February 5, 2016

by Adelie Salagnac Thursday, January 21st, 7:00pm: the top performers of last year’s monthly Open Stage Competition, the Philly Rising Showcase, are about to go on stage in Downstairs Live, at World Café Live. Among them is Vessna Scheff, talented and yet down-to-earth singer. A Read More

Frameworks Time Spent Reviewed by: Matt Kelchner Melodic, post-hardcore group Frameworks return in 2016 with Time Spent, a two-song EP, via Topshelf Records. The release showcases the Gainesville, FL band channeling the fury and energy from their 2014 debut full length album, Read More

Porches Pool Reviewed by: Max Miller Porches (formerly stylized with a period at the end of the name that seems to have, thankfully, been dropped) have existed for over five years now at an uneasy intersection of sounds. The New York-based group, focused around songwriter Aaron Read More

Caandides 20° 30′ S 29° 20′ W Reviewed by: Bryan Culver Have you ever felt disoriented?  Out-of-body?  Vertiginous? Perhaps someone abruptly interrupted you from a lucid daydream.  Or you stood up to fast.  Perhaps a combination of exhaustion, anxiety, and too much Read More

Field Music Commontime Reviewed By: Lauren Rosier The UK indie rock band, Field Music, has returned with its first new record, Commontime, following 2012’s Plumb and Play. The brother duo of David and Peter Brewis, who founded Field Music in 2004, have created a record filled Read More

Powerkompany Fever and Chills  Reviewed by: Ziggy Merritt I don’t often have the luxury of identifying a piece of art that I can genuinely say I have not yet experienced. This is not to say I’ve experienced everything there is to experience, that would be beyond arrogant. When I Read More