We are so dedicated to bringing you the most comprehensive music coverage that we possibly can, that, as you may have read here or here, we covered both Thursday's and Friday's shows at the Electric Factory. Both featured performances by The Gaslight Anthem, Thrice, Alkaline Trio and Rise Against. This review will cover the first two groups. The Gaslight Anthem played an express set that felt like it ended before it began. They had drive......

Well, with the Phillies coming up with that big NLCS win last night, everyone in the city is probably in a pretty good mood today. So we wonder whether everyone's going to be too cheery to be appropriately angst-ridden at the Electric Factory tonight and tomorrow, when punk/hardcore standard-bearers Rise Against (MySpace) and Alkaline Trio (MySpace) will play what promises to be one hell of an aggressive show. (Or, because they're playing two nights, is......

Does your boss deserve to be wished a Happy Boss' Day? THE ELECTRIC FACTORY PRESENTS: RISE AGAINST, THRICE, ALKALINE TRIO, AND THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM Thrice is actually on this tour in support of Rise Against, who are touring to promote their October 7 release, Appeal to Reason. However, since this Phillyist is a big Thrice fan (read this and this), we're hyping them for tonight's show. However, that is no reason not to expect the......

Sex doesn't have to be boring. In fact, it can be a ratings monster and can even turn into a movie you don't have to hide between your mattress and box spring. Yes, we know. Everyone knows, creepzilla. SEX AND THE CITY IN PHILADELPHIA DENIM Public Relations and Me/Me2 magazine are bringing a theme to match the release of the movie. Tonight they're going to be at Bamboo Lounge. The campaign lasts all month long......

Ok, so we arrived at the Electric Factory around 8pm and by 8:30, Thrice had gone on. We don't know what happened to mewithoutyou, but either they went on before the doors opened or they cancelled. No matter. We've seen them before and they're unique take on song structure, frantically spoken lyrics and visceral stage performance are worth catching, but they won't get your knees buckling or anything. Thrice, on the other hand, opened with......

We are proud of our eclectic musical tastes here at Phillyist. From intelligent indie to choral classics and all the way back to the cranium-crushing aural assault of metal, there is no pigeonholing Phillyist's sonic loyalties. Which is why we were excited to review the newest release from California-based [insert generic irrelevant genre label here] quartet Thrice. The two-disc release is more a bundling of two EPs than a double album, but that's fine with......