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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Frances Cone’s “Late Riser”

Frances Cone’s “Arizona” appeared out of nowhere in 2016, prompting a Spotify frenzy that has now surpassed 10 million streams.

January 16, 2019 / MAGNET EXCLUSIVE

Essential New Music: Michael Hurley’s “Living Ljubljana”

It’s a bit daunting to pick an entry point into a career that spans more than half a century. It’s

January 15, 2019 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

MAGNET Exclusive: Excerpt From “There Was A Light: The Cosmic History Of Chris Bell & The Rise Of Big Star” By Rich Tupica

The following excerpt is from There Was A Light: The Cosmic History Of Chris Bell & The Rise Of Big

January 15, 2019 / MAGNET EXCLUSIVE

Winter Jazzfest 2019: Where No Jazzman Has Gone Before

Gary Bartz It's the 15th annual Winter Jazzfest. MAGNET's Mitch Myers discovers that space still is the place. Photos by

January 14, 2019 / LIVE REVIEWS

Philly’s Punk Permutations With Mothers, Empath And Corey Flood

One of our New Year's resolutions was to shop local more often, and we did just that last week with

January 13, 2019 / LIVE REVIEWS

Normal History Vol. 512: The Art Of David Lester

Every Saturday, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places

January 12, 2019 / DAVID LESTER ART, FREE MP3s

Essential New Music: Zaïmph’s “Rhizomatic Gaze”

You shouldn’t make a double LP if you aren’t ready to stretch a bit. Marcia Bassett of Zaïmph (ex-Un, Hototogisu,

January 11, 2019 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Bobbie Gentry’s “The Girl From Chickasaw County: The Complete Capitol Masters”

Way beyond the sultry, snaky and truly signature hit she made with the mysterious “Ode To Billie Joe,” there has

January 11, 2019 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Joseph Arthur Brings His Sound And Vision To Philadelphia’s Locks At Sona

While most of us have trouble walking and chewing gum at the same time, multitasking doesn't seem to be a

January 10, 2019 / LIVE REVIEWS

MAGNET’s Top 25 Albums Of 2018

1) The Bevis Frond We're Your Friends, Man (Fire)2) The Beths Future Me Hates Me (Carpark)3) Idles Joy As An

January 10, 2019 / BEST OF 2018

Essential New Music: Elvis Presley’s “’68 Comeback Special” (50th Anniversary Edition)

Though released at the tail end of 2018, this feels like a more appropriate totem in which to hail Elvis

January 8, 2019 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Philadelphia’s Japanese Breakfast Serves Up Three Hometown Shows To End The Year

Philadelphia is very proud to count Japanese Breakfast's Michelle Zauner as one of our own. Before Zauner and band head

January 8, 2019 / LIVE REVIEWS

Old Crow, New Year: Nashville’s Old Crow Medicine Show Ended 2018 With Two Hometown Shows And A Little Help From Their Friends

Nashville's Old Crow Medicine Show said goodbye to 2018 with a pair of hometown shows at the Ryman Auditorium. For

January 7, 2019 / LIVE REVIEWS

Night At The Museum: Basia Bulat, Aaron Parnell Brown, Joy Ike And Rosali Play The Philadelphia Museum Of Art

R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania

Essential New Music: Scott Hirsch’s “Lost Time Behind The Moon”

Rock 'n' roll doesn’t have to be new. An inspired what-if notion might all that it takes to instigate some

January 2, 2019 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC