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(02/20/19 6:39pm)
What if I told you that for just $25 you could get a season pass to the Philadelphia Orchestra? Well, it's true, because the eZseatU membership program offers college students just that. That’s an amazing deal, considering that a single ticket ranges between $30 and $100 for non–students, depending on the show and seat. "The eZseatU program was started in 2009 to give college students the ability to experience orchestral music live in a really affordable way," said Geoffrey Cohen, Director of Audience Engagement at the Philadelphia Orchestra. The Philadelphia Orchestra is a world–renowned symphony orchestra. In fact, it's one of the “big five” American orchestras, alongside the New York Philharmonic, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and the Cleveland Orchestra. The Kimmel Center, where the Philadelphia Orchestra is based, is only a 20 to 25 minute SEPTA ride away from Penn’s campus. What’s not to love? If that doesn’t persuade you, here are three performances in February and March that are sure to blow your mind.
(02/05/19 2:00pm)
Four–piece Florida pop punk band Set it Off always seemed to be on the second string of its genre, never quite as famous as acts like Fall Out Boy, Panic! at the Disco, or All Time Low, although the latter band had a hand in Set it Off's development. Frontman Cody Carson was inspired to create a band of his own after being invited to perform with All Time Low at a Cleveland show in 2008. With the recent release of the band's fourth LP, Midnight, on Feb. 1, Carson and the other three members of Set it Off seem poised to join the ranks of their inspirations.
(02/06/19 3:59am)
Mask and Wig isn't your average group–it's the oldest all–male collegiate musical comedy troupe in the country. Although it's filled with integral members such as the performers, business staff, and stage crew, the band is also crucial to tying the show together. Full of musicians from across the country, it's an eclectic group of guys who love to come together and deliver a great show, and Street got to catch up with a few members and talk about this semester's performance.
(02/05/19 2:00pm)
Sports enthusiasts have the Super Bowl. Movie buffs have the Oscars. And we music aficionados have music’s biggest night of the year—the 61st Annual Grammy Awards—to expel all that pent–up competitive energy into the universe. See how Street’s staff picks for some of the Grammy’s biggest awards measure up against your predictions and that sadly falsified list of leaked winners that surfaced on twitter last week.
(02/02/19 2:00pm)
In May 2017, a new–aged Lord of the Flies took place with Instagram influencers and the millennial elite ransacking an island for shelter, subsistence, and WiFi connection. The infamous Fyre Festival, a joint venture between hip–hop heavyweight Ja Rule and Bucknell University dropout Billy McFarland, recently became the topic of scathing Netflix and Hulu documentaries. These documentaries aim to answer two questions almost as large as the music festival McFarland aimed to throw: why did Fyre Festival fail so spectacularly and who’s to blame? The answer, shockingly, starts with ourselves.
(02/01/19 10:05pm)
On Monday, January 28th, indie rock band The Mountain Goats livestreamed a performance at the Wizards of the Coast headquarters in Renton, WA, with frontman John Darnielle singing and playing guitar in front of a massive dragon statue named Mitzy. The reason: to promote their upcoming album In League with Dragons, inspired by the seminal Wizards of the Coast tabletop roleplaying game Dungeons & Dragons.
(02/04/19 4:07am)
Michel Legrand, a celebrated composer and conductor best known for his film scores, died on Saturday at 86 years old. Over his career, Legrand collaborated with musicians like Miles Davis and Frank Sinatra, working also as a jazz pianist. Legrand’s achievements are extensive: He won three Academy Awards and five Grammys. His Oscar–winning songs—“The Windmills of Your Mind” from The Thomas Crown Affair and “What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?” from The Happy Ending—are among his most well–known compositions. However, Legrand’s profession as a composer and arranger of film scores hasn’t always earned him recognition. Considering Legrand's impact on film history, let's take a look at how scores and soundtracks have shaped movies, and vice versa.
(01/29/19 4:04am)
Newsflash: the album is dying, but the vinyl is gaining a whole new life. A relic of the pre–Spotify era when DJing meant more than just queuing a playlist, the record represents our wildest Gen Z fears—commitment, authenticity, and fragility. And yet, we can’t stop buying them. In 2018, vinyl sales increased by 12.6 percent, while tangible album sales plummeted by more than triple that. With those statistics, it feels like everyone and their trendy little sister is getting in on this vintage trend. And you can, too, by building a vinyl collection that has everything the music section at Urban Outfitter’s doesn’t: hidden classics, genuine collectibles, and even the spare cassette tape.
(01/29/19 4:47am)
Lizzo started her year off right, dropping her single “Juice” onto an unsuspecting world. Drenched in retro synths and hazy guitars, Lizzo fills the song with confidence and swagger, singing, “I'm the pudding in the proof/ Gotta blame it on my juice.” By the time the horn section closes out the song, you can’t help but dance, and Lizzo’s braggadocio is contagious, infecting the listener with positivity and affirmation. For anybody looking for somebody to take the lead in inspiring 2019 goals, Lizzo is not a bad place to start.
(02/04/19 2:00pm)
“Chano, Chatham’s own,” Chance the Rapper pops with energy in the opening lines of the track, “Juice," off his second mixtape Acid Rap. Referring to himself as “Chano,” Chance gives tribute to West-Chatham, a neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago where he was born. In “Memories on 47th St.,” rapper Vic Mensa paints a picture of his younger self, as a boy who wants to take on the city of Chicago despite being surrounded by violence and racism growing up on Woodlawn and 47th street. The names don’t end there. Noname. Joey Purp. Saba. Mick Jenkins. Besides being rappers, all these artists have something else in common: they have their roots in Chicago. Over the last few years, Chicago’s music scene has given rise to a myriad of musical groups and artists, but why this particular city? What about it puts so many young rappers in the spotlight? Due to its cultural relevancy and tight–knit community, the Chicago music scene is made up of young artists to look out for in the near future.
