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by Adam McGrath Take note: If your wife is a hot actress, find a way to get her in your band. That’s just one of many pro-level moves made by Peter Matthew Bauer, well known for his work in The Walkmen and now touring behind his debut solo album, Liberation!, a collection of Read More

by Michelle Singer The Kooks were one of the first bands to really get me into music. I’ll never forget my 16 year old self seeing them for the first time at their sold-out show at Terminal 5 in New York. My friends and I, being the loyal tween fan girls we were, queued outside Read More

by Holli Stephens One of the first realizations I came to on Wednesday night at Union Transfer was that I was completely underdressed for Lykke Li. Her simple and modern black style was depicted in what the audience chose to wear in support of her. I tried to hide behind my Read More

by Matt Kelchner It’s been a long time since Matt Sharp and The Rentals were an active band. Prior to this year’s release of Lost in Alphaville, their last full length album was released in 1999. The last time the group played a show in Philadelphia was during their 2007 tour, a Read More

by Matt Kelchner “When it clicks right, it’s just the coolest thing,” Matt Sharp tells me as we discuss the importance of chemistry in a band, regardless of their size. It’s something that Sharp feels is exceptionally strong with this iteration of The Rentals. But getting to this Read More

by Holli Stephens Monday night concerts are either a hit or miss. People are typically just getting back into the flow of a five-day work schedule or have school classes to worry about. The streets that are on the weekends filled with noisy people lay barren and are a bit on the Read More