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(10/07/19 3:39am)
There was a chill in the air as the stage crew set up for the Maggie Rogers concert outside at Philadelphia’s Mann Center. Concert–goers filled the lawn with thick blankets, warm sweaters and wool caps. After weeks of thick, warm humidity, fall was finally here on the first Friday of October. Wrapping up the second leg of her late summer Heard It in a Past Life tour there’s a feeling of the need to soak in every second of the moment as colder days come in and the tour comes to an end. Despite the cold, Rogers filled the stage with radiating warmth and comfort as she wrapped up the second leg of her late summer Heard It in a Past Life tour.
(10/14/19 1:48am)
More than three years after the release of his last album, Atrocity Exhibition, Detroit rapper Danny Brown dropped his newest project, uknowwhatimsayin¿ on Oct. 4 of this year.
(10/10/19 2:00pm)
The O’Connell household in Los Angeles is home to one of the biggest musical duos of the year. Inside the cramped bungalow is a studio belonging to the children of the family—Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas. The former has become a household name, but the latter is slightly less known, clinging to his producer title rather than the face on the cover of the hit album.
(10/12/19 4:12am)
Rejoice, emo fans: the Hella Mega Tour is bringing Green Day, Fall Out Boy, and Weezer to your town! Rejoice, real emo fans: Dashboard Confessional just announced a twenty–year anniversary tour and a new “best of” compilation! Weep, real–real emo fans: there is still no evidence that Balance and Composure will return to music. At a time when acts like Panic! at the Disco are adored more than mocked and The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die is recognized before the whole band name is said, an old argument gets drudged up: what exactly is emo?
(10/17/19 5:27am)
This is a playlist for both late afternoon strolls on Locust Walk and nights out at a party. Dancing On My Own is beholden to no particular genre, though it primarily draws from the contemporary techno scenes with the occasional avant–pop song sprinkled in. It is an idiosyncratic ode to self–love, just like its title track.
(10/24/19 5:48pm)
The middle of autumn is the perfect time to celebrate the ten–year anniversary of Florence + the Machine’s Lungs. The band, lead by Florence Welch, released its debut album in 2009, and in the years following, Welch has earned her reputation as melancholia personified.
(10/14/19 12:24am)
Each Monday morning ,Spotify kicks off the week by providing us with a new set of songs that are supposedly calibrated to our specific tastes. Any user of the streaming service might be familiar with the Discover Weekly playlist, which works exactly like the name suggests. It's a weekly updated playlist that offers a generous amount of tracks from different artists, each granted a space based on your listening history.
(10/14/19 5:07pm)
Tegan and Sara’s new album, Hey, I’m Just Like You, too often sounds like the inside of a teenager’s head, which is the point, since the album is a collection of re–recorded demos from the artists’ late teens. In an interview, Tegan said that the more she listened to the demos, the less she cringed. The final product, however, has the opposite effect on the listener: the every–teen aesthetic quickly runs dry.
(10/06/19 11:39pm)
When Lorde released her highly–anticipated sophomore album in June 2017, she delivered a blue–tinted project embedded with pop party revelations and crooning heartsick ballads. What set Melodrama apart from her previous work, however, was that it didn't solely come from her imagination—it was, instead, a collaboration of sorts.
(10/02/19 3:11am)
With Amy Gutmann’s Stand-Up & Vote event on campus this Wednesday, Oct. 2, Street’s been inspired to create a one–of–a–kind playlist mashing up John Legend’s best hits and patriotic classics. These 62 minutes are a celebration of civic participation and one of Penn’s favorite alums. Whether you end up snagging those coveted Irvine tickets or listening from Houston Hall, this playlist is for you.
(10/05/19 7:03pm)
Union Transfer never fails to be a cozy space for audiences and artists alike, and on Sept. 27, the venue was packed with Hands Habits and Whitney fans. The stellar performance was part of Whitney’s 2019 tour, celebrating the launch of their new album, Forever Turned Around.
