Music
Three Curtis Grads Sign Record Deals With Warner Classics
The Curtis Institute is adding to its roster of artists who have made it big: Three twentysomething graduates from the prestigious school signed deals to record […]
7 Concerts to See in Philly This Week
This week, there’s a show for every type of music fan: hip-hop, dance, rock, pop, indie, and more. Catch modern rap wunderkind Kendrick Lamar, U.K. pop […]
PHOTOS: Ringo Starr at Tower Theater
The Beatles are such a universal music experience that many of us have odd entry points to their work. Mine was getting to learn “Yellow […]
The Life and Times of Philly Hardcore Pioneer Lee Ving
On the 1981 Halloween episode of Saturday Night Live, an extraordinary musical and sociological event happened: The punk band FEAR performed, and it was shocking […]
The Dead Milkmen Bring Their Annual Halloween Scare Party to the Troc
Gone are the days when Philly’s satirical punk rock band The Dead Milkmen tour around in a kooky converted ambulance. It’s 30-plus years down the road […]
Questlove Laments Loss of Legendary Dobbs and North Star Bar in Philly
Over the past two weeks, it was announced that two legendary Philly music venues would be closing their doors. First it was North Star Bar, […]
7 Concerts to See in Philly This Week
We pick one awesome concert playing in Philly for every day of the week. This week includes the legendary Ringo Starr, twerk master Big Freedia and […]
Good Riddance: South Street Music Venue “Legendary” Dobbs Closes
On Monday morning, South Street music venue The Legendary Dobbs announced on Facebook (where else?) that it was no more: The Legendary Dobbs is unfortunately […]
Muse Announce They’re Coming to Philly — And You Should Be Very Excited
I’ll admit it upfront: There is no band that can reduce me to a puddle of emotional fan-girling like Muse. Their music and concerts were what […]
Interview: Lil Dicky
Fame and success has come to Lil Dicky so quickly that he’s made it look a little too easy. The 27-year-old rapper, whose real name […]
Win Tickets to See Peaches This Weekend at the Trocadero [CONTEST CLOSED]
UPDATE [10/21/2015, 12:22 pm]: We’ve already given away all the tickets. If you’re interested in checking out Peaches at the Trocadero, more information on the show […]
Paul McCartney Played A Secret Show in Philly Last Night
Rocking for the truckers in Philly pic.twitter.com/ylNWz8FGkn — Paul McCartney (@PaulMcCartney) October 20, 2015 Paul McCartney has played many storied venues in his career, from […]
Mac DeMarco Lives Up to His Wild Reputation at the Troc
UPDATE [10/14/2015, 2:47 pm]: Philly YouTuber Amber Leigh captured the moment when Mac DeMarco dove from the upper-level balcony at the Troc onto the crowd […]
Taylor Swift Leads American Music Awards Nominations
The American Music Awards nominations were announced this morning on Good Morning America and, unsurprisingly, Wyomissing’s Taylor Swift leads the pack with six nominations for […]