Into It. Over It. rock sold out crowd at Union Transfer
Into It. Over It. | Photo by Megan Kelly This Saturday Into It. Over It. brought its highly anticipated headlining tour to Union Transfer. The quite literally stacked roster featured bands throughout...
View ArticleThe radiant St. Vincent stages an imaginative preformance at Union Transfer
St. Vincent | photo by Rachel Del Sordo Attending a St. Vincent concert is different than an average night out seeing your favorite band. A performance from this artist is just that, a performance....
View ArticleLocals mewithoutYou and LA’s Touche Amore bring the energy to Union Transfer
Touche Amore | photo by Rachel Del Sordo | racheldelsordo.tumblr.com This past Saturday night, Union Transfer hosted the Noisey co-headlining tour with local folk punk heroes mewithoutYou and LA-based...
View ArticlePhotos: Band of Horses go acoustic at The Merriam Theater
Band Of Horses | Photo by Michelle Montgomery | http://www.michellemontgomeryphotography.com/ Band of Horses stripped down to the acoustics for a sold out show last Saturday night at the Merriam...
View ArticleBridging rock and classical music, Andrew Lipke wows at Sundays On Stage
Andrew Lipke | Photo by Chris Sikich | http://countfeed.tumblr.com/ One of Philly’s finest musicians, Andrew Lipke put on a phenomenal free show last past Sunday afternoon, wowing a receptive crowd at...
View ArticleFolkadelphia Session: Joe Kille
During his initial email exchange between WXPN’s John Vettese and Philadelphia-area musician Joe Kille, Kille, while announcing the album release of his solo album Arkadelphia, admits that he’s “not...
View ArticleUnlocked: Check out a gallery of photos from Katie Frank and The Pheromones’...
Photo by Caitlin McCann | caitlinmccann.4ormat.com Wrapping up our week with Katie Frank and the Pheromones here on Unlocked, we’re pleased to bring you some visuals of the band in action care of...
View ArticleA scuzzy fun rock show at Boot and Saddle with Miniature Tigers and more
Miniature Tigers | Photo by Rachel Barrish | rachelbarrish.comThree scuzzy rock acts set up shop at a packed Boot & Saddle last Saturday evening. NYC based garage rock quartet, Total Slacker opened...
View ArticleIndie Rock Hit Parade Live Session: Milagres
Photo by Eric Schuman For this Indie Rock Hit Parade session, we welcome Milagres to the studio. The men of the Brooklyn-based band are hardly strangers; they visited us in 2011 while on tour for their...
View ArticleImagine Dragons’ arena rock is here to stay
Imagine Dragons lead singer Dan Reynolds | photo by Michelle Montgomery | www.michellemontgomeryphotography.com Las Vegas rockers Imagine Dragons released their debut single “It’s Time” in August 2012....
View ArticleA sold out crowd worships Lorde’s royal debut at the Tower Theatre
Lorde | Photo by Noah Silvestry | http://silvestography.com/ We’ve seen artists and songs take the world by storm before, but never a song like “Royals” by an artist as young as Lorde. The story you...
View ArticleSurrealist singer-songwriter Robyn Hitchcock takes the Sellersville Theater...
Robyn Hitchcock | Photo by Chris Sikich | countfeed.tumblr.com Last Monday at Sellersville Theater one of the most underrated musicians of the last 35 years graced the stage with his songcraft: Robyn...
View ArticleBroken Bells, Au Revoir Simone play to an enchanted crowd at the Trocadero
Broken Bells | photo by Kate McCann Three girls strutted onto the Trocadero’s stage last night, each donning a flouncy dress, maybe paying homage to the first spring-like day in months. Opening the...
View ArticleFrom Behind The Barricade: The Wonder Years tour kickoff had the Chameleon...
The Wonder Years / Photos by Elizabeth Mazenko Last Thursday, The Wonder Years dropped by Lancaster’s Chameleon Club to kick off their U.S. spring tour along with Philly’s Modern Baseball, midwestern...
View ArticleFolkadelphia Session: Jenny Hval
Sawtooth synthesizers, moody atmospherics, effected vocals, hypnotic drum patterns – these are not the elements that you normally associate with folk music or singer-songwriters. But there is nothing...
View ArticleSXSW Dispatch: Staying put and slamming around to Against Me!, The Front...
Against Me! | Photo by John Vettese Part of the appeal of the annual South By Southwest festival is no doubt wandering from venue to venue in downtown Austin, catching bits of sets by dozens of new...
View ArticleSXSW Dispatch: World Cafe’s breakfast showcase with Wye Oak, Phox and more
Wye Oak | Photo by John VetteseOur Thursday started rather early as we settled into the KUTX stage at Austin’s Four Seasons for a live broadcast of World Cafe sessions by Kins, Phox, Bright Light...
View ArticleSXSW Dispatch: Public Radio Rocks showcase with Damon Albarn, Lucius, Temples...
Damon Albarn | Photo by Laura Fedele | WFUV.org Wow, what a whirlwind of an afternoon! We just wrapped up with the Public Radio Rocks SXSW showcase starring Damon Albarn, Lucius, The Hold Steady,...
View ArticleWatch The Hold Steady perform “The Ambassador” at the Public Radio Rocks SXSW...
Yesterday The Hold Steady played a set for the Public Radio Rocks showcase at SXSW. The XPN favorites will release their sixth studio record Teeth Dreams on March 25th. Check out a video of the band...
View ArticleWatch Damon Albarn play “Mr. Tembo” at the Public Radio Rocks SXSW showcase,...
Damon Albarn isn’t one to do things the same way twice. He explored a broad spectrum of styles under the Brit rock umbrella with Blur, switched gears to nightclub dance pop with Gorillaz, soundtracky...
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