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Ten Great Music Photos from Don Mennig

Posted on July 1, 2012 by jake Posted in The Beat | Leave a comment

Don Mennig is known for capturing some of the most breathtaking nature and wildlife photos. However when he turns his camera on the wildlife that can be found on stages across the country the results are really spectacular as well. Don has been good enough to offer up ten of his favorite images from his past year of concert Photography. Peep the visual goodness below.

Metric’s Emily Haines

Posession

Blue-period

Hair Intensity

The Who’s Pete Townshend

Wine

Hardcore

Smash Them

Howl

Keyboards

Dumpstaphunk @ The Blockley 6.2.12

Posted on June 20, 2012 by jake Posted in The Beat | Leave a comment

Watch Dumpstaphunk destroy the Blockley before heading off to Bonnaroo. The video below features Ivan Neville, Tony Hall, Nick Daniels, Ian Neville, and the heavy-hitting female drummer Nikki Glaspie doing a cover of “Fame” and then watch as Ivan jumped off his keys and scooped up a guitar to have a nasty guitar jam with Hall and Ian.

Major Lazer / Diplo – Roots Picnic 2012

Posted on June 7, 2012 by jake Posted in The Beat | Leave a comment

Diplo played the hero Sunday at the Roots Picnic slaying a Major Lazer show and following it up in the tent for a righteous dance party while a freak thunderstorm raged outside. Peep the Video below for all of the action

Roots Picnic 2012 “Paul Revere” MCA Tribute by the Roots

Posted on June 3, 2012 by jake Posted in The Beat | Leave a comment

After an intro dedication by Black Thought to The Beastie Boys fallen brother Adam Yauch and a microphone switch, The roots launched into a nasty cover of “Paul Revere”.

Peep the video below from Saturday at the 2012 Roots Picnic.

The Extraordinaires Live at the Kung-fu Necktie 5.22.12

Posted on May 28, 2012 by jake Posted in The Beat | Leave a comment

More than likely you haven’t run across these dudes from Philly, The Extraordinaires’ but as soon as you hear them unload their freak folk in the same vein as Rubblebucket but with some old Drink-up Buttercup gusto. They killed their set last week opening for the Spinto Band and mixed up guitars, horn and rowdiness into everything from a bit of GnR’s “Welcome To The Jungle” to their own bumping original “Patent Pending.” Peep them slay the Kung-Fu Necktie in the video below!

Damian Jurado – Live in Philadelphia – 5.20.12

Posted on May 28, 2012 by jake Posted in The Beat | Leave a comment

On a sleepy Sunday evening Damian Jurado stopped into Johnny Brenda’s to grace us with most of the songs off of his 10th studio album, Maraqopa. The Following video of Jurado doing a wonderful version of “Nothing is The News” from the Philly show. This is a shining example of some of the guitar heavy jamming that you can expect from him with a full band.

Polica Live in Philly 5.16.12

Posted on May 23, 2012 by jake Posted in The Beat | 1 Comment

If you combine the precision of the band Battles and the lofty floating vocals vibes of Massive Attack you end up with Polica. The new band from Minneapolis is a powerful four piece rock electronic band fronted by the unforgettable and heavily manipulated vocals of singer Channy Leaneagh. Peep them below doing “Dark Star” and “Amongster” at Johnny Brenda’s in Philadelphia.

Maurice Sendak Let the Wild Rumpus Start

Posted on May 8, 2012 by jake Posted in The Beat | Leave a comment

“There must be more to life than having everything.”
― Maurice Sendak

Today I lost my favorite childrens author Maurice Sendak. He always reminded me to embrace my inner child and built in so many meaningful lessons along the way. Over the past years living in Philadelphia I had fallen back in love with his work because we have what I think is the largest collection of his work housed in the city of brotherly love at the http://www.rosenbach.org/

This hidden gem of a museum in the city is well worth a visit.
The images below are some of Sendaks original notes and scetches that he made in the creation of Where The Wild Things Are that were taken at the Rosenbach Museum. Thank-you Maurice for all your inspiration!

Preliminary drawings for Where The Wild Things Are

Original Notes for Where The Wild Things Are

Peace Yauch

Posted on May 5, 2012 by jake Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

!!! CHK CHK CHK – LIVE AT THE BLOCKLEY – 4.16.12

Posted on April 29, 2012 by jake Posted in The Beat | Leave a comment


!!! CHK CHK CHK playing at the Blockley and getting all kinds of wild up in there. Peep the video and images to get an idea of what went down last week.

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