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by Avalon Lee From a young age, Charlotte Aitchison knew she was destined to be a musician.  At 14 years old, she began to make her transformation into Charli XCX… which was her MSN chat account name.  “Charlotte was too pretty for me… and I’m kind of scruffy… so that’s why it’s Read More

Milton, a young R&B/hip-hop artist hailing from Maryland, has recently been making waves in the Philadelphia music scene.  His resumé of notable performances is one to be envied, including spots on bills at The Blockley, Trocadero, and The Legendary Dobbs.  With the release Read More

by Avalon Lee photo credit Mitch Wojcik Originally hailing from Harrisburg, Andrew “Koji” Shiraki is currently taking over the music scene in the City of Brotherly Love. Now residing in Philadelphia, Koji decided to trade in his education at Temple’s Tyler School of Art for his Read More

by Avalon Lee On March 27, Hey Marseilles took the stage at Johnny Brenda’s.  Philadelphia was one stop on their national tour promoting their sophomore album, Lines We Trace, which was released on March 5th.  The tour kicked off on the first of the month in their hometown of Read More

by Avalon Lee   A Friday night stop at WXPN’s World Café Live proved to be more than worthwhile, with an energetic crowd, fabulous food and drinks, and of course – an extremely talented band.  The passion that emulated from The McLovins was overwhelming.  What made Read More

by Avalon Lee What happens when XPN introduces Philadelphia to an extremely talented band and then welcomes them to the city to perform at Milkboy?  A sold out show. On February 2, Kopecky Family Band played to an eager audience of “so many people, yet so little places to put Read More