Music - The Temple News

Artists and performers make music underground

12 March 2012 Emily DiCicco

Subway performers take to Suburban Station, each with their own musical backgrounds. Suited professionals on their way to the office dart around schools of unhurried senior citizens, gossiping students and pacing police officers. Soft pretzels,

Streets Sounds: Ross Garlow

12 March 2012 Jenelle Janci

Although junior bass major Ross Garlow studies jazz music in class, he is showing his guns to the folk world. A transfer student from the University of the Arts, Garlow has frequented Philadelphia music venues

Music shapes memories

12 March 2012 Kevin Stairiker

Columnist Kevin Stairiker celebrates his birthday by recalling musical moments. Turning 20 isn’t a big deal. Assuming that you’re skimming through this article on the date of its release, I’m currently “celebrating” my 20th. Birthdays

Galactic brings New Orleans funk to Philly

27 February 2012 Victoria Marchiony

Often, it’s easy to complain that most of what gets played on the radio is six degrees away from actual music, and to lament that technology is being used to strip all of the soul

Street Sounds: Mindless Self Indulgence

27 February 2012 Danielle Miess

Mindless Self Indulgence is no longer just a band, but a brand name. The industrial/rock/techno/rap foursome, also known as MSI, has a musical styling and high-energy live performance that is all their own. The novelty

Street Sounds: Gangstagrass

20 February 2012 Jenelle Janci

Although fiddle players bumping elbows with MC’s might seem unusual, the collaboration is what hip-hop bluegrass band Gangstagrass is working with. Rench, the band’s singer, guitarist, producer and overall mastermind, brought his band’s music to

‘Soul Train’ honors

20 February 2012 Priscilla Ward

Dancers gathered to form the world’s longest Soul Train to honor the late musician Don Cornelius. People wearing afro wigs and bell-bottoms boogied in front of the Philadelphia Art Museum, Feb. 13 to groove together

Anthem draws new fan to genre

20 February 2012 Kevin Stairiker

Columnist Kevin Stairiker says that Toby Keith’s ode to college may have changed his opinion of country music. In general, I don’t know very much about country music. I know even less about recent country

Street sounds: Orrin Evans

13 February 2012 Jenelle Janci

Jazz pianist Orrin Evans will set the mood for those attending the Valentine’s Wine and Jazz Dinner tonight, Feb. 14 at World Cafe Live. Performing as part of the Orrin Evans Quartet, Evans is regarded

Street sounds: Theophilus London

07 February 2012 Jenelle Janci

Theophilus London will turn heads for more than one reason when he plays Johnny Brenda’s today, Feb. 7. Armed with a genre-defying sound and conversation starting style, London is gaining positive attention from music critiques