Low struck reflective chords at Johnny Brenda’s last night
Low | Photo by Josh Pelta-Heller | koalafoto.com Critics may contend that Low frontman Alan Sparhawk was a mid-90’s iconoclast, in a way, having eschewed the predominant contemporary genres of Duluth,...
View ArticleOMG: Wilco and Richard Thompson are playing this summer at the Mann
Wilco at Solid Sound Festival | Photo by Noah Silvestry | silvestography.tumblr.comNow hear this, Wilco fans: Jeff Tweedy and the guys are returning to the region this summer for their first local show...
View ArticleProve It All Night: Bruce Springsteen takes The River to Philly and it’s as...
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band | Photo by Cameron Pollack | cameronpollackphotography.com I’ve wanted a butterscotch blonde Telecaster since I was six years old. The Boss has been spinning in...
View ArticleElectronic Bliss: Beacon brings their A-game to Boot and Saddle
Beacon | Photo by Matthew Shaver | brightloud.com Relativity is important to keep in mind when discussing music. There is plenty of empirical data to show that somebody did something better than...
View ArticleBest Coast and Wavves light up the Electric Factory
Best Coast | Photo by Michelle Montgomery for WXPN | michellemontgomeryphotography.com Indie-rock duo Best Coast and pop-punk rockers Wavves brought the sounds of California to the Electric Factory on...
View ArticleThe High Key Portrait Series: Jesse Hale Moore
Jesse Hale Moore | Photo by Josh Pelta-Heller for WXPN | hellerhound.com For the past ten years, New England native Jesse Hale Moore has been in Philly, turning from film to music, performing at small...
View ArticleAnimal Collective kicks off its Painting With world tour at Union Transfer
Animal Collective | Photo by Michelle Montgomery for WXPN | michellemontgomeryphotography.com Experimental pop outfit Animal Collective played a sold-out show at Union Transfer on Friday night. Philly...
View ArticleAn awestruck, powerful performance from Laura Jane Grace and the The...
Laura Jane Grace and The Devouring Mothers | Joe Del Tufo | deltufophotography.com It’s been an interesting road for Laura Jane Grace. From the punk-folk star with Against Me! to a transgender icon,...
View ArticleReady to Get Down: Josh Ritter at Union Transfer
Josh Ritter | Photo by Jeremy Zimmerman | http://jeremy-zim.com/ Josh Ritter just never quits, does he? After 8 full-length records, the singer/songwriter shows no signs of slowing his tremendous roll,...
View ArticleTen years since their debut, The Loved Ones are still very much loved
Dave Hause | The Loved Ones | Photo by Wendy McCardle | wendymccardle.com It’s hard to believe it’s been a decade since the release of Keep Your Heart, the full-length debut from Philly’s favorite...
View ArticleI found the heart of rock ‘n’ roll: The Humble, Commonwealth Choir and Pine...
Commonwealth Choir | Photo by Wendy McCardle | wendymccardle.com The current state of rock ‘n roll is questionable. With so many sub-genres to choose from, how do you define rock music in 2016? I know...
View ArticleRhiannon Giddens delivers a stunning set at The Grand
Rihannon Giddens | Photo by Chris Sikich | sikichphotography.com Historian. Feminist. Folklorist. Re-appropriator. Carolina Chocolate Drop. These are some of Rhiannon Giddens’ attributes. They...
View ArticleSynthed-out Bliss: Miike Snow returns to the TLA
Miike Snow | Photo by Matthew Shaver for WXPN | brightloud.com In the ever evolving landscape that is modern music, four years off is a lifetime. So, for the Miike Snow fans that have been holding...
View ArticleGreg Dulli explored his musical past at the First Unitarian Church
Greg Dulli | photo by Joe Del Tufo | deltufophotography.com I’ve probably seen Greg Dulli perform more shows than any other artist in my life. From the Afghan Whigs to the Twilight Singers, Gutter...
View ArticleExplore the midwest with Rosu Lup in this photo diary from their Is Anything...
Green room at the Rozz Tox. | photo by Katie Jean Photography This week marks the release of Rosu Lup‘s debut full-length Is Anything Real, a long in the making effort for the ever-evolving atmospheric...
View ArticleThe Doctor Will See You Now: Dr. Dog take on The Fillmore
Dr. Dog | Photo by Rachel Del Sordo racheldelsordophotography.com It’s not often that a band can achieve a certain cult-status in their own lifetime before fading into either cheesiness or obscurity. A...
View ArticleLake Street Dive and The Suffers bring down the house at The Fillmore
Lake Street Dive | Photo by Kate McCann for WXPN | katemccannphotography.com Friday night’s show at The Fillmore was all about tons of dancing and stellar front-women. The sold-out event began with The...
View ArticleCheck out a gallery of photos from the VuHaus SXSW showcase featuring Hinds,...
Hinds | Photo by Hope Helmuth for WXPN | hopehelmuth.com On Friday afternoon, the Public Radio Day Stage at Austin’s convention center hosted a fierce lineup of rock, electropop and soul with the...
View ArticleRosu Lup and friends knocked an LP release show out of the park
Rosu Lup | photo by Matthew Shaver | www.brightloud.com (Full disclosure of the writer: Since discovering Rosu Lup a bit more than a year ago, I have become friends with a few of the members, and...
View ArticleMutemath played an energized set to a sold-out Union Transfer
Mutemath | Photo by Michelle Montgomery for WXPN | michellemontgomeryphotography.com Modern rockers Mutemath played an awesomely upbeat set a sold-out crowd at Union Transfer on Friday night. The band...
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