March 2011

By Brian Kindle Ask a hipster to describe their perfect day, and you’d probably end up with something a lot like the upcoming 3rd Annual Pabst Blue Ribbon Crafting Challenge. A seven-hour craft-off and celebration taking place on Saturday March 5th, the Challenge contains Read More

By Raymond Simon Nestled comfortably on the Main Line, Haverford College epitomizes the liberal arts school. Its students are bright; its faculty is first-rate; and its facilities, from the playing fields to the labs, are state-of-the-art. In fact, there would seem to be little Read More

By Raymond Simon Music lovers who enjoy well-crafted songs and dynamic live performances should take note of the John Salamone Band. Together for roughly two years, this quartet from the Philadelphia suburbs is poised to reach a broader audience. The band-featuring bassist Brian Read More

By Brenda Hillegas Reed Kendall, founder of the eclectic Philly folk rock act, Up the Chain, has been strumming his acoustic six-string since you were just a kid (he was too, but he was playing the guitar at the time.) Having just finished producing his new album, we figured it Read More

By WT Edwards With the recent release of Diagonal Fields, Arc in Round has offered up a detailed look into a band with a new beginning. Before Arc in Round came to be, they were known as Relay, a regular in the Philly music scene. But due to legal difficulties with the common Read More

By Ryan O’Connell There is a house in the wilds of West Philly- a few blocks past the University City area. In that unassuming three-story, eleven bedroom house lives Kickin’ Bear. It is not the famous Native American. It is a six-piece rock band recently relocated to Read More