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by Shruti Pal Realization. That is the one word Brendan Hoye, lead singer of San Francisco based alternative rock band Finish Ticket uses to describe their latest EP, When Night Becomes Day.  According to Hoye, every song on the EP describes a different type of realization. Read More

by Shruti Pal “There was this one time in Dallas, where our fans had been lined up to see our show since 10am. Some of them had baked us cookies. It made us really happy. And there have been so many places around America that have made us feel this way; we’re really grateful,” Read More

Weekender Floaty Feeling, Blue Reviewed by: Fareeha Naim Floaty Feeling, Blue is the perfect title and description for the new EP from Philly-based psych-pop band, Weekender. Overlapping textures produced by the addition of heavy synthesizers creates light, bouncing, airy music Read More

Linus the Moon Self-Titled Reviewed by: Adelie Salagnac Rock n’ roll musicians Randy Goodman, Christopher Norris, Daniel Miller and John Pebbles, all too familiar with the first-class artists of the country, got together the form what is now Linus The Moon, a Philly-based band Read More

John Byrne Band The Immigrant and The Orphan Reviewed by: Jane Roser Dublin native/now Philly-based John Byrne is nothing less than a force to be reckoned with. The Immigrant and The Orphan, released via Ri-Ra Records, is an impressive follow up to the John Byrne Band’s Read More

by Mely Duong Teef, a hip hop rap artist who has been slinging verses in Philadelphia since the age of 18, has always been involved in music since an early age. As a kid, his uncle introduced him to the world of jazz, wherein he began to memorize the meaningful lyrics to “Paid in Read More