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Alice Russell and her tremendous voice wowed the Free at Noon crowd (photos,...
English soul singer Alice Russell brought down the house at today’s WXPN Free at Noon concert. Russell and her band are on tour in support of her latest LP To Dust. Check out a gallery of photos from...
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Review: A full-contact night with Marnie Stern, Barren Girls and Little Big...
All photos by Chris Sikich | countfeed.tumblr.com Shredding the night away, Marnie Stern and her crackling band headlined a night of indie rock awesomeness at Johnny Brenda’s on Friday. The tightness...
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Photo Recap: James Blake played The TLA
All photos by Chris Sikich | countfeed.tumblr.com British electronic soul musician James Blake performed for a packed and enthusiastic crowd at The TLA on South Street last night. Blake’s second...
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Review: The Wonder Years go back to their roots to promote The Greatest...
Local success story The Wonder Years took on an awfully ambitious task to promote their fourth full length album, The Greatest Generation: preform four shows in 24 hours. This madness started in the...
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Photo Recap: Youth Lagoon played Union Transfer
All photos by Rachel Barrish | raddrhapsodies.com Performing in front of a brightly lit, multicolored backdrop, cerebral Idaho psych-pop band Youth Lagoon performed at Union Transfer on Friday night....
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Folkadelphia Session: Field Report
If you haven’t been listening to Milwaukee’s Field Report by now, here’s your chance to make it up with no hard feelings from me (but do it quick). There are only a handful of musicians and bands that...
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Happy to be home, Kurt Vile brought Wakin On A Pretty Daze to life in front...
Photos by Abi Reimold | AbiReimold.22slides.com It was a full house at Union Transfer on Saturday night as Philadelphia welcomed home Kurt Vile & The Violators for the last show of their U.S. tour....
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Non-COMM recap: Photos, audio, and setlist from the Mississippi Blues Project...
Last Thursday during XPN’s Non-COMMvention, the Tupelo, Mississippi brothers and sister trio, the Homemade Jamz Blues Band, performed in concert with Super Chikan for the final Mississippi Blues...
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Non-COMM recap: Photos, audio, and setlist from the Mississippi Blues Project...
Award winning Blues guitarist and singer Super Chikan and the Fighting Cocks made the trip from his home in Clarksdale, Mississippi to Philadelphia last Thursday, May 16 in a double header Mississippi...
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Non-COMM Recap: The legendary Mavis Staples shows the crowd how it’s done...
Gospel-rock legend Mavis Staples played a powerful set accompanied only by a guitarist for the downstairs Non-COMM crowd at World Cafe Live. Her performance touched on Staples Singers staples such as...
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Non-COMM Recap: Meet lively bluegrass combo Della Mae (photos)
Boston bluegrass five-piece Della Mae got Non-COMM attendees warmed up for three days of music with a lively set during the convention’s opening cocktail hour on Wednesday. Their new album, The World...
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Non-COMM Recap: Jose James brought smooth sounds to the World Cafe Live stage...
Singer and songwriter José James and his his impressive backing band brought smooth, jazzy and eclectic sounds to Non-COMM last weekend. James released his album No Beginning, No End on Blue Note...
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Non-COMM Recap: The Relatives wrap up the show with gospel harmonies (photos)
Sharply-dressed gospel-funk ensemble The Relatives wrapped up this year’s Non-COMM with a Friday night set of sweet harmonies on the World Cafe Live stage. Hailing from Texas and performing together...
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The Key Studio Sessions: Market East
The guys of Market East clearly have a thing for the warmer months of the year. There was “Marielle,” the rhapsody over cherry red lips and beach afternoons that opens their debut EP (check it out...
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Review: Bobby McFerrin peforms this week’s Free at Noon (photos, audio, setlist)
Ten time Grammy winner Bobby McFerrin gave a stellar performance at this afternoon’s Free at Noon concert. McFerrin just released his 22nd studio album spirityouall last month. Check out the photo...
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Review: Cousin Brian, The Snails, and more at The Old Folks Home
The Snails, Cave Life, Rasputin’s Secret Police (above), and Cousin Brian played a house show in Fishtown on Friday night at a spot christened “The Old Folk’s Home.” Photos by Abi Reimold The show...
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Review: The Menzingers kick off tour with sold out show at The Church
Philadelphia by-way-of Scranton punk four-piece The Menzingers started off their east cost summer tour the best way possible; with a sold out show at the First Unitarian Church. The show proved this...
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Recap: Juston Stens and the Get Real Gang at The Fire on Saturday
Photo by Abi Reimold | abireimoldphoto.com The Fire’s stage bounced under the feet of Juston Stens and The Get Real Gang as they finished out Sundrop Music Festival on Saturday night. Despite sparse...
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Review: The Thermals, Hop Along and Cayetana wow a devoted crowd at Union...
Photo by Rachel Del Sordo Portland indie-punk power trio The Thermals returned to Philly on Saturday with their new album, Desperate Ground, in tow. Before the band played to a teeming crowd of devoted...
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The Key Studio Sessions: Divers
They’re a band made up of seasoned Philly scene vets, but thankfully for Divers, “seasoned” doesn’t rule out cranking their amps and having fun. First, let’s take stock of who’s who. On bass is Todd...
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