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by Alyse Horn Broadcasted internationally out of a Fishtown apartment Sunday night, four different musical acts brought dozens of people together to participate in “A Very Sofar Christmas.” Sofar is “the world’s largest live music discovery community; curating Read More

by Peter Brizick On December 2, 1984, two young bands entered what we know as the hallowed-halls of Maxwell’s in Hoboken, New Jersey.  One band, Antietam, a powerful trio led by a female guitar player, was scheduled to play their second gig.  Another band, Yo La Tengo, a trio Read More

by Bud Fulginiti Medeski Scofield Martin and Wood electrified a sold out Union Transfer crowd Friday, on tour in support of their new album, Juice.  Since the concert was general admission, there was a substantial line of fans waiting in a steady, cold rain for doors to open, but Read More

by Matt Kelchner It’s been a crazy and exciting year for Strand of Oaks. With the release of the latest album Heal, Timothy Showalter became the next Philadelphia musician to breakout onto the national scene. After spending the last several weeks out on the road, Strand of Oaks Read More

by Taylor Johnson Lowell started the night off loudly at Johnny Brenda’s, providing a unique experience full of explosive beats and piercing guitar melodies. The musical style was not unlike Sleigh Bells, the notorious noise pop duo hailing from Brooklyn. Lowell’s music brought Read More

by Peter Brizick Something wicked this way comes.  No – I’m not speaking of the Ray Bradbury novel, but of the band Pages & Poets, hailing from Baltimore, Maryland wielding power, soul, mature songwriting and a polished performance.  Every now and then, like finding the Read More