Reviews

Linus the Moon Self-Titled Reviewed by: Adelie Salagnac Rock n’ roll musicians Randy Goodman, Christopher Norris, Daniel Miller and John Pebbles, all too familiar with the first-class artists of the country, got together the form what is now Linus The Moon, a Philly-based band Read More

The Spook School Try to Be Hopeful Reviewed by: Ziggy Merritt The few overtly political or socially conscious albums that I’ve reviewed this year have all been emblematic of rowdy, queer punk anthems. Once largely hidden within the margins, the genre as a whole has been Read More

The Brainstems No Place Else Reviewed by: Max Miller Photographed before a nondescript alley with tufts of unkempt grass breaking through the cracks in the pavement, the four scruffy young men that make up the Brainstems project an image as dingy and devil-may-care as their Read More

  Rhiannon Giddens Factory Girl Reviewed by: Bryan Culver Rhiannon Giddens EP Factory Girl is an exemplification for which the multi-instrumentalist musicologist has earned her renown: a rediscovering of carefully curated long-forgotten yet potent pop tunes uncovered from Read More

photos and text by Matt Kelchner It’s been a whirlwind of a ride for Ryn Weaver, the young singer/songwriter behind the viral 2014 hit “Octahate”. Since putting out the insanely catchy song, she has gone on to release her debut full length album, The Fool, via Mad Love/Interscope Read More

by Donte Kirby Slow Magic, Giraffage and Daktyl delivered feet stomping, hip shaking sets for their most avid Philly fans at Union Transfer Thursday night. Daktyl was the first set of the night; a sultry mesh of synth, heavy bass and live instrumentation. What Daktyl lacked in Read More