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by Donte Kirby Slow Magic, Giraffage and Daktyl delivered feet stomping, hip shaking sets for their most avid Philly fans at Union Transfer Thursday night. Daktyl was the first set of the night; a sultry mesh of synth, heavy bass and live instrumentation. What Daktyl lacked in Read More

by Donte Kirby Chicago’s Wilde Belle and London’s Django Django had the crowd at Union Transfer moving their hips with their genre blending sounds. Wild Belle, composed of siblings Elliot and Natalie Bergman, opened up the evening with sultry tones and dark melodies. In a song, Read More

by Matt Kelchner While his tour may have just started only a week or so ago, Kurt Vile stopped into Union Transfer Friday night for an early hometown show while out on the road supporting his latest, b’lieve i’m goin down. Joining him was Luke Roberts as well as another local Read More

by Brianna Redding California-based punk rock band Joyce Manor played for a packed house at Union Transfer this past Monday. Joining them on tour was Michigan rock group Cheap Girls, as well as New Hampshire’s Tracks. This was Tracks’ first tour since forming earlier this Read More

by Matt Kelchner Philadelphia’s annual Made In America festival is right around the corner and we are counting down the hours until the gates are open. Earlier this week we shared our interview with Timothy Showalter, the leader of the group Strand of Oaks, our can’t miss Read More

by Ziggy Merritt Saturday marked the triumphant return of Laura Marling to Philadelphia alongside openers Johnny Flynn and Marika Hackman. The venue, Union Transfer, was filled to the brim that night with infectious enthusiasm from a more than devoted following. It was a sight to Read More