Fronted by the prolific Will Sheff (who is also in the band Shearwater) Okkervil River formed in New Hampshire and settled in to Austin in the late 1990′s. The band’s fourth full length album The Stage Names is due in August on Jagjaguwar Records. If you’re a fan of Incredible String Band, Andrew Bird, Calexico [...]

Each weekday, My Morning Download introduces you to some of the coolest new music on the web. We clear through the noise so you don’t have to. Meet The Phoenix Foundation New Zealand’s Phoenix Foundation are about to release their critically acclaimed album Horsepower here in the States on Young American Recordings. The band includes [...]

Philly Local Sings Sgt. Pepper in ONE WEEK! Look out! Our Sgt. Pepper Tribute Philly Local Night is only one week away! Next Tuesday, June 5th at World Cafe Live Philly will be celebrating the 40th anniversary of the release of the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band! With Fooling April, Andrew Lipke, Blue [...]

Philly Local Sings Sgt. Pepper in ONE WEEK! Look out! Our Sgt. Pepper Tribute Philly Local Night is only one week away! Next Tuesday, June 5th at World Cafe Live Philly will be celebrating the 40th anniversary of the release of the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band! With Fooling April, Andrew Lipke, Blue [...]

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