The Week So Far: 11 must-read stories on The Key (incl. Amos Lee, SXSW and Purling Hiss)
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Dave Grohl gave an inspiring and insightful Keynote Speech at last week’s SXSW [link]
Cursive and The Good Life frontman Tim Kasher came to Folkadelphia in his solo acoustic capacity for this week’s live session [link]
Mondays’ My Morning Download featured L.A. five piece The Lonely Wild and their track “Everything You Need” [link]
Florida / NYC duo The Saint Johns were highlighted for XPN’s Gotta Hear Song of the Week with their song “Your Head and Your Heart” [link]
Barenaked Ladies, Ben Folds Five and Guster announced a date at The Mann for July 18th [link]
Purling Hiss are the focus of Unlocked this week; their major label debut Water On Mars was released on Tuesday through Drag City [link]
Philly bands Vacationer, Grandchildren, Lantern and more invaded Austin for SXSW with an impressive showing of hard work and talent [link]
Appel Farm announced a line-up for the June 1st festival that includes Brandi Carlile, Low Cut Connie and Delta Rae [link]
The Philly Drum Project will celebrate its first anniversary at World Cafe Live on April 23rd [link]
Get an exclusive listen of Amos Lee covering “Some Days Are Diamonds” from The Music Is You: A Tribute to John Denver [link]
Slingshot Dakota‘s positive, upbeat pop / punk songs shine in this week’s Key Session [link]
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Embracing the harp with Liz Ciavolino of Liz and the Lost Boys (playing MilkBoy tonight)
On their debut EP All My Charm and Grace, West Philly’s Liz and the Lost Boys had a quirky, folksy thing going on; since its release, the band’s sound evolved exponentially. A studied classical pianist and harp player, frontwoman Liz … Read More
- Unlocked: Break It Up on bank vaults, studio songwriting and bridging sonic worlds
- Combining form and chaos with Chris Forsyth and the Solar Motel Band (residency continues at Ortlieb's tonight)
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Make Music Philly Spotlight: Joy Ike
Here’s another great artist you don’t want to miss at Make Music Philly this Friday: Joy Ike. This Pittsburgh singer-songwriter falls somewhere between Regina Spektor and Norah Jones. In January, she released her third LP, All or Nothing, an album … Read More
- The Week So Far: 12 must-read stories on The Key (incl. Big Footprints Project, Make Music Philly, Light Heat)
- Make Music Philly Spotlight: DEF-Bananas
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The Key Studio Sessions: Light Heat
All photos by Abi Reimold | www.abireimoldphoto.com Philly psychedelic rock outfit Light Heat popped up unexpectedly last summer, but they certainly didn’t come out of nowhere. Frontman and songwriter Quentin Stoltzfus is a longtime player in the local scene (and … Read More
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