Show Reviews

by Lauren Rosier It’s been two years since Philadelphia favorite Good Old War has been on the road. Their hometown gave them a huge welcome back Sunday night with a sold out show at First Unitarian Church in Philadelphia. If anyone has been to the Church before, you know how Read More

by Dan Williams One has bangs, the other doesn’t.  Both have the same heaping talent and if you don’t currently know their names, you will. The crowd at Steel City Coffeehouse in Phoenixville was not there for this act.  Instead, they were there to support a couple talented local Read More

By Adam McGrath The London Souls are actually based in Brooklyn, not England, and they play rock, not soul. But not much else is confusing about the powerhouse musical duo of Tash Neal (guitar/lead vocals) and Chris St. Hilaire (drums/vocals). Back in top form after Neal’s Read More

by Geno Thackara Well, this is one show that lives up to its name (or since the program first started in London, I should say it does what it says on the tin). Communion is an ongoing showcase that brings a bill of up-and-coming artists to a series of major cities each month for Read More

by Adam McGrath Hopefully Aly Spaltro doesn’t mind if I call her a rocker chick. The diminutive musician known as Lady Lamb more than earned the moniker upstairs at World Café Live Wednesday night. Playing to a large, youthful crowd, Spaltro and the two men who make up her rhythm Read More

by Matt Kelchner On a wet, dreary Tuesday night, The Decemberists made their return to Philadelphia and the Academy of Music. The fabled, beautiful theatre housed the band on their previous headlining tour and it served as the same for their current one as well. With the release Read More