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February 13, 2013 | 5:30 PM | By

The Week So Far: 12 must-read stories on The Key (incl. Bleeding Rainbow, Kurt Vile, Attia Taylor and Pissed Jeans)

Photo by Rachel Del Sordo

Happy Valentine’s Day from Helen Leicht – get free downloads of Philly Local love songs [link]

Philly punks Pissed Jeans ravage the Key Studio Sessions [link]

Indiepop five-piece Catnaps releases a prom-themed music video for “Novelty” [link]

WXPN will broadcast Sunday’s Mumford & Sons concert from the SBC in Camden [link]

Bleeding Rainbow‘s new LP Yeah Right is the subject of the Unlocked showcase [link]

Philly’s Abi Reimold is spotlighted in a Folkadelphia session [link]

See photos from Toro y Moi‘s appearance at Union Transfer [link]

Five Things That Inspired Mary Lattimore’s Debut Album, The Withdrawing Room [link]

Watch local actors, fashion designers and musicians Khari Mateen and Elegant Animals collaborate in a video called The Living [link]

Explore Philadelphia with Dave Hartley of Nightlands and BlackBook Magazine [link]

Kurt Vile announces a headlining Union Transfer show, shares a free download [link]

Philly space-rocker Brendan Codey shares a new track called “Twin Chimney” [link]

UK experimental trio Beak> plays Underground Arts on a snowy night [link]

FILED UNDER: Artists, Concert Photos + Videos, Concert Reviews, Events, Interviews, Recordings, Abi Reimold, Beak>, Bleeding Rainbow, Brendan Codey, Catnaps, Dave Hartley, Elegant Animals, Helen Leicht, Khari Mateen, Kurt Vile, Mary Lattimore, Mumford and Sons, Pissed Jeans, Toro Y Moi
February 12, 2013 | 4:22 PM | By

Photo Recap: Toro y Moi and Wild Belle at Union Transfer

South Carolinian synth-popper Chaz Bundick and his cohorts in Toro y Moi headlined Union Transfer last night in support of their new LP, Anything In Return. The Chicago group Wild Belle opened the show; check out a recap of the night in the photo gallery above.

FILED UNDER: Artists, Concert Photos + Videos, Events, Toro Y Moi, Union Transfer, Wild Belle
February 11, 2013 | 3:15 PM | By

Photo Gallery: Toro y Moi’s World Cafe Session (playing Union Transfer tonight)

Since Chaz Bundick and his bandmates in Toro Y Moi were in town for tonight’s show at Union Transfer, they swung by XPN Studios this afternoon to record a studio session for World Cafe with David Dye. Take a look at some images from the session in the photo gallery above; tickets for tonight’s show are still available, more information can be found here.

FILED UNDER: Artists, Concert Previews, Events, Toro Y Moi, Union Transfer
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
December 15, 2012 | 7:26 PM | By

Toro Y Moi releases video for “So Many Details” (Playing Union Transfer 2/11)

Chillwave / indie pop artist Chaz Bundick, known better by his stage name Toro Y Moi, gets spiffy in the video for “So Many Details,” the first single from Anything in Return (scheduled for release January 22nd). In the video, Bundick poses as the blase counterpart to a classic beauty, totally unfazed by a lavish lifestyle cruising in fancy cars, sharing a sunset at the beach and hanging out in a pretty rad mansion. Toro Y Moi is performing with Wild Belle at Union Transfer February 11th; find tickets and info at our concert calendar. Below, check out the video for “So Many Details.”

FILED UNDER: News, Toro Y Moi, Union Transfer, Wild Belle
November 13, 2012 | 6:15 PM | By

Watch a new music video for Wild Belle’s “Keep You” (opening for Toro Y Moi at Union Transfer on 2/13)

Wild Belle – the dub-inspired electronic pop project of Chicago siblings Natalie and Elliott Bergman – premiered a new music video for their ultra-catchy dancehall jam “Keep You” at Rolling Stone today. Watch the video below, and catch the band in concert this winter when they open for Toro Y Moi at Union Transfer. Tickets and information on the show can be found here.

FILED UNDER: Artists, Concert Previews, Events, Toro Y Moi, Union Transfer, Wild Belle
October 25, 2012 | 10:32 PM | By

Wild Belle returning to Philly, opening for Toro Y Moi in February at Union Transfer


Wild Belle is the brother/sister duo of Natalie and Elliot Bergman. They play a sweet mix of indie-pop and world/reggae influenced music and are returning to town on Monday, February 11th, opening for Toro Y Moi. The siblings caught a wave of buzz at last year’s SXSW and were recently signed to Columbia records. Below, watch the video to “It’s Too Late,” and while you’re at it, take a listen to a new song from Toro Y Moi, “So Many Details.” Go here for tickets to the show. Go here to listen to music from Wild Belle.

FILED UNDER: Artists, Events, Recordings, Toro Y Moi, Wild Belle