Ryan Dougherty

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• Posted Stuck Between Stations to Phillyist
  If you were one of the dozens of people scrambling for a ticket to the extremely sold out The Hold Steady show at North Star Bar last year who got shut out, listen up: the Brooklyn-based rockers are playing the Fillmore at the TLA tonight, and tickets are available. A year ago, as the band rode a wave of popular and critical acclaim, the thought was it would be playing to packed theaters by now;...
• Posted A (Blog) Nation Divided to Phillyist
  For a band with only a three-song EP to its name, Vampire Weekend sure has polarized the indie rock blogs. It’s like a cage match between hype and backlash: on one side you’ve got a long line of critics and fans hailing the New York band’s refreshingly polyrhythmic, Afro-pop sensibilities, while on the other, there are just as many people resenting the mounting hype or their sunny tunes or both. (You can sample some of...
• Posted Electric Chair to Phillyist
  It said here that Silverchair had a devoted, thriving fan base, despite limited touring and declining radio play in America. But I had no idea that Saturday night’s Fillmore at the TLA crowd would be that into it. Several minutes before the band took the stage, chants of “Sil-Ver-Chair, Sil-Ver-Chair” drowned out the house music, and the sold-out crowd roared when the Australian trio took the stage. It didn’t take the band long to match...
• Posted Tomorrow Is Now to Phillyist
  If your lasting memory of Silverchair is the Cobain-lite bombast of the “Tomorrow” video on MTV—we still heart you, Tabitha Soren—you’ve missed out on some fine tunes over the years. But you can catch up Saturday night when their headlining tour comes to our fair city. The Australian trio burst onto the scene as teens and scored a hit with its debut, Frogstomp. Each successive album got a little better, culminating in the cult hit...
• Posted Because of the Times to Phillyist
  Fans of straight-ahead, no-nonsense rock 'n roll from bands with talent to burn have had a rough go of it lately. Enter the Kings of Leon, who will bring their unique blend of indie and blues to the Electric Factory tonight. The show is way sold out, but you’re gonna wanna worm your way in, by hook or by crookaigslist. The brothers (and cousin) Followill made a name for themselves with two critically acclaimed throwback...