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
Written by: Max Bennett, Photos by: Ali Brant; David Lisowski; Matt DeVito Altarviolet Is No Alter Ego, It’s Greta Hotmer’s Essence. Go listen to the 2021 album Sojourn byRead More
Rebel Girl, by Kathleen Hanna Written by: Lisa Melograno As I dove into Kathleen Hanna‘s “Rebel Girl,” I was captivated by her vivid descriptions of her life, from childhood andRead More
By Brian Sweeney Producer Tim Pagnotta calls them the pioneers of post-punk soul. Makes sense, because Alt-rock trendsetters the Neon Trees are getting some major sun through a new deal they... Read More
By Randy LoBasso “I’m always looking around a room and going, ‘Okay, who’s full of fucking shit here?’ And usually, the answer is everybody,” Ben Weasel tells... Read More
By Randy LoBasso The first thing you hear when you pop in Bells Bells Bells’ new album,A Ghost Could Live Here, is the heavy, reverbed fingerplucks of Kevin Fassett’s (a fitting word... Read More
By Izzy Cihak When Boston quartet Mean Creek are asked what the best part of South by Southwest is, they promptly reply: “Cheap beer and cheap tacos.” Though it’s not all about... Read More
By Alexandra Jones Up in the urban-rustic wilds of Fishtown, Rob Garcia and Sarah Everton – AKA Reading Rainbow – make some of Philadelphia’s best-loved new music out of the... Read More