Reviews

by Matt Kelchner After weeks of being out on the road, touring behind their newly released album Descensus, Doylestown’s own Circa Survive arrived back in the southeastern corner of Pennsylvania for two shows last weekend. Joining them along the trek were fellow Keystone state Read More

by Matt Kelchner As 2014 begins to wind down and the “Best Of” lists start pouring in, it should be no surprise to find Modern Baseball and their sophomore release You’re Going To Miss It All popping up left and right. They’ve spent much of the past year touring relentlessly and Read More

by Alyse Horn Broadcasted internationally out of a Fishtown apartment Sunday night, four different musical acts brought dozens of people together to participate in “A Very Sofar Christmas.” Sofar is “the world’s largest live music discovery community; curating Read More

Ben Frost V A R I A N T Reviewed by: Max Miller   In May, Icelandic-by-way-of-Australia experimental composer/producer Ben Frost released A U R O R A, the latest link in his ever-morphing chain of industrially-tinged minimalism. The five-track V A R I A N T EP features Read More

JMSN Blue Reviewed by: Dan Willams   JMSN (pronounced Jameson) hails from the Detroit area and has clearly been influenced by the rich tapestry of its R&B musical influences.  His beautiful tenor and falsettos are reminiscent of classic Motown and his occasional rhyming Read More

PRhyme Self-Titled Reviewed by: Taylor Johnson   PRhyme is the collaborative effort of Royce Da 5′ 9″ (best known for his work with Eminem) and producer DJ Premier (Gang Starr). PRhyme’s eponymous album mixes the beats of eighties hip-hop with the unrelenting Read More