August 19, 2016

by Geno Thackara Open air, blue sky, a cool breeze, a view of the river at sunset and a not-too-obnoxious jam-band crowd to celebrate with: you can hardly find a better way to spend an August evening out in Philly. The Festival Pier is an invitingly small amphitheater right on Read More

Happy Diving Electric Soul Unity Reviewed by: Max Miller For the most part, I’m happy there are still bands like Happy Diving around — bands playing fuzzy, scuzzy indie rock where you can practically smell the mustiness of a house show basement and the stench of a dozen armpits. Read More

Lydia Loveless Real Reviewed by: Asher Wolf If Bob Dylan grew up in the age of Lydia Loveless, perhaps he would have made his name as a rock and roll star. He claims to have pursued folk music instead because, to paraphrase, rock struck him as shallow – fun but not Read More

Chris Staples Golden Age Reviewed by: Geno Thackara If Zach Braff is hard at work right now writing his next indie film to be made next year and probably released in 2021, then the soundtrack really needs to make a space for Chris Staples. His newest release Golden Age gives us a Read More

Cool Ghouls Animal Races By: Julia Cirignano Pat Thomas, Ryan Wong, Pat McDonald, and Alex Fleshman are Cool Ghouls. The band’s sophomore release, Animal Races, consists of 11 tracks and one slightly pornographic album cover in which Adam and Eve seem to be playing tennis Read More

Al Basile Mid-Century Modern Reviewed by: Lauren Rosier With eight full-length LPs already completed, trumpeter Al Basile isn’t a beginner to writing solid blues and jazz tunes. Al Basile releases his ninth record titled, Mid-Century Modern, that showcases his stellar trumpet Read More