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April 30, 2013 | 12:31 PM | By

Watch a preview of Mayer Hawthorne’s new album, Where Does the Door Go, (playing Musikfest on 8/3)

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Retro pop / soul artist Mayer Hawthorne will take his music in a new direction on Where Does the Door Go, claiming “I decided that I would want to make an entire album of songs that I would play on my yacht, when I was cruising on the yacht on the water.”  The new album follows up 2011′s How Do You Do and the yacht-rock sensibilities were clear on the smoothly operated first taste of the album “Designer Drug,” a free download that the Michigan native released earlier this month.  With a record release date set for July 16th Hawthorne will set out on tour with One Republic this summer, stopping at Musikfest in Bethlehem, PA on June 3rd.  Tickets and information can be found here.  Watch a preview for the album below featuring a series of cinematic door-opening scenes.

FILED UNDER: Artists, Concert Previews, Events, News, Mayer Hawthorne, Musikfest Cafe
February 11, 2013 | 8:34 AM | By

Tonight’s Concert Picks: Toro y Moi at Union Transfer, XPN Welcomes Citizen Cope to Musikfest Cafe

Indie chillwave artist Toro y Moi comes to Union Transfer tonight.  Born Chaz Bundick, the South Carolina native just released his third studio album Anything in Return.  Where his previous recordings were experimental collages of sonic textures and patterns, Anything in Return broadens Bundick’s palette to pair jazz and R&B structures alongside his staccato production style.  Tickets and information for tonight’s all-ages show with Wild Belle and Dog Bite can be found here.  Below, watch Toro y Moi’s latest video for “So Many Details.”

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FILED UNDER: Artists, Concert Previews, Events, Citizen Cope, Dog Bite, Musikfest Cafe, Toro Y Moi, Union Transfer, Wild Belle
January 27, 2013 | 10:40 AM | By

Tonight’s Concert Picks: XPN Welcomes Citizen Cope to World Cafe Live at The Queen, Hound at Kung Fu Necktie, Ladysmith Black Mambazo at Musikfest Cafe

XPN welcomes Citizen Cope to World Cafe Live at The Queen.  Cope (off-stage name: Clarence Greenwood) released One Lovely Day last year.  Though primarily focusing on an acoustic singer-songwriter style these days, the Memphis-born musician and producer blends his background in hip hop with the occasional electronic flourish to amp up his laid-back delivery.  Tickets and information for tonight’s full-band show in Wilmington can be found here.  Below, watch Citizen Cope and his band perform “Bullet and a Target” live at the Austin City Limits Festival.

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FILED UNDER: Artists, Concert Previews, Events, Scene, Citizen Cope, Dope Stick, GA$H, Hound, Illegals, Kung Fu Necktie, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Musikfest Cafe, World Cafe Live at The Queen
January 7, 2013 | 9:30 AM | By

Tonight’s Concert Picks: John Byrne at North Star Bar, Little Feat at Musikfest Cafe

Dublin native / Philadelphia transplant John Byrne will take part in the North Star Bar‘s Victorian Dining Room Series tonight.  Byrne was formally the front-man for Irish folk band Patrick’s Head.  Following the release of his debut solo record After the Wake in 2010, the singer-songwriter sold out World Cafe Live multiple times and opened for a number of well-known acts including Enter the Haggis and The Hothouse Flowers.  Tonight’s 21+ show with Spoken Life is free; for more information, go here.  Below, watch John Byrne perform at World Cafe Live.

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FILED UNDER: Artists, Concert Previews, Events, Scene, John Byrne, Little Feat, Musikfest Cafe, North Star Bar
December 29, 2012 | 5:54 PM | By

Photo Recap: The Hold Steady and Purling Hiss at Musikfest Cafe

All photos by Jeff Levy | www.jefflevyphoto.com

Last night The Hold Steady brought its trademark rambunctious and animated live show to Bethlehem’s Musikfest Cafe as its winter tour moves onward. Tonight, the band headlines a sold-out Union Transfer with Swearin’ opening; last night, they were joined by Philly shredders Purling Hiss. Check out a photo recap of the Bethlehem show in the gallery above and either get excited for tonight’s show if you have tickets, or see what you’re about to miss if you don’t.

FILED UNDER: Artists, Concert Photos + Videos, Events, Musikfest Cafe, Purling Hiss, The Hold Steady
December 28, 2012 | 11:19 AM | By

Tonight’s Concert Picks: Modern Inventors at Johnny Brenda’s, Homesick Elephant at The Fire, Chill Moody at The TLA, The Hold Steady at Musikfest Cafe

Modern Inventors

Modern Inventors | Photo by Alicia Brown

Philly rock-and-soul outfit Modern Inventors have a fine new full-length album, Trains and Aeroplanes, and a release party tonight at Johnny Brenda’s. Joining them are Philly folk favorites Hezekiah Jones and retro-pop rockers Shark Tape, kind of reflecting both ends of the Inventors’ musical spectrum. The show begins at 9 p.m., more information is available here. Below, stream “Goodbye Northbrook Drive” from the album

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FILED UNDER: Artists, Concert Previews, Events, Chill Moody, Homesick Elephant, Johnny Brenda's, Modern Inventors, Musikfest Cafe, The Fire, The Hold Steady, The TLA