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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

by Adam McGrath Rows of fans screamed every lyric of the Toadies three-part set Saturday night at the TLA, even as they warded off the bouncing bodies swirling outward from the center of the floor. The seasoned Texas band absolutely crushed it as they performed their entire 1994 Read More

by Meaghan Paulosky On Friday, April 25th, South Philadelphia’s capacity for beard-and-flannel enthusiasts maxed out. Less than a year after their Morgan’s Pier appearance, Woods made a return trip for a sold-out crowd at Boot & Saddle. This was just the second show to Read More

by Donte Kirby Johnnyswim, with the powerful voices of Amanda Sudano-Ramirez and Abner Ramirez, turned everyone in attendance at the packed Ardmore Music Hall into die hard fans. Their opening act was Liz Longley, a Philadelphia native who has since made the move to Nashvill Read More