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The Legendary Roots Crew will be on hand in full force (and that’s a lot of people) next Friday the 31st of June when Philly’s Mural Arts Program unveils the new Roots mural at World Communications Charter School at 512 South Broad Street. You can get a taste of what the mural looks like in … Continue reading
Dice Raw (legendary Roots crew, Money Making Jam Boys) is working on a new musical project called Jimmies back, based on author Michelle Alexander’s book, The New Jim Crow. Below, listen to a new song, “Over,” from the project, produced by Khari Mateen. Continue reading
Recent Philly transplants Literature previewed four new tracks in this week’s Key Studio Session. With a sound made for indie dance club nights, Literature are a surf-y, high energy bunch of polished musicians with well-coiffed songs. Stream and download “Court Date” below and check out the full session here. Continue reading
All photos by Chris Sikich | countfeed.tumblr.com It was quite the elegant affair at Union Transfer last night, and everyone and their mother was there (literally). Folksinger Sam Beam took the stage in a suit with slicked-back hair, followed by his band of 13 (yes, 13) who were all dressed to the nines. Backup singers … Continue reading
Bow Thayer & Perfect Trainwreck recently released an excellent new roots-rocking album, Eden. Thayer and his band play this Saturday, May 18 at the Voltage Lounge. The Vermont based band bring together bluegrass, folk and rock with an incredible amount of energy and excellent musicianship and songwriting. Below, download “The Tide,” that nicely captures the … Continue reading
We can’t be murder ballads and introspective fingerstyle guitar playing all of the time. Sometimes we just need to let our hair down, grab a cold one, mosey on over to that dancefloor, and enjoy ourselves. This is even more poignant as we venture further into the days of warm weather and extended hours of … Continue reading
Local success story The Wonder Years took on an awfully ambitious task to promote their fourth full length album, The Greatest Generation: preform four shows in 24 hours. This madness started in the non air-conditioned basement the First Unitarian Church, a venue these Philadelphia alums had played numerous times before becoming one of the most … Continue reading
