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(10/17/19 6:03am)
The Head and the Heart are one of those bands that, appropriately, stay in the back of your head and keep a place in your heart. Existing within the same vein as The Decemberists or Iron & Wine, the Seattle–based band has been a staple of the folk revival, with flannel shirts, acoustic guitars, and music both melancholic and cathartic. After headlining the Radio 104.5 Block Party at Xfinity Live! in August, the band returned to Philly on Oct. 8 for more music and fellowship.
(10/18/19 1:00pm)
Just two and a half years ago, Laetitia Tamko debuted under the name Vagabon with her album Infinite Worlds, which received overwhelmingly positive critical reviews. Labeled as a DIY indie rock artist, Tamko stands out in her ability to create a lasting impression on a wide audience, despite being in a genre that isn’t immensely popular. Her story as an artist is also incredibly compelling, as her integration into the scene began when she moved to New York from Cameroon at 14 years old.
(10/16/19 6:00pm)
Though it may not receive the same media attention as its 2020 US counterpart, the Canadian federal election will take place on Oct. 21, 2019. Canadian students, who have hopefully either voted early over fall break or have their absentee ballots ready, make up one of Penn’s largest demographics of international students and are all probably tired of everyone asking them whether or not they love Drake.
(10/13/19 3:56am)
Philly is a great place to start a band. It’s the birthplace of post–hardcore acts like Circa Survive and Days Away, emo revival groups such as Modern Baseball and Balance and Composure, and even the folk rock weirdness of The Dead Milkmen and Mischief Brew. When it comes to the Philly punk scene, one band name comes to the lips more often than all the rest: The Menzingers. Formed by guitarists and co–vocalists Greg Barnett and Tom May in 2006, the band throws out enough casual references to Philadelphia landmarks to be lampooned for it by punk satire website The Hard Times. Hello Exile, released Oct. 4, is no less Philly than any other Menzingers album—but it's decidedly less punk.
(10/11/19 11:03pm)
Angel Olsen is the master of the angsty anthem. With unrestrained vocals and heavy guitar chords, she’s like a one–woman rock band. That energy and fury is back on her latest album, All Mirrors. Tempered with harmonious string arrangements and, at times, poppy synths, it’s an unexpected album that still maintains the confident vocals and honest lyricism of songs like “Unfucktheworld” and “Shut Up Kiss Me” that earned the artist her devoted following and critical acclaim.
(10/10/19 6:52pm)
Five months ago, Brooklyn band Big Thief released the critically–acclaimed album U.F.O.F., which Pitchfork named not only one of the best albums of the year, but also one of the best of the entire decade. Now, Big Thief is already back with a new album titled Two Hands, recorded in the desert outside of El Paso just days after U.F.O.F. had been completed in the forests of Washington. While U.F.O.F is lush, surreal, and psychedelic, Two Hands is a different companion—raw, dark and unguarded.
(10/14/19 4:04pm)
On Oct. 7, Steve Lacy and Kari Faux brought a dance party to Theater of the Living Arts. Steve Lacy, originally from Compton, California, garnered attention for his work with R&B band The Internet and as a producer for a wide range of artists including Kendrick Lamar, Solange, J. Cole, Ravyn Lanae, and Mac Miller. He released his debut EP, Steve Lacy’s Demos, in 2017, and his debut album Apollo XXI this summer. Fusing R&B, rap, rock, funk, hip hop, and pop, Lacy’s music is innovative and inventive; he brought these influences to his performance through everything from the set design to his clothes to his dancing.
(10/07/19 3:39am)
There was a chill in the air as the stage crew set up for the Maggie Rogers concert outside at Philadelphia’s Mann Center. Concert–goers filled the lawn with thick blankets, warm sweaters and wool caps. After weeks of thick, warm humidity, fall was finally here on the first Friday of October. Wrapping up the second leg of her late summer Heard It in a Past Life tour there’s a feeling of the need to soak in every second of the moment as colder days come in and the tour comes to an end. Despite the cold, Rogers filled the stage with radiating warmth and comfort as she wrapped up the second leg of her late summer Heard It in a Past Life tour.
