Show Reviews

by Marcus Bonner Philadelphia music fans got a little taste of the Melbourne indie rock scene Thursday night, as singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett played a full house at Union Transfer with spacy quartet Kins. The show was “way sold out” to quote a paper sign in the box office Read More

by Michael Isom Photos by Greg Styer The Nashville based musician Andrew Ripp played at World Café Live on February 20th. Starting the night off was Dan Orlando, a Philadelphia native. A highlight of this set was Orlando’s cover of U2’s “Beautiful Day”. It Read More

by Michele Zipkin North Carolina-based group Lost in the Trees brought their gorgeous orchestral folk rock to Johnny Brenda’s this past Tuesday night.  Needless to say, they completely engulfed the cozy venue with the haunting melodies and artful lyrics that comprise their latest Read More

by Marcus Bonner Backpacker vibes abounded as alt hip-hop crews from near and far converged on Fishtown’s The Barbary on Tuesday evening. iTCH, the solo project of London post-punk outfit The King Blues front-man Johnny “Itch” Fox, has traveled across the pond for a U.S. Tour Read More

by Donte Kirby To the uninitiated, electronic music or electronic dance music (better known as EDM) conjures the same images and sounds, repetitive to those whose ears don’t resonate with the beats. The DJ is on stage twisting dials and pressing buttons on beat machines, there’s Read More

by Todd Zamostien In a musical landscape folding in upon itself, with edges slowly buckling under the great weight of nothingness that seems to seep from every cookie-cutter mustachioed-band outfitted in suspenders and tweed, true and honest creative expression remains the last Read More