union transfer

by Matt Kelchner Friday night Animal Collective released their latest album, Painting With. That night they kicked off their US tour supporting the album at a way sold out show at Union Transfer. Unlike their past records, none of the songs were road tested prior to hitting the Read More

by Matt Kelchner Back in November of last year, indie pop band Ra Ra Riot swung by Broad and Ellsworth Streets for a special, intimate performance at Boot and Saddle. “The idea behind that tour was to go back to smaller rooms, the kind of rooms we started playing as a college Read More

by Zach Fraley The life of a musician hinges on remaining active and relevant, as doing so will keep a steady stream of fresh ears listening to your music. One strategy for doing this is to constantly release new, beautiful works for fans to consume. Chuck Ragan, whose sound Read More

by Lauren Rosier On Friday night, the sounds of beautiful singer/songwriter folk music plunged into the ears of music lovers at Philadelphia’s Union Transfer. Native Philadelphia indie folk band Good Old War returned home for a holiday show and invited The Voice season 8 winner, Read More

by Lauren Rosier The year of 2015 has definitely been a rollercoaster ride for indie folk band, Good Old War. Changing from a trio to a duo and releasing their fourth LP, Broken Into Better Shape, it’s been one heck of a ride. The making of the LP was a completely different Read More

by Ziggy Merritt First, to put everything out in the open, yes, shade was once again thrown at Billy Corgan, the subject of a widely circulated news story where Corgan was (once again) a, at best, huge jerk. Second, I won’t specify the details of said shade as Bradford Cox Read More