May 25, 2013
Review by: Zack Weinstein Photographs by: Andrew Swartz On Friday, August 19th, as Identity Festival and it’s monster lineup made its way to Camden, NJ, so did thousands of sweaty neon-wearing electronic music junkies, hailing from all of the greater Philadelphia area. To those of you surprised ...
Read MoreFor the second year in a row, promoter and indie music lover Jerry Ryan has done it again. Ryan collected 80+ indie acts from across the region and beyond and dropped them like a bomb on downtown Atlantic City, NJ. The Boneyard, 20 S. Virginia Ave., and Le Grand Fromage, 25 Gordon’s ...
Read MoreTri State Indie will be covering A Bear’s Picnic this weekend! This fest is another firstfor the Tri State Live series this year. The lineup is great and we are super excited to be covering these bands and all of the superb festival happenings! Stay tuned for pics and reviews from A ...
Read MoreI’ve played in a few bands, worked in the music industry for some time, written my fair share of songs. I’ve never heard of someone writing a song every day for a year… much less recording it and making a video to go along with it and publishing it. Danna Richards does all of the... Read More
Photos and Review by Barry Lindenmuth jr On a hot Sunday afternoon, Northern Liberties in Philadelphia was transformed into the third Annual 2nd Street Festival. Celebrating its 50th year, the Philadelphia Folksong Society joined the 2nd Street Festival committee in producing a great day full ...
Read MoreHezekiah Jones and Andrew Lipke by Steven Philips When many of you hear Hezekiah Jones, you think of the band by the same name. But it’s not a traditional band, because every time you see them there seems to be a different lineup of musicians playing with Hezekiah himself, and on ...
Read MoreAs a writer who spends a lot of time discussing and researching music, bands who incorporate literary references into their body of work draw me in – and Jukebox the Ghost deserves special honors for drawing their name from a Nabokov novel. Ben Thornewill (vocals & piano), Tommy ...
Read MoreClap Your Hands Say Yeah is a group that gained recognition for their highly acclaimed 2005 self-released, self-titled debut album. However what most people forget is that their success wasn’t immediate. In 2007 the group released the anticipated followup Some Loud Thunder which received ...
Read MoreSharon Little rocked out at this years Southern Shore Music Fest in Millville, NJ! After her set, Sharon swung over to hang out with Stephanie in the Tri State Live Media Lounge. The girls had a great chat about growing up in the Philly area, what inspires Sharon’s song writing and ...
Read MoreThere is a sense of nostalgia immediately associated with blues-rock music; it’s almost inevitable. It isn’t always a good thing, but when all the elements come together naturally the result is a blend of innovation as well as a throwback to the past, this is what makes the North Mississippi ...
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