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by Bill Repko While jogging through the boonies, a rather inane practice I subject myself to (confessions of a binge smoker), I stumbled upon Coahoma Soul. A local cadre of people assembled under gazebo canopies selling knick-knacks, preserves, and tarnished antiques and thought Read More

by Michele Zipkin Hezekiah Jones brought folk, roots rock and then some to Johnny Brenda’s this past Thursday, June 26th. They shared a bill with New Sweden, The Spinning Leaves (who played their first show as a band in over a year,) and Lovers League, who released their debut Read More

by Brittney Corridean Thursday night at the North Star bar, a legendary venue that speaks for itself in West Philadelphia, I was sitting across the table from Gina and RJ (a couple who traveled from DC to catch Lane’s show) and we were discussing their trip to Philadelphia. After Read More

by Adam McGrath There’s something about seeing a band on the first night of their tour. The tanks are full and the energy is high. Dead Stars, a shaggy-haired guitar-pop trio out of Brooklyn, brought their best Sunday night at Kung Fu Necktie as they kicked off a series of dates Read More

by Matt Kelchner This past weekend my girlfriend and I took a trip down I-95, past Washington, DC and past Richmond, VA. We traveled all the way down to Raleigh, NC. The occasion? To visit my dearest little sister. Part of the weekend’s plans included seeing Katy Perry’s Sunday Read More

by Jaz Bowens The longest day of the year brought many bands, fans, and comic book enthusiast into the city thanks to Make Music Philly and the Philadelphia Comic Con. Venues around the city were packed for the night, but the place to be was on 12th and Callowhill at The Read More