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Local acts head to Maine for the Caravan Festival, kick off show tonight at...
Blessed to have a huge strip of land in Belgrade, Maine owned by his family, Matt Manser (guitarist of the Philly band Flamingo) chose to use it for something more than just a hang-out spot. He joined...
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Tonight’s Concert Pick: Hezekiah Jones w/ Griz and Cheers Elephant at World...
Raphel Cutrufello and the collection of Philadelphia folk musicians who go by the nom de plume Hezekiah Jones play tonight at World Cafe Live. The jammin’ crew was part of Weathervane Music’s Shaking...
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Tonight’s Concert Picks: Cheers Elephant at Johnny Brenda’s, The 9...
Philly indie favorites Cheers Elephant with be rocking out at Johnny Brenda’s tonight with local surf rock quartet The Great White Caps and Virginia indie band The Trillions. Doors open at 8 p.m. and...
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Jam out at Greenfest Philly’s Earth Jam II with Cheers Elephant and Abstract...
Greenfest Philly is a free annual event sponsored by the Clean Air Council to promote sustainable living. In addition to the local and organic food trucks, sustainably-brewed beer garden, eco-friendly...
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Tonight’s Concert Picks: Cheers Elephant at Headhouse Square, Doo-Wop...
Cheers Elephant Last night’s rain blew through and it’s a breezy sunny day today, meaning conditions are ideal for two free outdoor concerts. At Headhouse Square on 2nd Street and Lombard, Cheers...
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Tonight’s Concert Picks: ∆ (Alt-J) at Johnny Brenda’s, William Elliott...
Buzzing UK four-piece ∆ (that translates into English as Alt-J) plays its first Philly show tonight at Johnny Brenda’s. Moving in similar midtempo electronic / pop territory as The xx and The Notwist,...
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Tonight’s Concert Picks: Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti at Union Transfer, The...
Experimental weird-pop visionary Ariel Pink released his sophomore record Mature Themes in August, following up his 2010 4AD breakout Before Today. Pink has become infamous for his paradoxical...
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Cheers Elephant, Mayer Hawthorne playing University of Penn’s SPEC fall concert
Mayer Hawthorne photo via http://mayerhawthorne.com The Daily Pennsylvanian reports that Mayer Hawthorne is headlining, and Cheers Elephant are opening University of Pennsylvania’s annual Fall SPEC...
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Tonight’s Concert Picks: Boom Room Studio’s first anniversary party, Zammuto...
Photo by Theresa McCullough | tresmackproductions.tumblr.com To celebrate its one-year anniversary, Fishtown recording studio Boom Room has booked a monster of a show. Headlined by hip hop group Camp...
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Cheers Elephant, Daniel Bachman among bands playing SXSW 2013
The initial lineup for the 2013 South by Southwest music festival was announced today, and it ranges from buzzing UK experimental pop four-piece Alt-J to Memphis’ Star and Micey, guitar shredder Marnie...
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Be the first on your block to wear the Cheers Elephant Christmas Sweater...
During the holidays there is always lots of talk about those ugly holiday sweaters. Our friends Cheers Elephant have come up with one awesome sweater of their own and we have to give them credit cause...
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Crossing generations of Rock School with Cheers Elephant and Keepers (both...
Jordan Del Rosario performs with Cheers Elephant | Photo by John Vettese Jordan Del Rosario remembers when his band was starting off in the mid aughts, and its role models were just an arm’s-length...
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Tonight’s Concert Picks: Kishi Bashi at the First Unitarian Church, XPN...
Violinist, singer and composer Kishi Bashi performs at the First Unitarian Church tonight. Using his violin as a starting point, Bashi creates entirely new universes in his compositions with swirling...
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Photo Recap: Cheers Elephant, The Explorer’s Club and Honeychurch at Johnny...
Last night, tireless Philly rock four-piece Cheers Elephant headlined Johnny Brenda’s. Opening sets were performed by South Carolina’s The Explorer’s Club and Bucks County folk ensemble Honeychurch....
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Tonight’s Concert Picks: Grandchildren at Underground Arts, Black Horse Motel...
Tonight at Underground Arts, local experimental pop band Grandchildren will kick off their spring tour and give fans a taste of their new album Golden Age, which is slated for a May release. Yesterday,...
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Download The Key Studio Sessions’ SXSW PHL sampler featuring Cold Fronts,...
Bleeding Rainbow at SXSW 2012 | Photo by John Vettese The music portion of the Austin’s annual South by Southwest festival kicks off today, and many of our city’s finest up-and-coming bands have been...
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Tonight’s Concert Picks: Darwin Deez at the First Unitarian Church, The Cave...
Indie rockers Darwin Deez play the First Unitarian Church tonight. The Asheville, North Carolina band formed in New York City in 2009, feeling at home at the Sidewalk Cafe, a launching pad for...
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Watch Cheers Elephant’s HotBox Studio Session; listen to its Daytrotter Session
Cheers Elephant have been some productive cats of late. The band headed out on a spring tour to SXSW, returned home to open for Darwin Deez at the Church, and somewhere in the mix, recorded sessions...
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The 65th Annual Pastorius Park Free Summer Concert Series returns to Chestnut...
Cheers Elephant at Pastorius Park, 2011 The Chestnut Hill Community Association has released details for their annual free concert series, kicking off on June 19th with Suzie Brown and running through...
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The Week So Far: 11 must-read stories on The Key (incl. Bad Braids, Pattern...
Legendary folk musician Richie Havens is remembered for his soulful voice and historic set at Woodstock [link] Mike Kinsella of Owen previewed new material in this week’s Folkadelphia session [link]...
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