Tagged: philadelphiamusic

It’s good to be a music fan in Philadelphia.  It seems to me that there has never been a better time to see live shows in Philadelphia than of late.  Not only are local bands forming and churning out great music constantly, but entire venues have sprung up in the last couple of years, making it possible to see more shows than ever.  Tonight alone there are 16 concerts listed on the Swollen Fox Philadelphia concert calendar, and (as real veterans of the Philadelphia music scene know) far more beyond the ones listed.  Plus, as I mentioned in a recent [...]

Wompday this morning, Blende  interview a little bit ago, and  The Drop now!? What a great Thursday this is turning out to be, if only I wasn't in class right now!  From our Illadelphian compatriots comes the 12th round of The Drop. In the next hour, you will be exposed to the newest, best tracks of the [...]

Wednesdays have the Dubstomp Wompday, Fridays have the Funk Feature, Tuesdays are home to the - gasping for life - Too Chill Tuesday and now I'm proud to present PB&J's 4th weekly feature! The Drop is a podcast based out of Philadelphia which provides listeners with the latest house and electro beats, relevant commentary, show reviews and upcoming tour [...]

The legendary Roots hosted and performed at this year's Welcome America 4th of July Concert and the folks from Philadelphia Music Magazine captured some of it on film. Below, check out their videos of performances from The Roots, Estelle, and Earth, Wind & Fire.

In addition to the Philly Hip-Hop duo, Chiddy Bang, attempting an 8 hour freestyle tomorrow, they are also dropping their new mixtape entitled "Peanut Butter and Swelly".   So, jump back to PnutButterJams tomorrow to grab your copy of "Peanut Butter N' Swelly". In the meantime, check out Xaphoon Jones' (half of Chiddy Bang) most [...]

Shows this Week: Sep 13 - Sep 19, 2010 Sep 14 2010: Cowmuddy , The Fractals - The Grape Room (Philadelphia, PA) Sep 14 2010: Drink Up Buttercup - The Ox (Philadelphia, PA) Sep 14 2010: John Faye ( IKE ) - Studio Luloo (Oaklyn, NJ) Sep 14 2010: Chris Kasper - Rockwood Music Hall (New York, NY) Sep 15 2010: The Great Unknown - Fringe Festival Bar (Philadelphia, PA) Sep 15 2010: Drink Up Buttercup - Great Scott (Allston, MA) [...]

Shows This Week: May 31 - June 6, 2010 Jun 1 2010 Tim Butler - Volta Radio (Philadelphia, PA) Jun 1 2010 Carsie Blanton - Eagleview Town Square (Exton, PA) Jun 1 2010 Drink Up Buttercup - DC9 (Washington, DC) Jun 2 2010 Drink Up Buttercup - Local 506 (Chapel Hill, NC) Jun 3 2010 The Spinning Leaves - Lansdowne Folk Club (Lansdowne, PA) Jun 4 2010 Chris Kasper - [...]

Philly band, Cold Cave , released their debut album on Matador records this week. Love Comes Close is an album that has emerged from the collaborations of Wesley Eisold (formerly of hardcore bands Give Up the Ghost and Some Girls ), Dominick Fernow (of Prurient ), Caralee McElroy (formerly of Xiu Xiu ), and Max G. Morton (co-head of Heartworm Press ). The band was originally the solo project of Wesley Eisold that began with a few thrift store Casio synthesizers. Cold Cave has grown to four [...]

There is never a shortage of shows in Philadelphia, and it makes it hard then, to choose between all of the great ones when they just so happen to fall upon one night. On Saturday, October 17th, 2009 Girl About Town's head spins whilst we choose between venues for the many live gigs happening this weekend. Sweden's award winning artist, Anna Ternheim will be opening for our favorites; Asobi Seksu and Loney, Dear at Johnny Brenda's . Anna, who is used to sell-out crowds in Sweden will be playing [...]

Philadelphia locals Brown Recluse Sings has released a 12" record of new songs through their label, Slumberland Records, this month. This EP news rides on the coattails of the announcement that their release of a debut full-length album through Slumberland will be released soon after (scheduled for late 2009) as well. The songs from their newly released EP, The Soft Skin, were all recorded in 2007, but due to delays in lineup changes, among other things, the EP hadn't been released until this month. It includes four tracks, that range from the lush orchestration of opener [...]

At first, I was hesitant to review this album. The two members, Andrew Thiboldeaux and Chris Ward, run in some of the same circles as I do within the Philadelphia music scene. I was worried what if, as a previous reviewer put it, "Pattern Is Garbage." After a few listens to the album, it was [...]