October 13, 2014

Right the Stars The Only Thing Reviewed by: Lara Supan   If you binge-watch Grey’s Anatomy or the Lifetime Channel, you’ll love these formulaic, calculated-emotion-extractor songs. If not, steer clear because the amount of saccharine infused into this album will Read More

We Were Promised Jetpacks Unravelling Reviewed by: Lara Supan   It’s great until you realize they’ve done everything but straight up plagiarize The Killers… We Were Promised Jetpacks did sound strangely familiar and all of their songs are quite solid, Read More

Andrew McMahon Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness Reviewed by: Brian Roser   This album is a series of piano-based power ballads. If you think that makes them in some way less than guitar-based ones, Billy Joel will be along shortly to smack you around for your disturbing lack Read More

OK Go Hungry Ghosts Reviewed by: Jordy Lyric   OK Go’s new album, Hungry Ghosts, is a delectable piece of sugary indie-pop. With lyrics that, albeit sometimes nonsensical, tell a slightly deeper story than the synth-heavy instrumentals let on at first listen, the Read More

By Tom Noonan On Saturday, Boot & Saddle welcomed bi-continental transplants Allo Darlin’ and local scene dwellers The Pretty Greens for a double shot of intimacy. For about two hours, it was the warmest place in Philadelphia. Boot & Saddle, if you haven’t been, is a Read More

by Adam McGrath Any doubt that Nashville rockers JEFF the Brotherhood and Diarrhea Planet would fail to live up to their reputation as hard-charging guitar fiends was quickly banished in an all-out assault on the senses late Saturday night at Underground Arts.   Diarrhea Read More