Tag: concert review
Mar. 17, 2017
Passenger, the Paper Kites take audience for a ride at Fillmore
If I could live anywhere in Philadelphia, I’d live not in a house or an apartment, but at one of Philly’s newest music venues, the…

Mar. 17, 2017
Los Campesinos plays energetic leg of east coast shows
Following a band on tour is an activity that rarely makes it off the bucket list. There are tons of reasons to avoid trekking from…

Mar. 10, 2017
Chicago’s Noname sells out World Cafe Live concert
Despite the moniker, Chicago rapper Noname is gaining nationwide fame. Noname thrust herself into the underground hip hop consciousness with a melancholy, show-stealing, roughly-40-second verse…

Mar. 3, 2017
Japandroids rocks out for two nights at Union Transfer
When the Japandroids first announced their tour in support of “Near to the Wild Heart of Life,” it wasn’t New York City or their native…

Mar. 3, 2017
Panic! at the Disco puts on pop punk spectacle at WFC
One of the most satisfying things about being a long-time fan of a band is seeing how they have grown over the span of their…

Feb. 24, 2017
RHCP shows no signs of letting up at Wells Fargo show
As the lights went down on a beautiful Sunday evening in Philadelphia Feb. 12, the sold-out Wells Fargo Center filled with a crowd as diverse…

Feb. 17, 2017
Madaila, Busty and the Bass get funky at World Cafe Live
With all the great funk music coming out, it’s refreshing when a band can capture all the groove of great funk while creating a truly…

Feb. 17, 2017
Lucy Dacus, Ham Leithauser delight with soothing tunes
Girard Avenue’s storied Johnny Brenda’s hosted Lucy Dacus and Hamilton Leithauser Feb. 9 for a night of fun rock ’n’ roll. Dacus and Leithauser are…

Jan. 27, 2017
Former ‘Voice’ contestants Luke Wade, Matt McAndrew come to WCL
Luke Wade, a contestant on season 7 of NBC’s “The Voice,” made a tour stop in Philadelphia to perform at World Cafe Live Jan. 19.…

Jan. 27, 2017
D.R.A.M. takes his love of veggies to the Foundry
Virginia rapper D.R.A.M. brought his “Big Baby D.R.A.M.” tour to the 450-capacity Foundry, with openers River Tiber and Ari Lennox Jan. 19. Due to some…
