Raymond Simon

By Raymond Simon Nate Van Name is psyched. It’s evident in his voice when we speak by phone to discuss The Mint, the five-piece indie rock band where he plays keyboards. The Mint, which hails from Lancaster, PA, got its start in 2003. Van Name and his bandmates, guitarist Read More

By Raymond Simon Nestled comfortably on the Main Line, Haverford College epitomizes the liberal arts school. Its students are bright; its faculty is first-rate; and its facilities, from the playing fields to the labs, are state-of-the-art. In fact, there would seem to be little Read More

By Raymond Simon Music lovers who enjoy well-crafted songs and dynamic live performances should take note of the John Salamone Band. Together for roughly two years, this quartet from the Philadelphia suburbs is poised to reach a broader audience. The band-featuring bassist Brian Read More

By Raymond Simon Photo by Percy Bright “I often refer to the music of The Bailey Hounds as ‘cemetery blues’,” says Ryan Petrillo, the band’s lead singer and principal lyricist. “I’d like to imagine all these songs being sung in the Read More

By Raymond Simon Photo by Shawn Brackbill The front page of The New York Times boasts that the paper features “All the News That’s Fit to Print,” but there are some things that its editors deem too indelicate for their readers. So when Nate Chinen, an 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