Music
Video Breakdown: “Owner of a Lonely Heart” by Yes
British prog/pop/prog-pop band Yes — who play the Kimmel Center on Sunday — had been active since 1968 and inactive for a year before rejiggering […]
Music: 7 Shows to See in the Next 7 Days
Torres @ Boot & Saddle | Thursday, September 28 Mackenzie Scott is an alluringly idiosyncratic songwriter; intense, moody, unpredictable. Built around puzzling lyrical images and […]
I Was There: War On Drugs at The Dell Last Night
Like a good Philadelphian, I was there for War On Drugs’ homecoming show at The Dell last night. I was also there in 2013 when […]
42 Things to Do This Weekend
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 Philly Music and Arts Fest Day 1 @ World Café Live A two-day celebration of beer and music from Philadelphia. Friday’s lineup […]
Music: 6 Shows to See in the Next 7 Days
Matthew Sweet @ The Queen in Wilmington | Thursday, September 21 I caught Matthew Sweet’s performance at the Haverford Music Festival a couple weeks ago. […]
Let’s Watch a Bunch of War on Drugs Videos
This Thursday, Philly rock heroes The War on Drugs play their biggest hometown show yet — headlining Connor Barwin’s Make The World Better Foundation fundraiser […]
33 Things to Do This Weekend
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 World’s Largest Pop-Up Photobook @ Philadelphia Photo Arts Center Every morning through September 26, visitors may watch artist Colette Fu as she works […]
The O17 Festival Makes the City its Stage
Opera fans have had September 14 circled on their calendars for months. (Sure they still use paper calendars. They’re old-school.) That’s the start of O17, an […]
Music: 8 Shows in the Next 7 Days
Ms. Lauryn Hill @ BB&T Pavilion | Thursday, September 14 “Her solo career wasn’t based on ‘I wanna do an album,’” Questlove told Rolling Stone […]
40 Things to Do This Weekend
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 Emeka Ogboh featuring Ursula Rucker @ Parkway Central Library Artist Emeka Ogboh and poet Ursula Rucker collaborate on “Logan Squared: Ode to […]
9 Shows to See in the Next 7 Days
The Brian Jonestown Massacre @ Union Transfer | Wednesday, September 6 Funny to think that the defining moment in the career of this remarkable San […]
Movies: Children Shouldn’t Play With Dead Things
This Friday, Rodney Anonymous of living-legendary Philly punk band the Dead Milkmen will host a screening of Children Shouldn’t Play With Dead Things in Laurel […]
27 Things to Do This Weekend
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 Comedy for Gentlemen @ The Republican Erin Dohony and Rachel Fogletto host night of comedy at South Philly’s esteemed go-go establishment. Samantha […]
Video Breakdown: I Love The ’90s Tour
Sponsored by VH1, the I Love the ’90s Tour (at BB&T Pavilion, Friday, September 1) promises an upbeat nostalgia trip for oldheads of a certain […]
Creators of Abortion Comedy Gear Up for Protesters as Show’s Run Ends
Alice Yorke thinks people have a Google alert for the word “abortion.” The 31-year-old South Philly resident was well aware that her musical comedy about […]