Creepoid’s Pat Troxell Refelcts on the Philly DIY Scene
Street: What was it like playing shows at Pilam?
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Pianos Become the Teeth / Loma Prieta / GatesFirst Unitarian Church ($12)
• Damien Rice is coming to the Academy of Music on Wednesday, the day after, April 8th. We vote this concert as the most ideal for a first date—if you like your dates bawling on your shoulders. And want to take us as your dates. Please?
Hours before Magic Man’s headling show at Union Transfer last Monday, fans wait in line down Spring Garden Street, desperate for the venue doors to open. Backstage, bassist Gabe Goodman aims a Nerf gun at his bandmates, shooting them when they least expect it. Justine Bowe, the spunky, gentle–faced keyboardist, sips a steaming cup of green tea. Vocalist Alex Caplow starts on his first Yuengling of the night. Complete with several bags of tortilla chips, six–packs of beer and sarcasm, the green room at Union Transfer feels like a typical night in the living room of friend’s apartment. But when Magic Man walks on stage, they’re no longer just a group of friends in their mid–twenties. Night after night, crowds of screaming teens treat the five–piece like they’re the next Vampire Weekend.
Last week, SPEC (or, well, Ke$ha's Facebook...) released this year's Fling lineup: Ke$ha and Kygo. This week, we're listening to a mixtape of fling performers past and present.
Missing your favorite childhood board game? Head over to the Start key to begin your Music Monopoly (Musicopoly?) adventure. Listen to the song and then move to the next square. Now you finally know what to jam out to when you’re walking around campus, avoiding past hookups, cramming for last–minute midterms or working out (read: pretending to workout). Lucky you!
Street: You two are originally from London. How does playing in America compare to playing in the UK?
"We've played a handful of shows here, but we didn't expect anything like this," said The Districts' frontman Rob Grote, staring out from center stage at a sold-out Union Transfer crowd. Philadelphia loves The Districts the way that a parent might love a child—the four–piece folk rock band grew up playing shows in the Lancaster and Philadelphia areas. Finally, they just released their first album A Flourish and a Spoil and are getting ready to tour Europe. With an intensity that matched the passion of the crowd, The Districts showed why they deserve the unconditional love of Philly's music fans, especially on the evening of Valentine's Day. Grote and the band jumped energetically around the stage and into the crowd (Ed. note: By "into the crowd," I mean directly onto my face. It hurt.). For The Districts, it's clear that performing for a sold out crowd at Union Transfer—a venue the band frequented as teenagers—is a dream come true.
Street: When did you start getting into fashion?
1. Missy Higgins. That accent. That voice. That hair. Jesus. She was living proof girls didn't have cooties. "Warm Whispers" forever, Missy, you Australian goddess.
• Get rich or die tryin' with the legend himself when 50 Cent comes to Electric Factory tomorrow (Friday). We expect you to go all out, and most importantly, give us a full report about his upcoming sixth album, Street King Immortal.
Check out our photo gallery if you missed the show.
We’re just days into the semester, so we’re still feeling refreshed and ready to take on a new set of classes. That 400-level seminar that you’re not quite prepared for? Don’t worry – just think about how much you’re going to learn when you're forced outside of your comfort zone! That 8 AM Irving lecture with a professor who doesn’t take attendance? You’re totally never going to skip! Don't be silly! While you revel in your beginning-of-semester optimism, here’s a Monday Mixtape to put some pep in your step as you strut down Locust.
Devon O’Connor (W '17) is cooler than you could ever hope to be. And it’s not just because she knows how to breakdance. When she's not studying in Huntsman, Devon drops her last name and becomes singer–songwriter Devon. She recently released her debut album "Love and Haight" and spent last summer touring across the country with The Nearly Deads and Rivers Monroe
This article was originally published as part of the joke issue on 12.4.2014
My Facebook cover photo is a picture of me standing in front of a large, colorful art piece at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. I didn’t know who the artist was and I didn’t know what the piece was called. But damn, did I look artsy.
After three albums, The Drums have finally surpassed one–hit wonder indie stardom. Before their new album, the NYC–based duo was best known for upbeat, alt–pop songs like “Money” and “Let’s Go Surfing,” but with their new album “Encyclopedia,” The Drums have finally recorded an album that can be easily listened to in one sitting without getting bored. “Magic Mountain” is an eerie, slightly discordant opener, but the following song, “I Can’t Pretend” has the catchiest of catchy beats. Though there are some dull spots, “Encyclopedia” is a solid album. Next time you need some fast–paced, happy sounds to motivate you to write that dreaded essay, check these guys out.
1. “All are not huntsmen who can blow the huntsman’s horn.” (“Squonk” by Genesis)
We all have those friends with cringe–worthy (or hysterical) Twitter accounts—and although we may not realize it sometimes, celebrities are people, too. Here are some of our favorite musicians to follow on Twitter. Their poor, poor publicists.
1. "Go to a game for every professional sports team in Philadelphia." –Taylor Diem, Wharton '15
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