10/02/2008
Takka Takka Live @ MRoom: Interview, Review + Photos
Last Friday I had the pleasure of catching Brooklyn's Takka Takka play their mix of highly nuanced and textual indie-pop at Philly's MRoom. Indeed, the band sounded great (especially vocals, which were thankfully set high in the mix). After the ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 10/02/2008 9:32 AM EST in Indie-Pop, Post-Punk, Interview, Live Review, Events | Permalink
09/24/2008
OMFG: My Bloody Valentine 2008 Tour! (Part 3): Show Review
Ah, the day had finally come. The day when these ears would FINALLY bare witness to a once unlikely live performance by 80s/90s shoegaze pioneers My Bloody Valentine. (read part 1 of this story here and part 2 here) Yes, the seminal Irish band w ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 09/24/2008 1:25 PM EST in WTF?, Shoegaze, Live Review, Events | Permalink
07/07/2008
Nobunny @ M Room: Live Review + Photos
On Fourth of July eve I ventured out to the M Room in Fishtown to witness the man, the myth, the bunny who goes by the name Nobunny. His name is obviously a reference to Rene Magritte's iconic 1929 "This is Not a Pipe." Obviously! Oh and how ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 07/07/2008 9:48 AM EST in WTF?, Garage Rock, Live Review, Events | Permalink
06/24/2008
Philly Popped! Fest Review + Photos
On Saturday, Robin and I attended the Popped! Fest in West Philly. The oh-so-dreammmyyy indie bill included Dan Deacon, Gogol Bordello, Crystal Castles and others (we only caught a song or two from The Ting Tings and weren't interested in seeing ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 06/24/2008 9:45 PM EST in Electronic, Post-Punk, Live Review, Events | Permalink
05/08/2008
Lykke Li Live @ Johnny Brenda's: Interview, Review + Photos
On Tuesday night, Robin and I headed over to Johnny Brenda’s in Philadelphia's Fishtown section to catch Sweden’s newest pop chanteuse, Lykke Li. Yep, we were psyched! It was a beautiful night and we sat outside eating chicken tacos and humm ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 05/08/2008 10:17 AM EST in Indie-Pop, Interview, Live Review, Events | Permalink
04/22/2008
Lou Reed's Philly Show aka No More Heroes Anymore
Thank God Lester Bangs is dead already because he definitely would have killed himself had he lived to see Lou Reed's current tour. Let no one fool you, Reed's show Saturday night was a buzzkill. Like an old man in a wheelchair trying to desce ...
Read MorePosted by Emily on 04/22/2008 11:35 AM EST in YouTube, Live Review | Permalink
01/23/2008
Plastic Little Played at Silk last Wednesday
The show I mentioned last week was pretty fun. You can also check out Plastic Little this Thursday on 91.7FM WKDU Philadelphia. January 24th from 3-6pm Plastic Little co-hosts pure injoyment with Billie Holla D Day Hit them up on the ...
Read MorePosted by Finnegan on 01/23/2008 12:01 AM EST in Hip-Hop, Live Review | Permalink
01/21/2008
Wu Tang at the Troc (Philly Jan. 10th 2008)
Thursday evening I was pleasantly surprised by a last minute invite to go see Wu Tang @ the Troc, by Kelly Turso. She took some photos and videos that are posted below. The place was packed, and it was a pretty awesome show. I think the hig ...
Read MorePosted by Finnegan on 01/21/2008 10:53 AM EST in Hip-Hop, YouTube, Live Review | Permalink
11/09/2007
MENOMENA: Live at The First Unitarian Church - With Video!
The temperature in Philly was falling rapidly, but not inside the First Unitarian Church on Wednesday night. I arrived just in time to catch headliners MENOMENA of Portland, OR. This was my first time going to a show at The First Unitarian C ...
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