Show Reviews

by Donte Kirby “If you really want to do it nobody can stop you but yourself,” is the advice Terraplane Sun drummer Lyle Riddle gave upcoming musicians when we talked before the band hit the stage and turned a dinner party into a dance party at the World Café Live. Opening for Read More

by Angel Park With only a single row of speakers separating them from their sweaty mass of fans, FIDLAR and The Orwells played The Unitarian Friday night like no other. Staying true the their garage rock/punk roots, the set consisted of constant stage diving and moments intense Read More

by Brenda Hillegas Right about now, Pearl Jam is getting ready to go on stage for their second night in Philadelphia. I can’t remember the last time I caught an act two days in a row on tour. Big bands come through Philly a lot, stopping for more than one night. For me, on Read More

by Janelle Engle It seemed like all week leading up to CMJ different magazines and music blogs were telling me who I was supposed to see and what bands playing were going to be the next buzzed about band in the music scene. While I expect this was to make the whole CMJ Music Read More

by Erinn Fortson Fiona Apple and Blake Mills performed for a packed Merriam Theater on Saturday night. Appropriately titled the “Anything We Want” tour, Apple and Blake have been traveling from city to city, introducing audiences to a varied set list filled with a lot of new and Read More

by Donte Kirby In a room that looked like I was about to ask a mafia don for a favor, I talked with Andrew Hung and Benjamin Power. The duo forms Fuck Buttons, from the UK, and on Saturday night, they played Voyeur in Philly. Any questions about the show were answered with a sly Read More