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May 9, 2013 | 9:33 AM | By

Tonight’s Concert Picks: Lucy Stone at PhilaMOCA, Dokument at Underground Arts, XPN welcomes Peter Murphy at The Trocadero

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Local singer-songwriter Lucy Stone performs at PhilaMOCA tonight.  The Drexel University student has had busy year, recording and touring with Rusted Root last fall, working on her own new full-length currently and accepting accolades like The Deli’s Artist of the Month last year and and an Independent Music Awards nomination for her Would You? EP earlier this year.  Tickets and information for tonight’s show with Cruiser and Former Belle can be found here.  Below, watch an acoustic performance of “Out of Time.”

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FILED UNDER: Artists, Concert Previews, Events, Cruiser, Dokument, Former Belle, Lucy Stone, Peter Murphy, PhilaMOCA, The Trocadero, Underground Arts
March 26, 2013 | 11:07 AM | By

Travel through time with the Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts (kicking off this Thursday, 3/28)

PIFAThe Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts gets underway this Thursday, March 28th and will run through April 27th.  With homebase returning to The Kimmel Center and a new theme of time travel this year, the month-long event will use performances, lectures and exihibitions to explore past moments in history including the discovery of America, the lunar landing and the fall of the Berlin Wall.  Below, check out a few musical highlights that you won’t want to miss, including a selection of free concerts happening in the Kimmel Center’s “Time Travel Plaza” (where you will also find a spiraling time machine).

Last Call at the Downbeat (4/5-4/13, Red Room at the Society Hill Playhouse):  Learn about Philadelphia’s jazz scene in the forties with this staged retrospective of trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie.  Watch a short video about the play from show producers Jazz Bridge below.

Prima! Rufus! Judy! (4/21, Verizon Hall): Rufus Wainwright reprises Judy Garland’s return to the stage with selections from her 1961 Carnegie Hall performance.  The evening will begin with excerpts from Wainwright’s own opera Prima Donna.  Watch Wainwright perform “Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart” below.

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FILED UNDER: Artists, Concert Previews, Events, Andrew Lipke, Brooke DiCarlo, Cold Fronts, Dan Deacon, Lucy Stone, Perelman Theater, Philadelphia International Festival Of The Arts, PIFA, Robert Drake, Robert Glasper, Rufus Wainwright, Sharon Katz and the Peace Train, Society Hill Playhouse, Talain Rayne, The Fleeting Ends, The Heat Run, The Hundred Acre Woods, The Kimmel Center, The Swinging Foxes, Travel Songs, Verizon Hall, WC Lindsay
December 6, 2012 | 4:40 PM | By

Get into the “Season of Giving” with Hurricane Sandy Relief Concerts in Atlantic City and at MilkBoy

Trevor Gordon Hall will play a Hurricane Sandy benefit at MilkBoy tonight

More efforts for Hurricane Sandy relief are popping up in the tri-state region this weekend, beginning with a show headlined by none other than Shakey himself. Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Trey Anastasio of Phish, and Everest have collaboratively organized a benefit show at The Borgata in Atlantic City for this evening. Proceeds from tonight’s show will be directed to the American Red Cross Hurricane Sandy Relief effort, which you can contribute to here. Anastasio, who formerly lived in Pronceton, will be performing a special acoustic set for tonight’s benefit. General admission tickets for the all-ages benefit are available at our concert calendar here; the concert starts at 8. Below, check out Anastasio’s Acoustic Barn performance of “Time Turns Elastic.”

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FILED UNDER: Concert Previews, Events, News, 61 North, American Red Cross, BITBY, Brian LaPann, Casey Alvarez, Christie Lenee, Everest, Hurricane Sandy Relief, Ill Doots, Lucy Stone, Neil Young, No Good Sister, OhBree, PHILLYANTHROPY, Phish, Restore The Shore, The Borgata, Thee Idea Men, Trevor Gordon Hall, Trey Anastasio
October 18, 2012 | 11:05 AM | By

A night with Daughter and more at Kung Fu Necktie (photos, recap)

The London-based band Daughter is comprised of three members, all incredibly soft spoken and reserved. At Kung Fu Necktie on Monday night, lead singer Elena Tonra channeled Phantogram’s Sarah Barthel with her pageboy haircut and her bangs hanging in front of the mic. The band opened with “Run” from their new release Smother, and continued with “Landfill” from 2011′s His Young Heart EP. Tonra whispered something about a Philly cheesesteak with a nervous giggle before sliding into “Love,” , while “In the Shallows” (like many of Daughter’s songs) was heartbreaking and sobering. Continue reading →

FILED UNDER: Artists, Concert Photos + Videos, Concert Reviews, Events, Choir of Young Believers, Daughter, Kung Fu Necktie, Lucy Stone
October 17, 2012 | 1:30 PM | By

Watch Thee Idea Men’s BITBY video (playing CMJ Music Marathon in NYC tomorrow night, Gunner’s Run on 10/28)

Part of the Philadelphia delegation heading up to New York City this week for the CMJ Music Marathon, local rock band Thee Idea Men will be playing the TurnStyle showcase at Ella’s Lounge tomorrow night.  Following CMJ, Thee Idea Men return to Philadelphia for a show with Lucy Stone at Gunner’s Run; the hometown show is free, and more information can be found here.  Thee Idea Men recently recorded a video with Bands In the Backyard for their song “She’s Got the Walk,” which you can watch below.

Other local acts taking part in the CMJ Music Marathon include Gracie, City Rain, Ape School, The Lawsuits, Lushlife, Pissed Jeans, Dangerous Ponies, Daughn Gibson and Free Energy.

FILED UNDER: Artists, Concert Previews, Events, Scene, BITBY, CMJ Music Marathon, Gunner's Run, Lucy Stone, Thee Idea Men
August 16, 2012 | 4:30 PM | By

Just Announced: Lucy Stone fall tour dates (playing World Cafe Live at The Queen 9/20)

Lucy Stone and her band just announced new tour dates for the month of September, including shows supporting Rusted Root  in the Northeast, Midwest, and Canada. Stone’s tour includes a stop at World Cafe Live at The Queen in Wilmington with Jen Creed on September 20th, as well as a TBA Philly show on September 28th. Tickets for the all-ages show at The Queen are on sale here for $10 and the show starts at 8 p.m. See Lucy Stone’s entire tour schedule and watch the band cover Young the Giant’s “My Body” below. Continue reading →

FILED UNDER: Artists, Concert Previews, Events, News, Jen Creed, Lucy Stone, Rusted Root, World Cafe Live at The Queen
July 19, 2012 | 11:15 AM | By

Singer-songwriter Lucy Stone on recording, collaborating and the Philly scene (playing North Star Bar tonight)

Lucy Stone is a 20-year-old Drexel Music Industry program sophomore who has recorded with Rusted Root, opened for Dirty Projectors and played with numerous Philadelphia area bands since she was 14 years old. Now she and her band are opening for Gold Motel tonight at the North Star Bar where they will be selling a limited number of copies of their new EP, Small Treasures. We recently talked to the local songstress to get the details on how she got into playing music, what is was like cutting her teeth in the Philly music scene as a teenager, her various musical collaborations, recording the new EP, what to expect from her band’s show tonight, and what’s next for Lucy Stone. Continue reading →

FILED UNDER: Artist Profiles, Artists, Interviews, Dark Black, Dirty Projectors, Gold Motel, Lucy Stone, North Star Bar, Talain Rayne, W.C. Lindsay