Reviews

The Royal Noise This is the Funky Part Reviewed by: Lara Supan   Bring the Noise, bring the Funk! The Royal Noise is forging their way into unknown territory, bringing funk into the electronic age with dubstep-esque beats and classic saxophone licks melding together into an Read More

by Holli Stephens The adolescent population of Philadelphia took a break from studying for finals to pack Union Transfer’s floor in high expectation. With the release of their second album, Today We’re Believers, in 2013, the six-piece Canadian indie pop band  Royal Canoe gave an Read More

by Matt Kelchner Fresh off the release of their much talked about new album Shriek, Baltimore duo Wye Oak came into Philadelphia Monday night to show the city what the buzz was all about. The central sound of the band has dramatically shifted between their highly touted 2011 Read More

by Michele Zipkin Priscilla Ahn’s latest record, This is Where We Are, proves a fairly prominent deviation from the majority of her previous output. Stalwart fans all know her as an electro-acoustic, folk-forward songstress, spouting poetic lyrics and singing those airy, Read More

South Rail Stars Reviewed by: Jane Roser   D.C. based Americana/rock band South Rail’s sophomore EP, Stars, is aptly named because that’s exactly what this band is. Their album paints an authentic portrait of a bygone era when folks went to barn raisings on Read More

Owen Danoff Twelve Stories Reviewed by: Jane Roser   I can always gauge how good an album is by my friend’s reactions when I have it as background music playing in my car. Usually it’s tuned out when the conversation starts, but D.C. singer/songwriter Owen Read More