Show Reviews

by Donte Kirby Ears were rocked, bodies were moved and minds were blown by Japanther, The Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt!, and Unstoppable Death Machines at Ortlieb’s Lounge Wednesday night. “You’re unstoppable. You’re unstoppable death machines!” That was the last thing Read More

by Donte Kirby San Francisco’s The Mantles, Juan Wauters and Philly’s own Timbers showed their skills at Kung Fu Necktie, musically chopping a board in two. Timbers, a bass and drum two piece, kicked the show off with their self-described sound of “fuzzy, space metal.” Songs like Read More

by Michelle Neigut Even if you weren’t there, everyone remembers what it was like in 1969, the summer of love, when Woodstock became one of the most famous outdoor concerts in music history and an icon of the hippie counter culture.  Featured on the poster promoting the Read More

by Michelle Neigut Stone baby (lithopedion): “a fetus calcified in utero.”  This is a medical definition for an actual and yet sometimes undiagnosed, medical condition during pregnancy. And if you are like me, an endless font of useless, random facts, this was one of Read More

by Adam McGrath For a little while there, I could have been in an episode of HBO’s True Blood. The stage at Ortlieb’s Lounge was bathed in red neon and Reese Van Riper was pumping out dirty rock that would make the supernatural residents of Bon Temps feel right at home. Though Read More

by Ben Darnell The 1975 is a four man group hailing from Manchester, UK, who just recently broke out onto the American music scene. Don’t be fooled however, even though their first album is due out in September, this band has been playing together for a decade. During this time, Read More