August 1, 2012

Jon Coyle Night Cycles Reviewed by: Jen Levins Let’s be upfront. This is not pop music. It is not easily digestible music for the masses. Surely, some listeners will claim that they “don’t get it”. That is unfortunate. An open mind could get lost forever in Jon Coyle’s Night Read More

Dylan Jane Paint, Clay and Other Mediums Reviewed by: Jen Levins Some albums don’t quite make sense on the first listen. Or the second. This is one of those albums. There are some frantic moments as the musical arrangements lean towards the literal. This can be a distractio Read More

Christ Schutz & The Tourists Sunglasses at Starlight Reviewed by: Jen Levins Chris Schutz’s Sunglasses at Starlight feels very familiar – perhaps because it blends rock styles from the 60s through the 90s. Or maybe because it includes covers of classics “Route 66” and “All Read More

“Creating new songs and performing them is more like an addiction we have then anything else.” – The Great SOCIO Influenced by bands like the Red Hot Chilli Peppers and John Frusciante, The Great SOCIO have been capturing the musical hearts of Philadelphia since Read More

“We’re The Great SOCIO, the guitarless rock band,” lead vocalist and trumpeter Alberto Muñoz told patrons of the Grape Room early Sunday morning, July 29. In spite of missing the staple instrument of rock, The Great SOCIO kicks out enough firepower to cover Rage Against the Read More

Jeffrey Gaines is possibly one of the more honest musicians that you’ll meet in the business. Be it lyrical or conceptual, Gaines’ approach to music is as bare as a performer can make themselves appear. There is always a hype or façade associated with playing music, but Read More