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Pierce Jordan

Pierce Jordan

Writer, Multi-Instrumentalist, Agitator, Scorpio, Middle Child.

Philadelphia 18 posts

Rockin' Amid The Typewriters

Rockin' Amid The Typewriters

Heater and Goshupon were a couple of bands that let loose at a show hosted by Philly Typewriter.

Pierce Jordan

30 Mar 2026 · 3 min read

When Zeta Says Fuck ICE, They Mean It

When Zeta Says Fuck ICE, They Mean It

The Venezuelan Latin rock group is on tour now to celebrate 10 years in the U.S.

Pierce Jordan

22 Mar 2026 · 3 min read

Visiting The Space 1026 Bathroom

Visiting The Space 1026 Bathroom

And gushing over three bands that played there last week: Optic Sink, Eraser and Mesh.

Pierce Jordan

22 Mar 2026 · 4 min read

Yelling For More

Yelling For More

A two band bill was just enough to get an audience at Cousin Danny's all fired up.

Pierce Jordan

13 Mar 2026 · 3 min read

Eagles Become Vultures

Eagles Become Vultures

Metal titans Baroness make doom sound like hope inside Underground Arts.

Pierce Jordan

13 Mar 2026 · 3 min read

Powerviolence Packs A Punch

Powerviolence Packs A Punch

A four-band bill exemplifies why more live shows should keep it succinct.

Pierce Jordan

3 Mar 2026 · 3 min read

1994! Transcends 20 Years

1994! Transcends 20 Years

The two-piece group embodied the power of (musical) long-term relationships at this year's Two Piece Fest.

Pierce Jordan

23 Feb 2026 · 6 min read

Browsing Between The Beats

Browsing Between The Beats

Pierce Jordan offers vinyl rex from the record shop shelves of Beautiful World Syndicate, all uncovered during a live four-band bill at the store.

Pierce Jordan

20 Feb 2026 · 4 min read

Guess The Genre

Guess The Genre

Gloom rock? Kinda-fried-neo-beat-poetry? Post-industrial Americana? Pierce Jordan asks some musicians at Cousin Danny's how they identify.

Pierce Jordan

19 Feb 2026 · 6 min read

Spectral Forces Get Futuristic

Spectral Forces Get Futuristic

West Philly's rotunda welcomed synth, jazz and afro-futurism through their doors last Thursday.

Pierce Jordan

17 Feb 2026 · 4 min read

Cleaning Up Balloons

Cleaning Up Balloons

Showing up to work can be fun — if your job is setting the stage for bands like Antarctigo Vespucci and Golden Apples to celebrate their last night on tour.

Pierce Jordan

13 Feb 2026 · 3 min read

Found Family Plays Cousin Danny's

Found Family Plays Cousin Danny's

A punk night turns into a tribute to a favorite Black-owned bar and its regulars.

Pierce Jordan

10 Feb 2026 · 4 min read

Elucid Takes The Scene Outside

Elucid Takes The Scene Outside

Pierce Jordan offers his definition — and plenty of live examples — of what he likes to call "outside" music.

Pierce Jordan

7 Feb 2026 · 5 min read

Sudan Archives Levels Up

Sudan Archives Levels Up

This is an ode to a definitive multi-hyphenate: a violinist, singer, pianist, rapper, percussionist, and programmer.

Pierce Jordan

30 Jan 2026 · 3 min read

New Harmony Respects Its Elders

New Harmony Respects Its Elders

A festival celebrating the new generation of screamo artists and fans prompts a hardcore millennial to look back at the scene's life cycle.

Pierce Jordan

30 Jan 2026 · 5 min read

Cool Vs. Uncool Hellscapes

Cool Vs. Uncool Hellscapes

A Subtle Body show at God's Auto Body reminds Pierce Jordan how fun — and necessary — it is to sin.

Pierce Jordan

26 Jan 2026 · 2 min read

Diuretic Lets It All Out

Diuretic Lets It All Out

Pierce Jordan talks with Alyssa Rorke about stepping out of your comfort zone and starting out as a musician.

Pierce Jordan

20 Jan 2026 · 4 min read

A Hall Pass for Punk Rockers

A Hall Pass for Punk Rockers

Pierce Jordan talks with musician and show promoter Izzy Maturana about punk as a state of mind.

Pierce Jordan

16 Jan 2026 · 6 min read