirah melded these qualities into a glorious brew...
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Karmin kicked off its Pulses tour with a high-energy TLA show
Karmin | Photo by Pete Troshak | shak74.com The story of Karmin is one of the most interesting in music the last few years. Engaged pop duo Nick Noonan and Amy Heidemann started out covering hits by...
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The Key Studio Sessions: Trophy Wife
Philly’s Trophy Wife is many things: expressive, aggressive, impressionistic, sensitive, empathetic, empowering and any number of attributes that adjectives just don’t do justice to. The power duo of...
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Folkadelphia Session: Basia Bulat
I became enamoured of Basia Bulat and her music early on during my college tenure at Drexel University while working to become a member of its student-run radio station WKDU. Bulat’s debut album Oh,...
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Photos: Whirr, Nothing and Sad Actor’s punk rock matinee at Boot and Saddle
Whirr | Photo by Rachel Del Sordo | racheldelsordo.tumblr.com A Sunday afternoon in South Philadelphia might not have seemed the obvious place for brooding, high-octane noise-punk, but that’s what Boot...
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