ireland

Written by Eric Sperrazza The Celtic Punk icons, the Dropkick Murphys, have enjoyed a cult-like following for decades. Their concerts are always high energy with their gang-choruses custom made to make any fan feel like they are all in one giant pub while singing along. However, Read More

STADIUM ROCK IS SETTING THE TONE FOR 2018, with The Rolling Stones, Queen, Europe, Def Leppard and U2 all playing dates in Ireland this year. No strangers to hearing their music filling 80,000-seater stadiums, Skyfever return with their second EP Rear View Mirror that came out Read More

by Jane Roser In 1992 I was attending Glasgow School of Art on a study abroad program. I spent most evenings either listening to traditional Scottish music in pubs or going ceilidh dancing where a nice older Scottish gentleman wearing traditional Highland regalia would often ask Read More

by Ziggy Merritt This past Friday, amorphous indie-dance collective, Making Time, celebrated the first half of their fifteenth anniversary with an unusual if ingenious pairing, Hazy dream pop rockers Lower Dens and of course the always exuberant and pulsating energy of Viet Cong Read More

Screaming Orphans Ballads Rule OK Reviewed by: Jane Roser   The four Screaming Orphans girls grew up immersed in the traditional Celtic folk tunes which surrounded their hometown of County Donegal, Ireland and became the brick and mortar of every album they’ve created, Read More

by Andi Bricklin Remember when Philadelphia was the “town that rocked the nation?” You really have to go back to a time when local radio DJs had a say in what they played on air, WMMR’s Street Beat broke local bands and brought fans out to shows on a regular Read More