Katie Bennett, who has been releasing music under the name Free Cake For Every Creature since 2012, released a lead single off her upcoming album “the bluest star” this past Thursday, and announced a tour for August, which will be coming through Everybody Hits 8/3. The single, “around you,” is inspired by Sarah Gerard’s essay […]
Nestled between the Velvet Underground’s impressive debut The Velvet Underground & Nico and their eponymous third album The Velvet Underground is the comparably overlooked LP, White Light/White Heat. Running just over 40 minutes in length, this 6-track album is the last of the group’s work with John Cale, a masterful multi-instrumentalist and founding member of […]
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Philadelphia-based punk band Beach Slang is making a return to their hometown with a show at Underground Arts on July 14 – only this time, they’ll be coming home as Quiet Slang. The new moniker is part of front man James Alex’s project to return to the acoustic roots of their characteristically rock sound. He’s […]
It was a sweaty Tuesday night with a orange purple sunset fading in the sky above the Philadelphia Mausoleum of Contemporary Art. Varsity, Jelani Sei, and Boosegumps rocked what was both an intimate and lively concert at a venue in the historic Finney and Sons building, where tombstones used to be showcased for mausoleums. Each […]
The majority of the audience was made up of people in the age range of about 15 to 27. Just as Rainbow Kitten Surprise (RKS) is a mix of different genres, the crowd was a combination of edgier looks like ripped denim and glittery eye makeup with delicate spring tank tops or cardigans. The main […]
Hinds never gives anything less than every ounce of energy they have. In the past few months alone, they released their second album I Don’t Run, played 16 shows at SXSW, toured with Albert Hammond Jr., and have sold out several shows on their European tour. In what is too often a male-dominated genre, this […]
Picture yourself in a bar. Make that a lounge – a lounge with a sultry jazz singer on a stage. It’s dimly lit, with cigarette smoke filling the air with a hazy cloud. It’s probably raining outside. It’s the 1950s; everything is in black and white, obviously. It’s noir as fuck. That’s where this album […]
Philly band Rentboy stopped into our live room to play some songs off of their debut EP, L, as well as some unreleased material. You can find information on their next show here. Keep up with them on Facebook and listen to their EP on Bandcamp. Performed on 4/21/2018 *Due to technical difficulties, only a […]
There’s a funny picture online of Ty Segall gently holding up a cat while giving the camera a boyish smile in a room of soft orange light with a unicorn tapestry hanging on the wall. On Sunday evening at the Trocadero, we got to see this tender side of the man behind the music as […]
