Pent-Up Love for Graham Parker and The Rumour at MusikFest Cafe

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Words and Photos by Alex Kreutzer: www.louderphotography.com “Absence makes the heart grow fonder.”  Every now and then we’re reminded of the truth of a cliche; there’s a reason why certain phrases have become a part of our everyday vernacular.  When Graham Parker picked up the phone and ...

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Music? Jewish? Mikey Pauker.

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For the past six months Mikey Pauker has been working long and hard tracking vocals, writing songs, rewriting songs and taking small breaks for regional tours only to return to the same in depth recording process. After finishing the recording process, mixing was next in line, for Mikey this ...

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The NEW MySpace Is Back With Vengeance

So a few major label artists have been plugging the NEW MySpace for months now, and now it’s here.  To save you all the wall street jargon; a company called News Corp. purchased MySpace from its original owners for $580 Million but missed the boat on an opportunity to expand and pretty ...

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Halloween 2012: Dead Milkmen at Union Transfer

The Dead Milkmen Halloween 2012 Show at Union Transfer Words and Photos by E A Quinn Rather than trick or treat for halloween, a mass of punk-rock kids gathered at Union Transfer for The Dead Milkmen show. Opening for one of the funnest ska-punk band to ever come out of Philly was the Psychic ...

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Hear a New Song from Animal Collective: “Crimson”

Earlier this year, Animal Collective released their beautifully layered, arguably under-appreciated ninth record, Centipede Hz. The album was preceded by a pair of non-album tracks, “Honeycomb,” and “Gotham,” and the band has stated that not many songs were left over ...

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Watch a New Video from the xx: “Chained”

The xx have released a new video for “Chained,” a song from their recently released second LP, Coexist. The video was directed by Young Replicant, a team associated with the Creators Project. The video is stark, containing scenes of people underwater, and is full of pastel colors ...

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Watch a New Video from Jack White: “I’m Shakin’”

Jack White’s Blunderbuss has been out for a couple months now, but the virtuosic bluesman shows no signs of slowing down. He’s toured throughout the year, released a new single from Beck on his Third Man imprint, dug a few White Stripes gems out of his vaults, and has been as busy ...

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The Lighthouse and The Whaler, Ewert and the Two Dragons Bring Their Co-Headling Tour to Philly

One of Philadelphia’s newest rock venues, Milkboy, has been known to put on some pretty great shows within its short existence. The venue has only been open a little over a year, and has already hosted great acts like the Hold Steady’s Craig Finn, Philadelphia’s own Ape ...

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Lotus Fires Up FDR Park

Photos by Mike Mauger – Interview & Review by Kelly Wassinger For those of you who have not yet had the pleasure of experiencing the entrancing sounds of Lotus, they are an “electronic/rock” band whose wide-ranged audience has been growing rapidly thanks to their excellent live ...

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The Low Down On The “In & Out Of The Garden We Go” Festival

The In & Out Of The Garden Festival at beautiful Snipes Farm in Bucks County PA celebrates it’s 5th year this weekend. Festival promoter Don Nix says he just wanted to create an affordable family friendly event in a wonderful setting. “Snipes farm is like an Oasis right between ...

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