Tag: concert review
May. 27, 2016
Indie band ‘Twin Peaks’ amazes at Boot and Saddle
It was an all-Chicago affair at South Broad’s Boot and Saddle May 20. Jimmy Whispers and Ne-Hi opened the show for Twin Peaks, who are…

May. 27, 2016
Tory Lanez and A$AP Ferg take Philly to a ‘New Level’
On May 18, rappers A$AP Ferg and Tory Lanez brought their “Level Up Tour” to the Fillmore. With opener Madeintyo, this was the very first…

May. 27, 2016
Car Seat Headrest rocks UA with new album, ‘Teens of Denial’
People gave me a lot of quizzical looks when I told them I was headed to Underground Arts to see a band called “Car Seat…

May. 20, 2016
Cage the Elephant plays ‘last show ever’ at Mann Center
“This is going to be our last show ever,” Cage The Elephant frontman Andrew Shultz said . The crowd was not buying it. After all,…

May. 20, 2016
Max Frost plays killer show at Boot and Saddle
Boot and Saddle is a hidden gem of Philadelphia. In a city filled with college students and hipsters, there are an abundance of bars and…

May. 20, 2016
Parquet Courts puts on solid show for rowdy Union Transfer fans
New York-based punk band Parquet Courts played a jam-packed Union Transfer May 11. Touring in support of their latest album “Human Performance,” Parquet Courts put…

May. 20, 2016
Mac DeMarco turns Electric Factory into ‘Rock and Roll Nightclub’
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…

May. 13, 2016
Ben Folds, yMusic leave fans wanting more at Fillmore
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…

Apr. 29, 2016
Houndmouth plays Union Transfer sans old member
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…

Apr. 29, 2016
NPR’s Tiny Desk features local artists at World Cafe Live
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…
