Archive: March, 2013
Kate Bracaglia, Philly.com Music Blogger
It’s finally warm outside…let’s get out there and rage!
Dan DeLuca, Inquirer Music Critic
Gram Parsons has been dead since 1973, so we’re all 40 years late to the party of seeing Emmylou Harris sing with her ideal duet partner.
In 2013, Rodney Crowell will have to do. And Crowell, who sang with her at the Academy of Music on Tuesday night, and who has a new album with Harris called Old Yellow Moon - their first with equal billing though they’ve frequently worked together since the mid-70s – did just fine.
Colin Kerrigan, Philly.com Photographer
The Dolphin Tavern in South Philadelphia reopened their doors on March 20 after coming under new management last year. Sean Agnew from R5 Productions, Dave P from Making TIme, Psydde Delicious from Delicious Boutique and Avram Hornik and Mark Fichera from Four Corners Management partnered together to bring new life to the old bar with the same look but slightly different vibe.
Colin Kerrigan, Philly.com Photographer
Colin Kerrigan, Philly.com Photographer
Vampire Weekend are gearing up to release a new album in May after a little more than a two year hiatus. The new album is called Modern Vampires of the City and will be released on May 7 via XL Recordings. It will be the band's longest album yet with 12 songs and you can listen to "Step" and "Diane Young Below" off the new record below.
Dan DeLuca, Inquirer Music Critic
Foo Fighters leader and former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl, who's in Austin to push his new Sound City: Real to Reel music documentary, gave the keynote address for the 27th annual SXSW in a standing room only hall at the Austin Convention Center on Thursday morning.
Grammy nominated singer, songwriter, producer, & composer, Khari Mateen, has been a busy guy. He recently released his new, self-directed/edited music video for his single, "Doing Things", which includes a handful of submissions from fans and supporters. After the video was released, Mateen issued a note to all of his supporters –
About 2 years ago Dominic Angelella called me to see if I was interested in directing a music video and taking photos for Drgn King, a new band he formed in Philadelphia with producer Ritz Reynolds. I was inspired by the demo tracks he sent over, and in a few days I was shooting photos of Dom and Ritz tangled in bubble wrap on the wooden floor of my studio.
Dan DeLuca, Inquirer Music Critic
I'm headed to South by Southwest in Austin, Texas on Tuesday.
