Summertime brings us a wealth of music festival options, but which ones are really worth your precious time and dollars? Here’s our recommended rundown of the best summer […]
EVENT PREVIEW: 10th Annual Roots Picnic (June 3rd, Philadelphia, PA)
The annual Philly summer festival celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, and the P-5-D is blowing it out with one of the best lineups to date. The Couch […]
MUSIC: Dahi Divine – Outro/Sway My Way
Philly saxophonist and composer Dahi Divine has already made a solid name for himself in the jazz world. A graduate of the New School for Jazz & Contemporary Music, […]
MUSIC: MH the Verb & ArtHouse95 – Good Morning
Philly-based MC/producer MH the Verb re-enters the game with “Good Morning,” a joint that he and several members of his ArtHouse95 crew (Drusef, Mic Stew, and Kuf Knotz) […]
The Next Movement: The Roots' Things Fall Apart, Revisited
Things Fall Apart, the 1999 masterpiece from The Roots, opens with a clip of dialogue from Spike Lee’s Mo’ Better Blues, wherein a trumpet player (Denzel Washington) is […]
INTERVIEW: Talking Vegetarianism with Philly’s Dirty South Joe
[Photo by Carrie Epps] Club music DJ/producer Dirty South Joe has been tastemaking and killing dancefloors since time immemorial. After his set at this past weekend’s Trillectro Music Festival, […]
FOOD: Philly’s Cheu Noodle Bar
When people crave food from Philly, the first thing that usually comes to mind is a juicy, greasy, mouth-watering cheesesteak. Growing up just outside of the City of […]
DRINK: In Praise of Philly’s Bottle Shops
Pennsylvania is one of 18 states with controlled alcohol stores, where the state runs or contracts the sale of alcohol. In Philadelphia alone, the state operates 49 stores, […]
DRINK: Philly’s Tired Hands Brewing Company
A weekend trip to my parent’s house gave me the perfect excuse to throw a few back at Tired Hands Brewing Company, a local brewery garnering national acclaim. […]
DRINK: The Dolphin Tavern’s Reopening in South Philly
The Dolphin’s iconic sign looms over Broad Street just north of the Tasker-Morris subway stop, and advertises billiards and “dancers revue”. The self-claimed oldest go-go bar in Philly—dating […]