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Street sounds

03 October 2011 Victoria Marchiony

Introducing Toy Soldiers Toy Soldiers has come a long way since The Temple News’ first Street Sounds article on the “soul n’ blues” band comprised of Temple alumni. The band was already booking big venues

Songs that are ‘too good’ have bodily effect

03 October 2011 Kevin Stairiker

Columnist Kevin Stairiker explains the feeling of hearing a song that’s just ‘too good.’ Every so often, I hear a song that is so good I want to die. Generally that feeling is for one

Philly’s music scene welcomes its newest venue

03 October 2011 Alexsia Brown

The former home to the Spaghetti Warehouse was transformed by R5 Productions into the city’s first mid-size concert venue, Union Transfer. The inaugural concert was performed Sept. 21, and concerts are booked through December. The

Street sounds

26 September 2011 Chase Grier

ARRAH AND THE FERNS Upon first listen, one might mistake the vocals for Karen O. of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs or Brandi Carlile. Add a touch of country, just a splash of girl rock, combined with a healthy

Popped! prevails despite indoor move

26 September 2011 Kara Savidge

Despite threats of floods, the two-day music extravaganza Popped! Music Festival offered indie and electronic beats to listeners of all ages this past weekend. The weekend’s forecasted weather and possible flooding prompted organizers on Wednesday,

Dayglow paint party comes to the Liacouras Center

26 September 2011 Victoria Marchiony

What party could be so incredible that broke college students could be persuaded to drop $50-110 on a ticket? Neon paint, really loud dubstep and approximately 1,000 half- dressed strangers–that’s what. Dayglow made a tour

Street Sounds… Those Guys

19 September 2011 Stephen Rose

Freshly formed in April, Those Guys have been spreading their “funktarded-with-a-bounce sounds” throughout Philadelphia. They began jamming together in basements and quickly established a fan base, which allowed them to play on the same stages

New tunes from Weezy mixes too many genres

19 September 2011 Kevin Stairiker

Kevin Stairiker discusses the rise and fall of Lil’ Wayne, and his theory on ‘pop music discography forgetfulness syndrome.’ I don’t know very much about Lil’ Wayne. I know that I first heard of him

Street sounds, City Rain

12 September 2011 Victoria Marchiony

The Temple alumni who make up City Rain discuss their motivation, inspiration and the cleansing power of music. For approximately the past year-and-a-half, City Rain– a duo composed of Temple alumni Ben Runyan and Jarrett

Street Sounds, Les Professionnels

05 September 2011 Sydney Scott

Les Professionnels have managed to set themselves apart from other musicians and disk jockeys in Philly’s thriving club and dance scene. The electronic production team and DJ collective includes Drew Kramer, Christos Karabelas, Daniel Reizes