Reviews

by Donte Kirby There was a sea of hands in the air when the beat dropped at the Mad Decent Block Party at Penn’s Landing on Friday Aug. 8th. Trap house was the music of the day. DJ Snake, Mac Diesel and Vic Mensa opened up the show and Diplo closed out the night. At the Read More

by Regina Nicolardi I have been asked on several occasions, what type of music do the Avett Brothers play? At first the baffling part is ‘how haven’t people heard of them’? They have a solid catalog that spans years, continually sell out live shows, and have played at the Read More

by Matt Kelchner With a new album released just days before their show at Boot and Saddle, the Rosebuds came in like the veteran band they are. Sand+Silence is their latest in a long discography. The Raleigh, North Carolina duo of Ivan Howard and Kelly Crisp took the the stage to Read More

by Matt Kelchner Fresh off the release of their latest album, Racy, synth rockers Hooray for Earth kicked off their current tour at the Underground Arts here in Philadelphia on Tuesday. In the depths of a new, yet to be finished section of the young venue the New York four piece Read More

by Ashley Stanley My Silent Bravery is becoming increasingly popular on YouTube and before I saw him live, I couldn’t understand why. I couldn’t like his nice guy image as a girl who’s into bad boys, and I certainly didn’t like his country-influenced pop sound as a Read More

Adult Jazz Gist Is Reviewed by: Lara Supan   Indescribable, curious, quirky and a little bit genius. Gist Is starts out with a drone as lead singer Harry Burgess weaves his chant-like vocals in and out of a loosely held together rhythm, and it’s absolutely captivating. Read More