Tag: indie
Oct. 27, 2017
Hoops to play killer show at Boot & Saddle
This Nov. 3, Philadelphia will be treated to some lo-fi jams from beloved band, Hoops. Hailing all the way from Indiana, the band will make…
Oct. 27, 2017
Matt’s Release Radar: Best new indie rock songs
Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile — “Fear Is Like A Forest” Track three of Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile’s recent collaboration album “Lotta Sea Lice,”…
Oct. 13, 2017
Canada in Philly: Nap Eyes, Alvvays rock Union Transfer
Why are Canadian bands alvvays so rad? Whatever it is, they’re doing something right up there in the Great White North. Thank goodness for tour…
Sep. 29, 2017
Shoegaze queen Jay Som wows at First Unitarian
“You can’t say indie rock is dead. It’s just being taken over by women.” This quote is from up-and-coming indie artist Sophie Allison, better known…
Sep. 1, 2017
‘Forced Witness:’ Alex Cameron’s bizarre worldview
Self-described as an “online cowboy in the wild-west days of the World Wide Web,” indie rock artist Alex Cameron is slated to release his second…
Aug. 25, 2017
‘A Deeper Understanding’: dad rock for shoegaze fans
Philadelphia-based indie rock group The War on Drugs just released their fourth full-length album, “A Deeper Understanding,” Aug. 25 through Atlantic Records. The highly anticipated…
Aug. 25, 2017
Asbury Park gets taste of Chicago with Whitney
Aug. 10 was the perfect night for a Whitney concert in Asbury Park, New Jersey. The temperature was just right and the light upon Deal…
Aug. 11, 2017
Review of Chicago’s annual ‘Lollapalooza’ festival
Chicago’s Grant Park was the place to be Aug. 3-6. Lollapalooza, Chicago’s most well-known annual music festival, is known worldwide as somewhat of a tastemaker…
Jun. 2, 2017
Chicago ‘hunks’ The Walters provide excellent open at UT
Five hunks from Chicago finally made their way to Philadelphia for a proper rock ’n’ roll show at Union Transfer May 26. After years of…
May. 26, 2017
Frankie Cosmos, Real Estate play spectacular UT concert
Union Transfer was nearing full capacity as indie band Frankie Cosmos took to the stage in support of Real Estate May 19. As part of…