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Free At Noon Flashback: Sylvan Esso bring their eclectic vibes to World Cafe...
The creative collaboration that is Sylvan Esso had today’s crowd movin’ and groovin’ to their electropop songs, kicking off today’s Free At Noon double-header with pizzazz. Playing material from their...
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The Kills give fans something to cheer about at The Trocadero
Last Wednesday’s oppressive rain was perfectly complemented by the bluesy punk of the duo of Allison Mosshart and Jamie Hince, better known as The Kills. Dropping into the Trocadero in between two...
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The Stray Birds celebrate Best Medicine with intimate show at World Cafe Live
Last Thursday, music fans flocked to World Cafe Live to witness the record release show of a very special feather — The Stray Birds. The trio out of Lancaster cracked open their just-released Best...
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Thurston Moore brought an all-star band to Boot & Saddle
Virtuoso. Icon. Legend. These stately adjectives, among many more, stick with ease to Thurston Moore. This past Saturday at a sold out Boot & Saddle, he and his band (existing under the moniker...
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Halfro exceed expectations with record release show at 3rd & Girard
The narrow upstairs bar and stage at 3rd and Girard may not be the most intuitive of places to stop in for a weekend concert, but those who packed the room on Saturday night for hip-hop quartet...
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The Key Studio Sessions: Mumblr
There’s a distinct feeling of raw energy on Full of Snakes, the debut LP from Philly fuzz-punk four-piece Mumblr. That’s the sound of a band that doesn’t overthink things when it’s recording, that...
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Free At Noon Flashback: Angus and Julia Stone play an intimate and engaging...
Today’s Free At Noon featured Australian folk rock duo Angus and Julia Stone. The two mosied on stage in front of a bubbly crowd and cut right to the chase, launching into their recent hit “A...
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Unlocked: How well do you know the members of DRGN KING?
DRGN KING core members Dominic Angelella, Brent “Ritz” Reynolds, Steve Montenegro and Joe Baldacci have been established as a band for four years, but each individual has had a presence as a mainstay...
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Hozier takes control of a sold out crowd at the Trocadero
Irish singer-songwriter Andrew Hozier-Byrne, better known as Hozier, serenaded a sold-out crowd at the Trocadero on Saturday night. Playing what he described as his first proper show in Philly, he...
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Rhett Miller serves up stories and rarities at World Cafe Live
A sold-out crowd witnessed Rhett Miller in fine form this past Saturday at World Café. With Old 97’s and solo material at his disposal, he rattled through the lives of his many colorful characters with...
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Listen to Slowdive’s first Philadelphia show in 21 years
When Slowdive played Philadelphia for the first time some 21 years ago, there weren’t many artists that sounded like them. Well, wait – let me clarify – it was the thick of the shoegaze / dream-pop...
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Fitz and the Tantrums’ dance party lights up the Electric Factory
Indie-soul group Fitz And The Tantrums brought a high-energy performance and dance party to a sold-out crowd at the Electric Factory on Friday night. Led by frontman Michael Fitzpatrick, the six-piece...
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Ex Hex rocks Johnny Brenda’s on a triple bill with No Other and Speedy Ortiz
To experience Washington, D.C. based Ex Hex is to witness music in motion at its finest. Their 2014 record Rips captures the lyrical and guitar snaps, crackles and pops of Mary Timony, Betsy Wright and...
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Selfies, Cake, and Sweet Beats: Steve Aoki takes to the Electric Factory
Sweat and icing was the winning combination Thursday night as EDM powerhouse Steve Aoki took to the stage at The Electric Factory. The Grammy-nominated party-incarnate who’s infamous for throwing cakes...
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Jenny Lewis brings rainbows and euphoria to Union Transfer
I like to think that, even if her job was being the polar opposite of a musician (earplug fitter, I suppose), Jenny Lewis would still find use for a rainbow pantsuit. Her Technicolor garb matches the...
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Le Butcherettes and Antemasque bring thrills and high energy to Union Transfer
The one-two music punch of Le Butcherettes and Antemasque transformed Union Transfer into an aural canvas of raw punk last Thursday. Behind the leadership of Teri Gender Bender, Cedric Bixler-Zavala...
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“An Echo Chamber for the Soul”: Laura Stevenson brings Wheel to MilkBoy
There is a jangle, a soothing pop sensibility and something uncannily new encased in the sounds of Laura Stevenson. Last Friday she and her four bandmates turned MilkBoy into an echo chamber for the...
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Restorations throw a wild hometown party for the release of LP3
On Saturday night, hard-hitting Philadelphia rock band Restorations throw an enormous party at the First Unitarian Church to celebrate the release of their third full-length album, appropriately titled...
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Interpol barrels through snowpocalypse to play career-spanning show at Union...
I once spent 23 hours on a flight over to Asia. About 10 hours in to it, the very real thought popped in to my head that I may lose my mind and just go nuts. That was on a … Continued The post...
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Chuck Prophet and the Mission Express take on World Cafe Live
Chuck Prophet is a genre all unto himself. Part ‘50s cool and ‘80s jangle with the sense of a big full sound that comes with four bandmates, he delivered on his promise of his 2014 record Night Surfer...
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