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The Skeleton Key: Remembering Pat Martino, appreciating Philly, and listening to new music from The Ire, Jenna and the Pups and more
It’s always nice to lean into the NO ONE LIKES US, WE DON’T CARE trope – I mean, it’s gotten us this far, ya…
It’s always nice to lean into the NO ONE LIKES US, WE DON’T CARE trope – I mean, it’s gotten us this far, ya…
The Skeleton Key: Remembering Pat Martino, appreciating Philly, and listening to new music from The Ire, Jenna and the Pups and more
It’s always nice to lean into the NO ONE LIKES US, WE DON’T CARE trope – I mean, it’s gotten us this far, ya…
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The Skeleton Key: Get into Rocktober with Philly Music Fest, new tunes from Ghosh and Irreversible Entanglements, and a whole lot more
Was everything this busy two years ago? I’m not being hyperbolic, that’s an honest question! I don’t know if it’s due to taking all…
Was everything this busy two years ago? I’m not being hyperbolic, that’s an honest question! I don’t know if it’s due to taking all…
The Skeleton Key: Get into Rocktober with Philly Music Fest, new tunes from Ghosh and Irreversible Entanglements, and a whole lot more
Was everything this busy two years ago? I’m not being hyperbolic, that’s an honest question! I don’t know if it’s due to taking all…
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The Skeleton Key: round out September with XPoNential Music Festival, a John Coltrane birthday celebration, new punk and indie music, and a very full calendar of shows
Can you believe that just two weeks ago we were boogie boarding down 676 to the music of Philadelphia’s premier surf rock band Dry…
Can you believe that just two weeks ago we were boogie boarding down 676 to the music of Philadelphia’s premier surf rock band Dry…
The Skeleton Key: round out September with XPoNential Music Festival, a John Coltrane birthday celebration, new punk and indie music, and a very full calendar of shows
Can you believe that just two weeks ago we were boogie boarding down 676 to the music of Philadelphia’s premier surf rock band Dry…
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The Skeleton Key: Settle into summer with the return of PhilaMOCA, a Psychic Flowers premier, new black metal and a whole mess of shows
Going to start off this column with a dose of reality because as much as we want to believe everything is back to normal…
Going to start off this column with a dose of reality because as much as we want to believe everything is back to normal…
The Skeleton Key: Settle into summer with the return of PhilaMOCA, a Psychic Flowers premier, new black metal and a whole mess of shows
Going to start off this column with a dose of reality because as much as we want to believe everything is back to normal…
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The Skeleton Key: Bring the heat this July with new music from Soul Glo and Blazon Rite, a 50th birthday party for WKDU, and so many shows all around the city
I recently had my first anxiety dream about this column. I know, I know, it’s been three years of doing this and it’s just…
I recently had my first anxiety dream about this column. I know, I know, it’s been three years of doing this and it’s just…
The Skeleton Key: Bring the heat this July with new music from Soul Glo and Blazon Rite, a 50th birthday party for WKDU, and so many shows all around the city
I recently had my first anxiety dream about this column. I know, I know, it’s been three years of doing this and it’s just…
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The Skeleton Key: Start summer with more gigs, more films, new releases from Night Raids and Secular Fusionists, a psych rock roundup, and a Porchfest photo gallery
I’m going to be honest with you: it definitely feels weird watching things slowly return to whatever passes for normalcy during the second half…
I’m going to be honest with you: it definitely feels weird watching things slowly return to whatever passes for normalcy during the second half…
The Skeleton Key: Start summer with more gigs, more films, new releases from Night Raids and Secular Fusionists, a psych rock roundup, and a Porchfest photo gallery
I’m going to be honest with you: it definitely feels weird watching things slowly return to whatever passes for normalcy during the second half…
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The Skeleton Key: Get outside and get positive this June with Irreversible Entanglements and Porchfest, new releases from World Gone Mad Records, film screenings, podcasts, and a whole lot more
You know what rules? Getting to the gig. It can be outdoors, socially distanced, whatever, but live music is still live music and at…
You know what rules? Getting to the gig. It can be outdoors, socially distanced, whatever, but live music is still live music and at…
The Skeleton Key: Get outside and get positive this June with Irreversible Entanglements and Porchfest, new releases from World Gone Mad Records, film screenings, podcasts, and a whole lot more
You know what rules? Getting to the gig. It can be outdoors, socially distanced, whatever, but live music is still live music and at…
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The Skeleton Key: May ends with a slew of outside events, new music from Mesh and HIRS, punk markets, Heavy Metal Parking Lot, and a World/Inferno remembrance
Sometimes you never know how good you have it until it’s gone. I’m talking about the pandemic, sure, and that never-ending questioning we’re all…
Sometimes you never know how good you have it until it’s gone. I’m talking about the pandemic, sure, and that never-ending questioning we’re all…
The Skeleton Key: May ends with a slew of outside events, new music from Mesh and HIRS, punk markets, Heavy Metal Parking Lot, and a World/Inferno remembrance
Sometimes you never know how good you have it until it’s gone. I’m talking about the pandemic, sure, and that never-ending questioning we’re all…
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The Skeleton Key: Get weird and stay weird this May with new death metal and noise rock, a Palberta record release stream, some socially-distanced jazz, and a choral sound installation on the Rail Park
