In 2009, friends of mine, Pete and Lindsay—AKA Free Breakfast, hosted a music night every Monday at First Capital Dispensing Company—AKA The Cap. Sometimes, they would play by themselves; other times, friends would join in; and other times, they brought bands in from out of town to play. Back then, […]
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Don’t Call It A Comeback: The Walkmen Return to Philly
I remember hearing The Walkmen years ago with a couple of friends who were already into them. I think there was an unspoken competition to see who could find the next cool band or record. I liked what I was hearing, but it wasn’t until their second album, Bows + […]
Preview: The Walkmen Return to Philly, 5/4/23
photo by Andrew Palermo After, what was referred to as an “extreme hiatus” in 2013, The Walkmen – quintet of Hamilton Leithauser, Paul Maroon, Matt Barrick, Peter Bauer, and Walter Martin – are back! And they are headed to Philly for not one, or two, but THREE shows at the […]
WEYES BLOOD TAKES PHILADELPHIA TO CHURCH
Performing the first of two sold-out shows at Union Transfer in Philadelphia, Weyes Blood gave the audience an ethereal, theatrical show composed entirely of songs from her critically acclaimed two latest albums – 2019’s Titanic Rising and 2022’s And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow. Weyes Blood is the moniker of […]
Can’t Get Joe P Off My Mind
Joe P is very different from most of the artists I typically listen to, and I’m not talking about sound or genre. I first stumbled across Joe on Tik Tok in August of 2020. Covid restrictions were still very heavy around that time which also meant no concerts, so it […]