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Lucy Bedroque @ PhilaMoCA; Pink Pantheress @ The Met - Pierce Jordan reviewed two sold-out shows headlined by young, rising stars; he got curious (and frustrated) about emo rap subgenres like "digicore" Read Here and gushed about Pink's success at musically conveying cross-culturalism Read Here
Is God Is, Now in Theaters - Soleil Summer caught a pre-screening of the newly released, star-studded horror movie while highlighting some favorite local cinema clubs and making fun of a guy named Allied Global Marketing Read Here
Jazz Jam Sessions @ Black Squirrel Club Mondays, 7-10pm, $5 - John Morrison recalled the early incubation of jazz as a genre while listening to Richard Hill Jr. and friends improvise in an old converted steam plant in Fishtown Read Here
Watermelon Glow DJ Nights @ Pentridge Station Second Saturdays through September, 5-11pm, $5 Suggested Cover - Mizzy Mack documented three sets by DJs Naya, Masai and Shay DNA in West Philly Read and Watch Here
Mint Field @ Philamoca Tuesday May 19th, 7:30 pm, $18.15 ADV - Dream pop from Mexico City Listen Here
Loosey, Beauty, Highlighter Rabies @ God's Auto Body Friday May 22nd, 7pm, $10-15, All Ages - NYC power poppers Loosey at one of the best DIY spots in Philly Listen Here
Black Mambas, Mala Vista, Civil Rats, Street Vengeance @ Cousin Danny's Friday May 22nd, 7pm, $15 NOTAFLOF - Bring your leather jacket for an evening of REAL ROCK AND ROLL put on by Naked Lightbulb! It's a bi-coastal bill with Black Mambas out of LA, Mala Vista from NYC, locals Civil Rats, and Street Vengeance, which includes members of seminal Philly punk band Pure Hell Listen Here
