Review: The Wayside Shakeup – Hometown Burndown
Artist: The Wayside Shakeup
Single: Hometown Burndown
Release Date: Summer 2017
Genre: Americana/Rock
Tag Archives: Philly
Sonnder’s ‘Not Far Enough’ Video to Premiere on LVU July 14
Philly indie rockers Sonnder will be coming to the Lehigh Valley on Friday, July 14 to perform alongside Summer Scouts, Heat Thunder, and Houston and the Dirty Rats at Spin Me Round, inside of the Phillipsburg Mall.
Above the Mendoza Hits a Home Run with ‘A Shoulder to Lean On, But Not a Crutch’
Artist: Above the Mendoza
Album: A Shoulder to Lean On, But Not a Crutch
Released: May 15, 2017
Genre: Pop punk
Our first encounter with Above the Mendoza was on Record Store Day at Spin Me Round, when they performed among a host of alternative and punk bands who brought high energy to the Jersey side of the Valley all afternoon and evening.
That energy continues on “A Shoulder to Lean On, But Not a Crutch” – 21 minutes of pop punk goodness from this rising Philly-area band.
Beyond the Valley: A ‘Conversation’ with Civil Youth
Philadelphia’s Civil Youth has been generating buzz in advance of their new album, “Conversations,” which will hit on Friday, May 19. The guys will be celebrating the release of the new record at the Theatre of the Living Arts the following night alongside Sonnder, The GoAround, and The Moxy.
With so much excitement in the air, we took a few minutes to ask the guys a few questions.
PHOTOS: Psychoskunk, Adam Travis & The Soul, Roi and the Secret People, and Bohemian Mule at The Grape Room
What do you do when you find yourself out of town on a Saturday night, but you still want to cover a show?
I had that question answered for me this week. I knew that I was going to be in the Philly area this weekend for some personal life stuff. As I looked through my Facebook events, I noticed that our friends Roi and the Secret People had an upcoming show at The Grape Room in Manayunk.
From there, I knew I had plans.
Philly’s Civil Youth Unveils ‘Dark Debts’ Music Video
Philadelphia alt-rockers Civil Youth have been busy in preparation for their forthcoming album, “Conversations.” The band has been opening for bands like Twenty One Pilots, AWOLNATION, Phantogram, and Capital Cities.
Review: Church Girls – Thousand Lives
Artist: Church Girls
Album: Thousand Lives
Released: January 2016
Genre: Indie rock/post-punk
See Church Girls headline the Fowler Blast Furnace Room this Friday at SteelStacks. Details in this week’s Can’t-Miss Shows!
Cubbage Makes a Statement on ‘Here & Now’
See Cubbage perform when he opens for Church Girls inside of the Fowler Blast Furnace Room at SteelStacks on Friday, March 17! Details here.
Artist: Cubbage
Album: Here & Now EP (LISTEN)
Released: Sept. 17, 2016
Genre: Indie pop
Philly’s Church Girls Coming to SteelStacks March 17
Photo credit: SteelStacks.org
On St. Patrick’s Day, Bethlehem will get a taste of what the Philly scene has to offer.
New in 2017: Blood Sound Making Something from ‘Nothing’
Take the dreamy, electropop sensibilities of 80’s bands like Depeche Mode and Modern English, and combine them with the darkness of more modern new wave bands like No Devotion, and you’ll find yourself with something that sounds a lot like Philadelphia’s Blood Sound.