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Thursday, 15 November 2012 13:08

Alt-J - An Awesome Wave - Atlantic / Canvasback

Alt-J - An Awesome Wave - Atlantic / Canvasback
It’s not easy to craft the perfect pop song. The try and fail to find that familiar melody, that joyous hook, that great rock riff or that insightful lyrical passage is more common than the actual desired result. That’s why we tip our caps to artists like The Beatles, The Stones, Dylan and Hendrix. And while many attempt to follow the path already trodden, some bands opt for a less convenient approach.
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Tuesday, 23 October 2012 11:46

Alt-J

Photo Credit: Courtesy of Jory Cordy As the favorite to win the Mercury Music Prize in November and a Top 20 phenomenon in the UK, Alt-J is perhaps the most successful British Band of 2012. Alt-J has made its splash with their debut album An Awesome Wave
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Tonight’s Concert Picks: Japanese Guy at PhilaMOCA, Femme Fest at Sellersville Theater, Cruiser at Ortlieb’s Lounge, Telequanta at...

Japanese Guy perform at PhilaMOCA tonight.  The less-talked about side project of a Fleet Foxes member, Japanese Guy is the...Read More

My Morning Download: “College” by Rogue Wave (playing Union Transfer with The Boxer Rebellion on June...

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The Swollen Fox is celebrating its 3-year anniversary at PhilaMOCA on 7/11

The Swollen Fox has announced a special 3-year anniversary concert at PhilaMOCA on July 11th with TJ Kong & the Atomic Bomb, Swift...Read More

Watch Tin Bird Choir perform WXPN’s lunchtime buskers’ series at The Porch at 30th Street...

The Chester County-based folk group Tin Bird Choir performed in a stripped down two-piece configuration for this weeks’...Read More

Contest: Win a pair of tickets to see Patty Griffin at The Kimmel Center on June 6th

Grammy-winning and critically revered American folk performer Patty Griffin makes a Philadelphia appearance next month, headlining...Read More
     
     
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