Aimee Mann and Ted Leo Bring Lovably Weird Holiday Spirit to South Jersey’s Scottish Rite Auditorium (SHOW REVIEW)
On Friday December 6th, Aimee Mann and Ted Leo (a.k.a. Ted Leo and Aimee Mann) bestowed a holiday miracle upon the good people of Collingswood, New Jersey: they opened their set at the Scottish Rite Auditorium with what many have called the worst Christmas song of all time – Paul McCartney’s “Wonderful Christmastime” – and […]
The Warhawks Fly High At Philadelphia’s Foundry With Mighty Rock Presentation (SHOW REVIEW)
“How high can we go?” sang Pat Bilodeau, drummer and one of three lead singers in The Warhawks, on December 4th at the Foundry in Philadelphia. If this show is any indication, then the sky’s the limit for The Warhawks. Gloucester City, NJ’s finest, The Warhawks, are now one of those “overnight sensations,” but their […]
A Philly Special Christmas Party: Evolved Jock Rock (FEATURE)
It’s not every day that a group of pro athletes trades helmets and mouthguards for headphones and microphones, but for the Philadelphia Eagles’ Jason Kelce (retired), Lane Johnson, and Jordan Mailata, it’s become an annual holiday tradition. But this year’s A Philly Special Christmas Party, the group’s third and final record, isn’t your typical jock […]
The Greyboy Allstars: Three Decades of West Coast Boogaloo (FEATURE)
Once upon a time in San Diego, a group of up-and-coming musical badasses served as a backing band for their friend, DJ Greyboy, at his album release show, where they performed live interpretations of his acid jazz, neo-soul grooves. “We thought it was just a one-off gig,” says guitarist Elgin Park (a.k.a. Michael Andrews), but […]
Devon Gilfillian Headlines Electrifying Set at Philly Music Fest (SHOW REVIEW)
The air was electric at Underground Arts on October 26th as Devon Gilfillian, Philly native son and Grammy-nominated soul singer/songwriter, headlined a night of music that would leave the city buzzing. This set marked the second-to-last night of the weeklong 2024 Philly Music Fest, with a crowd consisting of both longtime fans and newcomers united […]
Waxahatchee Enchants At Ardmore Hall During Eigth Annual Philly Music Fest (SHOW REVIEW)
Today marks the midpoint of the eighth annual Philly Music Fest, a series of independently-promoted concerts that celebrate Philadelphia-based artists and benefit the city and its music education nonprofits. “Our Genre is Philly,” say founders Greg and Jenn Seltzer, who have hosted a long list of artists over the years with only a handful of […]
Warning: Being Dead’s Live Show May Cause Spontaneous Combustion (SHOW REVIEW)
Since releasing their debut LP in 2023, Austin-based Being Dead has grown, both in awareness and critical approval, like a pubescent teen on human growth hormone. And just when things were beginning to normalize, the band began another growth spurt on the heels of their new John Congleton-produced LP, EELS, which Pitchfork rated an 8.3 […]
The Philly Music Fest: “Our Genre is Philly”
What do jazz legends Billie Holiday, John Coltrane, and Dizzy Gillespie have in common with pioneering fusion bassist Jaco Pastorius, Hall of Fame rock duo Hall and Oates, and visionary artist and producer Todd Rundgren, let alone punk rockers The Dead Milkmen and glam metal legends Cinderella? Among other things, they’d all have been eligible […]
Scott Chasolen Comes Full Circle at The Bitter End (SHOW REVIEW/PHOTOS)
On a warm October 4th evening in the West Village, Scott Chasolen and friends celebrated the release of his new album, Full Circle, by performing it in its entirety for an enthusiastic and appreciative audience at The Bitter End. Chasolen has been a veteran of the jam band space since forming ulu (now defunct) in […]