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By Jason Sendaula Photos by Zack Gross “Born” November 1, 2008, Philadelphia-based Metropolis America’s sound tethers the 80s sound to today while adding its own personality. Having formed only 2 years ago, Cristian Mora, Brett Hammond and Rick Eddy had a common Read More

By Juliet DeRose Photos by Olivia Vaughn “I don’t want to deal with promotions or sleazy booking agents, I just want to make music.” It’s a late summer night in Fishtown as Marc Neibauer, the mastermind behind local band, Eat Your Birthday Cake, reveals Read More

By Alexandra Jones Photo by Zack Gross “I don’t wanna be starting out when I’m 40,” says Michelle Zauner, guitarist and singer for indie pop-rockers Post Post. The tongue-in-cheek remark comes from someone who’s just old enough to cash in drink Read More

By Raymond Simon Photo by Olivia Vaughn Michael McShane won’t stand for any of that live-fast-die-young rock-‘n’-roll malarkey. “The longer I live, the happier I am,” McShane declares by phone to discuss his ongoing musical project, Cowmuddy, a Read More

By Alexandra Jones Comparing a female singer to a songbird is a clichéd, diminutive way to indicate that the musician in question has a pretty voice. Singer/songwriter Jesca Hoop’s voice is not so one-dimensional – pleasing, ethereal, throaty, bold, full – and Read More

By Brian Kindle Stylistically omnivorous, inventive and slightly confounding, Mice Parade has been saddled with a boat-load of descriptors over its past decade of existence. “Experimental,” “indie,” hell, even “avant-electronica” are floating Read More