http://www.examiner.com/x-4339-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:06:33 -0700 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:28:36 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-4339-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner~y2009m10d30-The-sounds-of-Halloween-two-independent-bands-you-dont-want-to-miss-out-on?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner No one is ever too old for Halloween! Take me, for example. There is no question that I am in my adult years, and yet Halloween remains my favorite holiday, hands down. Of all the holidays put into practice throughout human existence, Halloween ha... Damn Laser Vampires They Never Sleep Halloween Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:28:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4339-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner~y2009m10d30-The-sounds-of-Halloween-two-independent-bands-you-dont-want-to-miss-out-on?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4339-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner~y2009m10d14-Something-wicked-this-way-comes--Rodentia-The-Best-of-Dark-Roots-Music?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner "…and I realized I was holding my breath between songs, like a child going past a graveyard in the backseat of his parents’ car."Over the course of the past year and a half I have moved twice. The first time was from the heart ... dark roots gothic country Americana Rodentia Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:09:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4339-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner~y2009m10d14-Something-wicked-this-way-comes--Rodentia-The-Best-of-Dark-Roots-Music?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4339-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner~y2009m10d6-Michigan-punk-band-Small-Brown-Bike-play-reunion-shows?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner 2009 has certainly been a year of band reunions in the underground music world. First there was the folk punk and country riot band This Bike is a Pipe Bomb, who reformed not only to play shows but to record a new album ... punk Small Brown Bike post-hardcore No Idea Tue, 06 Oct 2009 03:55:50 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4339-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner~y2009m10d6-Michigan-punk-band-Small-Brown-Bike-play-reunion-shows?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4339-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner~y2009m9d23-Original-Sunny-Day-Real-Estate-lineup-reunite-for-first-time-in-ten-years?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner For the first time in over ten years, the original members of the seminal indie/emo rock band Sunny Day Real Estate have reunited for a 2009 tour. October 1st will see the long absent quartet hit the City of Brotherly Love fo... indie reunion emo Sunny Day Real Estate Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:10:29 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4339-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner~y2009m9d23-Original-Sunny-Day-Real-Estate-lineup-reunite-for-first-time-in-ten-years?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4339-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner~y2009m9d11-Sean-K-Preston-isthe-brokenhearted-busker?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner If there is one thing much of the music of today lacks, it is soul. A fair amount of modern music is chock-full of intelligence, while some of it has a bit of heart. But soul…well, that’s one thing that seems to be eluding many bands and... blues rockabilly roots Sean K. Preston country Fri, 11 Sep 2009 04:03:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4339-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner~y2009m9d11-Sean-K-Preston-isthe-brokenhearted-busker?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4339-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner~y2009m9d2-The-Chop-Tops-keeping-rebel-music-alive?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner For the most part, today's forms of rebel music hold very few similarities with that of the genres' not too distant histories...unless of course you take into consideration bands that have consciously sought to remain true to the roots of the styles ... punk rockabilly roots The Chop Tops Wed, 02 Sep 2009 01:54:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4339-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner~y2009m9d2-The-Chop-Tops-keeping-rebel-music-alive?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4339-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d24-Timber-Timbre-In-the-North-a-tower-built-with-stones-of-songpart-i?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner   For some inexplicable reason, the music of Taylor Kirk, who writes and plays his songs under the moniker Timber Timbre, brings to mind a world like black and white photographs, ramshackle cabins in the far north, plains blanketed with thi... Folk Timber Timbre blues singer/songwriter Mon, 24 Aug 2009 04:32:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4339-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d24-Timber-Timbre-In-the-North-a-tower-built-with-stones-of-songpart-i?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4339-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d23-On-the-horizon-a-new-release-from-the-Future-Kings-of-Nowhere?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner  In November of 2008 I interviewed Shayne O'Neill of The Future Kings of Nowhere. Afterward, I wrote up an article on the band for the Urban Artist Group's Sounds from the City Earth Underground segment. The article was well received in general,... Folk Punk Future Kings of Nowhere acousticore Sun, 23 Aug 2009 03:23:08 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4339-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d23-On-the-horizon-a-new-release-from-the-Future-Kings-of-Nowhere?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4339-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d6-An-Interview-with-Andrew-Jackson-Jihadpart-ii?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner  After nearly a two hour drive northbound on Tuesday, July 28th, I was visiting Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania for the first time. Though I didn't stray much from Café Metropolis on Main Street, the experience was well worth the long drive. A... Folk Punk acoustic Andrew Jackson Jihad Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:03:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4339-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d6-An-Interview-with-Andrew-Jackson-Jihadpart-ii?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4339-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner~y2009m7d26-Nearly-a-Decade-of-OldTimey-Mountain-Songs-and-FolkPunk-the-Can-Kickers?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner When I discovered the music of the Can Kickers a little over a year ago, I suddenly knew exactly what J. Mascis (Dinosaur jr.) meant in his 1991 acoustic song Quicksand, when he sang...Should I leave the engine on to listen to that mountain song?You ... Can Kickers Old-Timey Music Mountain Songs Folk Sun, 26 Jul 2009 19:53:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4339-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner~y2009m7d26-Nearly-a-Decade-of-OldTimey-Mountain-Songs-and-FolkPunk-the-Can-Kickers?