Articles by Shane O'Connor

The weather was essentially perfect as thousands made their way to Randall’s Island Park just off the coast of Manhattan Island June 2-4 for the…

Baltimore-based synthpop band Future Islands came to Philly to play to a jam-packed Fillmore. Touring in support of their latest album “The Far Field,” Future…

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…

It’s time to kick off the summer concert festival series with the seventh annual Governors Ball music festival in the Big Apple, New York City.…

LCD Soundsystem are on the brink of releasing a new full-length album. That is a sentence that high school me could never dream of reading,…

It’s 1978. The Irish Revolution is in full swing and IRA soldiers Chris and Frank (Cillian Murphy and Michael Smiley) are looking for weapons. They…

Rarely am I ahead of the curve on any new artist, with an exception to the O.G. hunks the Walters. But at the storied Johnny…

Callowhill Street’s Underground Arts was filled to capacity March 18 for the indie surf pop band Tennis. Comprised of indie rock’s best husband-wife duo, Patrick…

Indie rockers Foxygen played Union Transfer March 26 with support from Gabriella Cohen. Touring with their latest album “Hang,” Foxygen put on a show that…

“STELLLLLLAAAAA!” was the name on everyone’s mind March 15 as the winter storm bore down on the east coast, even resulting in a rare blizzard…