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  • JUSTIN MAZER CONFRONTS DEMONS ON ‘THE DREAM KILLER SUITE’
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    JUSTIN MAZER CONFRONTS DEMONS ON ‘THE DREAM KILLER SUITE’

    Nov 14, 2021 0

    For his third solo album of the year, guitarist Justin Mazer decided to go all-in on progressive rock: a multi-part conceptual work that in its framework looks to the giants of the genre for inspirati...

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  • ARDMORE MUSIC HALL ANNOUNCES FALL SLATE: GHOST-NOTE, DEL McCOURY, CABINET AMONG SHOWS AT RENOVATED VENUE
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    ARDMORE MUSIC HALL ANNOUNCES FALL SLATE: GHOST-NOTE, DEL McCOURY, CABINET AMONG SHOWS AT RENOVATED VENUE

    Apr 6, 2021 0

    Ardmore Music Hall on Tuesday announced more than 30 full-capacity shows, beginning Sept. 1, at the newly renovated venue on Philadelphia's Main Line. Ghost-Note (Sept. 1) will kick off the initial...

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  • BRIAN QUIRK FINDS THE HAPPINESS IN LIFE’S CHALLENGES
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    BRIAN QUIRK FINDS THE HAPPINESS IN LIFE’S CHALLENGES

    Mar 16, 2021 0

    After a struggle that included brief homelessness, hospitalization and unemployment, Philadelphia-area artist finally released his solo album, "What Makes You Happy" -- it's not ironically titled, he ...

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  • BRIAN LANGAN: LIFE IMITATES ART AND VICE VERSA (VIDEO INTERVIEW)
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    BRIAN LANGAN: LIFE IMITATES ART AND VICE VERSA (VIDEO INTERVIEW)

    Mar 7, 2021 0

    It's been 10 years since Brian Langan moved from his hometown of Scranton to Philadelphia. Known around NEPA for fronting The Sw!ms, his unique visual art and events like the beloved Panked! dance par...

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  • RISING PHILLY ARTIST GREG SOVER WANTS TO ‘LIVE IN THE MUSIC’
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    RISING PHILLY ARTIST GREG SOVER WANTS TO ‘LIVE IN THE MUSIC’

    Jan 29, 2021 0

    Before George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Jason Blake, socially conscious songwriters were sounding alarm bells about racial inequality in the United States. Case in point: Philadelphia's Greg Sover and...

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  • WITH ‘PANGAEA,’ EVERYTHING COMES TOGETHER FOR JASON McCUE
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    WITH ‘PANGAEA,’ EVERYTHING COMES TOGETHER FOR JASON McCUE

    Mar 4, 2018 1

    If geological history is to believed, the earth was a much less divided place eons ago. About 200 to 300 million years ago, the continents were, to put it not very scientifically, smushed together. Th...

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  • G. LOVE BRINGS THE SAUCE TO PEACH FEST
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    G. LOVE BRINGS THE SAUCE TO PEACH FEST

    Aug 13, 2015 0

    Despite claiming he was “pretty lousy” when he started playing guitar at age 8, G. Love (born in Philadelphia as Garrett Dutton) has created a form of trashcan blues melded with hip-hop. If you’ve eve...

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  • DEL SUR RELEASE ‘AUBREY PLAZA’ SINGLE
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    DEL SUR RELEASE ‘AUBREY PLAZA’ SINGLE

    Jul 23, 2015 0

    Del Sur - the Philadelphia indie surf pop group whose debut EP "H.A.G.S." we premiered exclusively in February - have released a new single, "Aubrey Plaza," which is backed by another new song, "Cape ...

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  • MASON PORTER BRINGS EXPANDED FOLK SOUND TO STEELSTACKS
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    MASON PORTER BRINGS EXPANDED FOLK SOUND TO STEELSTACKS

    Jul 3, 2015 0

    Philadelphia-area American band Mason Porter has continued to hone its sound – and expand its growing fanbase – in the roughly 10 years since its inception. The latest step forward for the group is “K...

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  • PURPLES SHARE NEW SONG, ‘LD,’ OFFER FREE DOWNLOAD
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    PURPLES SHARE NEW SONG, ‘LD,’ OFFER FREE DOWNLOAD

    Jun 30, 2015 0

    Philadelphia's Purples have shared a lyric video for a new song, "LD." It's the first song the band has released that was written by newest member Mike Quinn, who also handles lead vocals here on a Pu...

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UNIVERSITY DRIVE ALBUM RELEASE AT STAGE WEST

UNIVERSITY DRIVE ALBUM RELEASE AT STAGE WEST

May 15, 2019
REUNITED GUIDED BY VOICES SEE “NO REASON TO STOP”

REUNITED GUIDED BY VOICES SEE “NO REASON TO STOP”

May 21, 2014
FROM ‘JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR’ TO SIT-INS WITH DEREK TRUCKS: BRANDON ‘TAZ’ NEIDERAUER’S SURREAL JOURNEY

FROM ‘JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR’ TO SIT-INS WITH DEREK TRUCKS: BRANDON ‘TAZ’ NEIDERAUER’S SURREAL JOURNEY

Jul 18, 2018
CABINET LIVE FROM THE KIRBY CENTER: ‘ELIZABETH’ (EXCLUSIVE SONG STREAM)

CABINET LIVE FROM THE KIRBY CENTER: ‘ELIZABETH’ (EXCLUSIVE SONG STREAM)

Feb 19, 2015
PREMIERE:  ATLAS ARROWS, “IT’S EASY”

PREMIERE: ATLAS ARROWS, “IT’S EASY”

Mar 4, 2014
ROBERT WALTER EXPLORES OUTER SPACE ON NEW ALBUM AND WITH PHISH’S MIKE GORDON

ROBERT WALTER EXPLORES OUTER SPACE ON NEW ALBUM AND WITH PHISH’S MIKE GORDON

Oct 11, 2018
THE BADLEES RETURN TO FERTILE SOIL FOR SELF-TITLED ALBUM, KIRBY CENTER SHOW

THE BADLEES RETURN TO FERTILE SOIL FOR SELF-TITLED ALBUM, KIRBY CENTER SHOW

Dec 21, 2022

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