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4339-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner~y2009m7d24-Heading-to-Pennsyvania-Andrew-Jackson-Jihad?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner Here's to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes... the ones who see things differently -- they're not fond of rules... You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the on... Folk Punk Andrew Jackson Jihad Acoustic Punk Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:04:45 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4339-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner~y2009m7d24-Heading-to-Pennsyvania-Andrew-Jackson-Jihad?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4339-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner~y2009m7d13-Yeller-Bellies?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner When I first wrote the article you are about to read, the Yeller Bellies had just released their debut album, "Boys will be Boys." After receiving that particular album in the mail, I familiarized myself with it rather quickly, and in doing... punk psychobilly Yeller Bellies Roots Rock Las Vegas new albums Mon, 13 Jul 2009 08:59:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4339-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner~y2009m7d13-Yeller-Bellies?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4339-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner~y2009m7d11-Bad-Luck-City?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner Down in Denver, all I did was die.-Jack KerouacOne of the most original and interesting bands to emerge on the independent circuit in recent years is Denver, Colorado’s Bad Luck City---a sextet of remarkably skilled musicians and visionary arti... Sat, 11 Jul 2009 19:36:14 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4339-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner~y2009m7d11-Bad-Luck-City?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4339-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner~y2009m6d26-The-Gallows-part-ii-An-Interview-with-Fishgutzzz?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner Every once in a while there comes along an artist, or a group of artists, whose roots are not lodged in the earthy depths of rural America, nor in the tree-lined backroads, perfectly arranged housing developments and manicured lawns of suburbia.... punk the Goddam Gallows pyschobilly psychobilly the Gallows Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:17:48 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4339-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner~y2009m6d26-The-Gallows-part-ii-An-Interview-with-Fishgutzzz?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4339-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner~y2009m6d13-The-Gallows-recent-show-at-the-Sterling?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner Allentown is a moldy slice of American pie located on the easternmost edge of central Pennsylvania, and a rather small slice at that. Mostly in economic decline since its few industrial giants shut down years ago, the steel mill being the most notabl... Sat, 13 Jun 2009 22:42:19 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4339-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner~y2009m6d13-The-Gallows-recent-show-at-the-Sterling?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4339-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner~y2009m6d11-David-Dondero-the-Transient?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner When you spend so many years of your life traveling across this vast City Earth, through the dusty deserts of the southwest, the mountainous regions of the far north, small towns in the landlocked middle states, coastal beach communities overrun with... Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:42:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4339-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner~y2009m6d11-David-Dondero-the-Transient?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4339-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner~y2009m6d5-The-Ghostwrite-releases-second-fulllength-SelfDestructs?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner  What is that feeling when you’re driving away from people and they recede on the plain till you see their specks dispersing?---it’s the too huge world vaulting us, and it’s good-bye. But we lean forward to the next crazy ventu... Folk Punk Ghostwrite acoustic troubadour anarcho Fri, 05 Jun 2009 03:37:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4339-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner~y2009m6d5-The-Ghostwrite-releases-second-fulllength-SelfDestructs?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4339-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner~y2009m5d16-MewithoutYou-plays-Trocadero-for-Record-Release-Show?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner With the much anticipated arrival of their upcoming release right around the corner, Philadelphia’s mewithoutYou are gearing up for a summer tour of the US. As their fourth full-length, “it’s all crazy! it’s all false! it&rsqu... mewithoutYou experimental alternative spiritual Sat, 16 May 2009 23:01:01 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4339-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner~y2009m5d16-MewithoutYou-plays-Trocadero-for-Record-Release-Show?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4339-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner~y2009m4d30-Boners--Airplanes-beyond-the-Philadelphia-City-Limits?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner  Philadelphia has been the birthplace of a good many remarkable bands and singer/songwriters. In today's political, social, and artistic climate in the City of Brotherly Love, we have the opportunity to observe a number of bands and singer/songw... Boners & Airplanes Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:49:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4339-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner~y2009m4d30-Boners--Airplanes-beyond-the-Philadelphia-City-Limits?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4339-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner~y2009m4d17-Songs-of-the-Hollow-Bone-Moon-by-Pete--the-Tar-Gang?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner All around this old globe as I've tramped and I've trodhas the hollow bone moon shone its eye from up above, from south shore to north shore, like an old familiar friend,from east until west as I wandered without end...So let us now tell you some tal... indie theatre Pete & the Tar Gang Australia Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:00:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4339-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner~y2009m4d17-Songs-of-the-Hollow-Bone-Moon-by-Pete--the-Tar-Gang?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner