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San Fermin may have just announced their first Philly show in several years, November 23rd at Union Transfer, but lead vocalist Allen Tate will be making a far more intimate appearance in the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection this Saturday, June 22nd, at Boot & Saddle. Last...
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Although we have nothing against The Lone Bellow or Wild Child (we’ve actually covered them quite a bit), and Union Transfer is certainly one of our favorite places in the city, we must admit that we’re quite anxious to have indie folk poppers The Wild Reeds back at a...
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Washington DC electro-pop trio SHAED have kinda blown up since the last time we caught up with them… The last time we chatted with the band, whose aesthetic I characterized as, “equally indebted to ‘80s New Wave and ‘90s R&B,” were currently on the road supporting Bishop Briggs in...
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Although often critically overshadowed by their slightly more underplayed peers, who rely on less of the cosmetic and sonic influence of both horror cinema and glam rock, I find it quite hard to argue that Bauhaus aren’t the quintessential post-punk band of all-time… They broke and burned out in...
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We’ve gotten to know Providence dream pop trio Arc Iris pretty well over the past few years. We first fell in love with their 2016 LP, which I characterized as “A quirkily poignant postmodern electro cabaret,” and have thoroughly enjoyed several stops they’ve made in the City of Brotherly...
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Houston-based, soul-meets-funk psychedelic, “world music”-inspired rockers Khruangbin are preparing to play their fourth sold out Philadelphia show this year, when they headline Union Transfer this Friday, November 30th. The trio first sold out neighboring Eraserhood venue Underground Arts this April (The smallest show I’m guessing they’ll ever play in...
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This September some of our favorite 21st Century alternative rockers, Slothrust (whom we last spoke to in March of last year), released their fourth full-length, The Pact. The LP has the band, who originally hailed from Boston, but have spent recent years in Brooklyn, and recently relocated to LA,...
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This Sunday, November 11th, Manchester quartet Pale Waves return to The City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection for the third time in the past year. Last November we met them at our personal favorite bar, Boot & Saddle, and this April they played, let’s-just-say-not-our-favorite-place, The Foundry, and this...
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Last Friday it was announced that indie rock singer/songstress Mitski had officially, prematurely, sold out every single date of her US tour behind her fifth and latest LP, Be The Cowboy. That tour kicks off tonight at our very own Union Transfer, where she will return next month for...
San Fermin may have just announced their first Philly show in several years, November 23rd at Union Transfer, but lead vocalist Allen Tate will be making a far more intimate appearance in the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection this Saturday, June 22nd, at Boot & Saddle. Last...
