Folkadelphia Session: DeVotchKa (with an Orchestra)
A band’s age can say much about their continued creative impetus and longevity. A newly founded act often wears its major influences on its sleeve, whereas a seasoned group sometimes becomes the...
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Hyper-ragers swoon to Autre Ne Veut, dance to Delorean at Making Time...
All photos by Rachel Barrish | RaddRhapsodies.com It was billed as a hyper-rager, and it certainly did not disappoint – the March edition of Dave P‘s Making Time was a stacked triple-bill, with noisy...
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Photo Recap: The 2013 XPN Music Film Festival
This weekend XPN hosted its second Music Film Festival in conjunction with the Philadelphia Film Society. The festival ran from Thursday, April 11th to Sunday April 14th. Some featured events were a...
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New Paradise Labs will reprise 27 next spring; download an interview and...
Last fall, Philly’s New Paradise Laboratories bridged the worlds of rock and roll icons, improvised music and experimental theater in 27, a surreal production that imagined an after-life after-party of...
View ArticlePhoto Recap: Funk / soul powerhouse Charles Bradley rocked Free at Noon
Funk powerhouse Charles Bradley rocked the World Cafe Live at last Friday’s Free at Noon concert. Bradley tore up the stage with his high energy R&B / soul sound and dance moves. He recently...
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See a photo gallery of Low’s World Cafe session, watch their “Just Make It...
All Photos by Kate McCann | katemccannphotography.com When downtempo Duluth trio Low played an instore set at Main Street Music this spring, they alluded to a return appearance in June. Today we got...
View ArticlePhoto Recap: B.B. King at The Keswick Theater
All photos by Chris Sikich | countfeed.tumblr.com Blues legend B.B. King performed at Glenside’s Keswick Theater last night with six-piece backing band and his trademark guitar, Lucille. Baton Rouge...
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Recap: Audio, photos and set list from Bobby Long’s Free At Noon at The...
Bobby Long and his band performed at Free At Noon at the Kimmel Center yesterday, Friday April 19th. Listen to the entire set here. All photos by Kate McCann; see her work at Kate McCann Photography....
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Photo recap: Anais Mitchell and Jefferson Hamer played Tin Angel, Friday...
Anais Mitchell and Jefferson Hamer performed at the Tin Angel this past Friday, evening, April 19, with Robert Sarazin Blake opening. Mitchell and Hamer recently released Child Ballads, a collection...
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Photo recap: Billy Bragg played the Keswick Theatre and Main Street Music for...
Singer-songwriter Billy Bragg was a busy guy this past Saturday. He did an in-store performance at Main Street Music in Manayunk for Record Store Day, and played the Keswick Theatre in the evening....
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The Key Studio Sessions: Ryan Tennis
Photo by Kate McCann | www.katemccannphotography.com I knew as soon as I heard last fall’s Pack Light but Bring Everything that Philly’s Ryan Tennis would be recording in our studio in the...
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Free At Noon recap: Kurt Vile and the Violators (photos, audio from the show)
Hometown hero Kurt Vile and the Violators rocked a sold out crowd at today’s Free at Noon concert. Vile recently released his fifth studio album Walkin In A Pretty Daze on April 9th and he and his...
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Folkadelphia Session: Mount Moriah (and the energetic songs from their...
On Mount Moriah‘s sophomore album Miracle Temple the band distills and expands upon the more countrified elements that made their eponymous 2011 debut such an exciting listen and that separated the...
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Photo and video recap: Jim James at Union Transfer
Jim James played a sold out show at Union Transfer on Saturday evening. Kate McCann was there to take photos. Below, watch a couple of fan videos from the show, and a setlist. Setlist via. State of...
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Photo recap: Johnny Marr in concert at The Trocadero
Johnny Marr played the Trocadero last night. Our photographer Chris Sikich was there to capture the moment. Below, check out a couple of fan videos of Marr performing a cover of “I Fought The Law,”...
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Photo recap: Field Report and Stornoway at Kung Fu Necktie
Last night, Field Report and Stornoway played at Kung Fu Necktie. Our photographer Chris Sikich was on site to capture the vibes. Check out Chris’s site here
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Photo recap, set list: The Breeders and Tweens at the Trocadero
The Breeders and Cincinati garage punk rockers Tweens played a sold out show at the Trocadero last night. The Breeders played its 1993 second album Last Splash in its entirety, along with a couple of...
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The Shout Out Louds inspire shouting and dancing at Union Transfer (Review,...
Sweden’s The Shout Out Louds are artists in the middle of their career. 2013 marks their twelfth year as a band, and the fivesome doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon. Since forming, the...
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Alice Russell and her tremendous voice wowed the Free at Noon crowd (photos,...
English soul singer Alice Russell brought down the house at today’s WXPN Free at Noon concert. Russell and her band are on tour in support of her latest LP To Dust. Check out a gallery of photos from...
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Review: A full-contact night with Marnie Stern, Barren Girls and Little Big...
All photos by Chris Sikich | countfeed.tumblr.com Shredding the night away, Marnie Stern and her crackling band headlined a night of indie rock awesomeness at Johnny Brenda’s on Friday. The tightness...
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