Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Only Run Reviewed by: Lara Supan   If there was a remake of 2001: A Space Odyssey coming out, we’d have a shoe in for the sound track. Only Run is filled with distortion, reverb, musical laser shows and powerful synthesizers, which Read More

The Donkeys Ride the Black Wave Reviewed by: Brian Roser   The acoustic guitar and mellow vocals of the opening track put me in mind of a cocktail of late 60s music. Some Peter Paul and Mary, maybe a shot of Grateful Dead and a splash of Beach Boys, just so you don’t forget Read More

Robert Francis & The Night Tide Heaven Reviewed by: Ari Roth   Robert Francis makes anthemic yet lyrical country-tinged rock that splits the difference between gentle balladry and windswept, road-ready Springsteen-isms without ever coming off as overly beholden to its Read More

Mia Dyson Idyllwild Reviewed by: Jane Roser   If you’ve been nostalgic for the days when Sheena Easton strutted or Pat Benatar hit you with her best shot, then this tough as nails Aussie singer-songwriter is just the fix you’ve been looking for. As a follow up to Read More

by Ari Roth By now you’ve already attended the Opening Tap and had some fun at a homebrewing competition. Now it’s time for your Philly Beer Week to take a turn for the zany. Enter Dunkel Dare, a yearly competition wherein two teams, featuring four brewing companies, Read More

by Matt Kelchner “On the first record we had no concept of the places that we would eventually be playing these songs,” singer/guitarist Josiah Johnson from The Head and The Heart tells me as we talk about how far his band has come in between their last two albums. Their latest, Read More