Chic’s Take Over Kung Fu Necktie for The Warlocks & Far-Out Fangtooth Show

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I’ve never been to a show that featured four bands that fit together as well as they did Thursday night at Kung Fu Necktie. They all featured females, but in different ways and all played their own brand of riff heavy shoe-gaze. The first two bands to play were Ruby the Hatchet and The ...

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Watch Pharrell Perform Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky” for 11 Minutes!

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Thursday night at midnight, French robots Daft Punk released the radio edit of their new song “Get Lucky” from their upcoming album  Random Access Memories.  The song is an electro-funk collaboration with Pharrell and Nile Rogers.  Last night, Pharrell took it upon himself to play ...

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Traveling with Toy Soldiers – “The Maybe Trails” Premiere at Johnny Brenda’s

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Tri State Indie is super excited for tomorrow’s Toy Soldiers & Holy Ghost Tent Revival show at Johnny Brenda’s!  Not only is this a great bill, but it’s also the premiere of “The Maybe Trails,” a film by Seth Klinger that documents Toy Soldiers’ road trip ...

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A Little Bit Of Bluegrass, Rock & Gospel = David Mayfield Parade in Kent, OH

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A few weeks back I was listening to the “trassgrass sound” of The Rumpke Mountain Boys. You could not help but to notice one guy there bouncin’ and have a good time. At one point of the night they brought him up on stage to play the mandolin. Hey just tore it up. This was my introduction... Read More

Dark & Grimy Rock & Roll is The Black Angels at Union Transfer

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The Black Angels arrived at Union Transfer last sunday. An hour of sunday evening was filled with dark, unforgiving, grimy rock and roll. This was not a show you went to hop around and enjoy all the blessing of life. This was a show the show that you took all the negativity in your life,... Read More

2nd Annual TSI Music Awards Red Carpet Photos

Click images below to load full size image from the TSI Music Awards Red Carpet. Right click to save, download and share! Full event photos COMING SOON! CLICK HERE FOR AWARD RESULTS Photos by: David Turcotte

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Gotye Wows at the Legendary Tower Theater

Words & Photos By: Mike Mauger From the moment up and coming Australian singer/songwriter Missy Higgins took the stage at the historic Tower Theater in West Philadelphia last night, the thousands in attendance knew they were in for a magical night of music. The audience, conscious of the ...

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Revolution, I Love You Drops LIVE Milkboy Philly Video

DIY duo Revolution, I Love you has been on TSI’s radar for quite some time now, however we were unfortunately unable to make it to their show on 9/14/12 at Milkboy Philadelphia. Bummer right?  But Lindgren and Reynolds give us all a chance to suck in the eclectic mix of indie and dance ...

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Jane’s Addiction Rocks with Die Antwoord Tomorrow at The Mann

WHO: Jane’s Addiction & Die Antwoord WHERE: The Mann Center – Phila, PA WHEN: Wed 8/15/12 Jane’s Addiction will be playing tomorrow night at the Mann Center in Philadelphia. Opening for Jane’s Addiction is the South African group Die Antwoord. Jane’s Addiction ...

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Mark DeRose and the Way Home to Play Musikfest

Mark DeRose and the Way Home has been fortunate to score some great gigs; they’ve opened for such top 40 heavy hitters as Michelle Branch, Edwin McCain, Gin Blossoms, Rusted Root, and Blues Traveler. They’ve played a Baltimore Ravens halftime show – a sold-out game with a crowd of 70,000 ...

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