These Branches debut The Payoff On WMCX 88.9 FM

Nick Hertzberg and Bryan Batiste of These Branches bring the punk to college radio airwaves this Friday on WMCX 88.9 FM’s specialty show “White Trash Radio” to debut their third album, The Payoff. For Theses Branches, The Payoff is their first album written as a two-piece ...

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Reading Rainbow + More | VITAMINWATER Uncapped at Johnny Brenda’s

Remember that devastating hurricane we got last month? You know, that big brat named Irene? Well it messed with some local live music, which is certainly not okay in my book. Anyway, the show that was supposed to be at Sigma Sound Studios got relocated to Johnny Brenda’s, which is fine, ...

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Murder By Death at World Cafe Live

Last time I saw Murder By Death was a little less than a decade ago, while I was still in college. I reveled in the music scene and followed the standard punk and alternative bands a college kid at that time should. This time around I was able to catch them during the Philly F/M Festival... Read More

Popped! Music Fest 2011 Photo Recap – A look back!

Philadelphia’s annual Popped! Music Festival had its share of hiccups this year but still managed to come out as the premiere festival during the packed Philly weekend.  Though the heavy rain pulled the festival from FDR Park up to the Liacouras Center on Temple’s campus.  While ...

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The Deli Magazine Philly Celebrates 3 Years with Birthday Bash! Interview with Q.D. Tran!

The Deli Anniversary Flier - 3

The Deli Magazine is a daily updated website covering 11 local US music scenes (thus far: NYC, LA, Seattle, Nashville, Chicago, San Francisco Bay Area, Portland, Austin, Philly, DC Area and New England) through 11 dedicated, separate blogs. The Deli also has two quarterly publications ...

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Stir Fry Music Revival 2011

Stir Fry had one of the best musical lineups among the small Eastern Pennsylvania music festivals of this season of 2011. Actually the festival season is all but over, and we are well into the Fall, with leaves turning, and temperatures dropping, and in the case of this Stir Fry weekend, rain ...

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Philly F/M | Y-NOT Radio Showcase @ The North Star Bar

The Philly F/M Festival was a city-wide plethora of independent and national touring bands and their avid fans who poured in from all over the mid-Atlantic region. Over 12 venues hosted showcases Friday through Sunday, including film screenings presented by Philly’s leading independent film ...

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Sleeper Agent’s Debut Album Celabrasion is Out NOW

Celabrasion, the new debut album from Rolling Stone “Band To Watch” Sleeper Agent, was released just a couple of days ago (September 27th) on mom+pop music. Hailing from Bowling Green, KY, Sleeper Agent specializes in crafting hook-laden scuzzy garage-pop rooted in both soul and ...

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Pink Martini and Longwood Gardens – the Perfect Combination

Way back in the heat of July, I got to see Pink Martini perform in the open air theater inside Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, PA.  The place is absolutely gorgeous and the setting was perfect.  The open air stage was filled with the musicians of Pink Martini.  They opened with ...

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Recap: Liam Finn at World Cafe Live

At 27 years of age, Liam Finn is already a veteran to the music scene. Finn has been around music since he was a young child: he formed the acclaimed New Zealand group Betchupeda at the age of 14. The son of Neil Finn, who rose to fame with the group Crowded House, Liam knew... Read More