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Shellshag has been around for sixteen friggin’ years. SIXTEEN! And in that time the duo du soft dynamite (being, respectively, Shell and Shag) have released a number of singles, toured like goddamn crazy but only released two proper LPs. On April 16th, they’ll be releasing their third, Shellshag Forever via...

Listen, I’ll just be straight up with you on this one, kids. I spent a Friday night more or less by myself walking to and drinking PBR at the best damn metal bar in Brooklyn (I MISS YOU, SWEET WATER!) so that I could watch Helen Money do weird and...

Seattle trio, Barcelona, serenaded the Great American Music Hall to a sold out crowd (who were eagerly awaiting Andrew McMahon’s performance). The indie rock band had a great reception from the crowd although the audience didn’t seem to know much of the band’s material. Lead singer, Brian Fennell, kept the...

Fresh off a raucous night at the Howard Theatre in DC, the Standing in the Shadows of Motown, Live! tour descended upon the town of Glenside, PA for a show at the intimate 1300 seat Keswick Theatre. The historic venue, placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983,...

If there is a constant in this world, it is death, taxes and the possibility that Billy Bragg is goddamn pissed about something. Since the 80’s this British singer songwriter activist has fought for numerous grassroots movements, political organizations, and released a sizable catalog of records including three collaborations with...

It would be enough to be the newer band with ¾ of Hot Snakes. That resumé enough would carry The Night Marchers. But they don’t let it. Honestly, I love everything John Reis has ever put out. But this album has a weighty swing to it. Think of Max Roach...