Carissa’s Wierd
CARISSA’S WEIRD Carissa’s Wierd is disarmingly fragile bedroom chamber-pop, and after years of dissolution, obscurity, and an out-of-print back catalog, they have reunited to create some of the very best music of their storied career. Their new album, Somewhere Further Than Far Away, out January 8, is their first new album in 25 years—a collection […]
Armlock
ARMLOCK The mark of any great artist is the capacity to retain a beginner’s mind, to continue loving the thing you love while learning how to fold in what you learn as you grow. That’s true of Armlock, the Australian duo of Simon Lam and Hamish Mitchell, and integral to the creation of their new […]
Dirty Projectors (solo)
DIRTY PROJECTORS (solo) DIRTY PROJECTORS have launched their own label imprint Well-Tempered Zealot (via Joyful Noise & Secretly Distribution) with the song “Jumbotron,” their first new music since early 2025. Subverting expectations, there’s no guitar: David Longstreth here plays the piano, alongside Chris Bear (Grizzly Bear) on drums, Karl McComas-Reichl (Jeff Parker Trio) on upright […]
The Body & Cel Genesis
THE BODY & CEL GENESIS Tension, contradiction, curiosity, animosity and affection; these are all as essential to the collaboration between The Body and Cel Genesis as are the drummers, the sounds of Trance music, of Distortion and of Electronica. Sonics delivered by voice, that carry the weight of experience and emotion, whose meaning bends to […]
Madman & Demonstrate
MADMAN Pittsburgh hardcore, new 7inch on Rebirth Records DEMONSTRATE Philadelphia straight edge, new 12 inch self released by the band DOWN TO THE WIRE South street wolfpack, From Within Records BALLISTIX Raging NJ Hardcore Punk, 7inch ep “CAUGHT IN THE CROSSHAIRS” out now ON THE GROUND New Kutztown band from the ashes of Joystick Fury
Pig Pen
PIG PEN The plan was to start a band that was all longtime friends. The idea was to embrace the scene they grew up in. The result is Pig Pen. The band is made up of vocalist Matty Matheson (chef, restaurateur, and actor from FX’s The Bear), guitarists Wade MacNeil (Alexisonfire, Dooms Children) and Daniel […]
R.A.M.B.O.
R.A.M.B.O. R.A.M.B.O. is a Philadelphia hardcore punk band blending anarcho-punk, youth crew, and crust with political lyrics, absurdist humor, and theatrical live shows. During their original 1999–2007 run, they released two albums and two split 7″s and toured at least 35 countries, including Cambodia, Iceland, Serbia, and Indonesia. They returned in 2022 with Defy Extinction […]
New Harmony 2027 Weekend Pass
presenting the sophomore new harmony a combined effort from r5 + summer shade in philadelphia, pajan. 29th, 30th, & 31st fri. jan. 29th at the church portraits of pastjerome’s dreamlowertowncash only tony’sknotworkmassa neraalyvia sat. jan. 30th at the rotunda (matinee) first day backrainer mariafrailsin against sinbrain tourniquetopen city sat. jan. 30th at the church (evening) […]
Joanne Robertson
JOANNE ROBERTSON Joanne Robertson is a musician, painter and poet. Written between painting sessions and also whilst raising a child, Blurrr is a record of loose and playful intuition. Robertson’s vocals and guitar drift, murmur and whisper across the record; fostering a deep intimacy as unknown emotions rise up from the well. Robertson’s intuitive approach […]
Portraits of Past
PORTRAITS OF PAST Portraits Of Past prefers to be called a hardcore band, though many other adjectives and sub-genres have been leveled at them over the 30 years since these five childhood friends initially called it quits. After many years of pent-up demand from listeners old and new, the darkly melodic, explosive, and reluctantly “legendary” […]