Boot and Saddle

by Adam McGrath “I’m a blues man; all I got are stories.”  ~ Pierre Moore For Pierre Moore, songwriter and vocalist of Philly-based band John the Conqueror, making music is about telling his own story. Pulling from his experiences growing up in Jackson, Mississippi, Moore tells Read More

by Adam McGrath In theory, it was a cool idea for Cass McCombs to play his set from the floor of the still-new South Philly venue Boot and Saddle. In practice, however, the layout presented logistical challenges that detracted from what was otherwise a musically satisfying Read More

by Michele Zipkin Songwriter Cass McCombs will perform his deliciously introspective songs at Boot and Saddle on Friday, December 13th.   He most recently released his seventh album this past October, a twenty-two song double by the name of Big Wheel and Others.  It has been Read More

by Donte Kirby “A rock hard erection. Or rock hard nipples,” is what Crocodiles’ Brandon Welchez wants fans to get out of their album Crimes of Passion. Which makes sense because, although there isn’t one inspiration for the album, they were “reading a lot of naughty novels on Read More

by Matt Kelchner “Screws Get Loose seemed more like four people contributed individual songs to make an album, whereas Blur the Line feels like a band that created a piece of music together,” Jessi Zazu, aka Jessi Darlin, tells me, “It’s much more cohesive”. Zazu and her Read More