north star bar

by Ziggy Merritt This past Friday saw the energetic musicians known as Sol Cat perform their first show in Philadelphia at the North Star Bar alongside Bulgarian expats, Shy Boyz and Field Graves featuring members of Philly-based Ruby the Hatchet. The start of that night began Read More

by Geno Thackara “This place feels like my living room,” Madi Diaz warmly told the crowd midway through Friday’s headlining set. “I’ve been playing here since I was about 15.” She’s performed all across the country since first migrating Read More

by Lauren Rosier Indie pop artist Madi Diaz grew up in humble surroundings in the Susquehanna Valley in Pennsylvania before moving to city life in Boston, Nashville and then Los Angeles. “Pennsylvania was such a great place to grow up. There was so much space. So many trees. So Read More

by Alyse Horn Friday night, North Star Bar is hosting The Henry Millers who are promoting their newsiest album, Posies. Compared to their first album, Daises, John MacCallum and Katie Schecter worked a lot more with a producer to fine-tune their sound. They say that the new album Read More

by Alyse Horn Saturday night at Union Transfer, the Kalob Griffin Band rocked their 5th Annual Holiday Bash to a crowd of about 800 people. This crowd is what drummer Eric Lawry refers to as the “KGB Family.” Church Girls and American Babies opened for the headliner, Read More

by Holli Stephens The North Star Bar’s “starry” appearance stands from its other building counterparts on the corner of 26th and Popular. Around back you’ll find the doors to the stage area’s poster lined walls and stairs to a balcony that create a snug atmosphere for music Read More