September 2010

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

By Murphy McFadden Shame, Shame, the sixth album by Philly’s own Dr. Dog, signifies a time of fresh and exciting change for the group that’s been repping our city for the last decade. New label, band members, and technical tricks in the bag paired with the same Read More

By Raymond Simon Photo by Olivia Vaughn “I am pretty knee-deep, almost buried alive, in American roots music,” Ron Gallo writes via e-mail from somewhere just outside of Birmingham, Alabama, where he’s on tour with his band, the Toy Soldiers. “In specific Read More

By Jason Sendaula Photo by Lisa Schaffer OV: What is the name in reference to? Why Hezekiah and what’s this I hear about a pet snail? RC: Yeah, it was the name of my snail. We put our first songs on the Internet in 2005, when we were just fooling around with the stuff. When Read More

By Denis O’Hanlon Wolf Parade came together for a third EP this summer titled Expo 86. We had no choice, last month, but to call it one Badass record and it looks like most music journalism’s ink has followed suit. This month, Wolf Parade drummer Arlen Thompson spoke Read More