Written by : Jasmine M. Bowens AFRAM Festival Returns to Baltimore This Weekend Baltimore is the place to be this weekend as AFRAM, America’s largest free African American festival on the East Coast, returns to Druid Hill Park on June 21–22 from noon to 9 p.m. both days. Since Read More

Written by: Max Bennett Photographed :by Kyle Bianco of Spyder Entertainment  The Note was the last music venue in the bustling Philly suburb of West Chester. For several years, the club hosted local and touring acts. But it shut down in 2014. Now, Frank Herron of Saloon 151 and Read More

Written by : Max Bennett Last summer, I wrote about the debut hometown show of Philly’s nascent jangly emo goofball math rock band Rat Jester. Now, they’ve followed it up with their first EP, “Fun House,” released on May 9. To call “Fun House” “short but sweet” feels like an Read More

Written by: Killian O’Neil If live music is your religion, Philly Music Fest is your holy week. Returning for its ninth year, the annual event is bringing the city’s music scene to life like never before. With seven nights, nine shows and 22 local acts, PMF 2025 is poised Read More

Written and Photographed by Max Bennett  WXPN Wednesday night put on an eclectic show at World Cafe Live’s Lounge in celebration of their latest compilation LP release that features all Philly-area artists. The album, Homegrown Originals Vol. 3, which was only released in limited Read More

Written and Photographed by : Liv Foltiny Following a frustrating parking situation, I arrived at The Foundry at 8:24 p.m., knowing that I likely missed Cloe Wilder, the first artist of the evening. While this unfortunately proved to be the case, I later learned I would have Read More