While life in the big city of New York can be frequently challenging, there are certain things that make you pause and remember why it’s still an incredible place What’s the Rumpus?
Slowdive
House of Vans, Brooklyn, June 30
July 23rd, 2018 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in What's the Rumpus? | Leave A Comment »
While life in the big city of New York can be frequently challenging, there are certain things that make you pause and remember why it’s still an incredible place
Poptone
Warsaw, Brooklyn, June 28
July 5th, 2018 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in What's the Rumpus? | 1 Comment »
Existing for just two short years (from 1982 to 1984), Tones on Tail were a brilliant flash in the pan. Consisting of former Bauhaus members Daniel Ash and
Ufomammut
Johnny Brenda’s, Philadelphia, June 18
June 27th, 2018 | by Brian O'Neill | published in What's the Rumpus? | Leave A Comment »
It seems like local psych rock warriors Gondola have been supporting every big bill of the lysergic variety in town: they previously played
Depeche Mode
Barclays Center, Brooklyn, June 6
June 14th, 2018 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in What's the Rumpus? | Leave A Comment »
There aren’t a lot of bands that can fill an arena then make it seem like you wouldn’t want to see them in anything smaller. Depeche Mode is one of
Johnny Marr
Gramercy Theatre, New York, May 31
June 7th, 2018 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in What's the Rumpus? | Leave A Comment »
While his former songwriting partner in The Smiths has continued to grab most of the headlines—most recently
Iceage
First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia, May 17
May 20th, 2018 | by Brian O'Neill | published in What's the Rumpus? | Leave A Comment »
In the span of four albums, Iceage has gone from Nihilistic hardcore teenagers led by a singer with a drinking problem to
Preoccupations
Underground Arts, Philadelphia, April 23
May 2nd, 2018 | by Brian O'Neill | published in What's the Rumpus? | Leave A Comment »
Openers Freak Heat Waves are the aural equivalent to Xanax. Drummer Thomas Di Ninno played along to prerecorded drums as part
L7
Trocadero Theater, Philadelphia, April 13
April 23rd, 2018 | by Brian O'Neill | published in What's the Rumpus? | Leave A Comment »
Openers Death Valley Girls look and sound like they stepped out of a ‘80s cartoon about what a rock band should look and
Screaming Females
Union Transfer, Philadelphia, April 5
April 9th, 2018 | by Brian O'Neill | published in What's the Rumpus? | Leave A Comment »
HIRS is a collective, but onstage there are only two members. Esem plays a severely distorted guitar and does it quite well; JP screams
Idles
PhilaMOCA, Philadelphia, March 11
March 18th, 2018 | by Brian O'Neill | published in What's the Rumpus? | Leave A Comment »
John Sharkey III came to some prominence fronting Clockcleaner. The band’s noisy art-punk got less dissonant as they went