Tag: rock
Mar. 10, 2017
Little Stranger, Tropidelic put on raunchy rock show at Milkboy
Singer Bryan Rucker, son of Steve Rucker of the Bee Gees, and his five-piece band,The Norm, graced the miniscule stage lodged in the upstairs venue…
Mar. 3, 2017
King Gizzard experiments with exotic music techniques
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard released a new album. This hardly seems like news when the seven-piece psychedelic rock band from Down Under puts…
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…
Jan. 27, 2017
John Mayer unleashes ‘Wave One’ of new album
John Mayer has returned and is beginning to release portions of his new album, “The Search for Everything,” in waves. “Wave One” contains four songs…
Jan. 27, 2017
Japandroids make triumphant return with ‘Near to the Wild Heart of Life’
“Debauchery and guitars” would be as good a description one could give for the music of Vancouver outfit Japandroids. This theme, and their Springsteen-meets-Replacements sound,…
Nov. 11, 2016
A taste of Chicago: The Symposium, the Orwells at Underground Arts
It may come as a surprise to many that the Orwells have no relation at all to the classic “1984” novel. Then again, it may…
Oct. 28, 2016
Kongos put on stellar rock concert despite accordion
Oct. 23, Kongos brought their Egomaniac tour to the Electric Factory in Philly. Supporting their June release “Egomaniac,” the group brought bundles of energy to…
Oct. 14, 2016
KONGOS to come through Electric Factory on tour
Following the discernible success of their single “Come With Me Now” from their sophomore album “Lunatic” in 2012, South-African natives KONGOS released their newest album…
Sep. 16, 2016
Rachael Yamagata talks new music, upcoming UT show
A couple weeks ago, I had the pleasure of conducting a phone interview with Virginian indie singer-songwriter Rachael Yamagata. Yamagata is embarking on a world…
Sep. 12, 2016
Alex Cameron to support Angel Olsen at Union Transfer show
This Wednesday, Sept. 14, Philly’s Union Transfer will be welcoming two big names in the indie rock community: Angel Olsen and Alex Cameron. Angel Olsen has…