(01/30/19 11:50pm)
Hoodie Allen (whose real name is Steve Markowitz) isn't your average rapper—he’s also a former Penn student that used to stroll down Locust Walk like the rest of us. As an undergraduate, Markowitz (W ‘10) was a member of the Sprint Football team and a brother in the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity while working on a budding rap career. He got a job at Google post–graduation, later decided to quit to pursue a full–time career in music, and hasn’t looked back since—he’s released multiple charting albums and EPs in the past decade. Given his time at Penn, let’s take a look at his relationship with the university where he studied and began his rise to success.
(01/29/19 3:49am)
Legends are often unpredictable. Billy Altman of Rolling Stone proclaimed that hard rock “has unquestionably hit its all–time low” with AC/DC’s High Voltage, while Lester Bangs derided Black Sabbath’s debut album as “a shuck.” Meanwhile, 1992’s best–selling album Some Gave All by Billy Ray Cyrus doesn’t exactly hold up 27 years later; “Achy Breaky Heart” is more a joke than a party playlist staple. With the benefit of hindsight, Street has chosen the most important and influential albums of five, ten, and twenty years prior.
(01/24/19 10:18pm)
James Blake is an artist whose music is so distinct that, despite his significant popularity, it's almost impossible to describe. Blake’s forte lies in his fearlessness to experiment, never failing to bring in mysterious sounds and bizarre electronic interludes. Assume Form, released January 19th, has the elements of a more matured, experienced Blake, featuring a broader range of guests and heavier rhythms, though it's not completely rid of the desolate loneliness of his previous albums. In tracks like “Mile High,” “Where's the Catch?,” and “Tell Them,” Blake collaborates with hip-hop artists from Metro Boomin’ to Andre 3000.
(01/25/19 4:00am)
I don’t remember the first time I heard the name Gretsch, whether it came before or after I held one of their guitars for the first time. If I were to guess, I’d say it was sometime between when I saw Nick 13 of Tiger Army ream on his signature black Duo Jet and when Tim Armstrong from Rancid brought out his signature left-hand model. In moments like those, I fell in love with the great Gretsch sound.
(01/24/19 2:25am)
“I told you everything about everything,” sings Sharon Van Etten on “I Told You Everything” — the lead track of her latest album, Remind Me Tomorrow. This simple statement foreshadows the purpose of her sixth album, which departs from Van Etten’s classic acoustic sound. It’s a confessional, capturing the cluttered emptiness of her new life. Even the album cover, which appears like a cluttered Norman Rockwell painting, hints at this chaos. There’s children and costume pieces strewn all over a floor, alluding to the children (and acting career) she had while on a musical hiatus. Remind Me Tomorrow showcases Van Etten–a near-legend in the world of folk-rock–at her most introspective.
(01/24/19 1:15am)
Maggie Rogers has had a rise to fame that feels ripped straight out of A Star Is Born. After a chance encounter with established artist/producer Pharrell Williams in 2016 that resulted in a viral video, she was thrown into indie pop stardom with her single, “Alaska.” The year after graduating from New York University, she released her debut EP, Now That The Light Is Fading. Now, two years later, she’s back with her debut full–length album, Heard It in a Past Life. The album leans more toward mass appeal, giving the world 12 songs that range from whip–your–hair to hold–your–lighter–up. Despite a grand entrance into the world stage, Rogers has managed to release a comprehensive full–length, that, while disjointed at times, shows sincerity, passion, and ingenuity in her still–fresh style.
(02/07/19 10:00pm)
Singing and producing covers is a form of musical creativity that deserves more attention. Not only is it a way to show appreciation for existing songs, but also to draw inspiration from different artists. Often covers don't do the original song justice. However, in some cases, they bring a totally different perspective, twisting it into something completely new. Here are seven covers that are better than the original song:
(01/23/19 12:00am)
With Philadelphia being such a large, culturally rich city, there are many spaces dedicated to the arts, from museums and theaters to venues that offer live music. Live music performances provide a special energy that can’t really be experienced in many other settings, and are a great way to have a fun night out with friends. Fortunately, there are quite a few different venues situated not too far from campus.
(01/23/19 5:31am)
When indie rock singer-songwriter King Princess announced her North American tour on November 2, her existing song repertoire clocked in at just under twenty minutes, consisting only of her five-song debut EP Make My Bed and the single “Pussy is God,” the latter released in conjunction with the tour announcement. Although a cover of The Velvet Underground and Nico’s “Femme Fatale” would be released two weeks later, this will still leave about two–thirds of a traditional ninety–minute headlining set for King Princess to fill when she comes to the TLA for a sold–out show on January 28. Though one of the most prominent examples, King Princess is not the only artist selling out shows with a limited discography. More and more often, up–and–coming artists will forgo the traditional LP–tour–rest album cycle in favor of alternating EP and single releases with multiple tours per year.
(01/21/19 3:05am)
To the average Philadelphian walking their dog or jogging through the neighborhood, it would come as a shock to know that a small Wynnefield townhouse was, for one night, a concert venue. On Jan. 14, indie prog rock band Kindo (formerly known as The Reign of Kindo) performed a 90–minute headlining set on the concrete basement floor of a four–bedroom house not too far from St. Joseph’s University. Walking up the brick stairs makes concert attendees feel more like trick–or–treaters or door–to–door salesmen than prog aficionados, and there comes a moment before opening the door where one hopes they have the correct address and won't be barging in on a house party or family dinner.
