[ rock/art-pop ] These lovable San Fran oddballs have been churning out puzzling, playfully chaotic experimental art-pop-rock for 15 years, but somehow they manage to seem as fresh as bands half that young, always tinkering with their precociously polymorphous approach…
Rafter Roberts myspace.com/rafterroberts There was an affable looseness to the proceedings last night at Danger Danger Gallery. It seemed to be affecting Rafter, in town from San Diego, who had to stop themselves short midway through an enthusiastically scattershot set:…
“Persons attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted; persons attempting to find a moral in it will be banished; persons attempting to find a plot will be shot.” Huckleberry Finn The Lesson The Lesson The Lesson…
MUSIC . Music Picks The Veronicas Fri., July 17, 7 p.m., $15-$18, with Carney, TLA, 334 South St., 215-922-1011, livenation.com. by K. Ross Hoffman print email reply rss feed Published: Jul 14, 2009 rock/pop The last time The Veronicas…
MUSIC . Music Picks Micachu and the Shapes Fri., July 17, 8 p.m., $12-$13, with Anni Rossi, World Café Live, 3025 Walnut St., 215-222-1400, worldcafelive.com by K. Ross Hoffman print email reply rss feed Published: Jul 14, 2009 Olly…
MUSIC . Music Picks A Camp Sat., May 30, 9:30 p.m., $12, with Gentleman Reg and Blame the Patient, Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 215-739-9684, johnnybrendas.com. by K. Ross Hoffman print email reply rss feed Published: May 26,…
MUSIC . Music Picks Lady Sovereign Thu., May 7, 8:30 p.m., $12-$14, all ages, with Chester French and Hollywood Holt, First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St., 866-468-7619, r5productions.com. by K. Ross Hoffman print email reply rss feed Published: May…
MUSIC . Music Picks Peter, Bjorn and John Fri., May 1, 9 p.m., $20-$32, with Luke Top and Chairlift, World Café Live, 3025 Walnut St., 215-222-1400, worldcafelive.com. by K. Ross Hoffman print email reply rss feed Published: Apr 28,…
MUSIC . Music Picks King Khan & THE Shrines Thu., April 30, 8:30 p.m., $12-$14, all ages, with BBQ, First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St., 866-468-7619, r5productions.com. by K. Ross Hoffman print email reply rss feed Published: Apr 28,…
MUSIC . One Track Mind The Boy Least Likely To “When Life Gives Me Lemons I Make Lemonade” by K. Ross Hoffman print email reply rss feed Published: Apr 21, 2009 Even by the sugary standards of twee-sters The…
