A Few Things We’re Kind of Excited About.
This week, two of the acts featured in the summer issue of JUMP will be performing in town.
Dave Patten (right, shown with Meek Mill) will perform at the Hard Rock Cafe tonight. The show is all-ages and only $5. Our Niesha Miller spent time with Dave and learned about his musical influences and aspirations. Fine the story here.
The Fleeting Ends (above) will play Johnny Brenda’s on Thursday alongside Boy Without God and Gallo & Hull. Read the story about the formation of The Fleeting Ends here.
On July 21st, our cover duo, Reading Rainbow, will play Johnny Brenda’s with Creepoid (seen naked in JUMP here) and a few other acts as a fund raiser for Vox Populi Gallery. This should be an absolutely amazing show, and for a great cause.
The JUMP crew are now knee deep in preparing for the fall issue, which will drop right after Labor Day.
In the meantime, we’ll be updating the website regularly but you can also stay in touch with JUMP via facebook and twitter. Feel free to drop us a line with suggestions for stories or anything else.
Enjoy the summer issue stories here. And check out the stories from the spring issue (the stories are still relevant).
If you still haven’t found a print copy of the mag, check these locations.
If you are interested in advertising, we definitely would love to hear from you.
MusicTown: Florence + the Machine @ Festival Pier.
Here’s even more great stuff from Claire Fishkow, who photographed Florence + the Machine on June 20, 2011 when they played Festival Pier.
If you see music happening – on the street, at shows, in people’s houses, whatever – shoot it and send us your pics. We’ll show them off here, and maybe in the print edition.
Summer Jam: Kansas City by Wendy.
Summer Jam: Ice Wharf by Work Drugs.
Check out the brand new video by Work Drugs. The band will perform on Sunday, July 3, at Johnny Brenda’s as part of The Roots Fourth of July Jam.
You can download the song for free here. A 5-track album is available for $2.00 here.
Got Story Ideas for JUMP?
JUMP is your magazine. We want your input.
We’ll begin planning the fall issue very soon. If you have ideas for bands, producers, promoters, trends, restaurants, venues, scenes, events or anything else you think we should cover, drop us a line.
We’ll be updating the website regularly but you can also stay in touch with JUMP via facebook and twitter.
Enjoy the summer issue stories here. And check out the stories from the spring issue (the stories are still relevant).
If you still haven’t found a print copy of the mag, check these locations.
If you are interested in advertising, we definitely would love to hear from you.
East Hundred: EP Release Saturday @ Johnny Brenda’s.
New music has been on the horizon for Fishtown five-piece East Hundred for some time now.
Since 2009’s Passenger, the band’s first full-length release, they’ve done tons of writing and have brought new creations to life on stages all around town.
One of the most memorable of these fresh cuts is “So Strange,” a vivacious gem that highlights vocalist Beril Guceri’s vibrant range over plush guitar and bass melodies. It’ll be the lead track from The Spells, a long-awaited, five-song EP, funded and recorded through a campaign on Kickstarter.com.
The band celebrates the release of the record Saturday night at Johnny Brenda’s with Turning violet Violet, Steve Goldberg and The Arch Enemies. Your $10 admission gains you a digital download of The Spells.
For now, listen to “So Strange.”
– Text by Kevin Brosky.
They Are In JUMP! Now See Them Live!
The summer issue of JUMP is on the street and there are a ton of stories about amazing Philly bands and artists.
Here is a quick rundown on where some of the bands and artists we profiled will be performing in the near future:
Turning violet Violet, playing with East Hundred, at Johnny Brenda’s on Saturday, June 11.
Creepoid at Johnny Brenda’s on Wednesday, June 15.
GANG (in the top photo), playing with Marina and the Diamonds, at the TLA on Thursday, June 16.
Minas at Le Cochon Noir on Thursday, June 16.
Norwegian Arms, with Architecture in Helsinki, at the World Cafe Live on Saturday, June 18.
Jessi Teich, with Black Dub, at the TLA on Saturday, June 18.
June Divided at the Troc on Saturday, June 25.
Dave Patten at the Hard Rock Cafe on Tuesday, July 5.
(photo by Brandee Nichols)
Free Tickets to See Bright Eyes @ The Mann.
Our friends at Rock@Philly are giving away tickets to Friday night’s Bright Eyes Show at the Mann Music Center. Click here for the details.
If you’re headed out that way, have dinner before or drinks afterward at Le Cochon Noir, which we wrote about in the summer issue of JUMP.
Enjoy the ribs and live music.
Loads of Stars But The Roots Stole the Show.
Our cover boys, Nicos Gun, performing inside the tent.
Esperanza Spalding, backed by The Roots.
Little Dragon from Sweden playing the main stage.
Nas was the big draw for the picnic this year but it was Black Thought (Tariq Trotter) who stole the show (seen here with Questlove).
The Beginning of The Rainbow.
Images by G.W. Miller III. text by Kelsey Doenges.
They bonded over Blur in a mutual friend’s apartment in Blacksburg, VA. That’s it. That’s the love story of Sarah Everton and Rob Garcia, the couple who make up the two-piece garage punk band, Reading Rainbow.
There were no elaborate tales of Peter Gabriel songs spilling from a boombox that Rob, now 28, held above his head for hours (or at least until the songs’ competition). There were no stories of Sarah, 27, falling in love with her summer camp dance instructor. No stories with roses, conveniently kissing in the rain or any of that Hollywood romance stuff. This was no Nora Ephron movie.
Four years ago, there was just Blur, a couch and a friend in common who thought Sarah and Rob might just get along. Read more…
JUMP: The Philly Music Project 