Matthew E. White Fresh Blood Reviewed by: Brian Roser   I’m not sure that Fresh Blood is the best name for this album. Yes, it’s true that Matthew White hasn’t been on music scene long, but the sound of the album is firmly set in the late 70s. His lyrics and style seem to be Read More

by Brittney Corridean The Electric Factory was filled to maximum capacity Saturday night as two very popular singers, George Ezra and Hozier, came to town to play a very amazing, one of a kind show. The crowd varied from babes to bearded hipsters to baby boomers; it was a Read More

by Adam McGrath For me, Saturday night’s sold-out show at Union Transfer was like paging through someone else’s photo album. (They still have those, right?) As I watched Philly’s Beach Slang bask in the warmth of a hometown show and listened to Cursive emotionally perform their Read More

by Matt Kelchner It’s been a long time since the Movielife last played in Philadelphia. A really long time. Lead singer Vinnie Caruana mentioned in between songs that their last performance was at the Trocadero Theatre in 2003. Now, 12 years later, the Long Island punk band Read More

by Matt Kelchner We mean this in the best way possible. U-Bahn sits underneath Brü Craft and Wurst, the German styled bar and restaurant located at the 1300 block of Chestnut Street. Owned and operated by the same people behind their upstairs neighbors, U-Bahn also shares the Read More

ELEL at Johnny Brenda’s, 3/2   Nashville indie pop collective ELEL and Richmond rockers Avers paid a visit to Johnny Brenda’s Monday night as part of their current tour. The two have been making their way down the East Coast towards warmer weather for the past several days. Read More