ALBUM REVIEW: WYE OAK — “CIVILIAN”
By Michael Lello Some music doesn’t spell things out for you. It doesn’t drop you off at your destination and it doesn’t leave you with a sense of closure. Most of life is like that, really: we spen...
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DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE SHARES NEW SONG
Death Cab For Cutie's seventh album "Codes and Keys" won't be out until May 31, but you can listen to the single "You Are A Tourist" at the website of Seattle station 107.7 The End. (They're also stre...
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STRFKR, CASIOKIDS AT JAZZ CAFE, AND “WHAT IT ALL MEANS”
Odd pairings often lead to sublime moments. At the very least, the first part of that equation will be at play Friday, when indie electronica act STRFKR will visit a surprising venue: theRiver Street ...
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RADIOHEAD PUBLISHES NEWSPAPER
Radiohead is universally considered to be ahead of the curve and inluential, so will the band's publication of a newspaper breathe new life into the dying print media industry? Probably not. Either wa...
ReadmoreSXSW IN PHOTOS
Danielle Wayda brought her camera to SXSW. As we wrap up our SXSW coverage, check out some of her shots.
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TERRIBLE THINGS: FIRST PHILLY HEADLINE SHOW TONIGHT
Terrible Things -- a supergroup of sorts fronted by Fred Mascherino (Taking Back Sunday) and featuring Josh Eppard (Coheed & Cambria), Andy Jackson (Hot Rod Circuit) and Brian Weaver (Silvertide) ...
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GEORGIA’S LITTLE TYBEE AT THE FIRE SUNDAY
Buzzed-about Georgia outfit Little Tybee will swing by The Fire (412 W. Girard Ave.) in Philadelphia for a show Sunday night. The band's latest album, "Humorous To Bees," will be out April 5 on Paper...
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SXSW REPORT: YUCK, CULTS, TUNE-YARDS, !!!
If it wasn't for the huge sponsor banners and “gourmet” food trucks parked along the outer edges of the East Side Drive-In, the lot would look like any other godforsaken abandoned square of land in Ea...
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NEW TRACK FROM YACHT, ALBUM IN JUNE
Electro-pop duo YACHT have shared the uber-catchy "Dystopia," a track from their upcoming fifth album "Shangri-La," out June 21 on DFA Records. You can stream "Dystopia" below, but a word to the wise...
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SXSW REPORT: CLOUD NOTHINGS, SMALL BLACK AND YOUNG MAN
As it usually goes with traveling on a shoestring, things didn’t go exactly as planned in Austin. Constrained by a college budget, badges and wristbands were out of the question, so the week was fille...
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