Reliving the magic with Brian Wilson at the Tower Theater
Brian Wilson | photo by Kate McCann for WXPN If you close your eyes, it sounds just like it’s 1967 in Santa Monica. Or Pacific Beach or Carmel-by-the-Sea; whichever California beach town you prefer....
View ArticleKishi Bashi brings intricate soundscapes and positive energy to Union Transfer
Kishi Bashi | photo by Michelle Montgomery for WXPN | michellemontgomeryphotography.com Singer/multi-instrumentalist Kaoru Ishibashi, better known by his stage name Kishi Bashi, performed a fantastic...
View ArticleFrom Superhuman to Simply Human: Anthony Green brings his Pixie Queen to...
Anthony Green | Photo by Wendy McCardle for WXPN | wendymccardle.com There’s no sensation in the world quite like the first breath of fresh air taken once you step out from a sweaty concert hall after...
View ArticleBalance and Composure debut #LightWeMade at Boot and Saddle
Balance and Composure | Photo by Sydney Schaefer for WXPN | sydneyschaeferphotos.com For month now, Balance and Composure have been teasing everyone about their new album, Light We Made, ever since...
View ArticleSeeing a whole new side of Marian Hill at Union Transfer
Marian Hill | photo by Ben Wong for WXPN | brotherlylost.com Marian Hill has never had an issue defining their sound and standing out from their peers. The Philadelphia-based duo consisting of vocalist...
View ArticleYouth No More: Local Natives Come Out Larger-than Life at Electric Factory
Local Natives | photo by Jeremy Zimmerman | jeremy-zim.com What does it even mean to be an indie darling in the year 2016? It feels like just yesterday that I was back in college, jamming Gorilla Manor...
View ArticleLoad-In to Load-Out: Behind the scenes of Birdie Busch’s Philly Opry at...
Birdie Busch’s Philly Opry | Photo by: Ellen Miller | www.ellencm.com On a Saturday evening in early October, Fishtown institution Johnny Brenda‘s is bustling with hungry and thirsty customers, out for...
View ArticleWhen I’m (not) Small: Phantogram stretches out at Fillmore Philadelphia
Phantogram | photo by John Vettese for WXPN It’s been a minute since I’ve seen Phantogram in their own element. Sure, they kill wherever they take the stage. But if that stage is at a festival like...
View ArticleThe Dudes Abide: The Districts shine at Johnny Brenda’s residency
The Districts | photo by Jeremy Zimmerman | jeremy-zim.com Well, well, well. If the gosh darn boys aren’t back in town. After what felt like almost whole year, our hometown heroes The Districts...
View ArticleStrand of Oaks rise with new material, message at Arden Gild Hall
Strand of Oaks | photo by Joe del Tufo | www.moonloopphoto.com Well Philly, you are in for a treat. But it happened in Delaware first. The debut of Strand of Oaks‘ new material from the forthcoming...
View ArticleThe High Key Portrait Series: Sadie Dupuis
Sadie Dupuis | photo by Josh Pelta-Heller for WXPN “High Key” is a series of profiles conceived with the intent to tell the story of Philly’s diverse musical legacy by spotlighting individual artists...
View ArticleShearwater highlight Jet Plane and Oxbow during spirited set at Underground Arts
Shearwater | photo by Joe del Tufo | www.moonloopphoto.com “This venue says it’s a place for emerging artists,” Shearwater vocalist Jonathan Meiburg mentioned early in their Underground Arts set last...
View ArticleYo La Tengo, Dean & Britta celebrated 50 years of the Velvet Underground at...
Britta & Dean | photo by Josh Pelta-Heller for WXPN Fifty years after Andy Warhol made Philadelphians uncomfortable with the local debut of his “Exploding Plastic Inevitable” featuring Lou Reed and...
View ArticleIn Our Darkness, A Light Shines: mewithoutYou Celebrate 10 Years of Brother,...
mewithoutYou | photo by Jeremy Zimmerman | jeremy-zim.com For a band that does an awful lot of protesting their own existence, mewithoutYou are doing pretty well for themselves, 15 years in. On...
View ArticleLoad-In to Load-Out: Eliza Hardy Jones celebrates her breakout year at Boot &...
Eliza Hardy Jones | photo by Jeremy Zimmerman | jeremy-zim.com It’s a dark night in a city that knows how to keep it’s secrets. But on one of the first truly bitter days of December, as the wind howls...
View ArticlePHOTOS: George Clinton at Ardmore Music Hall
George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic | photo by Koof Ibi Umoren | http://www.koofibi.com George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic played a sold out show on Thursday, June 8th at the Ardmore Music...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Sigur Ros at The Mann
Sigur Ros | Photo by Matthew Shaver | matthewshaver.com Icelandic post rock band Sigur Ros brought its summer tour to the Mann Center for the Performing Arts last night. Celebrating its 20th...
View ArticleActually Maybe Do Call It A Comeback: LCD Soundsystem at Brooklyn Steel
LCD Soundsystem | photo by Jeremy Zimmerman | jeremy-zim.com LCD Soundsystem isn’t having a bad year for a band that’s been dead for the better part of a decade. Last night in Brooklyn, they played the...
View ArticlePhoto Recap: The crowd gets Spanked before Robert Glasper Experiment at World...
Robert Glasper Experiment at World Cafe Live | Photo by Koof Ibi Umoren for WXPN | koofibi.com Following last year’s ArtScience, Jazz pianist Robert Glasper brought his quartet of experimental jazz...
View ArticlePhilly dedicates a stretch of Broad Street to hometown R&B icon, Boyz II Men
Boys II Men Blvd Ceremony |Photo by Matthew Shaver | mattshaverphoto.com On Saturday afternoon, June 24th, 2017, the city of Philadelphia officially renamed the stretch of Broad Street between...
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