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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 Jane Roser When I was two years old my mother left me in the backseat of the car while she took the groceries inside. This was in the 70s when doors were easy to open, seat belts weren’t necessary and child car seats were apparently easy to make a quick getaway from. I Read More

by Adam McGrath There’s something about seeing a band on the first night of their tour. The tanks are full and the energy is high. Dead Stars, a shaggy-haired guitar-pop trio out of Brooklyn, brought their best Sunday night at Kung Fu Necktie as they kicked off a series of dates Read More

by Michele Zipkin Auckland-based brother-sister duo Georgia and Caleb Nott, known in the alt-indie world as Broods, are making some major headway in their very young age (as a band and as individuals.)  With a newly released self-titled EP, a New Zealand chart-topping single and Read More

by Marcus Bonner Columbus, OH rock trio Mount Carmel brings a refreshing simplicity to a musical landscape characterized by elaborate subgenres. “I would just describe it as rock-n-roll music,” says lead singer and guitarist Matt Reed. “It’s pretty simple.” Mount Carmel’s Read More

by Sebastian Mackay The Stop Motion EP is the latest release from Vinyl Thief. It’s a collection of songs from their upcoming album and it’s a long way from where vocalist Grayson Proctor says they once thought they’d be. “We never figured anyone would ever hear the songs we were Read More