Reviews

Moon Duo Shadow of the Sun Reviewed by: Max Miller     Shadow of the Sun, the third album by San Francisco psych-rock duo (duh) Moon Duo, makes for a frustrating listen. There is a great deal of variety across the nine tracks collected here. Some songs, like open Read More

by Matt Kelchner On Thursday night, San Francisco duo The Dodos brought their tour with Springtime Carnivore to the corners of Frankford and Girard for a sold out show at Johnny Brenda’s. The greater Philadelphia area has recently morphed into a chilly tundra, yet the freezing Read More

by Dan Williams Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Weird Al, Haight-Ashbury, Bubblegum, Jell-O,  Black Ballerinas and Frank Zappa collided at Union Transfer on Tuesday night. After a psychedelic, swirling wall of sound opening performance by Jack Name (more later), Ariel Pink and Read More

Screaming Orphans Ballads Rule OK Reviewed by: Jane Roser   The four Screaming Orphans girls grew up immersed in the traditional Celtic folk tunes which surrounded their hometown of County Donegal, Ireland and became the brick and mortar of every album they’ve created, Read More

THEESatisfaction EarthEE Reviewed by: Brian Roser     The album opens up with a percussive beat that melds into a synth rhythm that would not be out of place in a science fiction movie. What follows is poetic to be sure, but delivered in this strange half song, half Read More

O Shudder Dutch Uncles Reviewed by: Max Miller     O Shudder, the fourth album by English prog-pop group Dutch Uncles, develops the band’s propensity for danceable beats and contrasting grooves layered over one another, comparable to artists like Battles and Django Read More