Show Reviews

By Dan Williams It began with the sound check. Not hours before the show, but right then as the MilkBoy crowd watched. Each band member wandered onto the stage; Andy Frasco took his place at the keys and took off his cap to release a wild mane of hair. Guitarist “Wing Read More

By Shruti Pal “We’re going to do a cover. Do you guys like the ’80s?” asked Vinyl Theatre’s keyboardist Christoper Senner. Everyone cheered. He then proceeded to sing “How You Remind Me” by Nickelback before being quickly interrupted by singer Keegan Calmes. It Read More

By Brittney Corridean Kaleo, the Icelandic band that has been making waves in the US music scene since late 2014, had a sold-out show this Tuesday at The Foundry. Every square inch was filled with spectators on edge with anticipation. It was obvious just by looking at the crowd Read More

by Geno Thackara First she gives the guitar a couple firm taps. With each one, a small jiggly blob of white light appears near her hand and then fades away in a moment. Next she scratches her fingernails around its surface, leaving glowing trails behind like afterimages inside Read More

by Matt Kelchner Friday night Animal Collective released their latest album, Painting With. That night they kicked off their US tour supporting the album at a way sold out show at Union Transfer. Unlike their past records, none of the songs were road tested prior to hitting the Read More

By Adam McGrath Weekender is one of those Philly bands I’d been hearing about for a while, their name buzzing on tastemakers’ lips and tacked-up posters around town. I was happy to finally catch them in a headlining gig at Johnny Brenda’s Saturday night as they celebrated the Read More