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Photos: Alo Brasil kicked off the City Hall Presents summer concert series
Photo by Abi Reimold | abireimoldphoto.com Last night, Philly-based Brazilian music ensemble Alo Brasil kicked off the City Hall Presents series of summer concerts with an hour-long set that got the...
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“Big, bold and inspiring”, The Roots make their mark on the city at mural...
Photo by John Vettese “Philly, all we ever wanted to do was make you proud of us,” Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson told the crowd assembled at the schoolyard of World Communications Charter School on South...
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Recap: Low Cut Connie preforms Free at Noon
Professional showmen Low Cut Connie gave a seriously entertaining performance at last Friday’s Free at Noon concert. Low Cut Connie are embarking on a North American tour that starts this Wednesday,...
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Photos: The Roots rock their picnic as the sun sets
Philly’s legendary jazzy-funky-rocky-hiphop act The Roots closed out their sixth annual Roots Picnic on Saturday night with a high energy, fast-paced set. Check out a gallery of images from their set...
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The Key Studio Sessions: Mic Stewart
Philly rapper Mic Stewart isn’t an easy guy to pin down. He’s a tall, somewhat scruffy fellow with a long ponytail – but as the hook in “Peaceworld (Outro)” goes, “long hair / don’t care.” Like as if...
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Photos: Macklemore at The Roots Picnic
Independent rap viral sensation Macklemore played a tremendously entertaining set at The Roots Picnic last weekend, and it’s impressive to see that the dude does his own stunts. He leaped off the...
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Review: Best Coast bring sunny California to the TLA
Best Coast arrived in Philly on Wednesday night bringing their brand of sunny California guitar pop to an enthusiastic crowd at the Theatre Of Living Arts. Early arrivers were rewarded with a strong...
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Photos: Cheers Elephant rocked the City Hall Presents concert series
Philly psych-pop four-piece Cheers Elephant brought a high-energy set to the Philadelphia City Hall courtyard yesterday evening for the City Hall Presents summer concert series. Their hour-long set...
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Recap: Frank Turner preforms Free at Noon
British folk / punk singer Frank Turner and his band the Sleeping Souls hit the Free at Noon stage this afternoon for a seriously high energy performance. Turner was warming up for his sold out show...
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Photos: Patty Griffin at The Kimmel Center
Folk-Americana singer-songwriter Patty Griffin performed on Thursday night to a crowd at the Kimmel Center. Her seventh LP, American Kid, was released last month on New West Records. Check out photos...
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The National enthrall a waterlogged crowd at the Mann Center (photos, review,...
All photos by Noah Silvestry | silvestography.tumblr.com Brooklyn based indie rock group The National made a stop in Philadelphia as part of their tour supporting their most recent album, Trouble Will...
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Photos: Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls at Underground Arts
All photos by Matthew Shaver | www.mattshaverphoto.com After a rousing Free at Noon performance yesterday afternoon (listen to the archive here), punk-rooted UK singer-songwriter Frank Turner and his...
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Of Monsters and Men bring theatricality and fun to Festival Pier (photos,...
Of Monsters and Men | Photo by Chris Sikich | countfeed.tumblr.com All photos by Chris Sikich | countfeed.tumblr.com With summer in the air, Of Monsters and Men serenaded a sold-out crowd at Festival...
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Folkadelphia Session: Last Good Tooth
Last Good Tooth ain’t your mama’s (or grandmama’s) folk group. The New York State-based, Providence, Rhode Island-born band have all of the elements of a traditional tribute – often fiddle, banjo, and...
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Father John Misty’s trippy showmanship shines at Union Transfer (photos, review)
Photo by Noah Silvestry | silvestography.tumblr.com As the digital world slowly overtakes the physical, things like vinyl and CDs are becoming extinct as fewer and fewer people buy physical copies of...
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Photos: The Bailey Hounds get spooky at Laurel Hill
Philly Americana rockers The Bailey Hounds are getting ready to release their latest EP – the heavy, Crazy Horse-ish All the Blood in the World - and on Saturday night the band got spooky and took the...
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Photo Recap: Red Baraat brought international funk to the Main Line Jazz &...
Brooklyn’s Red Baraat played the Main Line Jazz & Food Festival in Wayne over the weekend. The eight-piece Bhangra-funk band got the crowd swinging after a day filled with local eats and a...
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The Key Studio Sessions: Steve Gunn
When Steve Gunn and his band pulled up to WXPN on a sunny Saturday afternoon, he was at the tail end of a busy tour. Not only was the guitar virtuoso on the road opening for fellow Lansdowne native...
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Indie-folk eccentric Devendra Banhart charms Union Transfer (photos, review)
Indie-folk luminary Devendra Banhart played a wonderfully fun and slightly kooky show at Union Transfer Monday night to a packed crowd, despite the rescheduled date. The show was part of Banhart’s...
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Recap: David Ford and Villagers preform Free at Noon
This weeks Free at Noon was a special double header with singer/songwriter David Ford and indie folk band Villagers. This was Ford’s first of two stops at World Cafe Live today. He will being playing...
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