by Lauren Rosier Asbury Park indie punk favorites, Brick + Mortar, have been put through the wringer since the release of their first EP, Bangs, in 2013. From being dropped by a big label to their songs being held captive by the label, the duo has been through a lot of changes in Read More

by Geno Thackara Things got a bit changed from the pattern with our latest local Songs From A Room, that traveling mystery show that brings a surprise lineup to a different intimate venue each month. Our MC Dan McGurk actually apologized at one point for breaking pretty much all Read More

by Donte Kirby From the DJ super groups Major Lazer and Diplo to the solo phenomenon of Alison Wonderland and Porter Robinson, for two days Philadelphia got some of the best EDM has to offer at the Mad Decent Block Party. After seven years running, each year of Mad Decent becomes Read More

by Matt Kelchner Back in the first few weeks of 2014, Yuck and Alvvays were working their way around the country and paid a visit to the corners of Frankford and Girard for a stop at Johnny Brenda’s. Locals Hurry were tapped as the openers for the show. Last Wednesday the two met Read More

by Mely Duong Melancholic. Atmospheric. Poppy. Three words that nearly clash in meaning yet are somehow intertwined to signify the sound of Love For Pluto, an up and coming rock band from a small town in New Jersey. Since 2013, they have been harnessing their skills in writing Read More

The Delta Saints Bones Reviewed by: Geno Thackara     Mixing souped-up electric rock, vintage southern Americana, a little barroom jazz and a touch of voodoo, the Delta Saints may have just given us the most kicking roots album of the year. I’d say it sounds like Read More