Boot and Saddle

by Matt Kelchner It’s been a crazy and exciting year for Strand of Oaks. With the release of the latest album Heal, Timothy Showalter became the next Philadelphia musician to breakout onto the national scene. After spending the last several weeks out on the road, Strand of Oaks Read More

by Peter Brizick I was excited when I accepted the assignment of providing a show review of The Wytches.  After all, they are from Brighton and I have family in Brighton, Michigan.  Only after digging in a little deeper in my research did I learn that my sense of geography was Read More

By Tom Noonan On Saturday, Boot & Saddle welcomed bi-continental transplants Allo Darlin’ and local scene dwellers The Pretty Greens for a double shot of intimacy. For about two hours, it was the warmest place in Philadelphia. Boot & Saddle, if you haven’t been, is a Read More

by Adam McGrath Here are the shows in and around Philly that caught my eye this week. Let us know who you’re seeing with #PhillyConcerts. Friday, October 10 Iceage @ First Unitarian Church: The Danish punk band is kicking off a two-month American tour behind their third album, Read More

by Matt Kelchner After releasing two excellent 7” releases, Philadelphia’s own Dark Blue will be releasing their first full length LP, Pure Reality, next Tuesday. The album arrives via the highly influential, Delaware-based label Jade Tree Records, who themselves are beginning a Read More

by Jane Roser A dash of punk, a swirl of country and a bucketload of awesome is the best way to describe singer/songwriter Cory Branan’s fourth album, The No-Hit Wonder, produced by Paul Ebersold and released August 19th on Bloodshot Records. Returning to his Southern roots Read More