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By Adam McGrath They have the look. They have the sound. The four gents from Kettering, England who make up the band Temples are bringing youthful exuberance to a classic style on their first North American tour, stopping in Philadelphia at Kung Fu Necktie on Saturday, November Read More

 by Erinn Fortson  Lovers was already established as a band before Carolyn Berk met Kerby Ferris and Emily Kingan. In 2002, the same year Star Lit Sunken Ship was released, Berk had her first encounter with her future band mates. Fast-forward a few years later and thousands of Read More

by Adam McGrath Friday night, Kung Fu Necktie was at capacity before the bands’ weathered vans even rolled up to the Fishtown venue under the El. At 10:00 p.m., two hours after doors and an hour after the bar was three deep, a flock of skinny-pantsed musicians trucked their gear Read More

by Donte Kirby San Francisco’s The Mantles, Juan Wauters and Philly’s own Timbers showed their skills at Kung Fu Necktie, musically chopping a board in two. Timbers, a bass and drum two piece, kicked the show off with their self-described sound of “fuzzy, space metal.” Songs like Read More

by Janelle Engle Poor Young Things, despite their band name, need no sympathy. While Poor Young Things often describe themselves as “lucky”, the opportunities they have are less about luck and more about talent and dedication. After growing up in a small town of Thunder Read More

The Mantles Long Enough to Leave Reviewed by Jane Roser     I confess, I went through a hippie stage in the early 1990’s. I wore bell bottoms, burned patchouli incense and followed the Grateful Dead (yes- when Jerry Garcia, bless his soul, was still alive). The Read More