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(04/19/18 1:00pm)
With Coachella coming to a close, many festival goers are wondering what is the best one to hit next. Firefly, Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, Gov Ball, Hangout Fest, and more are all essentially the same. Unless you have an artist you really want to see, you could pretty much go to any of these. My deciding factor between these festivals is distance from my home and specific, big–name artists that I would not be able to see for much cheaper at a regular concert.
(04/17/18 1:00pm)
Every building on campus has a different vibe. Whether it be the high–pressure nature of VP or the tangible feel of athleticism in the Palestra, people on campus have come to recognize the character of each building. So, keeping that in mind, enjoy five of my favorite UPenn buildings' Spotify playlists.
(04/20/18 1:00pm)
Heritage, a restaurant and bar in Northern Liberties, is known for its live music. Every night, starting as early as 6 p.m., the restaurant has a band set up on a stage at the far side of the joint. By the stage, there's room for dancing, seats at the bar, and tables where people can leave their drinks, food, and jackets.
(04/15/18 1:00pm)
This week, I surveyed 113 Penn students all over campus, asking each one the same question: what song can you currently not stop listening to?
(04/08/18 1:00pm)
While most songs tell some kind of a story, a lot of these stories sound the same. Many songs are about things such as falling in love, feeling lost in the world, heart break—all very personal themes, all things we can relate to. These songs are great in some ways, but they can also get old. I'm tired of hearing songs about real life.
(04/03/18 1:00pm)
I’ll say it. The jaw harp’s the coolest instrument there is. People who play guitar think they’re so slick. Drummers do fancy tricks. Ukulele–strummers think they’re quirky or something. But everyone forgets about the jaw harp.
(04/17/18 1:00pm)
I'll be honest: these aren't the music videos that will go down in history. However, some are true feats of artistry, and some just make you smile like crazy. Although they may not be the 10 best music videos of all time, here are 10 music videos I think you need to see.
(03/26/18 1:00pm)
I want to see more college–aged people at jazz and blues shows, but I didn’t know I wanted that until I saw Mindi Abair and the Boneshakers perform at The World Cafe Live in Philadelphia. Listening to the music and feeling the energy the band was radiating from the stage, all I wanted to do was let loose and dance. However, because most of Abair’s audience is older, much of the crowd was at the bar, at the tables, and on the balcony. The dance floor was dead.
(03/26/18 1:00pm)
Mindi Abair, a two–time Grammy nominated saxophonist, came to the World Cafe Live Thursday March 22nd. She and her band The Boneshakers performed their 2017 album The EastWest Sessions, a diverse collection of songs with standout track Pretty Good for a Girl featuring Joe Bonamassa. Before forming Mindi Abair and The Boneshakers, Abair toured with artists such as Aerosmith, The Backstreet Boys, and the Ides of March. Besides being known for her skill on the sax, Abair is also known for her book “How to Play Madison Square Garden - A Guide to Stage Performance” and for her contributions to feminism. I got the chance to talk with Mindi before the show about her experiences and advice for both powerful women and aspiring artists.
(03/22/18 1:00pm)
Musical artists, in competition with both one another and the constant stream of new media that is being put out, are forced to constantly come up with new marketing techniques to promote their shows and albums. With so much content available so readily, a simple promo video or demo release doesn’t seem to captivate people’s attention anymore.
(03/19/18 1:00pm)
I’ve been a fan of Felly for a few years now, and for as long as I can remember, his "thing" was strawberries: he had strawberry merch, strawberries in his music videos, and even an album titled Wild Strawberries that features pictures of him picking the fruit. However, it wasn’t until recently that I realized that it wasn’t just Felly who was using this symbol seemingly arbitrarily.
(03/14/18 1:00pm)
Before sitting down to listen to this album, the only Vance Joy song I’ve ever heard was "Riptide." Based on how much I liked that song, I was excited when I saw Nation of Two show up in my Release Radar on Spotify. However, after listening to it all the way through, I have to say it was one of the most mediocre albums I’ve ever sat through.
(02/27/18 2:00pm)
Punk rock as a genre has always been anti–establishment, with many songs offering commentary on political and social issues. However, bands of the '80s and '90s would never be able to produce some of the offensive songs they did in the political climate of today.
(02/20/18 10:39pm)
If you look at any major U.S. music festival, chances are the lineup looks pretty much the same as any other. There is some diversity among the smaller acts, but the headliners this summer are all some variation of Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, and The Killers. Even looking at the smaller acts, it's extremely likely that if an artist is performing at one festival, they are also performing at another one.
(02/12/18 12:49pm)
Before Anderson .Paak was the Cheeky Andy that he is today, he went by the name Breezy Lovejoy. While this old stage name has a jubilant sound to it, the music he produced didn’t. The songs he created as Breezy definitely have the same vibe as the songs on his current albums Venice and Malibu, but they have a more melancholy undertone than the funkier tracks he has out now.
(02/09/18 1:05pm)
Christian Felner, better known as Felly, is a 22–year–old rapper who got his start at an all boys prep school in Connecticut. Since the start of his music career at age 13, Felly has kept the same look—shaggy, blonde skater boy. However, Felner has definitely come a long way from his east coast prep school days.
(02/08/18 4:34am)
Meme rap, or joke rap, has always been a kind of parody of conventional rap. You hear it and you can tell it’s rap, but something is always off. Sometimes there are strange beats or sounds, sometimes the lyrics are completely contrary to what you would expect from the genre, or sometimes the artist just throws in punch line after punch line. Whatever the case may be, it’s purpose is to make people laugh.