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Coroner Reveals New Details About Death of Philly Battle Rapper Tech 9

Earlier this week, the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office issued a final determination in the death of Philly battle rapper Tech 9, ruling that the manner […]

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Philly Rapper Tech 9’s Death Was a Suicide, Says Coroner

Additional information about Tech 9’s death was released on Friday, May 31st. See our new story here. It has been more than two months since […]

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Music: 7 Shows to See in the Next 7 Days

Satellites Are Spinning: A Sizzling, Sonic Celebration of Sun Ra @ Johnny Brenda’s | Wednesday, March 28 Philadelphia Jazz Project’s tribute to Philadelphia/Saturn immortal/departed jazz […]

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Music: 7 Shows to See in the Next 7 Days

Godspeed You! Black Emperor @ Union Transfer | Wednesday, March 14 The is the first Philly show by the Canadian rock experimentalists since they released […]

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Music: 9 Shows to See in the Next 7 Days

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) @ TLA | Wednesday, March 7 Released in 1986, “If You Leave” is surely this British new wave band’s […]

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Music: 7 Shows to See in the Next 7 Days

Coping Skills @ Everybody Hits | Wednesday, February 28 I was gonna say these Philly kids make bratty, skinned-knee indie rock, but then I saw […]

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Music: 8 Shows to See in the Next 7 Days

Satellites Are Spinning @ Johnny Brenda’s | Wednesday, February 21 WRTI DJ J. Michael Harrison and Philadelphia Jazz Project’s eight-show “Sizzling, Sonic Celebration of Sun […]

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Music: 7 Shows to See in the Next 7 Days

WHY? @ Union Transfer | Thursday, February 8 These days no band is impossible to Google, but Cincinnati/Berkeley act Why? are certainly annoying to Google. And […]

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Music: 7 Shows to See in the Next 7 Days

SZA @ Fillmore Philly | Wednesday, January 31 It’s a cruel twist of fate that two artists who delivered memorable performances at the Grammys didn’t take […]

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Music: 6 Shows to See in the Next 7 Days

Rosali @ Boot & Saddle | Wednesday, December 27 Rosali’s debut record Out of Love, released last year on Siltbreeze, is a captivating mix of […]

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Music: 7 Shows to See in the Next 7 Days

Lunacy @ Kung Fu Necktie | Wednesday, December 20 There’s something nerve-wracking about the way this Philly band makes music. “Industrial” doesn’t cover it — this […]

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8 Shows to See in the Next 7 Days

Cam’ron @ Voltage Lounge | Wednesday, December 13 The New Yorker just did a profile on the soulful Harlem rapper best known for late ’90s/early […]

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Music: 7 Shows to See in the Next 7 Days

Gary Numan @ Union Transfer | Wednesday, December 6 An O.G. dystopian pop star from way back, Gary Numan is a lot more than “Cars.” […]

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Music: 7 Shows to See in the Next 7 Days

Emily Haines & the Soft Skeleton @ Union Transfer | Wednesday, November 29 A charismatic vocalist with cutting lyrics to match, Emily Haines doesn’t seem […]

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Music: 8 Shows to See in the Next 7 Days

Joy Again @ PhilaMOCA | Wednesday, November 22 Upbeat, eager and earnest, this young Philly band seems to be having a good time just hanging […]