A Philly emo renaissance in 2011, who'da thunk it?

"We keep getting the 'lo-fi' comparison. But really, this is kind of a perfectionist lo-fi."

Dominic Angelella tends to sprint from one project to the next, but Dragon King is one he could stand to linger on for a while.

Do you fel comfortable in your body? This isn't a gender-exclusive question — I sure don't. Judging from the dour facial expressions on photographer Leah Macdonald's subjects, many of them don't, either — but not the ones you'd expect.

It's a rich, eclectic assortment of summertime pop for wintery moods.

Some are performing drag queens, some are friends who felt like dressing in drag; many are both. Green asked each what their dream photo shoot would be, and she made it happen through brilliant art direction.

Tomorrow night's about Andrew Gray, equal parts intense screamer and shy troubadour, who takes the stage with Hoots & Hellmouth one last time at World Café Live.

But when Sun Airway — the impressive reverb pop vehicle of former A-Sides Jon Barthmus and Patrick Marsceill — made its live premiére at Johnny Brenda's this summer, we spotted several of their old bandmates rounding out the live lineup.

When the band formed some 30 years ago, the "Legendary" preceding "Pink Dots" might have seemed like cheeky sarcasm or foolhardy hubris.

The first rule of being a zombie-themed indie-pop band: A huge Halloween weekend is a must.