Boyz II Men holds private concert at their former high school in Philadelphia
From a press release: SiriusXM announced on Friday that Boyz II Men will perform a live concert on Oct. 14 from the school where they met, the Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts, on SiriusXM’s Heart & Soul channel. “Up Close & Personal with Boyz II Men” will feature Boyz II Men, […]
VIDEO/AUDIO: Strand of Oaks covers Asia and The National
Strand of Oaks, a.k.a. singer/songwriter Timothy Showalter, just released two very different covers for two very different reasons within 24 hours. As part of the A.V. Club’s “A.V. Undercover” series, Strand of Oaks reworked Asia’s hit “Heat of the Moment,” jokingly choosing the song because, “I live in the heat of the moment.” Coincidentally, Asia […]
VIDEO: Needle Points take a trip back in time with ‘Biting at the Rose’
Philadelphia psychedelic rockers Needle Points released a trippy new music video for “Biting at the Rose” on Sept. 5, posted above. They recently performed the song, which is from their debut album, “Bom Tugangu,” for The Key Studio Sessions on WXPN 88.5, along with three other tunes. Listen to and download the entire session here. […]
The String Cheese Incident touring through tri-state area this November
From a press release: The String Cheese Incident announced the first leg of their national headlining tour today, which will take the progressive jam band through Philadelphia, New Jersey, and New York in November. Tickets are available Wednesday, Sept. 10 at 1 p.m. through the band’s website. Coming up, they’ll perform in September at the […]
Rise Against hit Upper Darby and NYC on tour with Touché Amoré and Radkey
From a press release: Rise Against are set to play their first North American dates since the release of their seventh studio album, “The Black Market,” on July 15 on Interscope Records. Highlighted by their marquee slots at all three of the 2014 Riot Fest dates, the tour will touch 22 cities starting Aug. 31 […]
Title Fight supports Circa Survive this winter
Kingston punk rockers Title Fight revealed today that they’ll be supporting Doylestown’s Circa Survive on a tour this winter, joined later in the run by Pianos Become the Teeth. Kicking off in Boston on Nov. 5, the tour will hit New York City early on (Nov. 11) and end with two shows at Union Transfer […]
STREAMING: Needle Points boogie through The Key Studio Session
If you missed it last night, WXPN 88.5 has posted its studio session with Needle Points on The Key today, which includes two songs from their debut album and two unreleased tracks. Philadelphia’s “psychedelic street level boogie” band is Colly Holloway on lead vocals, Davey Chains on guitar/vocals, Jooty Kaplan and Dani Kinoshita on drums/percussion, […]
New Found Glory has a new video, album, and tour
New Found Glory has announced a release date for their new album, “Resurrection,” accompanied by a new music video, as well as the dates for the fifth annual Glamour Kills Tour, which the band is headlining. The pop punk godfathers, who formed in 1997, will release their eighth studio album through Hopeless Records on Oct. […]
Yellowcard co-headline fall tour, stops in Philly and NYC
Yellowcard, who stopped in Scranton on July 9 with the Vans Warped Tour (and previously in 2012), just announced a co-headlining tour with Memphis May Fire today that will take them to Philadelphia and New York in November. Emarosa will support the fall tour, which begins in Las Vegas on Oct 16. Pre-sale tickets and […]
The Wonder Years headline fall tour with Modern Baseball and The Story So Far
Philadelphia pop punkers The Wonder Years announced an upcoming fall tour today that includes a stop in their hometown as well as Bethlehem and Patchogue, New York. The supporting acts include another Philly band, Modern Baseball, along with The Story So Far and Gnarwolves. The tour runs almost the entire month of October, starting in […]
