by Adam McGrath The April installment of Sofar Philly, the intimate house concert series that takes over living rooms each month, featured a slate of artists who were familiar with the unique engagement from previous performances. Kwesi K, Michael Coleman, New Sweden, and Mo Read More

By Donte Kirby Juana Molina and Arc Iris put on an impressive show at Boot & Saddle Thursday night. Boot & Saddle is a cozy bar on the end of the block set between a Chinese store and a thrift store. A bar that if it weren’t for the giant cowboy boot sticking out the Read More

by Marcus Bonner Columbus, OH rock trio Mount Carmel brings a refreshing simplicity to a musical landscape characterized by elaborate subgenres. “I would just describe it as rock-n-roll music,” says lead singer and guitarist Matt Reed. “It’s pretty simple.” Mount Carmel’s Read More

by Matt Kelchner In case you somehow may have not already heard, Saturday marks the annual return of the record collector’s version of Christmas in the spring, Record Store Day. A day dedicated to all of the independent record stores still out there and a day filled with Read More

by Michele Zipkin Chicago electro-soul duo M&O (shortened from Milo and Otis) played their first show in Philly at South Street’s Lickety Split this past Wednesday, April 16th.  After testing out their extensive vocal pedals, Jamila Woods (“Milo”) and Owen Hill (“Otis”) Read More

by Lexi Bissonnette In a digital download age few people have memories of heading into a mom and pop music store, searching through the vinyls or the CDs and grabbing their favorite artists. But, when Record Store Day began in 2007, the goal of this special day was to bring Read More