If hell truly is other people, then they all pass through the same intersection on the way there. Just take a glimpse at the spot where Hydraulic Road meets Route 29 on Google Maps: It looks like Satan’s pitchfork, with Commonwealth and Brandywine drives as a pair of prongs that run parallel to our city’s […]
I like a little Cholula on my eggs, and a touch of cayenne pepper on my fries. Hell, I like a bit of Tabasco in my Budweiser. But I could do without Mace at my hip-hop shows. When a fight broke out among audience members during an April 4 hip-hop show at Is, a relatively […]
“Well.” Don’t forget to pay the toll! Local artist Kate Daughdrill keeps operations at The Garage, her cozy First Street gallery, running smoothly. The white-haired woman doesn’t know what to make of The Garage. She looks into the tiny room—a sort of brick closet posing as an art gallery, although it’s really an art gallery […]
Think of the 23 hip-hop acts on the New Legends of Streetball, Vol. 2 Mixtape as the average pool of players at local pick-up basketball spots like The Dell or the courts near Cherry Avenue. There are a few familiar names (Beetnix and Anonamys, mixtape emcee Big Scheem) and a few newcomers (J Willz, Jae […]
You like cover songs? Call this one a cover video
Last weekend, local rock fans had to choose between gigs by the two acts. Thankfully, we’ll soon have recorded tunes to enjoy from each
"This information cannot leave this blog, OK? It would devastate your reputation as a dude"
Can the local rock act win a Sleater-Kinney guitarist’s heart with a theme song for her blog?
Pennsylvania’s resident freak-out collective grips the audience at the Outback Lodge. Literally
Tom Peloso is busy. Has been busy. May always be busy. Helped found the Hackensaw Boys, Virginia’s supercharging grass-rock act. Left Richmond and moved to Nelson County. Popped up on David Letterman’s TV show with Modest Mouse, playing bass on “Satin in a Coffin.” Joined the band, in fact, and is currently preparing for a […]