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Plug and Play
Joshua Marcus persuaded four dozen musicians and visual artists to help Reverse the Charges.
by John Vettese
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"People who have heard it so far are like wow, this is amazing, I can't believe you arranged this," Marcus says of his latest. "But I didn't really arrange the music as much as I arranged the friends who played on it."

Darkest Before Dawn
Fern Knight finds their way — but they're not out of the woods yet.
by A.D. Amorosi
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There's a streak of blue sky that exists on Fern Knight not found on their previous efforts. "Loch Na Fooey" and "Bemused" are about oceans and lambs. Lambs! "I wanted songs to be less dark with fewer minor chords and more major ones, less oblique lyrics and more direct narrative verses," says Margie Wienk. "I think musically a bright ray of sunshine comes through."


Hang The DJ:
This '90s Future
J. Edward Keyes on Shuffle
The mid-'90s was arguably the last time American music fans experienced what the critic Robert Christgau referred to as "monoculture," or great swaths of people liking the same band at the same time.

Soundadvice
Get Out!
Uh Huh Her | Tempesta di Mare | Sci-Fi Philly | DeVotchKa | Philadelphia Chamber Music Society | KTL

Music Picks:
Liam Finn/Laura Veirs
Wed., May 21, 7:30 p.m., $19, World Café Live, 3025 Walnut St., 215-222-1400, worldcafelive.com.
by John Vettese
While the famous last name probably hasn't hurt his career too much, the difference between how Liam Finn is sold and how he actually sounds is refreshing.

Los Campesinos!
Sat., May 17, 9 p.m., $10, Johnny Brenda's, 1201 Frankford Ave., 215-739-9684, johnnybrendas.com.
by M.J. Fine
Los Campesinos!'s punk-ass punctuation may give you pause, but consider it a blessing.

Brass
Fri., May 16, 9 p.m., $8, with Zelazowa, Captain of Industry and Metroplex, Khyber, 56 S. Second St., 215-238-5888, thekhyber.com.
by John Vettese
We can get hooked on songs like "The Optimist" and "Autumn Hex Signs," not because of the hypnotic rhythms, but because of their genuine hookiness.

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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MUSIC . Picks
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Fri., May 16, 9 p.m., $8, with Zelazowa, Captain of Industry and Metroplex, Khyber, 56 S. Second St., 215-238-5888, thekhyber.com.
by John Vettese
We can get hooked on songs like "The Optimist" and "Autumn Hex Signs," not because of the hypnotic rhythms, but because of their genuine hookiness.
Wed., May 21, 7:30 p.m., $19, World Café Live, 3025 Walnut St., 215-222-1400, worldcafelive.com.
by John Vettese
While the famous last name probably hasn't hurt his career too much, the difference between how Liam Finn is sold and how he actually sounds is refreshing.
Sat., May 17, 9 p.m., $10, Johnny Brenda's, 1201 Frankford Ave., 215-739-9684, johnnybrendas.com.
by M.J. Fine
Los Campesinos!'s punk-ass punctuation may give you pause, but consider it a blessing.
 
 
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