Music
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Music in Northern LibertiesTONIGHT: Don’t Miss Four Awesome Female Fronted Bands (Daddy Issues, The Pretty Greens, Cheerbleeders And Wing Dam)
A bunch of bands worthy of your time and money will be doing a show at Everybody Hits Philadelphia tonight. Details: Start Time? 9PM Booze? BYOB Dancing? Probably Cover? $5-$8 DADDY ISSUES…
Joshua Albert | 05/28/2015 -
Music in KensingtonVIDEO: #TBT “Kensington Girls” From Back When K&A Was Cool?
We're not sure what K&A was like a long time ago, but according to this song by Sky Brady, that corner in Kensington was hopping back in the day. Brady told Philadelphia…
spiritadmin | 05/28/2015 -
A&E in Northern LibertiesMusic, Beer, and Port-a-Potties: Northern Liberties Music Fest This Saturday
If you think that it's a total conflict of interest for me to be writing about a show that will feature my co-worker’s band (the Sparklers) as well as my…
Sophie DiPinto | 05/28/2015 -
Music in FishtownNew Live Nation Music Venue in Fishtown to Announce First Batch of Shows June 2nd
The new Live Nation music venue is set to open and start kicking out jams sometime this fall, but they just announced they will release their first batch of performances…
Joshua Albert | 05/27/2015 -
A&E in FishtownFishtown Beats Changes The Tone of Local Music Production
Fishtown Beats is producer Colin Dooley’s first musical project, delivering, "soulful, sample-driven beats that knock." Songs are reminiscent of the "Happy Days" jukebox intro with a steady, spinning 45, allowing…
Kelly Derrig | 05/13/2015 -
Community in FishtownMusic Row: How much has really changed?
The conventional image of old-school Kensington seems to lean heavily in the working-class Irish direction. I can’t think of anything more un-old-school Kensington than the art-rock, stoner band Bardo Pond,…
Sophie DiPinto | 04/22/2015 -
A&E in KensingtonA Voice in the Philadelphia Gay Men’s Choir Sounds Familiar
Adele, Beyoncé, Cher, Cyndi Lauper, Lady Gaga, Gloria Estefan, Gloria Gaynor, Judy Garland, Madonna, RuPaul, Tina Turner, and Whitney Houston. What do all these ladies of song have in common?…
Patty-Pat Kozlowski | 04/08/2015 -
Features in FishtownCorporate Guitars Still Suck
"People meet me, and they’re like, ‘I thought you’d be a rockabilly guy!’” said Chris DiPinto, the soft-spoken namesake of DiPinto Guitars (407 E. Girard Ave). “But I’m not really…
Jake Detwiler | 03/19/2015 -
A&E in FishtownChatting with Conversations, Fishtown’s Surf-Pop Darlings
Let's talk about conversations. No, not an existential debate about the simplicity of creating two way communication, but Conversations– a Philadelphia surf-pop delight that has made Fishtown their headquarters, even…
INDIRA JIMENEZ | 11/26/2014 -
Family in Northern LibertiesLocal Girls Choir Teaches Social Change Through Song in Kensington and Northern Liberties
While growing up in Baltimore, current Fishtown resident Alysia Lee was a bit of a problem child with a lot of attitude. “As a kid, I was really smart mouthed…
Max Pulcini | 10/08/2014 -
A&E in Northern LibertiesLeithgow Festival Set to Rock The River Wards This Weekend
Starting this Friday night and lasting until Sunday evening, The Fire (412 W. Girard Avenue) will be holding its 3rd annual Leithgow Festival. The festival will span three days and…
Ryan Shellenberger | 09/24/2014 -
A&E in FishtownEye on Business: Spicehouse Sound
Nestled right in the heart of Fishtown is a nondescript door. Behind it are many things—circuits, wires and microphones of all shapes and sizes. But most importantly there is potential…
Matthew Albasi | 09/24/2014