philamoca

By Mandy McGee I have been in love with Zola Jesus since I first heard the song “Sea Talk” on the 2010 release Stidulum II. Nika Roza Danilova, vocalist, has a very unique haunting and operatic style that is both vulnerable and authoritative. After moving from Seattle back to her Read More

by Ziggy Merritt You’d be hard-pressed to find anyone who has as much fun on stage as Diet Cig’s own Alex Luciano. Thursday night at PhilaMOCA showcased her talent for rambunctious acrobatics and refreshingly if somewhat brutally honest songwriting alongside bandmate and drummer Read More

by Lauren Rosier There’s something about newness and the unfamiliar that tends to turn people away, but the uniqueness and experimental qualities of avant-garde musicians like Julianna Barwick set them apart from the masses. I recently had the opportunity to have a phone Read More

By Ziggy Merritt Thursday night at PhilaMOCA started off as many nights do within the stark confines of this particular venue: with a slow, steady trickle of guests filling in the limited space well after the show began at 8pm. Performing for a crowd greedily consuming the Read More

by Ziggy Merritt Friday night at PhilaMOCA featured a bill of four raucous acts including All Dogs and The Sidekicks supported by Philly-based Marge and Lithuania. I had few expectations going in, this being the first time I had been to the venue in question. However by t Read More

by Matt Kelchner Back in the first few weeks of 2014, Yuck and Alvvays were working their way around the country and paid a visit to the corners of Frankford and Girard for a stop at Johnny Brenda’s. Locals Hurry were tapped as the openers for the show. Last Wednesday the two met Read More