Free At Noon Flashback: The Figgs kicked off an exciting Memorial Day weekend
Audience members for this week’s Free at Noon were treated to a special Memorial Day Weekend gift, as The Figgs rocked the downstairs stage at the World Cafe Live. The band was in Philly to promote...
View Article“Immediately Astounding”: Prog guitar mainstay Steven Wilson takes to The...
I think it’s safe to say that I’ve seen and photographed Steven Wilson in his various incarnations (Porcupine Tree, Blackfield, No-man, etc) more than any other artist in the last 17 years. His work...
View ArticleWayne Magazine Music Fest brings PhillyBloco, New Orleans’ Dirty Dozen and...
Saturday marked the inaugural Wayne Magazine Music Fest, a day-long event that filled the Philadelphia suburb’s main drag with music, food and fireworks. Student bands from the local branch of Bach to...
View ArticleTaylor Swift enchants sold out crowd in Philadelphia two nights in a row
Taylor Swift flaunted her total world domination this weekend in Philadelphia with two sold out concerts at Lincoln Financial Field. These two nights had one hundred thousand people flocking to South...
View ArticleDavid Gray played an emotional, intimate set for Free at Noon
English singer-songwriter David Gray returned to Free at Noon today in support of his tenth studio album Mutineers. For twenty plus years, Gray has been making touching and heartfelt music including...
View ArticlePaul McCartney delivers a knockout show at Wells Fargo Center
Memories. Their recollection and creation were at the center of Paul McCartney’s sold-out Wells Fargo show last night. Pulling on the legacy of The Beatles and Wings, as well as some of his more recent...
View ArticleGo Team! Connor Barwin’s benefit show helps Make the World Better
“We are just so pleased to be here to announce our undying loyalty to the Philadelphia Eagles, tonight,” one of the members of Parquet Courts said, late on Saturday evening. Even though the evening’s...
View ArticleExploring the Philly Jazz Legacy on Jack McCarthy’s walking tour
Philadelphia International Records was never particularly tied to Philly’s jazz scene. Still, historian Jack McCarthy made it a point to stop at the legendary soul label’s Broad Street home when...
View ArticleAgainst Me! headlines a night of crowdsurfing and sweat at Chameleon Club
The Chameleon Club in Lancaster hosted a night crowdsurfing and sweat on Saturday night with Annie Girl and The Flight, FrnkIero and the Celebration, and headliners Against Me!. Annie Girls and The...
View ArticleConfidence and Soul: Ibeyi brings their commanding show to World Cafe Live
I have seen no duo in my admittedly brief history of concert going more commanding of a crowd, more loving of groove, and with more infectious, intricate songwriting than Ibeyi. Lisa-Kaindé and Naomi...
View ArticleCrashing: Oldermost and Sam Amidon bring quiet thunder to World Cafe Live
I wasn’t sure I’d make it to the show on Tuesday night. My whole house was shaking from the thunder, and the lighting left little to the imagination as to the state of affairs beyond the confines of my...
View ArticleFirefly 2015 in pictures
This time last week, thousands of music fans were packing up their tents just outside the Dover International Speedway and making their way home from this year’s Firefly Music Festival. Over four days,...
View ArticleImagine Dragons make an explosive return to Wells Fargo Center
What an experience this night was. Pouring rain, deafening music, tons of fog, and even more lasers. Imagine Dragons is a rock band, pure and simple, and their songwriting and anthemic choruses have...
View ArticleAn enchanting evening with The Weepies at Union Transfer
On a stage adorned with twinkling candles, a starry backdrop, and their own living room rug, The Weepies made a highly anticipated return to Philadelphia last Tuesday, serenading Union Transfer with a...
View ArticleMichaelapalooza: Sending off XPN Morning Show host Michaela Majoun at World...
It’s the end of an amazing era; WXPN Morning Show host Michaela Majoun will host her final shift on Tuesday, June 30th. Michaela started at WXPN on March 1, 1989. Last night at World Cafe Live, her...
View ArticleTravel down Memory Lane with Michaela Majoun
This morning, longtime XPN host Michaela Majoun takes the mic for her final stint on the morning show. Last month, she announced that she was leaving the airwaves after 26 years. Today, thanks to local...
View ArticleLeave ‘Em Wanting More: The Rock Cats are punker than you can imagine
Every music lover has stories about live shows they’ll never forget. Think about it. Maybe you went to a house show in west Philly that altered your worldview forever, or experienced a riveting...
View ArticlePlanes Mistaken for Stars took fans back to the early aughties at Boot & Saddle
The late 90’s / early aughties were a transitional time, in more ways than one. Grunge rock was waning, punk was rising to a peak, again, giving way to a multitude of multi-hyphenated sub genres, and...
View ArticleDave Hause, Rocky Votolato and Chris Farren took on Union Transfer
Philly native Dave Hause rocked an awesome homecoming show at Union Transfer on Wednesday night. A full band made up by his brother Tim on guitar and keys, a couple of friends on drums and bass, and...
View ArticleXPNFest Recap: Milton and band get soulful on the Marina Stage
In his final song on the Marina Stage, Milton sang “are you feeling me… my energy” and the crowd definitely was. The local artist played songs from last year’s Simple Pleasure debut and few new ones...
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