Show Reviews

by Christian Pezzino While that great white sphere bathed the city of Philadelphia in celestial luminescence on Saturday night, the largest moon of the year felt rather trivial compared to Sucker Punch’s first show since 2002. Marc Brownstein reunited with long time friend Read More

by Jess Dooley Voiceless and aching beyond comprehension, I found myself at a crossroads as I stood adjacent to the tea and coffee condiments island at Philadelphia’s 11th and Arch St. Wawa. I was four blocks away from Underground Arts, where I’d be spending the night catching up Read More

by Christian Pezzino Jon “the Barber” Gutwillig’s side project Kick Rocks returned to the Blockley last Friday night to kick-off their three night run, joined by Mike Greenfield (drums) of Lotus, Clay Parnell (bass) of Brothers Past and welcoming in the funk/jazz fusion Read More

by Lexi Bissonnette “God it feels so good,” says Danny Fornasa, lead singer of the local indie rock duo D & M. But was he talking about kickstarting their first world tour with bandmate Matt Klahre or playing at World Live Cafe? Realistically he could have been Read More

by Matt Kelchner With a new album recently released, not even the downpours from the remains of tropical storm Andrea could stop The National on Friday night. The Brooklyn five piece ripped through a 22 song set that featured songs old and new. Accompanied by fellow Brooklynites Read More

by Matt Kelchner With Johnny Brenda’s already buzzing due to the opening tap of Philly Beer Week, Dave Hartley aka Nightlands kicked off another set of tour dates. Earlier this year, Hartley released his sophomore album Oak Island on Secretly Canadian Records and has been touring Read More