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J Dilla’s Matter to a Movement

Gretchen Lohse announces release of Primal Rumble LP; listen to two new tracks

Watch the Family Vacation auditions in the band’s new “Mountain Dreams” video

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  Remembering John Lennon
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  Philly pays tribute to The Last Waltz for a sold-out Troc crowd, raises money for education
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  Download Reggie and the Full Effect's haunting cover of He Is Legend's "Dicephalous" (playing The Barbary 1/16)
  Tonight's Concert Picks: Spacehog at Ardmore Music Hall, Chris Trapper at Tin Angel
  Xiu Xiu announce North American tour, playing Boot & Saddle 3/15
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  US Rails performs live for On The Hill Session at Kettle Pot Tracks

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The Key

Discover Philly's Best Local Music

J Dilla’s Matter to a Movement

Gretchen Lohse announces release of Primal Rumble LP; listen to two new tracks

Watch the Family Vacation auditions in the band’s new “Mountain Dreams” video

RELATED TOPICS

LATEST POSTS

Tonight's Concert Picks: Spacehog at Ardmore Music Hall, Chris Trapper at Tin Angel

Xiu Xiu announce North American tour, playing Boot & Saddle 3/15

Tonight's Concert Picks: Lou Reed Tribute at World Cafe Live, Vulcans at Boot and Saddle, Polar Bear Club at First Unitarian Church and more

US Rails performs live for On The Hill Session at Kettle Pot Tracks

Everybody who's anybody making music in Philly. Interviews, features, tour diaries, and more—because the only thing bands love more than writing and performing their music is talking about their music.

RELATED TOPICS

LATEST POSTS

Stream a new Hit the Lights b-side "Alone But Not Lonely" (playing The Barbary 2/20)

Download Reggie and the Full Effect's haunting cover of He Is Legend's "Dicephalous" (playing The Barbary 1/16)

Remembering John Lennon

Tonight's Concert Picks: Spacehog at Ardmore Music Hall, Chris Trapper at Tin Angel

RELATED TOPICS

LATEST POSTS

Tonight's Concert Picks: Lou Reed Tribute at World Cafe Live, Vulcans at Boot and Saddle, Polar Bear Club at First Unitarian Church and more

XPN Weekend Arts Crawl: Lots of holiday theater and dance...First Friday...and more!

Philly pays tribute to The Last Waltz for a sold-out Troc crowd, raises money for education

Run For Cover Records signs Scranton locals, Petal

RELATED TOPICS

LATEST POSTS

Stream a new Hit the Lights b-side "Alone But Not Lonely" (playing The Barbary 2/20)

Download Reggie and the Full Effect's haunting cover of He Is Legend's "Dicephalous" (playing The Barbary 1/16)

Tonight's Concert Picks: Spacehog at Ardmore Music Hall, Chris Trapper at Tin Angel

Xiu Xiu announce North American tour, playing Boot & Saddle 3/15

RELATED TOPICS

LATEST POSTS

Stream Diplo's Mad Decent Christmas compilation, A Very Decent Christmas

Listen to Vacationer's remix of "In the City" by Caveman (playing Underground Arts on 12/12)

Download "Biggie," a new song from Warpaint (playing UnionTransfer on 3/22)

US Rails performs live for On The Hill Session at Kettle Pot Tracks

December 25, 2012 | 12:28 PM | By Bruce Warren

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