Tag: concert review

With the first night of his U.S. tour being right here in Philly, Canadian-born Mac DeMarco sold out the Electric Factory with no problem at…

Ben Folds played with six-piece classical ensemble yMusic at the Fillmore May 6. Folds is one of my biggest inspirations as a songwriter and piano…

On the warm, rainy night of April 22, Americana band Houndmouth took the stage at Union Transfer in central Philly. The southern Indiana natives just…

March 19, at WXPN’s World Cafe Live from 7:30 PM to 11:00 PM, National Public Radio’s (NPR) “Tiny Desk Series” kicked off its first concert…

I have a friend who loves “emo” music. For years, he’s tried to force my interest in the genre and insisted that The World Is…

I have seen Dr. Dog perform live five times. That is a lot of times. A lot of people may wonder what kind of magical…

On the night of Friday, April 15, South Street was crawling with college kids, and it wasn’t because of its many head shops or Jim’s…

British band The Crookes joined San Francisco-based Geographer at Union Transfer April 17 for a lively night filled with indie rock. Though the crowd at…

Los Angeles-based Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros brought distinctive indie folk to Philadelphia April 2 at the renowned World Cafe Live. Frontman Alex Ebert…

As I was waiting by the door to get into the venue last Friday night, March 4, an older man approached me and said, “This…