The April Skies’ Future Is Being Propelled by Their Past
Written by Max Bennett, Photos by Chris Rider A Band Shaped by Decades of Evolution About 35 years ago, Jake Crawford formed The April Skies in central Pennsylvania. Influenced by ’80s and ’90sRead More
Written by : Killian O’Neil and Photographed by: Lindsey Byrnes I wouldn’t say that I’m a fan of My Chemical Romance. I’d say I have a never-ending love affair with their music. I first gotRead More
Written by : Max Bennett. Photos provided by Derek Dorsey Philadelphia — Derek Dorsey has been a fixture in the Philadelphia music scene for more than two decades. Chances are, you haven’t heardRead More
Written by : Nick Hopton & Photographed by Bob Linneman There’s something about Philadelphia during the holidays. I’m talking about the ones we used to have: snow, laughter, love. We don’tRead More
Aimee Mann Mental Illness Reviewed by: Max Miller Music of all stripes is getting weirder. Angrier. Livelier. Producers working in hip-hop and electronic music are concocting stranger, more... Read More
Eric Bibb Migration Blues Reviewed by: Lauren Rosier The Blues Music Award winner, singer/songwriter Eric Bibb, returns with his latest album, Migration Blues (Stony Plain Records)- a 15-track... Read More
by Ziggy Merritt Having received considerable coverage from the likes of BrooklynVegan, Pitchfork, and NPR, the trio of sunshine pop connoisseurs known as the Courtneys have enjoyed an upswell of... Read More
by Brittney Corridean With some time in between their current tour, Carlos Arévalo, guitarist for Chicano Batman, took a beat and chatted with me about their latest album Freedom is Free... Read More
Knox Hamilton The Heights Reviewed by: Ziggy Merritt Whenever I run across the phrase “arena pop-rock” I tend to cringe. Lately that same phrase reminds me of past-prime Coldplay and... Read More
La Dispute Rooms Of The House Reviewed by: Sebastian Mackay It’s rare that a band comes along and sits at the front of their genre. But that’s exactly what La Dispute have done and they’ve done it since their first album came out. On each of their records music and poetry Read More