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
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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
Live Review: Grocer, Grace Vonderkuhn, Flanafi With Ape School, Philadelphia, PA, Sept. 4, 2021
Grocer With a two-month cross-country tour behind it, Grocer headlined a solid three-band, local-ish bill at PhilaMOCA, sounding even tighter
Images From The Pitchfork Music Festival 2021: The Bands
MAGNET contributor Michael Jackson attended this year’s Pitchfork Music Festival and sent us these great photos. Erykah Badu Big Thief
Images From The Pitchfork Music Festival 2021: The Crowd
MAGNET contributor Michael Jackson attended this year’s Pitchfork Music Festival and sent us these great photos.
A Conversation With Peach Pit
Peach Pit is an indie surf-rock band that’s already played major festivals including Bumbershoot, Shaky Knees and Bonnaroo. The Vancouver
Normal History Vol. 653: The Art Of David Lester
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