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by Erin Sullivan Donna The Buffalo fans are named “The Herd”. There are no membership fees or dues, you just have to be a fan of their music and want to give back to your local community. Since The Herd’s formation in 2001 they have raised $58,000 for local non-profit Read More

by Meaghan Paulosky   The phrase “no risk” calls to mind a safe, protected solace- say a bubble. Once you hit play on a No RiSK track, warm and fuzzy don’t exactly come to mind. Take “Scene Politics” for example. The song immediately opens with pulsating drums and a killer Read More

  Music unintentionally breaks barriers. It has the power to bring people of various backgrounds together through a common interest, temporarily setting aside any conflicting differences. Often times no one seems to care about or notice another’s age or skin color when Read More

Philadelphia Bands Looking To Shine At CMJ Music Festival by Matt Kelchner   Every year in mid October bands and artists from around the country, and other countries, flock to New York City for the legendary CMJ Music Marathon. It’s at this festival where industry Read More

Galway Guild Going for Gold by Melissa Duong Recently, Galway Guild was asked to play at a benefit for the Philadelphia Flyers Scott Hartnell’s, Hartnell’s Down Foundation in conjunction with the Claddagh Fund.  Not only did they play with the Dropkick Murphy’s Read More

Tradition Meets Competition by Emily Meenan Coming up on Saturday, October 6th is Philadelphia’s International Dragon Boat Festival.  Dragon boat racing is the world’s fastest growing water sport. With twenty people moving in perfect unison inside of an elaborately designed Read More