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Amanda Silberling

Amanda Silberling is a writer, photographer, and filmmaker with work appearing at NPR, Hyperallergic, Kotaku, Consequence of Sound, She Shreds Magazine, and others. Her documentary “We’re Here, We’re Present: Women in Punk” premiered online at VICE and screened at Cineteca Madrid as part of the Mujeres Hechas de Punk festival.

Interviews · Playing Philly

Florry Gets Folky on "Oh You Vacation Time" EP

Florry. Photo by Amanda Silberling. Three summers ago, a friend of mine (Deer Scout) opened for Francie Medosch's band Florry on a short tour through New England. For some reason, they let me tag along. There's no weirder way to discover a band than to jump in a minivan with them for a week, but...

Interviews · Playing Philly

Sea Offs Take Root With Playful, Soothing Dream Folk EP

When I met Sea Offs months ago at my favorite coffee shop, I didn’t expect that our meeting spot would soon close down, or that I’d eventually write about the band while watching the children across the street play outside in hand-sewn masks. Similarly, Sea Offs didn’t...

Playing Philly

Local Musicians Get Creative in Quarantine

Elaine Rasnake Photo Credit: Storm Paul Philadelphia is on lock-down – as per Governor Tom Wolf's orders, those of us who are not essential workers may only leave our homes to buy groceries and pharmacy items, or to exercise. To put it eloquently, it's a weird time. While we collectively try our...

Playing Philly · Reviews

A Celebration of All-Ages Venues With Yowler, Kississippi, and Thin Lips

Kississippi. All photos by Amanda Silberling. I remember joking with friends in high school about how we should get fake IDs, but not so that we could buy Smirnoff Ice – we just wanted to see live music without worrying about getting carded at 21+ venues. I am now older, wiser, and legally...

Playing Philly

Chub Rub Is Fat, Proud, and Powerful on Their Debut EP

Chub Rub. Photo by Irene Victoria. A month after the Grammys, I'm still thinking about Lizzo's opening performance: how she belted "Cuz I Love You" in a black, bedazzled Christian Siriano ball gown, and just moments later, danced across the stage in a neon bodysuit, rapping the lyric of the year:...

Playing Philly

New Tracks From Kilamanzego and Gladie

"Jungle Frequency" by Kilamanzego Kilamanzego has been on our radar ever since fellow Philadelphian superstar Moor Mother name-dropped her online, but in March, the electronic producer and multi-instrumentalist will release her first EP after years of releasing one-off...

Playing Philly · Reviews

AF 2019 IN Review: Mannequin Pussy's Patience Is Philly's AOTY

Mannequin Pussy’s Patience isn’t just my Philly album of the year for 2019 – it’s one of the best records of the year in general. This shouldn’t be a surprise, since Philly has one of the strongest music scenes in the country (@ me, I dare you). But, in a time when the fabric of our scene feels a...

Playing Philly · Premieres

Sophie Coran Premieres Dreamy "Saltwater" Video

Film still by William DeJessa. It's easy to get lost in particular nooks of the Philly music scene. Within a few blocks radius of where I'm sitting, there's a coffee shop that blasts Screaming Females in the morning, a basement venue with metal shows every other night, three tattoo shops, two vegan...

Playing Philly · Reviews

APHRA and Control Top Release New Videos

APHRA photo by Megan Matuzak Between APHRA's solemn plea for "Love and Affection" and Control Top's wildly cathartic "Office Rage," this week's new releases in Philly music seem to span completely opposite facets of human emotion. That may be an exaggeration, but you'd be hard-pressed to find two new...

Playing Philly

Frances Quinlan of Hop Along Releases First Solo Single

Frances Quinlan press photo by Julia Khorosilov. Don't get me wrong: Hop Along is one of the best bands in the business. But what would Hop Along be without Frances Quinlan's distinctly shrill vocals and unparalleled, witty songwriting? On Tuesday, Frances Quinlan announced her first solo record,...

Live Review · Interviews

How Team Dresch Is Living the Dream

Team Dresch pulls a fan on stage to sing "Hate The Christian Right" at Union Transfer. All photos by Amanda Silberling. Before Team Dresch performs their 1995 anthem “Hate the Christian Right” at Philadelphia’s Union Transfer last week, singer and guitarist Jody Bleyle pulls a longtime fan from the...

Reviews

A Former Teenage Fangirl Reflects on 7+ Years of Arctic Monkeys Fandom

Arctic Monkeys weren’t quite full-fledged rock stars in 2011; in the Suck it and See era, they were still seeking fame, rapidly evolving from acne-clad British teens to California-based, Elvis-inspired rock ‘n’ rollers. Though many die-hards consider Humbug (2009) to be Arctic Monkeys’ most...

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