Philly

Faith No More @ the Warfield (Dina Marie)”Faith No More really kicked ass tonite at their first hometown show in many years….Neil Hamburger killed as MC and the ladies (and gents…

As one of the self-proclaimed pioneers of stage-diving, Fishbone front man Angelo “Dr. Madd Vibe” Moore has been perfecting his form for more than 25 years…

The Roots Picnic 2009 (more by Tim Griffin) As Pitchfork reported, The Roots Picnic will be happening again this year at Philadelphia’s Festival Pier on Penn’s Landing, on Saturday, June 5th…

DOWNLOAD: Local Natives – Sun Hands (MP3) L.A.’s Local Natives, whose new album “Gorilla Manor” is out in the US now (via Frenchkiss), have sold out to their May 6th headlining show at Bowery Ballroom so they added a second NYC show for the next night, May 7th, at Bowery Ballroom…

“The main casualties of the fire were memorabilia and merchandise to be sold in the PIR retail store on the ground floor of the building where Chubby Checker recorded “The Twist,” when it housed the Cameo Parkway record label…

Liam Wilson playing w/ Frodus @ DBA (more by Ryan Muir) we asked lots of people to make lists. this is what Liam sent in… Liam Wilson’s Favorite Things About Philly 1…

Happy Holidays! I take on more than I can handle. That results in a lot of unposted content. In the name of catching up, while also taking it easy during this final week of the year, here’s some of that lost material…

Chicago’s nu romantics KILL HANNAH woke up on the eve of wrapping their fall tour with Jet, Papa Roach and Morningwood to a find their 15-passenger van and 14-foot trailer stolen…

Kurt Vile on WFMU @ UCB – Oct 7, 2009 (notladj)”Kurt opened the night with two solo numbers that haven’t appeared on any record, to my knowledge…

“What do you get when you take one very influential German band, about 60 people, three amps, half a drum set, two Fender guitars, a small accordion, an upright vacuum, a ukulele, trumpets, trombones, a full size synthesizer, tambourines and chairs…