The Week’s Best MP3 Downloads, incl. Caitlin Rose, Arctic Splash, Rev. John...
Pissed Jeans sure know how to make the most of two and a half minutes. The first single from the local band’s upcoming Honeys LP is called “Cathouse,” and it’s a relentless punk jam with a killer...
View ArticleWander the woods with Former Belle in the music video for “I Was Waiting For...
Bucks County-bred singer-songwriter Bruno Joseph sounds like he spent more than a little bit of time with Bright Eyes’ LP I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning lately. His new release as Former Belle,...
View ArticleTonight’s Concert Picks: Hilly Eye and Attia Taylor at the First Unitarian...
Titus Andronicus off-shoot Hilly Eye play the First Unitarian Church Side Chapel tonight with Attia Taylor. Hilly Eye, the new Brooklyn-based duo project of drummer / vocalist Catherine Tung and...
View ArticleJust Announced: Ben Vaughn Quintet performing at MilkBoy in April
We just got word that Ben Vaughn - the Collingswood-bred rocker, encyclopedic music nerd and host of XPN’s The Many Moods of Ben Vaughn – will perform with his quintet at MilkBoy on Thursday, April 18....
View ArticleTonight’s Concert Picks: XPN Welcomes The Spinto Band to Johnny Brenda’s,...
XPN welcomes The Spinto Band to Johnny Brenda’s tonight. Boasting a new album in Cool Cocoon and a viral-y popular video in “What I Love,’ the Delaware natives have had a busy few months leading up to...
View ArticleListen to a new track from Sunset Recorder (playing MilkBoy tomorrow)
Lo-fi surf rockers Sunset Recorder have a new album in works, which is great for us because it will probably be the best soundtrack to the upcoming warmer months we could ask for. I base this solely...
View ArticleFree Download: “Lucille” by John the Conqueror (playing House of Hayes on...
Photo by Jonifin MarvinThis new one from Philadelphia three-piece John the Conqueror is a strong blues track with soulful guitars, not to mention some lyrics that are really sad. A live version of it...
View ArticleTonight’s Concert Picks: Geoff Rickly at The Barbary, Broken Anchor at MilkBoy
Not long after his mysterious new project United Nations came to town, Geoff Rickly performs a set at The Barbary tonight. Dubbed “The Acoustic Basement Tour,” the lead singer of Thursday invited his...
View ArticleTonight’s Concert Picks: XPN Welcomes Leagues to MilkBoy, Adam and Dave’s...
Leagues combines the talents of three Nashville rock scene veterans. The group, comprised of Thad Cockrell, Tyler Burkum and Jeremy Lutito, recently released an EP of jangly pop rock. They’ve opened...
View ArticleTonight’s Concert Picks: Grandchildren at Underground Arts, Black Horse Motel...
Tonight at Underground Arts, local experimental pop band Grandchildren will kick off their spring tour and give fans a taste of their new album Golden Age, which is slated for a May release. Yesterday,...
View ArticleWatch Caitlin Rose perform “Only a Clown” off of her new LP The Stand In...
Nashville singer-songwriter Caitlin Rose got back from an overseas tour just in time to release her sophomore record The Stand In via ATO last week. Carrying the torch from her 2011 debut, The Stand...
View ArticleSXSW Dispatch: A Philly-centric showcase with DRGN King, Dangerous Ponies,...
Take a short drive east of Austin’s bustling downtown and you’ll find Club 1808, a scruffy rock and roll venue and site of yesterday’s Philly-centric showcase thrown by MilkBoy and Bonfire...
View ArticleDownload “Scared of Girls” from Travel Lanes (playing MilkBoy on April 12th)
Philadelphia band Travel Lanes will release their new EP Hey, Hey, It’s Travel Lanes next month and will celebrate with a show at MilkBoy on April 12th. “Scared of Girls,” the EP’s lead single that...
View ArticleTonight’s Concert Picks: Murchant at Puck, Les Professionnels with Telequanta...
Annachristie Sadler brings her new project Murchant to Puck Live in Doylestown tonight. Formerly one third of local folk collaborators Sisters 3, Sadler’s musical history includes backing up Hoots...
View ArticleContest: Win tickets to see Dangerous Ponies and Slutever at MilkBoy on 3/29
Dangerous Ponies | Photo by John Vettese We had a blast catching the excellent Philly pop troupe Dangerous Ponies in Austin, Texas last week for the MilkBoy / Bonfire Philly-centric SXSW showcase....
View ArticleTonight’s Concert Picks: Caitlin Rose at MilkBoy, The Virgins/ Shorty Boy Boy...
Country singer/songwriter Caitlin Rose will be playing at MilkBoy tonight. Rose hails from Nashville, Tennessee, the heart of country, and it shines through her music. To date, she has released an EP,...
View ArticleDownload The National Rifle’s “Almost Endless”; see their tour-kickoff or...
Indie rock four-piece The National Rifle are heading out on a month-long tour of the midwest and southwest, starting and ending in their homebase of Philly. The band plays Ortlieb’s Lounge on Sunday,...
View ArticleDownload “Tomorrow is Yesterday” from Field Mouse (playing MilkBoy Philly on...
Brooklyn dream pop duo Field Mouse premiered a new song on locally based music blog YVYNYL a couple of months ago. “Tomorrow is Yesterday” is an upbeat, power pop spin on breezy shoegaze and is...
View ArticleFree Download: Liz & The Lost Boys “Escape” (playing MilkBoy on 6/14)
Liz and the Lost Boys is a Philly-based act I was happy to make the acquaintance of this week after their slot opening for William Tyler at Ortlieb’s Lounge on Sunday. The project of Philly songwriter...
View ArticleListen to “Lefty’s Last Blues” from Morning River Band’s new LP (playing...
Building up the anticipation for their forthcoming record To Suzie, local country outfit Morning River Band have made lead single “Lefty’s Last Blues” available for streaming. With sauntering,...
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