Tonight’s Concerts, June 19th: Gypsy Death And You, Eat Your Birthday Cake, Sade w/John Legend, + more
Philly’s Gypsy Death And You & Eat Your Birthday Cake perform at Kung Fu Necktie (8 p.m., 21+, $8)
Ugly Radio Rebellion with Ike Willis: A Tribute To Frank Zappa at The North Star Bar at 8PM. Tickets to the 21 + show are $10-$130.00.
“Do the Evolution”: a 20th Anniversary Tribute Celebration of the music of Pearl Jam at World Cafe Live at 7PM. Tickets are $15–$20. In addition to the ticket price, there is a $10 per person food and beverage minimum for all reserved seating at this show. There is no minimum for General Admission tickets.
Sade with special guest John Legend perform at the Wells Fargo Center at 7:30PM. Ticket information here
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Non-COMM Recap: Going introspective with John Murry (photos, audio, setlist)
With just his guitar and his voice, Bay Area by way of Mississippi songwriter John Murry played an emotional, powerful set Wednesday night at Non-COMM. Playing an assortment of songs from his current LP The Graceless Age, he also threw … Read More
- Non-COMM Recap: Sallie Ford and the Sound Outside dabble in retro rock (photos, audio, setlist)
- Non-COMM Recap: The late night gets weird with Foxygen (photos, audio, setlist)
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Non-COMM Recap: Going introspective with John Murry (photos, audio, setlist)
With just his guitar and his voice, Bay Area by way of Mississippi songwriter John Murry played an emotional, powerful set Wednesday night at Non-COMM. Playing an assortment of songs from his current LP The Graceless Age, he also threw … Read More
- Non-COMM Recap: Sallie Ford and the Sound Outside dabble in retro rock (photos, audio, setlist)
- Non-COMM Recap: The late night gets weird with Foxygen (photos, audio, setlist)
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Listen to "Ghosts," the new single from Gypsy Death and You (record release next week at Cha Cha'razzi)
Philly noisepop duo Gypsy Death and You are preparing to release their latest batch of shoegaze-inspired recordings, EP No. 2. The five-song set is amped, gauzy and infectious, and this week the band gave us a taste of what’s in … Read More
- Meet Gypsy Death And You
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John Legend to deliver MLK lecture at UPenn on 1/16
Nationally-renowned R&B / soul singer (and University of Pennsylvania graduate) John Legend will return to his alma mater on Wednesday, January 16, to deliver the university’s 12th Annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Lecture in Social Justice. While studying … Read More
- John Legend announces Fall tour with XPN Artist To Watch Lianne La Havas opening; playing Tower Theatre in November
- This is what happened when John Legend showed up in a church in West Philly this past Sunday
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The Week’s Best MP3 Downloads, incl. Pissed Jeans, Tommy Conwell, Erin McKeown
Philly thrash heroes Pissed Jeans released their first new music since the 2010 7″ Your Life Is Worth Pissed Jeans, a raging track called “Bathroom Laughter.” It’s going to be on the band’s forthcoming LP Honeys, expected for release sometime … Read More
- John Legend performing (with Sade) June 19th at Wells Fargo Center; watch his rehearsal video below