by Matt Kelchner On Wednesday, the Black Keys’ frontman/guitarist Dan Auerbach brought his side project, the Arcs, to Philadelphia for a performance at the newly opened Fillmore in Fishtown. The group released their debut album, Yours, Dreamily, back in September and Read More

The Avett Brothers Live Vol. 4 Reviewed by: Tiffany Taylor An Avett Brothers show is unlike anything seen before; it is something that generates a feeling that simply cannot be created. It is one thing to hear them play on the radio, but to hear them in person is something that Read More

by Ziggy Merritt This past Monday marked the live debut of the Applejacks, a legacy of musicians taking up the work of the late and great Philadelphia-native, Dave Appell. With a pedigree reaching back to the 1950s there was an understandable need to do proper justice to Appell’s Read More

by Adelie Salagnac Any teenager or young adult would agree that music is not just a bunch of lyrics and notes tied together to form a somewhat coherent mess of three minutes. Music is more than that. Music is an escape, a way to run away from responsibilities, to mute the world, Read More

by Matt Kelchner Earlier this year, prolific singer/songwriter and all around good guy Kevin Devine announced a series of 7” records that would be released via Bad Timing Records. Dubbed the “Devinyl Splits”, each would feature Devine on one side and a special guest on the other Read More

by Lauren Rosier The year of 2015 has definitely been a rollercoaster ride for indie folk band, Good Old War. Changing from a trio to a duo and releasing their fourth LP, Broken Into Better Shape, it’s been one heck of a ride. The making of the LP was a completely different Read More