(10/14/19 1:48am)
More than three years after the release of his last album, Atrocity Exhibition, Detroit rapper Danny Brown dropped his newest project, uknowwhatimsayin¿ on Oct. 4 of this year.
(10/10/19 2:00pm)
The O’Connell household in Los Angeles is home to one of the biggest musical duos of the year. Inside the cramped bungalow is a studio belonging to the children of the family—Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas. The former has become a household name, but the latter is slightly less known, clinging to his producer title rather than the face on the cover of the hit album.
(10/12/19 4:12am)
Rejoice, emo fans: the Hella Mega Tour is bringing Green Day, Fall Out Boy, and Weezer to your town! Rejoice, real emo fans: Dashboard Confessional just announced a twenty–year anniversary tour and a new “best of” compilation! Weep, real–real emo fans: there is still no evidence that Balance and Composure will return to music. At a time when acts like Panic! at the Disco are adored more than mocked and The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die is recognized before the whole band name is said, an old argument gets drudged up: what exactly is emo?
(10/17/19 5:27am)
This is a playlist for both late afternoon strolls on Locust Walk and nights out at a party. Dancing On My Own is beholden to no particular genre, though it primarily draws from the contemporary techno scenes with the occasional avant–pop song sprinkled in. It is an idiosyncratic ode to self–love, just like its title track.
(10/24/19 5:48pm)
The middle of autumn is the perfect time to celebrate the ten–year anniversary of Florence + the Machine’s Lungs. The band, lead by Florence Welch, released its debut album in 2009, and in the years following, Welch has earned her reputation as melancholia personified.
(10/14/19 12:24am)
Each Monday morning ,Spotify kicks off the week by providing us with a new set of songs that are supposedly calibrated to our specific tastes. Any user of the streaming service might be familiar with the Discover Weekly playlist, which works exactly like the name suggests. It's a weekly updated playlist that offers a generous amount of tracks from different artists, each granted a space based on your listening history.
(10/14/19 5:07pm)
Tegan and Sara’s new album, Hey, I’m Just Like You, too often sounds like the inside of a teenager’s head, which is the point, since the album is a collection of re–recorded demos from the artists’ late teens. In an interview, Tegan said that the more she listened to the demos, the less she cringed. The final product, however, has the opposite effect on the listener: the every–teen aesthetic quickly runs dry.
(10/06/19 11:39pm)
When Lorde released her highly–anticipated sophomore album in June 2017, she delivered a blue–tinted project embedded with pop party revelations and crooning heartsick ballads. What set Melodrama apart from her previous work, however, was that it didn't solely come from her imagination—it was, instead, a collaboration of sorts.
(10/02/19 3:11am)
With Amy Gutmann’s Stand-Up & Vote event on campus this Wednesday, Oct. 2, Street’s been inspired to create a one–of–a–kind playlist mashing up John Legend’s best hits and patriotic classics. These 62 minutes are a celebration of civic participation and one of Penn’s favorite alums. Whether you end up snagging those coveted Irvine tickets or listening from Houston Hall, this playlist is for you.
(10/05/19 7:03pm)
Union Transfer never fails to be a cozy space for audiences and artists alike, and on Sept. 27, the venue was packed with Hands Habits and Whitney fans. The stellar performance was part of Whitney’s 2019 tour, celebrating the launch of their new album, Forever Turned Around.
(10/03/19 4:00pm)
There are rules to attending orchestra concerts. An expectation for dead silence during and in between movements. No coughing, speaking, or cheering. Formal and modest clothing. A stark opposite to what it’s like to usually attend a typical concert. With this cold atmosphere, it’s understandable why people, especially young adults, are often uninterested in attending orchestra concerts. It fills our headphones when we study, before we fall asleep, or maybe as we’re heading to class, but it’s not a form of music that is seen live.
(10/02/19 5:00pm)
It’s an age–old story: The headlining band leaves the stage and hangs up their instruments dramatically. The lighting changes and clapping and cheering begins. Sometimes there are chants, but the same thing happens every time. In a few moments, the band comes running back on stage with Cheshire–cat grins to play their biggest hits. You didn’t think they’d go without playing a couple more songs, did you? Well, maybe you should. The encore has thoroughly outstayed its welcome, and more artists are catching on.
