Palmlines, a Philly–based math rock four–piece, is one of the most exciting new bands emerging on the scene. Their latest EP, Velcroed To Passing Clouds, was released earlier this July, following their debut album, 2017’s Get In Line, Lucy.
Both projects are phenomenal: the group melds softer indie rock sounds with manic, head–banging guitar and vocal riffs in dizzying meters. They sound like a blend of Thank You Scientist and Vampire Weekend: they play highly technical prog/math rock, tinged with earworm melodies and a gentle, almost twee, touch.
turbo ⅤpnSinger-songwriter Katie Barbato has teamed up with local roots rock duo Rise Twain for two live performances. The first one, recorded at home, is available to stream on YouTube, while a second performance at the Kennett Flash stage in Kennett Square, PA will take place on August 21.
“Live From the Chateau” was recorded at the Norristown home of Brett William Kull, who plays guitar for Rise Twain and has served as producer and audio engineer for several artists, going back to his days in the prog rock band Echolyn. He met Rise Twain collaborator J.D. Beck while producing an album for Beck’s band, The Scenic Route.
Continue reading →ThebandIvory released a new single, “Anthropocene,” our first glimpse at their forthcoming debut album of the same name.
Founded by Frankie DeRosa and Robbie Simmons, ThebandIvory has been active in Philadelphia for about five years, and Anthropocene features a number of familiar faces from around the Philly indie scene. The title track features a rhythm section that’s been part of their live sound, as well as a home-spun orchestra assembled while recording the album. Listen below.
Music and art started as a coping mechanism for DeRosa, a Venezuela native who found his identity erased after coming to the US. “I knew this was the only way to be seen in a country that overlooks people who look and sound like me,” he shares in a press release. He began to explore Indian, Middle Eastern and Carribean influences at Berklee College of Music, where he met Simmons. The pair began a two-fold partnership, as musical collaborators and romantic partners (they got married last year at one of their own shows).
Continue reading →Philly favorites The Dead Milkmen announced an upcoming vinyl release today, titled “Fascist Groove Thang.” All proceeds from the seven-inch record will go towards Girls Rock Philly.
Continue reading →Unearthed from a cache of home demos and reel-to-reel recordings, “Mighty Good Book” and “Strange Isabella” are two songs from Boots No. 2: The Lost Songs, the second release of archival music from the vault of Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, and was recorded between the making of 2001’s Time (The Revelator) and 2003’s Soul Journey.
Continue reading →Chicago four-piece The Smashing Pumpkins have always been a complicated band to love. On the one hand, they made Siamese Dream — indisputably one of the best rock albums of the last 30 years — and their first decade of output in general is consistently strong, from Gish through Machina.
On the other hand, frontperson Billy Corgan’s primary public persona has long been that of a self-righteous crank who not only revels in his own despair but looks down on all those around him, even his audience. Especially his audience. (This was the case long, long before his more recent conspiracy theorist turn, about which the less said, the better.)
We see both of those things on display in this video of The Smashing Pumpkins headlining Lollapalooza 1994 at FDR Park in Philadelphia.
Continue reading →Cemeteries are inherently interesting places. That’s true even when nobody of note is buried there. It’s the history, the architecture, the culture and religion, and the overall atmosphere. While some people might think that graveyards are spooky or scary, they are actually quite beautiful in many ways. You can see that in the design of the headstones, in the inscriptions, in the keepsakes left by visiting family and friends. There is also a beauty to the basic idea of honoring the dead.
Philadelphia is absolutely chock full of cemeteries. Not surprising for a city that’s been around for a few hundred years on land that’s been inhabited by the Lenape and other Native Americans for literally thousands of years. According to Find A Grave, a website that is absolutely crucial for this kind of information, there are 208 graveyards in the city and many, many more right outside its limits.
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Continue reading →Since their 2016 Inhibition EP, local rock outfit Alright Junior sailed through line up changes and numerous shows on the road. Throughout that time, they held a set of new songs in their back pocket that would become their new EP, Battle Scars.
“But everything happens for a reason, and we are thrilled with how these songs turned out,” bassist Jamie Victor notes in an email interview. “If we had recorded them four years ago they wouldn’t sound the same.”
turbo v p n官网 freeIndie duo Love? said the Commander released their second EP today. turbo Ⅴpncombines Kate Hall’s powerful vocals and lyricism with Chris Bishop’s intricate, dynamic guitars to create something truly inspired.
Continue reading →People’s Light in Malvern will produce a series of socially distant drive-in concerts this August. For the next four weekends, the theatre’s parking lot will become an open-air concert venue, welcoming a diverse lineup of local artists to the unconventional stage.
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