by Meaghan Paulosky Having survived winter’s never-ending “polar vortex,” Philadelphians are starting to realize the warmth they begged for can be just as unpleasant. June 18th saw the year’s first heat wave and the city was none too pleased. But for those who braved through the Read More

by Ari Roth Increasingly, musical education programs in schools are being cut and diminished, particularly for those who need them most and who might not have access to private lessons outside of school. Rock to the Future is a Philadelphia organization that seeks to help Read More

by Ari Roth Hank Williams III – stylized as Hank3 – is the only act I have ever seen who plays without an opener. Instead, he has the entire lineup unto himself, playing blistering, exhausting four hour sets that are divided between hardscrabble honky tonky country, Read More

by Holli Stephens Besides a few scattered groups of older girls in long tribal skirts and bearded guys talking amongst themselves, Union Transfer was pretty sparsely populated when I got there at the supposed show starting time of 8:30pm. Goat was the headlining act and I can Read More

by Joe Jamnitzky As discussed in my previous article, many bands/artists, at times, feel the need to change direction. Sometimes they succeed, sometimes they fail. This was a case where not only did it succeed, it managed to shock everybody. Up until this point, STP were Read More

by Ari Roth The Manayunk Arts Festival is the centerpiece of this weekend’s events, a two day long, absolutely massive art festival featuring both young and established artists selling and exhibiting works in many different media. This year is also a landmark occasion in Read More