Reviews

by Michelle Singer Entering the venue, the crowd seemed pretty sparse near the stage.  A common occurrence and struggle opening bands often face, the trash-pop punk-tinged trio Tweens rocketed through the crowd with thier sound and before long a mosh pit was born.  With Read More

by Dan Emmons Friday night at the Hard Rock Café in Philadelphia played host to the “Who Do You Love… More?” show presented by Chill Moody.  Aptly named after the project put together by Chill, Beano and Hank McCoy for this show, the whole event had the theme of red carpets and Read More

by Marcus Waters Bonner Mutual Benefit played South Philly’s Boot & Saddle on Thursday night as part of the last leg of a tour for their first full-length album. Boot & Saddle’s concert space provided a suitably intimate setting for the band’s folk-influenced sound. Their Read More

by Donte Kirby The Communion Club Night offered a diverse set of bands ranging from the passionate Johnnyswim to the energetic, upbeat Commonwealth Choir at the Underground Arts Thursday night. Founded by Mumford and Sons member Ben Lovett, Communion Club Night is a monthly event Read More

Cymbals The Age Of Fracture Reviewed by: Sebastian Mackay     I love the feeling of this album. The motivation behind it is the fragmentation of ideas, life can get too complicated and can become paralyzing. It’s not a concept album per se but it is an album with a Read More

Marissa Nadler July Reviewed by: Melissa Komar     July, Marissa Nadler’s sixth full-length album, offers a private glimpse at a relationship gone bad and the painful process of reflecting on what went wrong.  Over the course of the forty-six minutes worth of eleven Read More