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Original Skin
Manayunk's Skin Radio gambles on AM, HD and local music.
by Will Dean
AM radio is usually the grazing ground of stolid, dull creatures like talk radio, 24-hour news and the odd religious station. Since January Manyunk's Skin Radio, WHAT AM 1340, has unveiled a new, old format to the land of amplitude modulation: modern rock music.

Hang The DJ:
Goin' Through Changes
J. Edward Keyes on Shuffle
by J. Edward Keyes
One of the genuine upsides springing from the recent deluge of young rock bands is the opportunity to watch them as they try to maximize their chief attributes in the noble pursuit of the Defining Work.

Goerne Supremacy
Matthias Goerne, baritone; Christoph Eschenbach, piano, Mon., May 14, Perelman Theater
by Peter Burwasser
The truly natural musician is a rarer breed than you might expect. When you are in the presence of one, it is unmistakable.

Soundadvice
Get Out!
Spring Gulch Folk Festival | Gemini Wolf | Porcupine Tree | Coyote Bones | The Rosebuds | KRS-One/Marley Marl

Music Picks:
Joan as Police Woman
Fri., May 18, 9 p.m., with Andrew Bird, Fillmore at the TLA, 334 South St.
by M.J. Fine
rock/pop (CLICK IMAGE FOR LARGER VERSION) So much has changed since the mid-'90s, when major labels threw money at any halfway talented alt-rock band. Back

Chamber Music Now!
Sat., May 19, 3 and 8 p.m., Annenberg Center, 3680 Walnut St.
by Peter Burwasser
The nascent new music ensemble Chamber Music Now! has a level of energy and ambition that is reminiscent of the early days of Relåche.

Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia
Sun., May 20, 2:30 p.m.; Mon., May 21, 7:30 p.m., Kimmel Center, 300 S. Broad St
by Peter Burwasser
Beethoven's nine symphonies cast a huge, even ominous shadow over subsequent generations of German composers.

Laura Veirs and Saltbreakers
Thu., May 17, 8:30 p.m., with Lake, Tin Angel, 20 S. Second St.
by M.J. Fine
Not for nothing did Laura Veirs rename her band. For one thing, The Tortured Souls never really suited the timbre of her quiet rhapsodies.

Falcon Ridge Preview Tour
Thu., May 17, 7 p.m., $10, Milkboy Coffee, 2 E. Lancaster Ave.
by John Vettese
When it comes to uncovering and nurturing new talent in the rootsy singer-songwriter realm, Falcon Ridge Folk Festival is at the top of its game

MUSIC . Blog Posts
ADVENTURES OF AN OPEN-MIKER: Mugshots Coffeehouse in Fairmount
by Matt Cantor
809 days ago
There were only six performers Tuesday night at Mugshots in Fairmount—and it was wonderful. Everyone got to play four or five songs, and »»
VIDEO REVIEW: Lady Gaga's "Born This Way"
by Massimo Pulcini
810 days ago
Alien outer space births, DMT trip sequences, facial spikes, and unicorns — what will she (err…Capital S-H-E) think of next? When Lady Gaga released »»
10 Track Mind: Playfully subversive
by Eric Schuman
810 days ago
I set my iPod on shuffle. Here’s where it led me … 1. Alice Cooper - “Teenage Lament ‘74” From Muscle Of Love, the last album where “Alice Cooper” referred »»
The Roots Picnic 2011 Lineup!
by Eric Schuman
811 days ago
Behold, the lineup for this year's Roots Picnic! As usual, it's anything but your average day-festival lineup. As always, The Roots Crew themselves will »»
CONCERT REVIEW: The Low Anthem @ First Unitarian Church, 2/25
by Matt Cantor
811 days ago
The Low Anthem got their timing right. At a moment when woodsy, Americana-inspired lyrics are approaching the mainstream (think Fleet Foxes, »»

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Sat., May 19, 3 and 8 p.m., Annenberg Center, 3680 Walnut St.
by Peter Burwasser
The nascent new music ensemble Chamber Music Now! has a level of energy and ambition that is reminiscent of the early days of Relåche.
Sun., May 20, 2:30 p.m.; Mon., May 21, 7:30 p.m., Kimmel Center, 300 S. Broad St
by Peter Burwasser
Beethoven's nine symphonies cast a huge, even ominous shadow over subsequent generations of German composers.
Thu., May 17, 7 p.m., $10, Milkboy Coffee, 2 E. Lancaster Ave.
by John Vettese
When it comes to uncovering and nurturing new talent in the rootsy singer-songwriter realm, Falcon Ridge Folk Festival is at the top of its game
Fri., May 18, 9 p.m., with Andrew Bird, Fillmore at the TLA, 334 South St.
by M.J. Fine
rock/pop (CLICK IMAGE FOR LARGER VERSION) So much has changed since the mid-'90s, when major labels threw money at any halfway talented alt-rock band. Back
Thu., May 17, 8:30 p.m., with Lake, Tin Angel, 20 S. Second St.
by M.J. Fine
Not for nothing did Laura Veirs rename her band. For one thing, The Tortured Souls never really suited the timbre of her quiet rhapsodies.
 
 
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