Arts

Germantown musician works to create the‘soundtrack of my thoughts’For the last two and a half years Germantown resident, John Deininger (a.k.a The JD), has been composing, recording, and mixing music in his second-floor studio on Morris Street. When pressed for a label, Deininger defines his music as“eclectic instrumental,”but likes to think […]

Matisyahu Festival of Light 2012 Tour Matisyahu rocked the Electric Factory with is“Festival of Light”2012 tour last night: 12/12/12. The stage was decorated with a giant picture from the cover of his most recent album, Spark Seeker, and a giant menorah. In the center of the ceiling of the Electric Factory a giant […]

The Electric Factory was probably an appropriate place for Passion Pit to play last night — at least in name. The band’s performance was, itself, electrifying. And of course, the band is often categorized as“electropop.”From the moment the band took the stage, lead singer Michael Angelakos channeled all the electro-chemical impulses in his body […]

Genius is probably too weak a word to describe Kaki King’s guitar playing. She transcends conceivability. Her playing is almost supernatural — she is a sorceress. Each of her guitars is like a different magic wand that she uses to cast sonic spells that transfix her audiences and baffle other guitarists. Because her guitar playing […]

Ani DiFranco played at the Keswick last night. Not only is she a great singer/songwriter, but she is one of the most unique musical artists and performers I’ve ever seen. Stylistically, Ani DiFranco coaxes atypical sounds from her guitars with her percussive and staccato strumming and picking patterns. She is masterful in her originality. Unlike […]

Last night The Gatsby Brothers took Philadelphia back to the 1920s with a performance at fiUME in West Philadelphia. The trio is comprised of Jet Weston (guitar and vocals), Isaac Stanford (lap steel guitar), and David Streim (accordion). The Gatsby Brothers play the music of the 1920s — as the name might imply — and […]