Photo: Disclosure
WHAT TO SEE:
- Tomorrow night, at the Festival Pier at Penn’s Landing, kick it to some alt-J, aka the indie alternative band whose artistry inspired this hilarious Youtube video.
- This Wednesday, the 30th, Wavves is performing with openers Twin Peaks (Last year’s Fling Quad performers, thanks to SPEC Jazz and Grooves) and Steep Leans at TLA.
- For Penn’s hipsters, hippies and music majors: Next Thursday’s shows include CHVRCHES at the Electric Factory, Hall & Oats at TLA and West Philadelphia Orchestra at The Underground Arts.
WHAT TO LISTEN TO:
- Now that the Drake vs. Meek beef has blown over (well, kinda), the hype surrounding Drake and Future’s collaborative mixtape is taking the hip-hop world by storm. The mixtape, titled What A Time To Be Alive, was released this past Sunday.
- Ryan Adams released his Taylor Swift cover album of 1989 on Monday, leaving us wondering whether he’s got a long list of ex-lovers or, perhaps, a lot of Starbucks lovers.
WHAT TO TALK ABOUT:
- Earlier this year, Canadian indie-punk band Viet Cong had one of their shows cancelled because of their “offensive” band-name. This past Sunday, the band announced that they would be changing their name after many conversations with members of the Vietnamese community, stating, “…our band name is not our cause, and we are not going to fight for it.”
- We’ve been impatiently waiting for Frank Ocean’s second full-length album (the follow-up to Channel Orange) since months before the original July release date. Ocean’s failure to update the public is increasing speculation that the album's release will be cancelled. Let’s not let our support be shaken by this devastating possibility. And Frank, just know, we’ve been thinkin bout you (oooh na na na).
- Tomorrow is the official release date for Disclosure’s upcoming album, Caracal, which features vocals from Sam Smith and Lorde. The music videos for the album’s singles follow a dystopian plotline about a young woman being chased by the police and they are available on YouTube. The British duo will be in Philadelphia on Oct. 19 and 20, and we expect everyone to be there.