Philadelphia has always been weird. That’s not fair. “Weird” can come off like a pejorative, something to be avoided. We’ve embraced that chaos, that…
Philadelphia has always been weird. That’s not fair. “Weird” can come off like a pejorative, something to be avoided. We’ve embraced that chaos, that…
The Skeleton Key: Get weird and stay weird this May with new death metal and noise rock, a Palberta record release stream, some socially-distanced jazz, and a choral sound installation on the Rail Park
Philadelphia has always been weird. That’s not fair. “Weird” can come off like a pejorative, something to be avoided. We’ve embraced that chaos, that…
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The Skeleton Key: Join in the chant with these Bandcamp Friday recs, a Philly punk gigography, gospel and hardcore livestreams, jazz lectures, and a Moor Mother dance party
You ever see something that is so absurd that you’re sure it has to be a joke even though you know it’s not? No,…
You ever see something that is so absurd that you’re sure it has to be a joke even though you know it’s not? No,…
The Skeleton Key: Join in the chant with these Bandcamp Friday recs, a Philly punk gigography, gospel and hardcore livestreams, jazz lectures, and a Moor Mother dance party
You ever see something that is so absurd that you’re sure it has to be a joke even though you know it’s not? No,…
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The Skeleton Key: Finish off March with Moor Mother on Minecraft, Ghösh live from UA, Queen Elephantine in Mount Moriah, Eulogy archives, and so much more
It’s honestly amazing that we’re still going. We’re still putting out new music, still holding events, still creating art, still hoping that tomorrow is…
It’s honestly amazing that we’re still going. We’re still putting out new music, still holding events, still creating art, still hoping that tomorrow is…
The Skeleton Key: Finish off March with Moor Mother on Minecraft, Ghösh live from UA, Queen Elephantine in Mount Moriah, Eulogy archives, and so much more
It’s honestly amazing that we’re still going. We’re still putting out new music, still holding events, still creating art, still hoping that tomorrow is…
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The Skeleton Key: March comes in like a lion with 24 hours of techno, the Night of 1,000 Kates, a Gene Shay birthday party, and a bunch of Bandcamp Friday recs including new Soul Glo
I’m not going to say that I’m feeling optimistic about things, cause I’m not, but now, one year into this horrible mess, I at…
I’m not going to say that I’m feeling optimistic about things, cause I’m not, but now, one year into this horrible mess, I at…
The Skeleton Key: March comes in like a lion with 24 hours of techno, the Night of 1,000 Kates, a Gene Shay birthday party, and a bunch of Bandcamp Friday recs including new Soul Glo
I’m not going to say that I’m feeling optimistic about things, cause I’m not, but now, one year into this horrible mess, I at…
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The Skeleton Key: Remembering Milford Graves, then closing out February with a Funk Cancer benefit, Two Piece Fest, programming from Black Quantum Futurism and the Folksong Society, and lots of new music
Before we get to the rest of this column I just want to share a bit of late-breaking news: the permit PhilaMOCA applied for…
Before we get to the rest of this column I just want to share a bit of late-breaking news: the permit PhilaMOCA applied for…
The Skeleton Key: Remembering Milford Graves, then closing out February with a Funk Cancer benefit, Two Piece Fest, programming from Black Quantum Futurism and the Folksong Society, and lots of new music
Before we get to the rest of this column I just want to share a bit of late-breaking news: the permit PhilaMOCA applied for…
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The Skeleton Key: Kick off February with a ton of Bandcamp Friday suggestions, a Writhing Squares premiere, a Laraaji livestream, Moron Movies, and so much more
There’s something to be said for a routine. Not, like, a work routine – though that’s good too – but more of a cultural…
There’s something to be said for a routine. Not, like, a work routine – though that’s good too – but more of a cultural…
The Skeleton Key: Kick off February with a ton of Bandcamp Friday suggestions, a Writhing Squares premiere, a Laraaji livestream, Moron Movies, and so much more
There’s something to be said for a routine. Not, like, a work routine – though that’s good too – but more of a cultural…
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The Skeleton Key: Change is in the air with new music from Palberta and Writhing Squares, a possible use for all those empty venues, and an inauguration party like no other
So back in November we published the election day edition of The Skeleton Key and now just a couple short years later – just…
So back in November we published the election day edition of The Skeleton Key and now just a couple short years later – just…
The Skeleton Key: Change is in the air with new music from Palberta and Writhing Squares, a possible use for all those empty venues, and an inauguration party like no other
So back in November we published the election day edition of The Skeleton Key and now just a couple short years later – just…
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The Skeleton Key: Start the year right with new releases from TVO and Glazer, a plethora of jazz and electronic streams, modular synths, and so much more
Welcome to 2021, Philadelphia. This time last year I’m sure I was waxing poetic about all the upcoming shows, all the new releases, all…
Welcome to 2021, Philadelphia. This time last year I’m sure I was waxing poetic about all the upcoming shows, all the new releases, all…
The Skeleton Key: Start the year right with new releases from TVO and Glazer, a plethora of jazz and electronic streams, modular synths, and so much more
Welcome to 2021, Philadelphia. This time last year I’m sure I was waxing poetic about all the upcoming shows, all the new releases, all…