(10/03/19 4:00pm)
There are rules to attending orchestra concerts. An expectation for dead silence during and in between movements. No coughing, speaking, or cheering. Formal and modest clothing. A stark opposite to what it’s like to usually attend a typical concert. With this cold atmosphere, it’s understandable why people, especially young adults, are often uninterested in attending orchestra concerts. It fills our headphones when we study, before we fall asleep, or maybe as we’re heading to class, but it’s not a form of music that is seen live.
(10/02/19 5:00pm)
It’s an age–old story: The headlining band leaves the stage and hangs up their instruments dramatically. The lighting changes and clapping and cheering begins. Sometimes there are chants, but the same thing happens every time. In a few moments, the band comes running back on stage with Cheshire–cat grins to play their biggest hits. You didn’t think they’d go without playing a couple more songs, did you? Well, maybe you should. The encore has thoroughly outstayed its welcome, and more artists are catching on.
(10/02/19 1:59am)
It's rare to find spaces in the bustle of today’s world that allow for uninterrupted appreciation of art in all its forms. So, when you do come across one of these spaces, it's difficult to forget. The Philadelphia Museum of Art’s Friday Nights series is one such art haven. The series presents a new musician virtually every Friday night, drawing from the Philadelphia music community and beyond. The artists hail from a wide variety of countries, backgrounds, and musical histories, with classical jazz, Americana, folk, and Latin music among the styles represented. But the unifying feature of all the artists is their ability to create their own distinct ambiance.
(10/01/19 8:02am)
On Oct. 19, Sabrina Claudio's warm and sultry vocals will fill the Fillmore Philadelphia just days after the release of her upcoming album, "Truth Is". A rising star, Sabrina Claudio makes music that feels like a sweet return to old school R&B. If her recent surprise EP release, with songs from the full album, “Truth Is” - The Short Collection is any indication of what she has in store for the rest of the album and tour, then listeners are in luck.
(10/04/19 8:45pm)
When you hear a Mannequin Pussy song, you know exactly who it is. The energy is high, there's a distinct grind in the guitar, the bass is prominent, and bandleader Marisa Dabice's voice growls and croons all at once. The band has been a fixture in the Philly punk scene since the release of Romantic, their sophomore full–length album capping off at 17 minutes, full of irreplaceable hooks and sheer malice in every lick. Their latest album, Patience, combines their hardcore roots with classic rock and pop tropes that only dig their claws even deeper into your heart.
(09/30/19 1:49am)
Charli XCX’s career is like a tightrope walk. She's constantly balancing between the mainstream pop world (through which she started her career) and the underground She cut her teeth and made a name for herself as an up–and–coming talent with Icona Pop’s 2012 hit “I Love It.” Charlotte Aitchison (XCX's real name) released her first mixtape, True Romance, in 2013. She then followed up in 2014 with another hit, “Boom Clap,” as the lead single of her major label debut studio effort Sucker.
(10/04/19 9:36pm)
Though we may try to be civil, most of us roll our eyes when we hear that an actor or actress is going to release an album. After all, they’re not “singers.” They have not put in decades of work and hours of networking to appeal to record labels and get one shot of success. Nevertheless, they get signed to a major label and get radio play based on name recognition alone.
(09/29/19 11:45pm)
Norwegian EDM producer Cashmere Cat's (real name Magnus August Høiburg) second studio effort, PRINCESS CATGIRL, is often too cutesy for its own good. Just seven tracks long, the album runs just under the nineteen–minute mark, and Cashmere Cat informed his listeners on Twitterthat this short length would make the project more potent when listened to “without interruption.” Unfortunately, this overly sweet pastiche falls flat. Though technically a concept album, PRINCESS CATGIRL fails to tell us anything significant about its titular character.
(09/27/19 1:16am)
Toronto artist Jordan Edward Benjamin, who goes by the name grandson, is difficult to characterize. He creates songs that combine intense lyrical hip–hop verses with solid riffs and punchy, garage rock instrumentals. The artist has also accrued a massive punk rock following thanks to songs about social justice, a DIY, “anyone can rise up” ethos, and a presence at shows and festivals like Chicago’s Riot Fest, which caters towards a more punk and hardcore crowd. Whatever musical background the fans at Union Transfer came from on Sunday, from rap to blues to punk, everyone came together in the spirit of a good time.
