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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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Listen to Waxahatchee cover Bruce Springsteen’s “Streets of Philadelphia” and more on deluxe edition of <em>Saint Cloud</em>
Last year Katie Crutchfield released the fifth album from her long-running project Waxahatchee, Saint Cloud, to critical acclaim and an overall positive reception. She…
Last year Katie Crutchfield released the fifth album from her long-running project Waxahatchee, Saint Cloud, to critical acclaim and an overall positive reception. She…
Listen to Waxahatchee cover Bruce Springsteen’s “Streets of Philadelphia” and more on deluxe edition of <em>Saint Cloud</em>
Last year Katie Crutchfield released the fifth album from her long-running project Waxahatchee, Saint Cloud, to critical acclaim and an overall positive reception. She…
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How Dirty Dollhouse’s Chelsea Mitchell found herself running the show at Newtown Book and Record Exchange
Chelsea Mitchell, lead singer and songwriter of local indie-Americana outfit Dirty Dollhouse, was filled with promise leading up to the pandemic. With her effervescent…
Chelsea Mitchell, lead singer and songwriter of local indie-Americana outfit Dirty Dollhouse, was filled with promise leading up to the pandemic. With her effervescent…
How Dirty Dollhouse’s Chelsea Mitchell found herself running the show at Newtown Book and Record Exchange
Chelsea Mitchell, lead singer and songwriter of local indie-Americana outfit Dirty Dollhouse, was filled with promise leading up to the pandemic. With her effervescent…
Recordings
Watch Orion Sun and Omar’s Hat play a breathtaking livestream for the one-year anniversary of <em>Hold Space For Me</em>
Orion Sun‘s stellar 2020 album Hold Space For Me marks its one-year anniversary this weekend, and though its release right at the top of…
Orion Sun‘s stellar 2020 album Hold Space For Me marks its one-year anniversary this weekend, and though its release right at the top of…
Watch Orion Sun and Omar’s Hat play a breathtaking livestream for the one-year anniversary of <em>Hold Space For Me</em>
Orion Sun‘s stellar 2020 album Hold Space For Me marks its one-year anniversary this weekend, and though its release right at the top of…
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BL Shirelle speaks on Die Jim Crow records, post-pandemic plans, and the Philly scene
A little less than a year ago Philly-based rapper BL Shirelle released Asata Troi, marking not only her debut, but the debut of the…
A little less than a year ago Philly-based rapper BL Shirelle released Asata Troi, marking not only her debut, but the debut of the…
BL Shirelle speaks on Die Jim Crow records, post-pandemic plans, and the Philly scene
A little less than a year ago Philly-based rapper BL Shirelle released Asata Troi, marking not only her debut, but the debut of the…
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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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Remembering WKDU DJ Duprex Snape: A musical mentor, a community leader, and a friend
Ask anyone in the Philadelphia reggae community about the late Duprex Snape and they will tell you that he was an icon, a singular…
Ask anyone in the Philadelphia reggae community about the late Duprex Snape and they will tell you that he was an icon, a singular…
Remembering WKDU DJ Duprex Snape: A musical mentor, a community leader, and a friend
Ask anyone in the Philadelphia reggae community about the late Duprex Snape and they will tell you that he was an icon, a singular…
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Music+Art: Carol Cleveland Sings on Eadweard Muybridge’s Motion Studies
Philadelphia is a music-rich city and a trove of visual art, from graffiti pier to the Clothespin to our massive collection of Impressionists in…
Philadelphia is a music-rich city and a trove of visual art, from graffiti pier to the Clothespin to our massive collection of Impressionists in…
Music+Art: Carol Cleveland Sings on Eadweard Muybridge’s Motion Studies
Philadelphia is a music-rich city and a trove of visual art, from graffiti pier to the Clothespin to our massive collection of Impressionists in…
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Revisiting <em>Crate Raiderz</em>: An important documentation of Philly’s deep vinyl culture
From the culture’s very beginning, hip-hop has had a deep connection with vinyl records. Through sampling and DJing, records are literally a part of…
From the culture’s very beginning, hip-hop has had a deep connection with vinyl records. Through sampling and DJing, records are literally a part of…
Revisiting <em>Crate Raiderz</em>: An important documentation of Philly’s deep vinyl culture
From the culture’s very beginning, hip-hop has had a deep connection with vinyl records. Through sampling and DJing, records are literally a part of…