union transfer

by Holli Stephens “I came out here filled with aggression to chase you through Philadelphia.” Dressed in a red morph suit and black top hat, a masked man entreated the audience to an anecdote on how “…we are all the same.” He ended by saying, “there are no strangers he Read More

by Sebastian Mackay From journalist in training to co-vocalist of Cloud Control it’s been, well, it’s been a dream run for Heidi Lenffer and the rest of the band (lead vocals and rhythm guitarist Alister Wright; drummer and percussionist Ulrich Lenffer; vocals and bassist Jeremy Read More

by Matt Kelchner Fresh off the release of their much talked about new album Shriek, Baltimore duo Wye Oak came into Philadelphia Monday night to show the city what the buzz was all about. The central sound of the band has dramatically shifted between their highly touted 2011 Read More

by Samantha Weinraub There is lots of boisterous laughter in the background. All three members joke how talking with Natural Child is like a moving vehicle without a conductor, freewheeling. “Like those monorails at the airport,” someone says, and I get the feeling chatting with Read More

by Matt Kelchner On Thursday night Cloud Nothings brought their headlining tour to Union Transfer. It’s the first tour supporting their recently released album, Here and Nowhere Else. Thursday also marked the beginning of Ryley Walker’s opening stint on the tour. Both acts gave Read More

by Adam McGrath The Sounds live show begins and ends with lead singer Maja Ivarsson, plain and simple. The fiery rocker commands the stage from first note to last, spitting, smoking, and hiking up her skirt as she belts out hit after hit. There’s no doubt that bandmates Felix, Read More