Author: Independent Philly

Interview with Tommy Davidson

Few comedians have the staying power of Tommy Davidson who has been making us laugh for decades. He’ll be in town starting tomorrow, Friday, August 22, 2019, to perform at Punch Line and chatted with him beforehand about his long career, history with the City of Philadelphia, a potential ‘In Living Color’ reunion, Bigfoot, his […]

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Train & Goo Goo Dolls Tour

We are slightly more than halfway into the Goo Goo Dolls 15-song co-headlining set at BB+T Arena on Saturday, August 10th, 2019, and frontman Johnny Rzeznik is shot out of a cannon. “I see all you hippies on that lawn out there!” he addresses the crowd. “You need to put down your bongs, put down your vape pens, […]

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Rüfüs Du Sol at Franklin Music Hall

The first time we saw Rüfüs Du Sol was at Underground Arts back in 2014. Fast forward five years and the Aussie trio returned to the City of Brotherly Love for a sold-out show at Franklin Music Hall (formerly the Electric Factory). There was a line out the door, through the parking lot, and down the block […]

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Tuxedo at The Foundry

Monday nights aren’t typically known for hyped-up crowds at GA, standing room, venues. Last night at the Foundry (at the Fillmore) in Philadelphia, Tuxedo put Mondays on notice: you can’t Fux With The Tux! The evening kicked off with a 90 minute DJ set from Joshua Lang, who got all of the fans in attendance properly warmed […]

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Carly Rae Jepsen at The Fillmore

Carly Rae Jepsen rolled into Philly on Saturday, July 27th for a sold-out show with support from Phoebe Ryan. Phoebe Ryan was a new name to me prior to Saturday, so the expectations that I had set for her music weren’t too high. When I got to the Fillmore, it was crowded with a sea of […]

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