Philadelphia

Philadelphia

Exposure Thera-Bee

Musician Pierce Jordan is no stranger to a stage — but faced unparalleled performance anxiety during an adult spelling bee at The Pen & Pencil Club.

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Pierce Jordan

7 May 2026 · 5 min read

Philadelphia

Full On Trouble and Tin Pan Alley

Tyler Maxwell covers old school artists playing the (arguably) oldest tavern in North America.

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Tyler Maxwell

7 May 2026 · 3 min read

Philadelphia

Philly Has A Shoegaze Problem

Comprador's latest album sends reviewer Izzy True down a smoke-filled genre spiral.

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Izzy True

6 May 2026 · 1 min read

Philadelphia

Lapping Around Love Park

We Walk PHL is celebrating a decade of community strolls this May in tandem with mental health awareness month.

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Marquis Combs

6 May 2026 · 3 min read

Philadelphia

What It's All About

It's about: Opening up your home, playing music, helping each other out, and positively dangerous tempos (like, 180 BPM and above).

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Tyler Maxwell

5 May 2026 · 2 min read

Philadelphia

Coke Bust Comes Through

The hardcore show must go on — and it did, in spite of of one bandmate's hand injury, at PhilaMoCA last Friday.

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Pierce Jordan

5 May 2026 · 5 min read

Philadelphia

MCA Day Comes to Cratediggaz

Philly pays tribute to late rapper Adam Nathaniel Yauch of the Beastie Boys.

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John Morrison

3 May 2026 · 2 min read

Philadelphia

Black Eyes Brings D.C. to Philly

The spirit of Revolution Summer returned in full force to The Rotunda Friday night.

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Tyler Maxwell

2 May 2026 · 3 min read

Philadelphia

Sistah Soul Launches Off First Friday

At Cherry Street Pier's monthly Delaware waterfront concert and community series.

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John Morrison

2 May 2026 · 2 min read

Philadelphia

Isaia Huron Spellbinds PhilaMoCA

The panties left behind suggest "Mister Lovebomb" is destined for bigger venues the next time he tours another new album.

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Pierce Jordan

1 May 2026 · 2 min read

Philadelphia

Corey Bernhard Hits Johnny Brenda's

For a night of cosmic, hip-hop-informed jazz and soul.

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John Morrison

1 May 2026 · 2 min read

Philadelphia

Keep Growing Your Gut

Local author Emma Copley Eisenberg spoke about fatphobia, soul, and Philadelphia during the book launch of her latest short story collection, "Fat Swim."

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Sabrina Iglesias

1 May 2026 · 5 min read

All Over

Another Celebrity Memoir

Lena Dunham could have dug deeper with "Famesick."

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Nora Grace-Flood

1 May 2026 · 3 min read

Philadelphia

Don't Trash a Good Thing

A screen printing project showing at the former University of the Arts campus mourns the institution's abrupt closure.

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Kelechi Azu

30 Apr 2026 · 1 min read

Philadelphia

Swanning Sweats It Out

A DYI legend helped coax Cynthia Ann Schemmer of Swanning and Radiator Hospital fame back onto the stage for her first solo show since 2019.

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Tyler Maxwell

30 Apr 2026 · 3 min read

Philadelphia

Touring Resiliency At JB's

Emily Yacina's band made do when their touring drummer got sick on show day.

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Tyler Maxwell

29 Apr 2026 · 2 min read

Philadelphia

In Crust We Trust

Nightfall, Skaller, D.O.D. and Dystrophy came together for a common cause at Common Beat.

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Pierce Jordan

29 Apr 2026 · 4 min read

Philadelphia

A "Metric Fuckton" Of Noise...

... Was roared by the audience at a PhilaMoCA show featuring Oceanic, Borderline, and Wall Carpets.

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Pierce Jordan

29 Apr 2026 · 3 min read