08/21/2008
Dead Milkmen to Reunite at Austin's Fun Fun Fun Fest!
Hey punk rock girl (and boy), if you feel like re-living your Philly-in-the-80's hay day, why not drive your bitchin' camaro down to Austin on November 8th and 9th for the Fun Fun Fun Fest, where you can see the forever love-able Dead Milkmen re ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 08/21/2008 8:11 AM EST in 80's Punk, Local Music, Events, News | Permalink
08/19/2008
Video: Chromeo Stops By Daryl Hall's House For a Jam Session
Last month the only successful Arab/Jew music duo known as Chromeo stopped by Philly fav Daryl Hall's (of Hall and Oates) home studio to film a webisode of the Live From Daryl's House. The electro-funksters joined Hall and his band in some l ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 08/19/2008 8:55 AM EST in Rock, WTF?, 80's Pop, Video, Local Music | Permalink
08/14/2008
New Music From The Spinto Band: "Summer Grof"
In 2006, Delaware's The Spinto Band had a modest hit (which should've been a huge hit) with "Oh, Mandy" from their well-received album Nice and Nicely Done. The charming and offbeat track with its references to the WB and the Midwest was an infe ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 08/14/2008 10:09 PM EST in Indie-Pop, Video, Local Music | Permalink
08/13/2008
Go To This: Free Dr. Dog Show Tonight in Philly's Rittenhouse Park
Since the weather is SO nice in Philly today, why not venture over to Rittenhouse Sq. Park for a free concert featuring local heroes and Walrus favs Dr. Dog? Show starts at 7pm. Meet me by the fountain... The band's newest album, Fate, is a ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 08/13/2008 9:55 AM EST in Indie-Rock, Local Music, Events | Permalink
08/11/2008
On the Rise: The War On Drugs
Philly's The War on Drugs are starting to make a name for themselves outside of the local scene with their awesome debut full-length Wagonwheel Blues. Co-founder Kurt Vile and gang are perpetuating the grand tradition of noisy Americana. "Ta ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 08/11/2008 9:59 PM EST in Country, Indie-Rock, New Music Spotlight, Local Music | Permalink
07/25/2008
Love City, She and Him, Friendly Fires and MGMT All Playing Philly Tonight!
There is no shortage of good bands playing tonight in Philly, here's a quick rundown of our recommendations:
Read MorePosted by Michael on 07/25/2008 8:28 AM EST in Indie-Pop, Electronic, Folk, Garage Rock, Disco, Local Music, Events | Permalink
07/15/2008
Watch This: New Lilys Documentary Teaser Trailer
For those of you who know of Kurt Heasley and his ever-changing Boston/Philly band The Lilys, then you know that his story is definitely worthy of a documentary. Well, guess what? Someone named Ian agrees with you and has started making a doc on ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 07/15/2008 10:10 AM EST in Indie-Pop, Local Music | Permalink
07/14/2008
Go To This: Jay Reatard, Dark Horse & the Carousels, Tough Shits Tonight @ JB’s
Got a case of the Mondays? Well, there's no better way to kill the work-week blues than enjoying an evening of no-frills garage-rock tonight at Johnny Brenda's. Two local favorites Dark Horse and The Carousels and The Tough Shits get rowdy w ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 07/14/2008 9:46 AM EST in Post-Punk, Garage Rock, Glam, Lo-Fi, Local Music, Events | Permalink
06/27/2008
Remix of The Week: Japattack! Vs. Pase Rock + Amanda Blank
If you like your hip-hop mixed with 90's dance club electronic, then this remix of Pase Rock and Amanda Blank's "Sexy MF" by Philly's Japattack! will have you dusting off your rollerskates and Cross Colour overalls in gleeful nostalgia, although ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 06/27/2008 3:33 PM EST in Electronic, Hip-Hop, Remix, Local Music | Permalink
06/16/2008
On Repeat All Day: Dr. Dog - "The Old Days"
The chorus of "The Old Days" from Philly's Dr. Dog may be one of the year's best, and the rest of the song aint too shabby either! A tale of consequence and nostalgia, it whimsically mixes Bluegrass jams, Byrds style vocals and drummer-boyish ...
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