Geno Thackara

By Geno Thackara The name Mobilities is apparently meant to signify music in flux: open to different styles and modes, often changing dynamics, and willing to follow ideas in unexpected directions. It certainly seems the Portland quartet isn’t doing a bad job living up to Read More

By Geno Thackara It’s a familiar scene. The trendy place is packed with people drinking and dancing, you can hardly see a thing amid the black light and DJ strobes, and some piece of slick pop is thumping loudly enough to make your eardrums ache. It doesn’t really Read More

2017 was filled with amazing new music! From folk to hip-hop, there was something for everyone. Some of our staff put together a list of their favorite albums of 2017. Ashley Paskill (Writer) Lorde-Melodrama Lorde continues to amaze with her latest album. It provokes a lot of Read More

Sofar Sounds is all about crafting a low-key intimate experience at each of their secret shows, but that doesn’t mean their scope is always focused on the small things. It’s all about bringing people together, after all, which is an idea as relevant as ever in these Read More

Muddy Magnolias Broken People Reviewed by: Geno Thackara The name Muddy Magnolias sounds purely Southern, but their music extends from dusty Texas to concrete Brooklyn. The duality of the phrase couldn’t be more apt. Kallie North (actually the half of the duo from the Read More

by Geno Thackara Open air, blue sky, a cool breeze, a view of the river at sunset and a not-too-obnoxious jam-band crowd to celebrate with: you can hardly find a better way to spend an August evening out in Philly. The Festival Pier is an invitingly small amphitheater right on Read More