Normal History Vol. 656: The Art Of David Lester
Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places
Live From New York, It’s … Thrice, Chris Stapleton And Dead Daisies, Plus The Marcus King Band And Yola
Thrice Chris Stapleton Dead Daisies Armed with his camera and vaccination card, MAGNET photographer Wes Orshoski is finally back where
MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Pokey LaFarge’s “Killing Time”
Pokey LaFarge won’t dwell on specifics, but apparently things were bad. “I was definitely coming out of the darkness that
MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of TK & The Holy Know-Nothings’ “The Incredible Heat Machine”
Laurelthirst Public House has been a fixture in the Portland, Ore., music scene for 34 years. And while Taylor “TK”
XPoNential Music Festival 2021 (The Portraits): Strand Of Oaks, the Record Company, Adia Victoria, Michaela Anne And More
The 27th annual XPoNential Music Festival was killer three-day, family-friendly event held on the Camden, N.J., waterfront. These are portraits
XPoNential Music Festival 2021 (The Performances): Los Lobos, Strand Of Oaks, Ani DiFranco, The Record Company, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Adia Victoria And More
MAGNET photographer Chris Sikich shot some of the highlights from the 27th annual XPoNential Music Festival: Los Lobos, Strand Of
Philadelphia Freedom: Slaughter Beach, Dog, Hurry, Gladie
Slaughter Beach, Dog Hurry, Gladie With Isolation Drills, MAGNET has been checking in with Philadelphia-area musicians during the pandemic, while
Normal History Vol. 655: The Art Of David Lester
Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places
Girl Genius: Julien Baker, Thao And Mini Trees Shoot Out The Lights In Philadelphia
Julien Baker Thao, Mini Trees Julien Baker just finished up the first leg of her biggest headlining tour yet, in
Essential New Music (Film): “Karen Dalton: In My Own Time”
When Bob Dylan hit the New York folk music scene, he found that one singer stood out from all the
Isolation Drills: Greg Seltzer (Philly Music Fest)
Like the majority of you, all of us in the Philadelphia area had been staying at home over the past
Arlo Parks And Audience Were Ablaze With Joy In Brooklyn
Mere days before she won the Mercury Prize for debut album Collapsed In Sunbeams (Transgressive), Arlo Parks wowed the crowd
Normal History Vol. 654: The Art Of David Lester
Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places
Live Review: The Firefly Festival, 2021
Cage The Elephant; photo for MAGNET by Wes Orshoski The music-festival industry has had a rough go of it over
Book Review: Alan Licht’s “Common Tones: Selected Interviews With Artists And Musicians 1995-2020”
Guitarist, conceptual artist, rock ’n’ roller, improviser, minimalist, music journalist, film archivist, booking agent and curator—no one’s ever going to
A Vaper Tale: Talk To The Rock—My Night At The Playboy Mansion
In this exclusive tell-all, MAGNET’s Mitch Myers goes to the movies with Hugh Hefner, a girl next door, comedy icons,
A Conversation With Matt Pond (Matt Pond PA)
Eight years ago, Matt Pond was singing the praises of St. Augustine, Fla., and his latest love interest. He’d also

















