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Posts tagged Philadelphia
Welcome to the Underground: Philadelphia’s Indie Hip Hop Scene
As many of us already know, Philadelphia is a huge melting pot that is filled with a rich history in the arts, theatre, and music. From Will Smith to The Roots, Philly is known to produce some extraordinary talent. What many of us don’t know is we have a very prominent and thriving Indie Hip Hop Movement that’s evolving in small clubs and hip hop battles around the city. As a DJ that focuses on promoting Indie Hip Hop, R&B, and Pop, I find that there are many talented artist that are overlooked by the ‘BIG NAME’ greats. Think of this as my way of contributing to evening the playing field. Check out some of Philly’s best-kept secrets after the jump.
The Raveonettes @ TLA 3/30
Prior to seeing The Raveonettes perform at the TLA, my only experience with the band was through Rock Band 3, which included the song Last Dance, from their 2009 release In and Out of Control. Popping the game in a few hours before the concert to prep my ears gave me a cute, xylophone backed, echo heavy tune which led me to believe I was in for a lighthearted evening. I was not.
The Universal Sigh
“Released into the world on this day” was the exclusive Radiohead newspaper. At 1pm, Radiohead’s mysterious limited edition newspaper “The Universal Sigh” was released in cities around the globe. Flocks of loyal Radiohead fans fled to various locations, including one right near campus, to get their hands on the free paper!
The queues formed, faces beamed with excitement, newspapers were distributed and photos were taken. The scene caused a number of confused and curious glances from passerby, a few of which joined the fun once they realized what all the fuss was about. Many of our own WQHS “radio heads” were there to partake (pics below).
You might be a wondering a couple of things here—
1) How could you have missed this?
2) What’s inside the paper?
To answer the second question- No music, so you can cross that off the list. But there are some wonderfully introspective pieces of writing matched with haunting artwork a la The King Of Limbs. (I’m still trying to figure out how the download code on the back works).
Sorry if you missed this one time event— but you really should have just gone to class late.
Roots Picnic Lineup Announced
The lineup for the annual Roots Picnic at the Festival Pier was recently announced—supposedly Nas and the Roots will be performing together, and we’re glad to see Ariel Pink and local boys Man Man on the roster. Tickets are around $80 which is a steal for this many big names.
Philadelphia’s Venue Dilemma
As a Philadelphia native, there is nothing more frustrating than seeing this:
Favorite Band’s Tour Dates!
March 1: Atlanta, GA
March 2: Memphis, TN
March 5: Chicago, IL
March 8: Washington, DC
March 10: New York, NY
What the hell? Why not Philadelphia? What is it about my city that causes so many bands to just skip over us like we’re Baltimore (no offense Baltimore, really) or Allentown (sorry Allentown)? Even more annoying is this:
March 8: Washington, DC
March 9: Atlantic City, NJ
March 10: New York, NY
I just don’t get it! In my recent frustration of having to coordinate megabus tickets to New York in order to see Pogo perform (whose show I will happily blog about next week), I came up with a handful of legitimate reasons (excuses) as to why great bands sometimes treat Philly with less respect than we deserve:
