Category: folk

02 Jul

FRICTION Recap | 6.29.08 w/ Crystal Stilts + Tickley Feather

Thanks to everyone who made it out to FRICTION at Cake Shop on Sunday night. Many thanks to Crystal Stilts, Tickley Feather, Rings, PWRFL Power, and Anicet DJ for putting on such a great show. We loved the vibe of the night and venue, so keep an eye out for future shows at [...]

19 Jun

Ilyas Ahmed Brings Out My Inner Freak Folk, Seriously

One of the songs I posted in the mid-year mixtape the other day was from the mysterious Pakistan-born Portlander Ilyas Ahmed. In 2005 he released a string highly acclaimed and impressive privately pressed CD-Rs including Between Two Skies and Towards The Night, which were each remastered and released in limited runs of 50 by [...]

08 May

Aunt Dracula Will Cater to Your Soul

How many times have you gone to a show and see a werewolf pouring batter into a waffle iron on-stage? That shtick has been repeated time and time again, but for Aunt Dracula-sidekick Waffle Wolf that time has come to an end. Maybe he was getting too many of his coarse hairs into [...]

02 Apr

Spring Mix

Despite the cold isolation of winter, there is always something more coming…another spin around the sun.
We’ve been counting the days for warmer weather here in Philly and New York. A glimpse of spring showed its face yesterday but was blown away by strong winds and evening rain showers, leaving us with a chilly, yet [...]

05 Mar

Cheers! Cheers Elephant

According to the Philadelphia quartet, Cheers Elephant, the first elephant to arrive in America had the knack of being able to open beer bottles and drink their contents. The elephant developed this ability because the Derby-owned ship carrying him (I’m assuming it was a male elephant) was lacking in potable water, and in turn, [...]