May 20, 2014

by Ari Roth Memorial Day Weekend will be packed with things to do in Philadelphia, but the festivities will start early this year with the PHAIR 3-Day Artisan Market at OVAL. The festival, located at Eakins Oval in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, will take place from Read More

Jolie Holland Wine Dark Sea Reviewed by: Lara Supan   Wine Dark Sea sounds like a drunk Etta James playing with a band on acid. I hope that’s what she was going for. The first song on this album, “On and On”, illustrates Jolie Holland’s inability to pronounce words in a way Read More

by Meaghan Paulosky Not many people would consider South Dakota to be an unrelenting hotbed of rock ‘n’ roll prestige. With a total population less than that of some U.S. cities, South Dakota’s modest urban life and sprawling prairies repeatedly escape lists of up-and-coming Read More

The Okee Dokee Brothers Through the Woods Reviewed by: Lara Supan   Well, this is delightful. Barenaked Ladies, Raffi, and James Taylor would all buy this album for their children. Parents all over the country will appreciate this classic bluegrass album as much if not more Read More

Joseph LeMay Seventeen Acres Reviewed by: Jane Roser   The debut full-length album by Tennessee singer/songwriter Joseph LeMay was written within a few months after he and his wife moved to a small farm east of the Mississippi River. Seventeen Acres starts off with two love Read More

Haley Bonar Last War Reviewed by: Rebecca Robinson   Last War, the new album by Haley Bonar, is quite frankly a beautiful listening experience. The entire album is an alluring blend of dynamic melodies and impassioned vocals. The gentle delivery of the impactful lyrics will Read More