Tag: music
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Looking Back & Facing Forward
Last year, the new year felt monumental. I had accomplished and grown so much, and by the end of 2013, I was in a totally different place than I was at the beginning. I don’t feel like I’ve accomplished nearly as much as I did in 2013, but there are a few goals I’m proud…
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Iceland: Everyone’s an artist
On our last night in Reykjavik, we decided to make friends with a really sweet bartender at the famous Kaffibarinn after ordering the cursory shot of Brennivin. He told us that everyone in Iceland is a bartender, because everyone is also either a photographer, musician, or artist and tends bar to pay rent. We asked which…
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Weekend Pairing Valentine’s Edition: A Song & A Sweet
I hope y’all had a spectacular Valentine’s Day & weekend, if that’s your thing. We really didn’t have any plans, which worked out well because some of Chad’s older brother’s friends from Carrboro, NC, got stranded in Philadelphia due to the snow this week, so we got to show them around. The West Philly Valentine’s…
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Weekend Pairing: Elizabeth and the Catapult & Kishi Bashi
We were first introduced to K. Ishibashi’s special brand of genius when we saw of Montreal at Union Transfer about a year and a half ago. I was blown away. He was the star of the show for me, even though he wasn’t who we’d come out to hear. He plays under the name Kishi…
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An evening with CocoRosie
We’ve gone to a number of shows at Union Transfer here in Philly since it opened a little over a year ago, including Polica with Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, St. Vincent, Kishi Bashi with of Montreal, and, last night, CocoRosie. It was a little bit of a freak show, but in the absolute sweetest…
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Bon Iver at Tower Theatre
Part of our anniversary month festivities happened last night. We bought tickets the day the went on sale, before the new album even came out. We decided it would be (one of) our anniversary present(s) to ourselves. We stopped on the way down the road at Burlap and Bean for coffee and quiche. I don’t see…